23-27 July 2016

https://www.facebook.com/events/807564319380283/ 

Call for participation, draft agenda and application form (pdf file) [6 July version]

Speakers and topics are in the file.

Cosponsors include: American University of Sovereign Nations (AUSN); Eubios Ethics Institute; Youth's UNESCO Club; YPA International; Youth Looking Beyond Disaster; and others.

Empowerment through Peace Conference: Reconnecting with Nature and Community to Transform Ourselves and the World (Part 2 of the Twelfth Youth Peace Ambassador (YPA12) Training Workshop), San Carlos, Arizona, 20-24 August 2016.  This Conference will include full day sessions in San Carlos Apache Tribal Community (2 days); Huhugam Heritage Center, Gila River Indian Community (1 day); Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe; and Navajo Nation, Arizona (1 day). There will be a one day trip to the Grand Canyon in connection to the meetings in Navajo Nation.

Activities include: Sessions on Peace, Conflict, Decolonization, Effective Mobilization Strategies, Bioethics, Environmental Ethics, Rural development, Meditation, Disaster Resilience, Community Engagement, NGO development, Psychology in Action; Indigenous Identity; Teaching Values; Bioethics; Public Health; Water ethics; Traditional Foods; and others. Field trips will be included.

Participants: People of all ages are welcome, especially if you would like to be more involved in your own and the global community. Individuals and representatives of countries and organizations will come from all faith communities and interests. Participation counts as 3 credit hours for American University of Sovereign Nations (AUSN) Graduate Degrees and Certificates (see http://www.ausn.info/)

History: Since 2010, Eubios Ethics Institute in cooperation with partner institutions including American University of Sovereign Nations (AUSN), UNESCO, Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation and others have organized twelve Youth Peace Ambassador (YPA) and eight Youth Looking Beyond Disaster (LBD) Training Workshops across the world with 900 youth from over 50 countries. No matter what your circumstances or age you are welcome to join. Together, the participants identify issues that can promote a culture of peace. So far they have developed 350 action projects promoted at making a difference in their communities. Participants will also present their LBD or YPA action plan developed with the mentoring of the facilitators at the Workshop during the event. In the presentation of the action plan that you can develop you can join together with other persons up to 3 per team. You will be able to change during the workshop, as you learn from the examples of previous action plans, and make new connections with people from other countries. People who report on previous action plans can become a youth ambassador. YPA9 included a one day visit to San Carlos Apache nation on 28 August 2014.

Fees: For those overseas, the fee of USD450 includes accommodation and food and transport will be covered from the registration fee, including field trips to other Native American reservations and the Grand Canyon. We are applying for some sponsorship, please contact the secretariat for details. The closest airport is Phoenix sky harbor, and the two hour transport will be provided for registered participants as part of the registration fee. For local participants not requiring accommodation or transport we ask them to cover their share of meal and venue costs.