[IPBmemgps] Indian conf on peace & nonviolent action, Feb 2003

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Dear colleagues, If anyone in your organisation would like to attend this
event, please contact Mr Gandhi at the address given below.  Anuvibha is a
long standing member of the IPB network in India. Please pass this
information around.

Best wishes
Colin Archer
IPB Secretary-General

 ----Original Message-----
From: Dr.S.L.Gandhi [mailto:anuvibha@dil.in]
Sent: 22 October 2002 15:41
To: mailbox@ipb.org
Subject: INVITATION IN PEACE CONFERENCE
October 22, 2002

 Dear friend(s),

 ANUVRAT GLOBAL ORGANIZATION (ANUVIBHA) - a transnational center for peace
and nonviolent action associated with UN DPI is pleased to invite you and
your associates to attend the Fifth International Conference on Peace and
Nonviolent Action to be held at our Peace Palace (Vishva Shanti Nilyam),
Rajsamand near Udaipur (Rajasthan) from February 23 to 27, 2003.  The theme
chosen for deliberations on this occasion is Seeking the True Meaning of a
Culture of Peace and Nonviolence for the Children of the World.  The whole
world is shocked and concerned about the increasing trend of violence among
children.  A culture of violence and hatred seems to have percolated
through the corridors of the institutions of learning particularly schools.
Even teenagers do not hesitate to use guns to settle their scores.  We hear
horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder
of parents.  In response to a special appeal by the Nobel Peace Laureates,
the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution in 1999 to observe an
International Decade of a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence for the Children
of the World from the year 2001 to 2010.  In consonance with the spirit of
the UN Declaration and Programme of Action on a culture of peace, a global
movement has been initiated by UNESCO and I am glad to say that ANUVIBHA is
one of the actors to promote and strengthen this movement.



Anuvibha has been in the forefront of a global campaign to promote peace
through ahimsa (nonviolence).  It has so far organized four major
international conferences on peace and nonviolent action at various places
in India which attracted a large number of committed peace and nonviolence
academics and workers from different parts of the world.  The declarations
adopted on these occasions show us the way to universal peace.  Besides we
have organized hundreds of specific camps at our Peace Palace to expose
children to a culture of peace from which already more than 6,000 students
have benefited.



The Peace Palace (the venue of the conference) is situated on top of a hill
overlooking a lake called Rajsamand.  It is charged with powerful spiritual
vibrations which a visitor feels the moment he enters the area.  The Fifth
ICPNA is being organized to lend strength to UN and UNESCO's efforts for a
worldwide campaign to promote a culture of peace and formulate a global
education programme to train and orient the children of the world in
ahimsa.  Besides seven plenary sessions on varying aspects of the culture
of peace and nonviolence, there will be workshops, lectures and roundtable
discussions everyday.  All those who share our concern for the children of
the world must come.  The registration fee for overseas participants is US
dollars 100 and for Indian participants Rs. 2,000.  It covers expenses on
tea, refreshments, lunches and dinners for all five days.  The last date
for registration and for proposals to speak is 31st December, 2002.  If you
are interested, fax or email to us and we will send the detailed brochure
or you can visit our web www.anuvibha.org to register/download the brochure
along with registration form and read the update.



We would also request you to publish this conference to
organizations/individuals interested in the subject through
emails/electronic newsletters; or provide us their database with contact
email/address and we would be happy to do the same.



I look forward to hearing from you,



Yours sincerely,



(Dr. S.L. Gandhi)

Organizing Secretary, V ICPNA

& International Secretary General, ANUVIBHA

P.O. Box 1003

Gandhinagar Post Office,

JAIPUR-302 015 (India)

Phone 91-141-2707347/2705439; Fax: 141-2710118

Email: anuvibha@datainfosys.net/anuvibha@hotmail.com

URL: http://www.anuvibha.org