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1 Uwe Morawetz 1 Uwe Morawetz - Artist, Promoter, Networker, Facilitator, Producer and Founding Chairman of the International Peace Foundation Lifestages 01.10.1964 Born in Freiburg i. Br., Germany (Father: Wolfgang Morawetz, born in 1940, employee in the government headquarters in Freiburg; Mother: Ursula Morawetz, born in 1942, employee in the Office of the District President in Freiburg; Brother: Dirk Morawetz, born in 1972, today employee in a pharmacy company in Basel) 1971-77 Choir boy in the cathedral of Freiburg (disc recordings, television appearances, journeys to music competitions in Arezzo, London, Vienna and other cities), piano player, composition of various mass for four voices choirs 1977-82 Goalkeeper in the Football (soccer) Club of Freiburg (international tournaments, journeys to the United States) 1983 Publication of the poetry book "UM" (own publishing house, distribution: Rotation, Berlin), 5.000 copies sold, poetry readings in various cities in Germany as well as in Basel, Zurich and Vienna Graduation diploma at Rotteck Senior High School in Freiburg Death of the father 1983-90 University study (German and American language, journalism, theatre and education sciences, philosophy) in Freiburg, Frankfurt/Main and Berlin 1985 Publication of the book "Diary of a Dream - Thoughts on a Desperate Relationship", poems and short prose, foreword by Herman van Veen and Bettina Wegner (own publishing house, distribution: Rotation, Berlin) 1987 Publication of the book "Foreignbodyfeelings", poems and short prose, foreword by Georgette Dee (Margot Lang publishing house, Frankfurt/Main) 1988 Publication of the poetry book "Hunger Flat Flat Hunger" (together with Frank Ehm-Marks), foreword by Charles Bukowski (own publishing house) Since 1985 Text contributions to (international) newspapers, magazines, anthologies and radio stations, forewords to various books Member of the German Writers Association 2 Literary scholarships, award at the "Writers Competition for Young People" from the Ministry for Education and Science, winner at the Author`s Festival of North Rhine-Westphalia in Duesseldorf, winner at the lyrics competition "Provocations" of the city of Dortmund Literary performances with musicians, actors and dancers Various long journeys to the United States and deep experiences with Charles Bukowski, Norman Mailer, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. and the Beat Generation Poets Allen Ginsberg and Herbert Huncke, among others Since 1989 Organization of more than one hundred intercultural and socio-political events in Berlin and Potsdam, e.g. 1990 "German-German Vision Quest" with Rudolf Bahro, Baerbel Bohley, Petra Kelly, Arnold Keyserling, Rainer Langhans and Ruediger Lutz 1990 "The Spirituality of the Body" with Alexander Lowen, founder of Bioenergetics 1991 Conception, organization, fundraising and realization of the Festival "The Power of Visions" (in co-operation with the World Health Organization WHO and with support of the Berlin Chamber of Physicians and the Minister President Manfred Stolpe) with representatives of the world’s cultures (Africans, American Indians, Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Sufis, Taoists), physicians, therapists, and artists (Angelo Branduardi, Nina Hagen, Paul Horn, Andreas Vollenweider, among others) as well as 4,000 participants from 23 countries in Potsdam (University, Old City Hall, New Palace, Cecilienhof Palace, Ernst Thaelmann stadium) and Berlin (Tempodrom); 10 full-time staff members and 200 volunteers; Financing through fees and donations; Budget: 1,500,000 DM 1990-98 Chairman of the Network of Cultures and the German Society for Intercultural Relations 1990-92 Managing director of Astrodata in Berlin GmbH (in license of Astrodata AG Zurich) 01.12.1991 Establishment of the non-profit association "Society of Founders of the International Peace University (IPU)" at the University of Potsdam (200 founding members), election as the chairman of the IPU (three years term); since then managing director of the headquarters of the IPU in Berlin with 3 to 12 full-time staff members and 30 to 300 volunteers (project- related); Financing through tax-deductible donations from individuals, foundations and companies as well as through grants from the European Commission 3 1992/93 Conception, organization, fundraising and realization of six Peace Summits on psycho-social, economic, political and international conflicts with 70 presenters such as Egon Bahr, Klaus von Bismarck, the XIV. Dalai Lama, Marion Countess Doenhoff, Valentin Falin, Walter Kempowski, Henry Kissinger, Gabriele Krone-Schmalz, Theo Sommer, Herman van Veen and Otto Wolff von Amerongen and with a total of 6,000 participants in Potsdam (Cecilienhof Palace) and Berlin (Congress Hall, Concert Hall, Renaissance Theatre, Volksbuehne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz); 3 full-time staff members and 30 volunteers; Financing through fees and donations from individuals, foundations and companies such as the First German Radio and Television Station ARD, the German Federal Foundation for the Environment, the Heinrich Boell Foundation, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation and the Axel Springer Publishing House; Budget: 1,100,000 DM (see also the documentation "Peace through Dialogue. The Pathway towards the International Peace University", Aufbau Publishing House, Berlin 1995) Establishment of a worldwide network under the common patronage of 21 Nobel Peace Prize Laureates for the support and financing of the activities of the IPU with 850 members in 45 countries and through numerous authorities, foundations, companies and individuals 1994 Conception, moderation and organization of the meetings between the XIV. Dalai Lama and Luise Rinser in Rome and Dharamsala (India) which built the basis for the mutual book "Compassion as a Pathway to Peace" (Koesel Publishing House, Munich 1995) Preparations for the International Summer University Reelection as the managing director and chairman of the IPU through the general assembly 1995 Conception, organization, fundraising and realization of the four weeks long International Summer University with 474 events and courses on the general topics education, culture, arts and creativity, medicine, ecology, politics, religion, social issues, economy, science and future research with 200 presenters such as Oscar Arias, Vladimir Ashkenazy, the Beastie Boys, Leon Cooper, Valentin Falin, the XIV. Dalai Lama, Jochen Gerz, Gabriele Krone- Schmalz, Peter Maffay, Robert McNamara, Joseph Murray, John Nash, John Charles Polanyi, Karan Singh, Patti Smith, Sir Sigmund Sternberg, David Sylvian, Jakob von Uexkuell, Francisco Varela, Joseph Weizenbaum, Betty Williams and representatives of 100 international organizations such as the Club of Budapest, the United Nations University for Peace in Costa Rica, the United Nations University in Tokyo, the Institute for International Law in Geneva as well as with 1,000 long-term participants from 29 countries and 50,000 guests at single events in Berlin (Meistersaal at the Potsdam Square, Palais am Festungsgraben, Renaissance-Theatre, Tempodrom, UFA-Fabrik, 4 Volksbuehne at Rosa-Luxemburg-Square); 12 full-time staff and 300 volunteers; Financing through fees and donations from individuals and companies like Audi and Hugo Boss; Budget: 2,600,000 DM (see also the detailed program of the International Summer University and the website www.peace-university.org) 01.10.1995 Establishment of the International Peace College Berlin, since then development of the curriculm for the International Peace University as well as conception, organization, fundraising and realization of ongoing events and one-year courses on topics such as Education towards Tolerance, Peace Journalism, Interfaith Dialogue, Evolution of Consciousness and Cultures of Collaboration with faculty members like Michael von Brueck, Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Hilde Domin, Johan Galtung, Ervin Laszlo and Betty Williams in Berlin (House of Democracy, Congress Hall, University for the Arts, Humboldt University, Catholic Academy, City Hall, Schwartz`sche Villa, among other venues) and Assisi (Franciscian Center for Interreligious Dialogue); 3 full-time staff and 30 volunteers; Financing through fees, donations from individuals and companies like DaimlerChrysler as well as through subsidies from the European Commission and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation; Yearly budget: 700,000 DM Since 1995 Coordination of IPU study groups for the curriculum development of the International Peace University in the German Federal states Bavaria, Hesse, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Schleswig- Holstein and Thuringia as well as in Assisi, Brussels, Budapest, Oakland, Prague, Vienna and Zurich 1997 Reelection as the managing director and chairman of the IPU through the general assembly Establishment of the International Peace College Switzerland as a non-profit organization (in partnership with the IPU Berlin, but independent), since then its president and managing director of the headquarters in Zurich, development of the curriculum for the International Peace University as well as conception, organization, fundraising and realization of events and courses on the topic Perspectives of Work with presenters like Niklaus Brantschen, Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich, Milos Forman, Hans Jecklin, Heinrich Ott, Marie-Luise Schwarz-Schilling and Liv Ullmann in Zurich (Academic Center, Main Cathedral, Volkshaus) and Zug (Lassalle House Bad Schoenbrunn); 2 full-time staff and 20 volunteers; Financing through fees and foundations of individuals and companies like BMW, the
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