Loviisa Peace Forum program 2010

Mon 2nd Aug 2010

10-11 Press Confrence and opening of the exhibition “From a Culture of violence to a culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit”

Thu 5th Aug

10.15-11.45 Combatants for Peace in Lapinjärvi Educational Center (in English and Finnish)
17-19 Shaka & Koivuniemen herrat Lapinjärvi Educational Center

Fri 6th Aug

19 – 20.30 Home -documentary movie at Kino Marilyn (in English)
20.30 – 21.10 Discussion about the documentary, organized by Religions for Peace, in Kino Marilyn
21.30 – 22 Program organised by Religions for Peace at Laivasilta
22 – 23 Candle light speece and candle light walk from Laivasilta

Sat 7th Aug

8.00 – 12.00 Peace Pancakes, music and information about West Sahara at Loviisa Market. A choir from Ghana sings. (in English and Finnish)
10.30 – 12.30 Negotiation group meeting
12.30 – 13.30 Loviisa Peace Prize 2010 Awarding Seremony. The Prize will be awarded to professor Arno Gruen. (in English and Finnish)
13.30 – 14.00 Question time for media and the public. (in English and Finnish)
14 – 16 Seminar: Jerusalem – the City of Peace? Munib Younan, the Evangelical Lutheran Church Bishop of Palestine and Jordan and organization Combatants for Peace are participating. (in English and Finnish)
16 – 18 Is Media Telling the Truth? Discussion in Kino Marilyn. (in English and Finnish)
18.00 – 19.30 Home -documentary movie at Kino Marilyn (in English)
20.00 – 21.00 Ethnoconcert Laivasilta (in English)

Sun 8th Aug

12 – 13.30 An Ecumenical Peace Mass in Loviisa Church
13.30 – 14.00 Coffee at the Congregation House
14 – 15 Visiting the exibition “From a Culture of violence to a culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit”
15– 16 You’ll never walk alone -concert in Loviisa Church
16– 17 Singing together at Esplanad

More information from Timo Virtala 045 784 055 74 / timo@ virtala.com

Loviisa Peace Forum is a summer event organized annually to bring together diverse opinions and perspectives within an environment of celebration. The weekend includes seminars, concerts, art exhibitions, and a peace mass in the Loviisa Cathedral.

The highlight of the Forum is a Hiroshima Day gathering in the port for a speech, a concert, singing together, and a candlelight peace procession to the beach where candlelit boats will be put into the sea.

Every year the Peace Forum’s seminarium gathers together inspiring thinkers from science, art, and politics to speak about current questions of peace and security. During recent years our themes have been new security threats, peaceful co-existence of religions, and the future of Europe.

Through art and seminar discussions, we explore the great future challenges of humankind.

Contacts:

Loviisa Peace Forum
PL 93
FIN-07901 Loviisa

Secretary General Timo Virtala
+358 45 784 055 74
timo.virtala(at)rauhanfoorumi.fi

Chairperson
Ambassador Ilari Rantakari
+358 40 7094 245
ilari.rantakari(at)formin.fi