conference timetable

This is the final version of the timetable.

	DAY 1	DAY 2	DAY 3	DAY 4
8 - 9	Registration	Registration	Registration	Registration
9 - 10:15	Opening Ceremony: Wurundjeri Elder Joy Murphy Chancellor, Fay Marles Message from President Ikeda (Soka Gakkai) Di Bretherton	Education and Training Michael Apple David Johnson Chair: Di Bretherton	Peace-building, Peace-keeping and Peace-making Michael Wessels Ed Cairns Chair: Roger Peacock	Discourses on Reconciliation Peter Singer Chair: Bruce Singh
10:15 - 10:45	Tea/coffee	Tea/coffee	Tea/coffee	Tea/coffee
10:45 - 12:15	Opening Keynote Jose Ramos-Horta	Parallel Sessions	Parallel Sessions	Parallel Sessions
12:15 - 2	Exhibitions	Exhibitions	Exhibitions	Exhibitions
	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
2 - 3:15	Indigenous Perspectives Lillian Holt & Patricia NiIvor Chair: Lynn Alison	International Cooperation and Human Security Sir Ninian Stephen Chair: Tim McCormack	Culture and Healing Jackie Huggins Michael Humphrey Chair: Angela O'Brian	Leadership for Reconciliation Cheryl de la Rey Marcia Langton Chair: Alan Gilbert
3:15- 3:45	Tea/coffee	Tea/coffee	Tea/coffee	Tea/coffee
3:45 - 5.15	Parallel Sessions	Parallel Sessions	Parallel Sessions	Closing Ceremony Warrundjurri Elder Joy Murphy
		The Cool Room 8pm	Conference Dinner 7:00 pm	Conference closes 4:30pm

NB: Exhibitions include posters, film showings, exhibitions or performances.

The Conference dinner will be held on Wednesday 16 July at the magnificent and meticulously restored Plaza Ballroom at the Regent Theatre located at 191 Collins Street, Melbourne. The dinner will begin at 7.00pm for predinner drinks in a setting that is umatched in grandeur and ambience. The evening will continue with an array of culinary delights, fine wines while enjoying the company of new acquaintances and good friends

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	Day 1 Monday 14 July 2003
8:00	Registration	Sidney Myer Asia Centre - Foyer
9:00	Opening Ceremony Wurundjeri Elder Joy Murphy Fay Marles Chancellor, The University of Melbourne Message from President Ikeda (Soka Gakkai) Di Bretherton	Asia Lawn - Sidney Myer Asia Centre
10:15	Morning Tea	Foyer
10:45-12	Opening Keynote Jose Ramos-Horta Experience With The United Nation	Sidney Myer Lecture Theatre
12:00	Lunch	Sidney Myer Asia Centre - Foyer
12:30-2	Lunchtime Cultural Program Event Documentary Screening A Long Nights Journey into Day (90mins) South Africa Discussants: Cheryl de la Rey & Charles Malcolm	Sidney Myer Lecture Theatre
12:30	PPOWP Pantomime Wise Ways to Win	Gryphon Gallery
12:30-2	Poster Session Sue Smith and Larry Walsh Yan Yan Willem - Boys learning Aboriginal Way Adebola .B. Ekanola Peace in Contemporary Society: From Group Loyalty to Human Loyalty Sudhir Samantaray Conflict, Terrorism & Global Peace: Search for Synergy
2:00	Keynote Indigenous Perspectives on Reconciliation Lillian Holt & Patricia NiIvor "Physician, Heal Thyself!" Chair: Ann Sanson	Sidney Myer Lecture Theatre
3:15-3:45	Afternoon Tea Poster Session Sue Smith and Larry Walsh Yan Yan Willem - Boys learning Aboriginal Way Adebola .B. Ekanola Peace in Contemporary Society: From Group Loyalty to Human Loyalty Sudhir Samantaray Conflict, Terrorism & Global Peace: Search for Synergy	Sidney Myer Asia Centre - Foyer
3:45-5:15	Parallel Paper Session and Workshops Session 1
	Indigenous Perspectives Reconciliation - The Australian Challenge Pearl Wymarra About: Time; Place; People; Love; Joy and Peace Olivia Ball & Paul Gready Moving forward: Reconciliation and time Andrew Gunstone Justice Or Rhetoric: What Was Achieved During The Ten Years Of The Australian Reconciliation Process
	Education and Training Peacebuilding in Schools Elizabeth Freeman and Patricia Marshall A Model for Peace-making and Peace-building in Schools Felicity Rawlings-Sanaei Exploring New Frontiers in International Education: Towards International Peace and Reconciliation Amanda Allan Educating for What Purpose? Western Schooling in the Face of Global Politics
	International Cooperation for Human Security Reconciliation and the State Allan Patience States as Dinosaurs: Globalization and the Decline of the Sovereign State Jennifer Balint Law's constitutive possibilities: genocide, state crime and reconciliation David Resnick Humanizing the Enemy: A Case Study in Jewish Moral Education
	Peace Building, Peace Keeping, Peace Making Truth and Reconciliation Charles Malcolm Reconciliation Discourses In South Africa: The Fate Of Reconciliation Post T.R.C. Cheryl de la Ray Healing and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa Michael Humphrey TBA
	Culture and Healing Collective Memory & Reconciliation Abdulla Saeed Traditional Islamic Religious Education Institutions: Source of Conflict or Peaceful Co-existence? Hamdi Muluk Collective Memory and Reconciliation Ed Cairns Northern Ireland: who are the victims?
	Discourses on Reconciliation Discourses on Violence Dale Bagshaw Challenging discourses on violence: from the personal to the political Peter French Men, Masculinity, And Mayhem: Dominance, Justification And Futility
	Regional Forum Soka Gakkai International Prof Tadashige Takamura, Prof Hirotomo Teranishi and Hans vander Bent Soka Gakkai International - Peace, Culture and Education
	Regional Forum Bouganville Marceline Tunim & tba
5:15	End of Day 1
	Day 2: Tuesday 15th July 2003
8:00	Registration	Sidney Myer Asia Centre - Foyer
9:00	Keynote Education and training Michael Apple Whose Markets, Whose Traditions? How Current Educational Reforms Increase Inequalities David Johnson Waging Peace Through Education Chair: Di Bretherton	Sidney Myer Lecture Theatre
10:15	Morning Tea	Sidney Myer Asia Centre - Foyer
10:45-12:15	Parallel Paper Session and Workshops Session 2
	Indigenous Perspectives Native Title Negotiations At Kalkadoon Sonny Ah Sam, Tony Heske, Geoff Dickie and Geoff Clark (NNTT) Talk the Talk: Walk the Walk". Reconciliation Through Communication: Some Design Considerations in Deconstructing Conflict
	Education and Training Parenting for Peace Carol Taylor and Constance Jenkin Keeping Families Together: A Community-Based Early Intervention Parenting Program in a regional Koori community Constance Jenkin Parenting for Peace: Disseminating parent education programs for "adult-learner" communities John Toumbourou. Parenting for Peace: Reducing conflict and promoting health in early adolescence
	International Cooperation for Human Security International Models for Peacebuilding John Steward Peace and Reconciliation in Rwanda Amanda Melville Peace-building Efforts in Palestine: A Preliminary Analysis Jonathan Kolieb The Role of Diaspora Communities in Resolving Conflicts in their Homelands
	Peace Building, Peace Keeping, Peace Making Non-Violent Peacebuilding Anthony Kelly Nonviolent Protective Accompaniment - The work of Peace Brigades International in Making Space for Peace Louise Cook-Tonkin Moral Courage: Key Concept in Development of Local Capacity for Conflict Transformation Mark Sawula Nonviolent Peaceforce Reconciliation - Local Initiatives Bernie Millane, Rae Perry, Moreen Riches-Brown Reconcilation: Local Government Perspective
	Culture and Healing Different Notions of Reconciliation Amelia Klein Remembrance and Reconciliation: Dialogue Between Third Generation Jews and Germans Dvir Abramovich I Have a Dream: Reconciliation of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Christine Mason Different Notions of Reconciliation in East Timor
	Discourses on Reconciliation Understanding Masculinity and Bullying Dean Lusher Masculinities and violence in schools Dominic Doyle Ingendering Violence: Investigating the Impact of Gender and Masculinities on the Shame-Anger Dynamic Jodie Lodge School Bullying: Perspectives on Understanding an International Problem
	Regional Forum Sri Lanka Dianne De Silva and Jo William "Search for Common Ground" A Workshop on the Prospects for Peace in Sri Lanka Genevieve Sheehan Microfinance as a pathway to peace and reconciliation: A case study from Sri Lanka Richard Barber Reconciliation in Sri Lanka - a Case Study Regional Forum Fiji - Speakers tba
	Workshop Second-Tier Approaches to Reconciliation Victoria Hatchman and Laurent Labourmene Beyond Sorry: The Application of Second-Tier Approaches to Reconciliation and Healing
12:15	Lunch
12:15-2	Lunchtime Cultural Program Event Documentary Screening Promises Israel/Palestine Discussant: Amanda Melville	Sidney Myer Lecture Theatre
1:00	Lunchtime Cultural Program Event Guided tour of peace memorials Host: Martin Rubenstein
2:00	Keynote International Cooperation for Human Security The Rt. Hon. Sir Ninian Stephen International Law in Search of International Peace Chair: Tim McCormack	Sidney Myer Lecture Theatre
3:15	Afternoon tea	Sidney Myer Asia Centre - Foyer
3:45-5:15	Parallel Paper Session and Workshops Session 3
	Indigenous Perspectives Building Reconciliation in Australia Luke Behncke Two Tribes: Experiences in Purpose, Reason and Need in Reconciliation Daniel Kiag and Elder Beryll Booth Bunjil Warrin Ngarrap Biik: Habitat Creation- Australia's First Treaty Heidi Norman Reconciliation Studies: From community study circles to the academy
	Education and Training Practice and Education for Global Peace Eleanor Wertheim A history and description of training programmes in preventive diplomacy and peacemaking offered through the United Nations Institute for Training and Research Ann Sanson Maintaining the Momentum, Responding to Change: Psychologists for the Promotion of World Peace 1984-2003 Giji Gya The Public Role in Defining Security and Working for Peace
	International Cooperation for Human Security Solidarity and Peacebuilding Jason McLeod Towards a New Consent Theory of Power: How Solidarity Movements Can Maximise the Effectiveness of Nonviolent Struggle Susan Carew To What Extent is Nonviolence a Solution in Creating a Durable World Peace? Thanh Do 'Unity in Diversity': Lessons Learned from the World Peace Forum 2003
	Peace Building, Peace Keeping, Peace Making Reconciliation - Local Initiatives Cr. Kitching, Cr. Redwood & Cr. Risstrom & Eleanor Burke Reconcilation: Local Government Perspective
	Culture and Healing Reconciliation and War Bruce Singh The Mental Health Consequences of Modern Conflict Mirjam Künkler Despotism and Consent: Reconciliation in Post-Traumatic Societies Angela Donohue-Davutovic Adolescents' Attitudes to and Experiences of Growing Up in a Post-Conflict Community
	Discourses on Reconciliation Our Online Future Melissa Conley-Tyler and Di Bretherton 'But I Can't See Them': The Theory and Practice of Resolving Disputes Online Jaime Tan, Di Bretherton and Gregor Kennedy Using electronic mediums of communication to negotiate: Research-in-Progress Mark Wayland and Di Bretherton Peace education in the era of globalisation Craig Bellamy Milkbar.com.au: Memory and Place in a Digital World
	Regional Forum India/Pakistan Anand Nukala Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Theory and Practice Asha Bedar, Nancy E. McMurray and Harry Minas The War-zone in Pakistani Homes Prasuna Reddy The Lok Adalat: Equitable Access to Justice? Shamsul Muktadir SAARC Perspective on Terrorism
5:15	Paper & Workshop Spirituality and Reconciliation Margaret Clark Spirituality and Peace-making Tim McCowan Working for Peace and Reconciliation Involves Spirituality as Well as Strategies: A Christian NGO Trainer's Perspective
8pm	Evening Cultural Program Event The Cool Room ($10 for conference registrants) Following the performance the writer, director and cast from the Cool Room will participate in a forum chaired by Angela O'Brian to discuss the contribution of theatre to Peace and Reconciliation.	Open Stage Theatre Corner Grattan and Swanson Street
	End of Day 2
	Day 3: Wednesday 16th July 2003
8:00	Registration	Sidney Myer Asia Centre - Foyer
9:00	Keynote Peace building, Peace keeping and Peace making Roger Peacock Launch of the University of Melbourne's Peace Studies Database Michael Wessels Terrorism, Youth, and Post-Conflict Reconstruction Ed Cairns Identity, Memories, Trust, Guilt, Forgiveness, Denial, and Victimhood in the Reconciliation of Intergroup Conflict: Evidence from Northern Ireland Chair: Roger Peacock	Sidney Myer Lecture Theatre
10:15	Morning Tea	Sidney Myer Asia Centre - Foyer
10:45-12:15	Parallel Paper Session and Workshops Session 4
	Indigenous Perspectives Politics and Reconciliation Michelle Lee The Politics of Indigenous Reconciliation in Australia: A Policy Analysis of Native Title Rights in the Context of Multicultural Nationalism K. C. Boey The Marginalisation of Voices: Reconciling Ethics in a Divided World
	Education and Training Harnessing Global Memory Dimity Fifer Roads to peace - the international volunteer experience in post conflict communities Jim Backwell An ounce of prevention - International Humanitarian Law Dissemination in times of armed conflict and peace Amanda Allan No Way Back? Psychological perspectives on the identity of volunteers returning from first time humanitarian aid missions
	International Cooperation for Human Security Native Title vs Treaty Negotiations Marcia Langton & Lisa Palmer Unsettling Sovereignties And Negotiating Treaties: The Re-Emergence Of Customary Exchange As Economic Relations Geoff Clark (NNTT) The Native Title Process and Reconciliation
	Peace Building, Peace Keeping, Peace Making Being in Australia Roland Jabbour The 'War Against Terror' and the Impact on Australia and in Particular on Arab and Muslim Australians Daniel Henderson Being "UN-Australian": Preserving Human Security through Civil Society action from Native Title Extinguishment, the Tampa, Woomera and Iraq Maqsood Alshams An Asylum Seeker's Perspective on Australia
	Culture and Healing Interfaith Dialogue Panel - The Forgotten Fundamental Desmond Cahill God and Globalization: The Role of Faith Communities in Building Social Capital and Constructing Peace Peta Pellach Living in a Multi-Faith World: The Challenges of Inter-Faith Education Ian Fry Interfaith relations: Our Critical Place In Universal History And The Imperative - Theological Reassessment
	Discourses on Reconciliation Politics, Justice and Reconciliation Andrew Schaap Political Reconciliation Janna Thompson Justice and Reconciliation Robert Sparrow Doing Justice to History: The ethics of historical narrative
	Regional Forum Philippines TBA Regional Forum Sri Lanka TBA
	Reconciliation and the Arts Robyn Sloggett 'Trust me. I'm an expert.' Issues in Post-trauma Cultural Reconstruction Virgilio Simith Reflections From An East Timorese On Issues Raised In Post-Trauma Cultural Reconstruction. Kevin Murray The Contribution Of Craft To Reconciliation
	Workshop Nonviolent Community Safety Anthony Kelly Nonviolent Community Safety: Safe and Effective Nonviolent Interventions in Aggression and Violence
12:15	Lunch
12:30-2	Lunchtime Cultural Program Events Documentary Screening Breaking Bows and Arrows Discussants: Liz Thompson & Marcellene Tunim	Sidney Myer Lecture Theatre
1:00	Guided tour of peace memorials Martin Rubenstein
2:00	Keynote Culture and Healing Jackie Huggins Two Sides to Reconciliation: The Practical and the Symbolic Michael Humphrey Reconciliation: Whose burden, Whose responsibility? Chair: Angela O'Brian	Sidney Myer Lecture Theatre
3:15	Afternoon Tea
3:45-5:15	Parallel Paper Session and Workshops Session 5
	Indigenous Perspectives The Gift of Reconciliation David Mellor and Di Bretherton Peace Psychology and Reconciliation: The Australian Challenge Leonie Ebert and Lewis O'Brien Gift-giving as a Path to Reconciliation: Kaurna meyunna, Kaurna yerta tampendi
	Education and Training In Tolerance and Reconciliation Margot Prior How Does a Refugee Become Transformed into an 'Illegal Immigrant"? Rivka Wittenberg The Role of Tolerance in a Changing World Carla Neale Factors predicting reflective racial tolerance: Empathy and Reflective Judgment
	International Cooperation for Human Security Profiles of International Cooperation Gillian Triggs Creative Conflict Resolution: The New Timor Sea Treaty Between Australia and East Timor Philomena Murray Is the EU a Model for interstate cooperation?
	Peace Building, Peace Keeping, Peace Making Workshop Peace through Inner Revolution Trisha Avery, Kate Ingram, Hiromi Traill, Suan Ooi and Mew Cheng Hoh, Yin Mei Yap Peace through Inner Revolution
	Culture and Healing Human Loyalty and Reconciliation Wendy Lambourne Reconciliation as a Political Process John Steward Six Examples of Healing from Postgenocide Rwanda Jane Weston and Vic Zbar God Willing…there will be peace Sierra Leone: Post conflict peace education challenges
	Discourses on Reconciliation Political Discourse & Reconciliation David Johnson Civil Political Discourse In A Democracy: The Need For Constructive Controversy John Cash Reconciliation as a Social and Political Process Ronaldo Morelos Performing the Presidency: Crisis and Doctrine in the Making of Bush
	Regional Forum Indonesia Hamdi Muluk 'The Baku Bae' Peace Movement as Alternative Strategy to Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation in Indonesia Iman Aziz Grass Roots Reconciliation
5:15	Workshop Building Peacemakers at School Lyn Longaretti Building Peace-makers at School
7:00pm	Evening Schedule Conference Dinner Musicians: Jackie Bornstein (vocals), Rodrigo Aravena (bass), Glen Cannon (guitar), Phil Collings (drums) will introduce guests to the Plaza Ballroom with a relaxing jazz set. During the evening they will present 3 performances of Peace Songs from around the globe. Dinner Keynote Arnold Zable The Healing Power of Story	Regent Ballroom Theatre
	End of Day 3
	Day 4: Thursday 17th July 2003
8:00	Registration	Sidney Myer Asia Centre - Foyer
9:00	Keynote Discourses on Reconciliation Peter Singer International Peace and American Preeminence Chair: Bruce Singh	Sidney Myer Lecture Theatre
10:15	Morning Tea	Sidney Myer Asia Centre - Foyer
10:45-12:15	Parallel Paper Session and Workshops Session 6
	Indigenous Perspectives Building Reconciliation (and Laughing) in Australia Susan Carew How Effective is Laughter and Comedy in Creating an Atmosphere of Positive Lillian Holt Humour and Reconciliation Garry Thomas Indigenous Students within Higher Education - the Path of Leadership
	International Cooperation for Human Security Citizenship, Identity and Reconciliation Brian Galligan Citizenship, Complexity and Reconciliation Jo Camilleri Citizenship in a Globalising World: The Role of Civilisation Dialogue Kim Rubenstein Shifting Membership: Rethinking Nationality In International Law
	Indigenous Perspectives Australian's for Native Title and Reconciliation Peter Lewis Decolonising the Colonisers: Unplugging from the Colonial Matrix Diane Sisley Rights and Reconciliation Nina Burridge Interpretations and Meanings of Reconciliation in the Australian Socio-political Context at the Turn of the 21st Century
	Education and Training Inter-cultural Conflict Resolution Scott Phillips Inter-faith Dialogue, Inter-cultural Dialogue: A Developing Basis for Global/Local Cohesion Siew Fang Law Guanxi and Conflict Resolution: A Chinese Perspective Preechayana Wongaroon Sino Japanese Reconciliation: Why is it far from Possible?
	Discourses on Reconciliation Qualities of Peacemakers Jackie Bornstein The Qualities of Peacemakers: What Can We Learn from Nobel Peace Prize Winners About Managing Conflict? Margot Prior The Qualities of Peacemakers: Children's Concepts of Peacemakers Mary Ainley and Clare Buckingham Making-up with Friends and Peers: Children's Strategies for Reconciliation and Restoring Peace in Interpersonal Relationships
	Regional Forum Burma Toe Zaw Latt and Carol Ransley A Reconciliation Agenda for Burma: From Politics to Action Tim Syrota Peace Photography: Burma Dr. Naing Aung, Khin Ohnmar, & Harn Yarnghwe TBA Regional Forum Solomon Islands Speakers tba
	Workshop Larissa Azar Yoga: The Role of Breathing in Peace-Building and Peace-Keeping
12:15	Lunch
12:30-2	Lunchtime Cultural Program Event Documentary Screening Children of the Crocodile Discussant: Marsha Emmerman	Sidney Myer Lecture Theatre
12:30-1:45	Lunchtime Cultural Program Event Melbourne Playback Theatre Company Performance	The Open Stage
2:00	Closing Keynote Leadership for Reconciliation Cheryl de la Rey Leadership for Reconciliation Marcia Langton Leadership for Reconciliation Chair: Roger Peacock	Sidney Myer Lecture Theatre
3:15	Afternoon Tea	Sidney Myer Asia Centre - Foyer
3:45-4:30	Closing Ceremony Wurundjeri Elder Joy Murphy	Sidney Myer Lecture Theatre

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