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   |acronym=Human Rights Conference
   |acronym=Act Beyond Borders International Conference
   |image=ActBeyondBordersLogoMedium.png
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   |project=[[Act Beyond Borders]]
   |project=[[Act Beyond Borders]]
   |place= Home For Cooperation (H4C), Nicosia, Cyprus
   |place= [[Home For Cooperation]] (H4C), Nicosia, Cyprus
   |dates=November 21-24 2013
   |dates=22-23 November, 2013
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   |participants_type=
   |participants_num=70
   |participants_num=70
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The final Human Rights Conference will be held at the Home for Cooperation Venue from the 22nd-23rd of November 2013.
==Video==
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This is an international conference which involves various stakeholders from Cyprus, Israel and Palestine. The purpose of this event will be to reflect on the progress made during the project, [[Act Beyond Borders]], discuss the action plans and their implementation, as well as exchange experience and best practices from within the project and beyond. It will be effective to strengthen and promote reconciliation across civil societies from the partner countries and to re-affirm joint strategic and coherent action plans for Human Rights, democratisation and conciliation.


The aim of the final conference is to include many of the stakeholders who participated in the project activities, as well as local authorities from Israel and Palestine. The final symposium will bring together many stakeholders that have participated in the various project activities to thereby create a link among all those that have been actively engaged for stronger civil societies within both Israel and Palestine. During the conference there will speeches by a European Union commissioner, a highly-respected human rights civil society actor from Cyprus as well as speeches by leading CSO leaders from Israel and Palestine. There will be panel discussions with CSOs actors who participated in the ToT and the Civil Society Strengthening Workshops about the current state of civil society and the promotion of human rights and democratic reforms in Israel and Palestine. CSOs will also exhibit their materials and highlight their current and future projects. Local authorities will be involved in roundtable discussions with CSOs about how to strengthen their relationships and future prospects of working together. CSO actors, local authorities and the general public will share their views and knowledge on issues concerning the role of civil society in the international setting and the significance of its involvement in decision-making and policy formulation of human rights and democratisation in Israel and Palestine.




==Act Beyond Borders International Conference==
In an effort to strengthen and promote reconciliation across civil societies, civil society actors from Cyprus, Israel and the Palestinian Territories came together for the Conference held at the Home for Cooperation in the UN Buffer zone in Nicosia, Cyprus.  The conference provided a space for participants to learn from each other, share personal experiences and ideas with fellow civil society actors and academics, as well as jointly develop alternative proposals to help bridge the divide between communities. Through a set of presentations, workshops, and panel discussions participants were given the opportunity to explore the successes and challenges of civil society actions working across the divide in Cyprus, Israel and the Palestinian Territories and endorse joint, strategic, and coherent action plans for Democratization, Conciliation and Human Rights.
==Description==
The conference opened with an introduction by Ms. [[Anna-Maria Drousiotou]].  This was followed by welcoming speeches by Ms. Eleni Loukaidou, the Deputy Mayor of Nicosia, Ms. Alez Sensoy, Committee Member responsible for Cultural Affairs, and Ms. Kezban Akansoy,Press Officer and Political Reporter on behalf of Mr. Georgios Markopouliotis — Head of European Commission Representation in Cyprus.  Successes and challenges of the Act Beyond Borders project were then discussed by Future Worlds Center President, Local Coordinator from the [[Association for Progressive Education in Honor of Meir Yaari]], Project Assistant from the [[Palestinian Dialogue Center]]. Next, workshops were held where stakeholders from Israel, Palestinian Territories and Cyprus developed ideas to bridge the gaps in collaboration in Education, Journalism/Media and Business.
On the second day, Dr. [[Yiannis Laouris]] moderated a panel discussion.  Ms. Meltem Ikinci presented the trends of collaboration between the Turkish and  Greek Cypriot communities and stressed the significance of youth involvement and public engagement.  Next, Associate Professor at the University of Cyprus Dr [[Maria Hadjipavlou]],  presented the “UNSC Resolution 1325 and the Cyprus Peace Negotiations” and “The work of the Gender Advisory Team (GAT)” alongside Dr Olga Demetriou, Senior Research Consultant, PRIO Cyprus.  The panel discussion finished with input speeches from Mr. Ashraf Alajrami, former Palestinian Minister of Prisoners Affairs and Mr. David Swissa, emphasized the importance of dialogue and argued that “if we are not talking we have a problem”. The discussion closed with a positive statement from Mr. Swissa: '''“If we continue dreaming, everything is possible.”'''
<br> Ms. [[Kerstin Wittig]] then facilitated an Open Space work shop.  The conference culminated with closing remarks by the President of Future Worlds Center and the Coordinators of the project.
The conference successfully challenged stakeholders to broaden their view of the conflict, develop contact, communication and cooperation across the divide, and examine the impact of the past on prospects for the future.
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow="6">
File:CSABB_A11_1.jpg
File:CSABB_A11_2.jpg
File:CSABB_A11_3.jpg
File:Act Conf 1.jpg
File:Act Conf 3.jpg
File:Act Conf 2.jpg
</gallery>
==Media==
*[http://www.cyprusevents.net/events/act-beyond-borders-international-conference-2013/ Cyprus Events - En]
*[http://globaleducationfwc.wordpress.com/2014/01/10/act-beyond-borders-international-conference/ Global Education Blog]
*[http://www.kibkomtimes.com/archive/issue_015/20.php Kibkomtimes]
*[http://www.campuscy.com/easyconsole.cfm/id/2335 Campuscy]
*[http://www.cyprus.com/events/-act-beyond-borders--international-conference.html Events]
*[http://www.home4cooperation.info/index.php/all-events/event/929-act-beyond-borders-international-conference Home4Cooperation ]
*[http://www.cyprusevents.net/el/events/act-beyond-borders-international-conference-2013/ Cyprus Events - Gr]
*[http://www.skalatimes.com/2013/11/20/act-beyond-borders/ Skalatimes]
*[http://cyprus.angloinfo.com/whatson/event/13180/act-beyond-borders-international-conference Anglo Info]
*[http://fwcis.blogspot.com/2013/11/act-beyond-borders-international.html FWC Blogspot]
==Conference Report==
*[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/File:CSABB_Conference_Report_AR.pdf Conference report in Arabic]
*[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/File:CSABB_Conference_Report_HB.pdf Conference report in Hebrew]
*[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/File:CSABB_Conference_Report_EN.pdf Conference report in English]
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Act Beyond Borders International Conference
Act Beyond Borders International Conference
Project Act Beyond Borders
Place Home For Cooperation (H4C), Nicosia, Cyprus
Date(s) 22-23 November, 2013
Number of participants 70
Total Duration 2 days
Link(s) http://www.actbeyondborders.net/



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Act Beyond Borders International Conference

In an effort to strengthen and promote reconciliation across civil societies, civil society actors from Cyprus, Israel and the Palestinian Territories came together for the Conference held at the Home for Cooperation in the UN Buffer zone in Nicosia, Cyprus. The conference provided a space for participants to learn from each other, share personal experiences and ideas with fellow civil society actors and academics, as well as jointly develop alternative proposals to help bridge the divide between communities. Through a set of presentations, workshops, and panel discussions participants were given the opportunity to explore the successes and challenges of civil society actions working across the divide in Cyprus, Israel and the Palestinian Territories and endorse joint, strategic, and coherent action plans for Democratization, Conciliation and Human Rights.

Description

The conference opened with an introduction by Ms. Anna-Maria Drousiotou. This was followed by welcoming speeches by Ms. Eleni Loukaidou, the Deputy Mayor of Nicosia, Ms. Alez Sensoy, Committee Member responsible for Cultural Affairs, and Ms. Kezban Akansoy,Press Officer and Political Reporter on behalf of Mr. Georgios Markopouliotis — Head of European Commission Representation in Cyprus. Successes and challenges of the Act Beyond Borders project were then discussed by Future Worlds Center President, Local Coordinator from the Association for Progressive Education in Honor of Meir Yaari, Project Assistant from the Palestinian Dialogue Center. Next, workshops were held where stakeholders from Israel, Palestinian Territories and Cyprus developed ideas to bridge the gaps in collaboration in Education, Journalism/Media and Business.

On the second day, Dr. Yiannis Laouris moderated a panel discussion. Ms. Meltem Ikinci presented the trends of collaboration between the Turkish and Greek Cypriot communities and stressed the significance of youth involvement and public engagement. Next, Associate Professor at the University of Cyprus Dr Maria Hadjipavlou,  presented the “UNSC Resolution 1325 and the Cyprus Peace Negotiations” and “The work of the Gender Advisory Team (GAT)” alongside Dr Olga Demetriou, Senior Research Consultant, PRIO Cyprus. The panel discussion finished with input speeches from Mr. Ashraf Alajrami, former Palestinian Minister of Prisoners Affairs and Mr. David Swissa, emphasized the importance of dialogue and argued that “if we are not talking we have a problem”. The discussion closed with a positive statement from Mr. Swissa: “If we continue dreaming, everything is possible.”
Ms. Kerstin Wittig then facilitated an Open Space work shop. The conference culminated with closing remarks by the President of Future Worlds Center and the Coordinators of the project.

The conference successfully challenged stakeholders to broaden their view of the conflict, develop contact, communication and cooperation across the divide, and examine the impact of the past on prospects for the future.

Gallery

  • CSABB A11 1.jpg
  • CSABB A11 2.jpg
  • CSABB A11 3.jpg
  • Act Conf 1.jpg
  • Act Conf 3.jpg
  • Act Conf 2.jpg

Media

Conference Report

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