Agenda

11:00 a.m.  – 12:15 p.m. Terrace of  Muzeum Fabryki (Museum of the Factory) in Manufaktura.
Yoga class and meditation
Open to the general public. This will be coordinated by Agnieszka  Wierzbińska. 

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Muzeum Fabryki (Museum of the Factory)
Workshop for children
Printing the dove design on textile using serigraphy, and then decorating it with the children. This would be a highly interactive session, and at the end, the children will be able to take their doves home.
At the same time we will have Latin American music by , which will provide musical ambiance.

3:00 p.m.  Muzeum Fabryki (Museum of the Factory)
Panel Discussion: (In Spanish) Transitional Justice in Colombia – a new model for Peacebuilding

Panelists: 

1. Laura Yaneth Rivera Revelo (Colombia-Germany) Lecturer and Researcher at the chair for Public Law and International Law at the Justus-Liebig University Gießen.
2. Stefan Peters (Germany) Director of the Colombian-German Institute for Peace – CAPAZ and the chair of Peace Studies at the Justus-Liebig University Gießen (Germany).
3. Camilo Mateus (Colombia) – Social researcher at Universidad de La Sabana and at Universidad de Granada.
4. Luis Adolfo Martinez (Colombia)  – research professor at the Catholic University of Pereira, Colombia, an Associate Researcher at the Ministry of Science and Technology and Coordinator of the Observatory for Human Security, Education, and Peace.

Moderator: Julián Ramírez García (Colombia – Costa Rica)

Monday, May 6th
Lodz University of Technology, Information Technology Center

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – entrance for the registered participants

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Press Conference

9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Official opening of the Forum

9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Opening of the conference: Peace in Unpeaceful times
Speaker:  Stefan Peters (Germany) – Director of the Colombian-German Institute for Peace – CAPAZ and the chair of Peace Studies at the Justus-Liebig-University Gießen (Germany)

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10:15 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Panel discussion: Addressing peace from the perspective of Technology
Panelists:
1. Fabian Fernandez (Argentina) -Director of PhantaSoft SRL and tech influencer, creator of the Idearvlog channel and partner of La manzana mordida channel.
2. Przemysław Sękalski (Poland) – Director of the Information Technology Center at Lodz University of Technology.
3. Dominik Skowroński (Poland) – Founder of Lark Business Consulting, academic teacher at the University of Łódź (Poland) and the University of RheinMain in Wiesbaden (Germany)
4. David Hebrero (Spain) –  specialists in cybersecurity and partner of La manzana mordida channel.

Moderator: Julian Ramirez Garcia (Costa Rica)

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11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. entrance for the registered participants

12:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Panel discussion: Addressing peace from the perspective of Ecology

Panelists:
1. Daniel Oviedo (Paraguay) – Professor at the National University of Asunción (UNA) and Researcher and editor of the scientific journal of the National Institute of Higher Education (INAES).
2. Maleny Gabriela Reyes (Ecuador) – Scholar at the University of Granada.
3. Katarzyna Dośpiał-Borysiak (Poland) – Associate professor at the University of Lodz (Poland), Faculty of International and Political Studies.
4. Przemysław Damski (Poland) –assistant professor at the University of Lodz. Until 2022, he was head of the International Relations Teaching Program at Vistula University (Warsaw). 
5. Artur Owczarek (Poland) – owner of r2eko, a company specializing in environmental outsourcing, environmental audits, and long-time inspection services with the Environmental Protection Inspection.

Moderator: Daniela Arias Santa

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3 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Keynote speaker – Brian Allan (Scotland) – the owner of Rock your Business, an international engagement company uniting and energizing people through the power of dynamic choral singing. As a humanitarian, March 2022, Brian initiated a project called ‘Rock For Ukraine’ where he donated his time and used his choir building workshops to help Ukrainian refugee children fleeing the war in Ukraine.

Presentation talk and music presentation.
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accompanying event
7:30 p.m. @ Alliance Francaise Łódź

Exhibition of a Costa Rican artist Michael Picado
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19:30 @ Alliance Francaise Łódź
Wystawa kostarykańskiego artysty Michaela Picado
Pociągnięcie pędzlem dla pokoju

Tuesday, May 7th
The Marek Edelman Dialogue Center in Łódź

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Welcoming speech
Speaker: Joanna Podolska – Director of the Marek Edelman Dialogue Center in Łódź

9:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Panel discussion: Addressing Peace from the Perspective of Memory

Panelists:

1. Magdalena Rekść (Poland) – associate professor at the Faculty of International and Political Studies at the University of Lodz
2. Daniela Arias Santa. (Colombia) – Ethnoeducator
3.Luis Adolfo Martinez (Colombia) – research professor at the Catholic University of Pereira, Colombia, an Associate Researcher at the Ministry of Science and Technology and Coordinator of the Observatory for Human Security, Education, and Peace
4. Michał Słowikowski (Poland) dr. hab. associate professor, Department of Political Systems, Faculty of International and Political Studies at the University of Lodz.

Moderator: Jolanta Lechowska-Białecka 

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11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. – entrance for the registered participants

11:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 
Panel discussion: Addressing peace from the perspective of Education/Utopia

Panelists:

1. Barbara Łukomska (Poland) M.Sc., Clinical Dietetics and Psychodietetics Specialist.
2. Camilo Matteus (Colombia) – Social researcher at Universidad de La Sabana and at Universidad de Granada
3. Ewa Ura-Bińczyk (Poland) Ph. D. Eng. at the Warsaw University of Technology.
4. Grzegorz Zinkiewicz (Poland) – assistant professor in the Department of American Studies and Media at the University of Lodz.

Moderator: Daniela Arias Santa (Colombia)

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accompanying events
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. @ Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz
Exhibition of Mexican artists Orietta Aguilar and Erica Won

6:30 p.m. @ City Art Gallery in Łódź (Galeria Willa)
Exhibition of a Costa Rican/Chinese painter Isidro Con Wong
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18:30 @ Galeria Willa w Łodzi
Wystawa kostarykańsko-chińskiego artysty Isidro Con Wong
Spokój realizmu magicznego

University of Lodz, Faculty of Management
1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m entrance for the registered participants

1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Welcome speech by dr hab. Maciej Turała

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Panel discussion: Addressing peace from the perspective of Sport

Panelists:
1. Michał Kobierecki (Poland) – associate professor of political science in the Department of Political Theory and Thought, Faculty of International and Political Studies, University of Lodz. Presentation: Olympic Truce during the Nagano Olympics: Between diplomacy and public diplomacy of the International Olympic Committee
2. Ewa Szmitka (Poland) sociologist, co-author, and coordinator of the project “Women’s Perspective in Sports Management,” Co-founder of the Sports Club Kontra
3.Timothy Bridgman (UK) – guest lecturer and PhD doctoral student at the Faculty of International and Political Studies, University of Lodz
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Moderator: Monica Andrea Abarcas (Colombia)

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3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Panel discussion: Addressing peace from the perspective of Economy

Panelists:

1. Maykol Rodríguez (Colombia) mathematician with a master’s degree in economics, currently pursuing my Ph.D. in economics at JLU Giessen in Germany as a DAAD scholarship holder.
2. Joanna Gocłowska-Bolek (Polonia) expert in the European Union – Latin America and the Caribbean relations. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics.
3. Maciej Turała (Poland) Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Management, University of Lodz, Faculty of Management
4. Anna Kobierecka (Poland) Dean’s Representative for National Security Study Programme, Faculty of International Relations and Political Studies, Faculty of International and Political Studies

Moderator:  Rafael Quishpe (Colombia)

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accompanying events

6:00 p.m.  @ The Łódź Literature House
Exhibition of a Costa Rican painter – Ricardo Vega and a Colombian painter – Jaime Salinas
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18:00 @ Dom Literatury w Łodzi
Wystawa artysty z Kostaryki – Ricardo Vega
Szarości Pokoju

18:00 @ Dom Literatury w Łodzi
Wystawa artysty z Kolumbii – Jaime Salinas
Dżungla prosi o pokój

7:30 p.m. @ Gallery Madame Chromatique
Peace interpreted by children in paintings
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19:30 @ Gallery Madame Chromatique
Pociągnięcie pędzlem dla pokoju – wystawa prac dzieci

Thursday, May 9
University of Lodz, Faculty of Management

9:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Panel discussion: Addressing peace from the perspective of Music

Panelists:
1. Maciej Werk (Poland) – Leader and vocalist of the band Hedone, composer, lyricist, and music producer.
2. Rafael Quishpe (Colombia) – Doctoral researcher affiliated with the Transformations of Political Violence (TraCe) project and the University of Giessen (Germany).
3. Michael Goddard (Australia) – Reader in Film and Screen Media at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is currently working on a book on the British post-industrial group Coil, and a new research project on genealogies of immersive media and virtuality.
4. Radosław Bolewski (Poland) – He had also co-founded the bands Lstadt, Fonovel with which he performed at festivals such as SXSW Austin, Tallinn Music Week, Popkomm Berlin, Coke Live Festival, Culture Collide LA.

Moderator: Timothy Bridgman (UK) – guest lecturer and PhD doctoral student at the Faculty of International and Political Studies, University of Lodz

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11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Presentation: Music Library of Peace in Colombia – former director of the “Musical Library of Peace” project, which compiles, analyzes, and showcases over  3,000 songs produced by various actors involved in the Colombian armed conflict between 1985 and 2020.

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12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.  entrance for the registered participants

12:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Panel discussion: Panel discussion: 20th Anniversary of Poland in the EU – Peace in Europe

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accompanying event

6:00 p.m. @ Muzeum Fabryki (Museum of the Factory) in Manufaktura
Watercolors for Peace – collective exhibition of artists from Costa Rica
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18:00 @ Muzeum Fabryki w Manufakturze
Wystawa zbiorowa artystów z Kostaryki
Akwarele dla pokoju

Data: czwartek, 9 maja o 18:00

Lokalizacja: Muzeum Fabryki (Museum of the Factory) in Manufaktura.

Friday, May 10
University of Lodz, Faculty of Management

1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. entrance for the registered participants 

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Panel discussion: Addressing peace from the perspective of Transitional Justice

Panelists:

1. Eamon Gilmore (Ireland) – Senior European Diplomat, former Deputy Prime Minister of Ireland (Tánaiste), Former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Former Leader of the Irish Labour Party, Member of Parliament (TD) for 27 years. A successful mediator with extensive academic experience and an author of two books.
2. Kamil Jański (Poland) – a researcher with interests related to social and security challenges, the politics of memory and transitional justice in Latin America. 
3. Mateusz Piątkowski (Poland) – Professor at the University of Łódź, Faculty of Law and Administration and a member of the Polish Society for Military Law and the Law of War, as well as a practicing attorney-at-law.
4. Monica Cabarcas (Colombia) – project manager and communication specialist with over 15 years of experience developing projects in human rights and supporting victims of the armed conflict in Colombia through the transitional justice process. 
5. Tomasz Lachowski (Poland) – doctor of law and legal researcher at the Chair of International Law and International Relations, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Lodz. 

Moderator: Marcin Górski (Poland)

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3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Panel discussion: Addressing peace from the perspective of Nonviolence

Panelists:

1. Eamon Gilmore (Ireland) – Senior European Diplomat, former Deputy Prime Minister of Ireland (Tánaiste), Former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Former Leader of the Irish Labour Party, Member of Parliament (TD) for 27 years. A successful mediator with extensive academic experience and an author of two books.
2. Jenny Pearce (Colombia) – Research Professor in the Latin American and Caribbean Centre at the LSE. She works with anthropological and participatory research methodologies on social change, violence, security, power and participation in the region.
3. Julian Ramirez Garcia – Founder of the Unamos Culturas Foundation.
5. Mario Lopez (Spain) – Professor of Contemporary History and Social Movements at the University of Granada, author of over a dozen books and a researcher focusing on political transitions to democracy, peasant movements, and social mobilizations for peace and nonviolence.

Moderator:  Monica Andrea Abarcas (Colombia)

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5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Official closing of the forum

accompanying events

6:30 p.m. @ Monopolis
Exhibition of a Colombian artists Julián Ramírez Garcia
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18:30 @ Monopolis
Wystawa kolumbijskiego artysty Juliana Ramireza Garcii
Petroglify językiem pokoju

7 p.m. @ Monopolis
Concert Empati
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19:30 @ Monopolis
Koncert Empati