| «I Act, I Sing, I Create - Chinese Women Writing Peace» |
| 2010-06-16 - 2010-06-21, Hong Kong, Lingnan University |
| The PeaceWomen Across the Globe Exhibition with a focus on «Livelihoods & Ecological Justice» |
In order to strengthen the exchange between women and civil organizations and to promote the general idea of peace, an event will be held in Hong Kong which is themed as «I Act, I Sing, I Create - Chinese Women Writing Peace».
The PeaceWomen Across the Globe Exhibition with the theme on «Livelihoods & Ecological Justice» will be co-organized by Lingnan University and the Consulate General of Switzerland in Hong Kong, supported by the China office of PeaceWomen Across the Globe, in the Tuen Mun Campus, Lingnan University, Hong Kong.
It will last for one week on June 16-June 21, 2010 (9am to 5am). On June 19, 2:00-7:00pm, the Opening Ceremony of the PeaceWomen Exhibition, Inaugural Screening of two documentary films and a public forum will be held. On June 20, 3:00-6:00pm, 6 PeaceWomen from mainland China will speak to the public on strategies and achievements of environmental action in China and working with marginalized groups in China. On June 18, 6:30-8:00pm, there will be a seminar on «Tea with peacewomen: A dialogue on the Chinese Culture of Food and Health».
There will also be a variety of goods for charity sale in this event, being different kinds of books and traditional handicrafts from mainland China that are made by PeaceWomen or their communities which will illustrate the colourful cultures of China to visitors.
The PeaceWomen who will participate in this event are: Cheng Wei, who started her poverty alleviation activities in a remote village in Shanxi Province, China; Yin Yuzhen, who has planted 5000 hectares of trees in the vast desert in Inner Mongolia for more than 20 years; Xu Jiying, who has devoted more than 26 years in the study of the uses of tea flowers; Wang Yongchen, the founder of Beijing Green Earth Volunteers Organization; Zhang Shuqin, who has since 1994 been aiding unattended minor children of prisoners.
«PeaceWomen Across the Globe» originated from a historic nomination made to the Nobel Peace Committee. It was a collective nomination of 1000 women working for peace. Now it has developed into an international network of women working in different fields of human security in the North and South, who are joining forces to bring the knowledge and leadership of PeaceWomen to official decision-making arenas and to the public’s attention, and thus promote public participation. Our goal is to facilitate connections and strengthen women's peace efforts around the globe so that a strong, cross-sectoral and global women's peace movement will emerge.
This event will be held in Lingnan University Art Gallery. Admission is free to the public. People from different fields and organizations are welcome to all the related activities.
Agenda of the Opening Ceremony of PeaceWomen Exhibition, Inaugural Screening of PeaceWomen films and Public Forum
June 19th 2010 Tuen Mun Campus, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Venues:
13:30-15:15 Lingnan University Art Gallery
15:15-16:30 MBG06 Lecture Theatre, MBG06
16:30-19:00 Conference Centre, 3/F, Amenities Building
Agenda:
13:30 Reception
14:00 Opening Ceremony of Exhibition and Event
Speeches from Guests of Honour:
Mr Hans Roth, Consul General, Consulate General of Switzerland in Hong Kong
Professor William Lee, Associate Vice President, Lingnan University
Ms Maren Haartje, Manager, PeaceWomen Across the Globe, Bern, Switzerland
Professor Meaghan Morris, Lingnan University
14:45 Tea Break
15:15 Inaugural screening
Kou Yanding (Film director’s words on the two documentaries)
«Cheng Wei: The Path to the Mountains»
«Yin Yuzhen: Green Dreams in the Desert»
16:30 Questions and Answers with Chen Wei and Yin Yuzhen
17:00 Yun Jianli: Lifelong Commitment to Environmental Protection
Wang Yongchen: Public Participation in Environmental Protection
Xu Jiying: Tea Flowers Blossom Peace
Zhang Shuqin: Eco Farming for Sustainable Development of Sun Village
18:00 Commentaries from Wen Tiejun and Tani Barlow
18.30 Dialogue
19:00 Dinner
Languages: Putonghua/English |
