From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit

The international exhibit “From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transformation of the Human Spirit” is coming to Multimedia Centre Mala Stanica as a part of Skopsko Leto with the support of the Office of the United Nations and the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, together with the patronage of the Ministry of Culture.

The exhibit will be officially opened on Tuesday 22th July, 20:30hrs at Mala Stanica, by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, Ambassador Giorgio Radicatti, UN Resident Coordinator Maria Luisa Silva Mejias and the Deputy Minister of Culture Slobodan Despotovski.

The initiatorof the exhibit is the international Buddhist movement Sokka Gakai International (SGI), which is accredited by the United Nations and which promotes peace, culture and education. This exhibition of panels with photographies is part of the UN Decade for Building a Culture of Peace, currently underway.

Civil, with support of UNDP, will organize a series of events aimed to encourage the people, especially the younger generations to appreciate the culture of peace and peaceful resolution of conflicts. With support from NGOs from the cities of Tetovo, Gostivar, Kumanovo, Shtip and Veles, and from the region of Lipkovo, Civil will organize one day visits by the Peace Bus for young people and NGO representatives.

Programme

Tuesday, July 22, 20:30

Opening of the Exhibition in the Multimedia Centre “Mala Stanica”

The opening ceremony will include speeches by the sponsors, the patron and an SGI Rep., followed by a piano performance by Ms. Ana Gaceva, and a cocktail reception.

Thursday, July 24, 10:00

Open Panel Discussion:

Theme: From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit

Video screening of films at 22:00 in the Art Café Mala Stanica:

Friday, July 25

Civil and SGI volunteers will be available to provide visitors with guided tours for random visitors.

Civil will be available for press contacts and briefings.

Video screening of films at 22:00 in the Art Café Mala Stanica:

Saturday, July 26, 10:30-16:30

Organized tour “Join the Peace Bus”. The tour will include: visit of the peace exhibition, art workshop, screening of the SGI animated fiction video “A Journey to Hiroshima” and “My First Shot” documentary film (CIVIL/BICC production), and discussions.

Sunday, July 27

Civil and SGI volunteers will be available to provide visitors with guided tours for random visitors.

Civil will be available for press contacts and briefings.

Video screening of films at 22:00 in the Art Café Mala Stanica:

Monday-Thursday, July 28-31

Civil organized tour “Join the Peace Bus”. The tour will include: visit of the peace exhibition, art workshop, screening of the SGI animated fiction video “A Journey to Hiroshima” and CIVIL videos, and discussions.

Civil and  SGI volunteers will be available to provide visitors with guided tours for random visitors.

Civil will be available for press contacts and briefings.

The exhibition will be open to visitors from 10 am until 10 pm every day.

For more information please write or call our representatives:

For Civil:

civil.mk@gmail.com

Xhabir Deralla

xhabir.deralla@gmail.com

+389 77 676 491

Gabriela Donevska

gabiimak@yahoo.com

+389 71 209 336