Program (EN)

« What kind of local policies to promote a culture of Peace?« 

Program subject to changes

Thursday, September 19th:

Greeting of the delegations/ evening free

Friday, September 20th:
Morning

9:00-9:30 Registration

9:30-10:00 Opening Session
Mr. Daniel Fontaine, Mayor of Aubagne and President of Mayors for Peace France (France)
Mr. Josep Mayoral, Mayor of Granollers and Vice-president of Mayors for Peace (Spain)
Mr. Ivan Knez, Mayor of Biograd na moru and Vice-president of Mayors for Peace (Croatia)
Mr. Yasuyoshi Komizo, Secretary General of Mayors for Peace (Chairperson of the Hiroshima
Peace Culture Foundation, Japan)
Mr. Georges Corm, Economist and Historian, former Minister (Lebanon)

10:00-10:30 Coffee break

Plenary Session 1: PEACE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, A CRITICAL NECESSITY: Stakes and consequences of present conflicts, weapons of mass destruction, participation of cities in international organizations

Moderator: Mr. Jean-Marie Collin, expert on nuclear disarmament and international security issues (France)

Speakers:
Mr. Raphaël Porteilla, Maître de Conférence, University of Burgundy (France)
Mr. Khder Kareem, Mayor of Halabja (Iraq)
Mr. Yasuyoshi Komizo, Secretary General of Mayors for Peace (Chairperson of the Hiroshima
Peace Culture Foundation, Japan)
Ms. Iratxe Momoitio, Director of the Guernica Peace Museum (Spain)
Mr. Paul Quilès, Former Minister of Defense (France)
Mr. Samir Aïta, President of the Circle of Arab Economists (France)
Mr. Jean-Loup Campestre, lawyer and French Red-Cross Regional Manager for International humanitarian law (France)

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch break

Afternoon
14:00-16:00 Workshops:

• Workshop 1: The role of Women: Political and social representation

Moderator: Ms. Magali Giovannangeli, President of Communauté d’agglomération du Pays d’Aubagne et de l’Etoile (France)

Speakers:
Ms. Maria González, Mesa por la Igualdad de Granollers (Spain)
Ms. Rita Zampolini, city councilor, Municipality of Foligno (Italy)
Ms. Nadine Arafat (Lebanon)
Ms. Wesal Waleed (Palestine)
Ms. Chantal Giraud Sauveur, Deputy Mayor, Aubagne (France)

• Workshop 2: Dialog between communities in the towns of the Mediterranean: Diversity and proximity of Mediterranean cultures, pluralism, relations between religions, secularism, liberty of cult

Moderator: Mr. Benjamin Barthe, journalist, Le Monde Diplomatique (France)

Speakers:
Mr. Manel Manonelles, Director Fundació Cultura de Pau & Associated Professor of International Relations at the University Ramon Llull (Spain)
Ms. Juana López, Director of the International Department of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities (Spain)
Mr. Georges Corm, Economist and Historian, former Minister (Lebanon)
Mr. Mustapha Bouadi. Mayor of Azazga (Algeria)
Mr. Yahia Djafri, Director of NECFA (Algeria)
Mr. Juan Carlos Izagirre, Mayor of San Sebastian (Spain)*

• Workshop 3: What resources do cities facing the crisis have to bring about a Culture of Peace: Mediation and cooperation, peace education, participatory democracies

Moderator: Mr. Michel Cibot, General Delegate AFCDRP-Mayors for Peace France & Honorary City Manager of Malakoff (France)

Speakers:
Representative of the municipality of Granollers
Representative of the municipality of Aubagne
Representative of the municipality of Guernica
Mr. Ahmed Tomleya, President of the Palestinian Organization of Care and Development (Palestine)
Representative of the Catalan Fund of Cooperation and Development (Spain)
Representative of the Federation of municipalities of Catalonia (Spain)*
Representative of the municipality of Barcelona (Spain)*

Evening:
Organized encounters with local population

Saturday, September 21st:
9:30-10:45 Plenary Session 2 : Summary of the work done during the workshops and the debates with citizens

Speakers:
Mr. Michel Cibot, General Delegate AFCDRP-Mayors for Peace France & Honorary City Manager of Malakoff (France)
Mr. Benjamin Barthe, journalist, Le Monde Diplomatique (France)
Ms. Magali Giovannangeli, President of Communauté d’agglomération du Pays d’Aubagne et de l’Etoile (France)
Mr. Jean-Marie Collin, expert on nuclear disarmament and international security issues (France)

10:45-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-11:45 Discussion and approval of the final declaration
Mr. Daniel Fontaine, Mayor of Aubagne and President of Mayors for Peace France (France)
Mr. Josep Mayoral, Mayor of Granollers and Vice-president of Mayors for Peace (Spain)
Mr. Ivan Knez, Mayor of Biograd na moru and Vice-president of Mayors for Peace (Croatia)
Mr. Yasuyoshi Komizo, Secretary General of Mayors for Peace (Chairperson of the Hiroshima
Peace Culture Foundation, Japan)
Mr. Jean-François Bernardini. Foundation UMANI

11:45-12:00 Conclusion – End of Conference

*To be confirmed