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18th International Training
Session on Human Rights and Peace Education

Geneva, 9 - 15 July 2000


with the financial support of

the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Bern,
and the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION :
OBJECTIVES, STAKES AND PERSPECTIVES


Programme

Participants at the 18th Session are required to register for one of the two language groups: English or French. The sections run parallel programmes, with a common timetable. You are expected to remain in the group you first choose.

Sunday - Monday -Tuesday - Wednesdayi - Thursday - Friday - Saturday


Sunday, 9 July 2000

 

15h00 - 17h30* -Registration at the Château de Bossey

18h30* Dinner

19h30 - 20h00*- INTRODUCTION OF THE PARTICIPANTS

- Joshua COOPER - Joshua COOPER, Teacher, Hawaii, USA

- Rafik BOUALAM, Facilitator and Community Mediator, Montreal, Canada

 

20h30 - 21h30 - MEETING OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING SECTION

- Andrés GUERRERO, Education Adviser, UNICEF, New York

- Joshua COOPER

- Suzanne GALL, Consultant to CIFEDHOP, Switzerland

Monday, 10 July 2000 EXPLORING CONCEPTS AND ISSUES

8h00* - Breakfast

9h00-9h30*- OPENING SESSION

- Martine BRUNSCHWIG GRAF, State Minister for Education, State of Geneva

- Manuel TORNARE, City Council, City of Geneva

- Elena IPPOLITI, Human Rights Officer, UN High Commission for Human Rights, Geneva

- Monique PRINDEZIS, Director of CIFEDHOP, Geneva

9h30-10h30*- INAUGURAL DEBATE : The Right to Education

- Dr. Kitty ARAMPOULO, Human RightsOfficer, Hight Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva

Facilitator : Jean HÉNAIRE Researcher in Educational Sciences, Montreal

10h30 - 11h00* -Coffee Break

101h00-12h30* THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION AND EXCLUSION: CAUSES AND CONDITIONS

- Andres GUERRERO

12h30* - 13h00 Apéritif

13h00* - Lunch

14h00 - 15h45 WORKSHOP: THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION; THE GENDER DIMENSION

- Joshua COOPER

15h45 - 16h15 - Coffee Break

16h15 - 18h00 - THE DAKAR FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION. A GROUP DISCUSSION

- Andres GUERRERO

18h30* Cocktails and Buffet

Tuesday, 11 July 2000 EXPLORING CONCEPTS AND ISSUES

8h00* -Breakfast

8h45 -10h15 - AN INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

- Yves LADOR, Consultant to International Organizations, Geneva

10h15 - 10h45* -Coffee Break

10h45 -12h00 -AN INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW (CONTINUED)

12h30* -Lunch

14h00 - 15h45 THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION : THE TEACHER'S PERSPECTIVE

- Robert HARRIS, International Education, Brussels

15h45 - 16h15* -Coffee Break

16h15-18h00 WAYS TO DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

- Eleni PETROULA, International Human Rights Federation, Paris

 

18h30* -Dinner

Wednesday, 12 July 2000 VISIT

8h00* - Breakfast

9h00* - Bus departure for the United Nations

9h30 - 12h30* - Guided tour of the United Nations

Afternoon* FREE

Thursday, 13 July 2000 RESPONDING

8h00*-Breakfast

8h45 - 10h15 HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION ACTIVITIES: A POSTER PRESENTATION BY PARTICIPANTS

Moderator: Suzanne GALL

10h15-10h45 -Coffee Break

10h45-12h00 WORKSHOP: STEPPING STONES TOWARDS CHILDREN RIGHTS

- Joshua COOPER

 

12h30* -Lunch

14h00 - 15h45 NEW EDUCATIONAL POLICIES AND THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION

Cecilia BRASLAVSKY Director, International Bureau of Education, Geneva

Moderator: Andres GUERRERO

 

15h45 - 16h15* -Coffee Break

16h15 - 18h00 WORKSHOP ON PROMOTION YOUTH PARTICIPATION

DEVELOPING A RATIONALE FOR GOOD PRACTICES

18h30* -Dinner

20h00 - 22h00* -FORUM -: THE CIFEDHOP NETWORK

- Monique PRINDEZIS,
- Véronique TRUCHOT,
- Suzanne GALL

Friday, 14 July 2000 TAKING ACTION

8h00* -Breakfast

8h45 - 10h15 SCHOOLS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: RIGHTS-BASED, CHILD FRIENDLY AND GENDER-SENSITIVE

Andres GUERRERO

10h15 - 10h45* -Coffee Break

10h45 - 12h00 WORKSHOP PART I: BUILDING A CULTURE OF PEACE AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN SCHOOLS - POLICIES AND PRACTICES

- Joshua COOPER

12h30* -Lunch

14h00 - 15h45 WORKSHOP PART II : LOOKING AT OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES

15h45 - 16h15* - Coffee Break

16h15 - 18h00 WORKSHOP PART III PLANNING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND PEACE EDUCATION PROGRAMMES

18h30* - Dinner

20h00* -Participants Party

 

Saturday, 15 July 200 CONCLUSIONS AND PERSPECTIVES

9h00* -Breakfast

9h30 - 10h00 -EVALUATION OF THE SESSION

- Suzanne GALL

10h30 - 11h00 -THE WAY FORWARD: NETWORKING AROUND OBJECTIVES AND TASKS

- Suzanne GALL

11h00 - 12h00* - DISTRIBUTION OF CERTIFICATES AND CLOSING ADDRESS

- Monique PRINDEZIS

12h00 - 12h30* - Farewell drink

12h30* - Lunch

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