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Hi everyone, For those interested in Development issues, or supporting colleagues in that field, re. below is an informative conference talking place at St. F.X. this June. Enjoy the mild weather:) Leo ------ Forwarded Message From: Anne Monette <[log in to unmask]> Organization: GPI Atlantic Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 21:11:00 -0400 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Rethinking Development - Conference Announcement International Conference RETHINKING DEVELOPMENT Local Pathways to Global Wellbeing St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada June 20-24, 2005 PROFILING INITIATIVES around the world that integrate sustainable and equitable economic development with environmental conservation, social and cultural cohesion, and good governance. ILLUSTRATING THE LINKS between innovative practice at the local level with strategic policy changes of national, regional and global consequence. PRACTICAL GUIDANCE to governments, businesses and non-government organizations that want to take concrete steps towards creating good and sustainable human societies. WHAT IS WORKING and showing ways forward by focussing on how a number of current initiatives were put into practice, how major challenges were overcome, and what challenges remain. CONFERENCE PRESENTERS INCLUDE: Maurice Strong - Senior Advisor to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, and Secretary General of UN Conference on Environment and Development Lyonpo Jigmi Thinley - Home Minister and former Prime Minister of Bhutan, whose King has proclaimed that "Gross National Happiness is more important than Gross National Product" Ray Anderson - Founder and CEO, Interface Carpets, Atlanta, who has vowed to make his company completely sustainable Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche - Head of the Shambala Buddhist lineage, which is committed to creating enlightened human societies Ela Bhatt - Founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association - India's largest trade union, whose SEWA Bank is capitalized entirely by members Mathis Wackernagel - Developer of the Ecological Footprint, one of the world's most powerful and widely used measures of sustainability Dr. Marilyn Waring - Senior lecturer, Massey University, New Zealand; Member of Parliament for 10 years; author of If Women Counted, and Three Masquerades: Essays on Equality, Work and Human Rights; and international development adviser to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) Farouk Jiwa - General Manager of Honey Cove Africa, which established sustainable community-based bee keeping initiatives across Kenya. He received prestigious Equator Prize recognizing outstanding achievement in sustainable development and sustainable community livlihoods Dr. John Helliwell - Professor of Economics, University of British Columbia, formerly of Harvard and Oxford Universities; author of Globalization and Well-Being (2002), The Contribution of Human and Social Capital to Sustained Economic Growth and Well-Being (2001), and many others; Special Adviser to the Bank of Canada; and a pioneer in wellbeing measurement John Taylor Gatto - New York State and New York City Teacher of the Year; and author of Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Cirriculum of Compulsory Schooling (1992), The Exhausted School (1993); A Different Kind of Teacher (2000), and The Underground History of American Education (2001) Elizabeth Beale - President and CEO Atlantic Provinces Economic Council Holly Dressel - Co-author with David Suzuki of Good News for a Change: Hope for a Troubled Planet, which profiles exemplary models of sustainable development and environmental protection throughout the world Raffi - Famed troubadour and children's songwriter; and author of the Covenant and Principles on Child Honouring Elizabeth May - Executive Director, Sierra Club of Canada, whose advocacy for the environment was recognized by her receipt of the UN Environment Program Gloal 500 award Cindy Blackstock - Member of the Gitksan First Nation, Executive Director, First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada (FNCFCS), and one of Canada's leading and most eloquent spokespersons for the promotion and strengthening of First Nations cultures and knowledge Danny Graham - Elected to the Nova Scotia Legislature following a two-year term in Ottawa as a special adviser to the Department of Justice. Graham has been a leader in Canada on the subject of Restorative Justice, spearheading a Nova Scotia initiative that is widely recognized. He has also worked with the United Nations to advance Restorative Justice internationally The conference will conclude with a traditional Nova Scotia ceilidh and celebration featuring Mary Jane Lamond, Wendy MacIsaac, Beolach, and Raffi ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS Monday, June 20 8.30am to 5pm: 1) Full day workshop on Gross National Happiness (GNH) in Bhutan aimed at clarifying the four pillars of GNH; 2) Tour of Nova Scotia's leading-edge solid waste management facilities, and forum on next steps towards zero waste target Friday, June 24 8.30am to 5pm: Three workshops on Next Steps, applying conference learning practically to 1) GNH in Bhutan; 2) development in Atlantic Canada; 3) applications to other jurisdictions and creation of global support network Hosts, sponsors and partners include: Coady International Institute at St. Francis University, GPI Atlantic, Centre for Bhutan Studies, Shambala International, Province of Nova Scotia, International Development Research Centre, UN Development Program, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Gorsebrook Research Institute at Saint Mary's University Atlantic Provinces Economic Council University of New Brunswick Spirit in Business. Conference and workshop space is limited by facilities. Register early to reserve your space online at www.gpiatlantic.org For inquiries, email [log in to unmask] ------ End of Forwarded Message ________________________________________________ Leo J. Deveau M.Ed., MLIS 9 Chestnut Avenue Wolfville, Nova Scotia B4P-1V7 ________________________________________________ "A neurosis is a secret you don't know you're keeping." - Kenneth Tynan ________________________________________________