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3Rd Annual CPN Conference, Davao City, Mindanao, Philippines—Conference Program 3rd Annual CPN Conference, Davao City, Mindanao, Philippines—Conference Program Monday, July 11 9:00 a.m. Orientation (presentation) Depart for Field Visits to witness Peacebuilding in Action—4 options within two-hour drive: a) Diocese of Kidapawan- interreligious dialogue initiative b) Bual Zone of Peace (Muslim and Christian community) c) Parish of Pikit and Spaces for Peace d) Pagalungan – Muslim community’s peace and development initiatives Tuesday, July 12 9-3:00 p.m. Field Visits Continue 6:00 p.m. Dinner in Davao 7:30 p.m. Opening Plenary Prayer/Introductions Small groups: Reflection on field visits Wednesday, July 13 7:00 a.m. Mass 6:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Opening Rituals/Welcome Archbishop Fernando Capalla, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Davao Aleem Mahmod Mala Adilao, Chariman, Southern Mindanao Chapter, Ulama League of the Philippines Apo Marshall Daul, Lumad Elder, Advisory Board, CRS Grassroots Peace Learning Center 9:00 a.m. Introduction to Conference Jerry Powers, Coordinator, Catholic Peacebuilding Network Myla Leguro, Peace & Reconciliation Program Manager, Catholic Relief Services 9:30 a.m. Contextualization: Current challenges for peacebuilding in Mindanao (presentation) Carino Antequisa, Country Program Accompanier, Catholic Agency for Overseas Development 10:00 a.m. Break 10:20 a.m. Peace Education Initiative Moderator: Ofelia Durante, Director, Research Office, Ateneo de Zamboanga (handout/presentation) Sr. Jo Chiongson, Program Coordinator, OND HESED – Child Peace Education (presentation) Myla Leguro, Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute and Grassroots Peace Training (handout/presentation) Essex Giguiento, Notre Dame University Peace education program (presentation) Noon Lunch 1:30 p.m. Interreligious Dialogue Moderator: Bishop Antonio Ledesma- Chairman, Episcopal Commission on Interreligious Dialogue (presentation) Fr. Sebastinao D’Ambra, President, Silsilah Dialogue Movement (handout) Miriam Suacito, Executive Director, Nagdilaab Foundation, Inc. (presentation) Fr. Flordelito Nazareno, Interreligious Dialogue Coordinator, Prelature of Marawi (handout/presentation) 3:00 p.m. Break 3:30 p.m. Grassroots / Community Peacebuilding Moderator: Myrna Siose, Director, Year of Service Program, Xavier Science Foundation Guiamel Alim, Executive Director, Kadtuntaya Foundation, Inc. (handout/presentation) Adele Nayal, Peacebuilding/Peace Education Program Officer, Immaculate Conception Parish, Pikit (handout/presentation) 4:30 p.m. Synthesis of the day Daniel Philpott, Associate Professor, Kroc Institute for Int’l Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame Cesar Villanueva, Director, Niall O’Brien Peace Center (presentation) 5:30 p.m. Adjourn 6:00-8:00 p.m. Dinner 8:15 p.m. Informal Presentations on Peacebuilding Initiatives by Conference Participants (Optional) Thursday, July 14 7:00 a.m. Mass 6:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Preliminaries 9:00 a.m. Peace Advocacy Moderator: Grace Rebollos, Vice Chair, Peace Advocates Zamboanga (presentation) Fr. Angel Calvo, President, Peace Advocates Zamboanga (presentation) Mary Ann Arnado, Deputy Director, Initiatives for International Dialogue, Mindanao Peaceweavers (presentation) 10:00 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. Synthesis of Catholic contribution and Theological Reflection on Mindanao Peacebuilding Initiatives Presenter: Msgr. Tony Pueyo, Dean, Graduate School, Notre Dame of Tacurong College (handout/presentation) Respondent: Fr. Peter-John Pearson, Director, Parliamentary Liaison Office, Southern African Bishops’ Conference Noon Lunch 2:00 p.m. Small group discussions 1) Peace education 2) Interreligious dialogue 3) Grassroots Peacebuilding 4) Advocacy 5) TBD based on needs of participants 3:30 p.m. Break 4:00 p.m. Plenary discussion Facilitator: John Paul Lederach, Professor, Kroc Institute for Int’l Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame 5:00 p.m. Synthesis of the day Loreta Castro, Director of the Center for Peace Education, Miriam College (handout) 6:00-8:00 p.m. Dinner 8:00 p.m. Mindanao Cultural Presentation Friday, July 15 6:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Preliminaries 9:00 a.m. Synthesis John Paul Lederach, Professor, Kroc Institute for Int’l Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame – Linking the theory and practice of peacebuilding (handout/presentation) 10:00 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. Synthesis (continued) Dialup (28K-56K) | Broadband (100K+) Benedicto Bacani, Dean of College of Law, Notre Dame University (Mindanao) – Lessons Learned (presentation) Scott Appleby, Director, Kroc Institute for Int’l Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame – What is distinctively Catholic about peacebuilding in Mindanao? (handout) 12:30 p.m. Lunch 2:00 p.m. How Can CPN contribute to peacebuilding in Mindanao?/Future direction of CPN Moderator: Jerry Powers, Coordinator, Catholic Peacebuilding Network Myla Leguro, Peace & Reconciliation Program Manager, Catholic Relief Services (handout) Fr. William Headley, Counselor to the President, Catholic Relief Services (handout) 3:30 p.m. Evaluation of conference Facilitator: Chris Tucker, Director of Peacebuilding Initiatives, U.S. Operations, Catholic Relief Services 4:00 p.m. Adjourn 6:15 p.m. Closing Mass 7:15 p.m. Dinner .
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