WHY TALK ABOUT PEACE NOW?

“Each year, the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly of the United Nations has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.” www.un.org/en/events/peaceday/

We observe an often divided society, where inhumane conflicts and crises are unfolding before our eyes, we may feel powerless. But could power be found by exploring what it means to be “HUMAN”? Could this understanding help strengthen the unity of our fractured society?

PROGRAM

1. We will start the event with a dialogue and your opportunity to interact with two ebbf members who live daily in their work, what it really means to bring peace to the world through their "field experience" in Afghanistan now, in Bangladesh recently with the Rohingya crisis and in the International Justice Courts and global peace and governance summits: Maja Groff and Rhonda Gossen

2. Carmel Irandoust will then introduce and offer a shared viewing of HUMAN the movie.

3. Carmel Irandoust will then host a dialogue with participants on the movie's key learnings for us.

INVITED EXPERTS

Rhonda Gossen
At UNDP currently working directly on the Afghanistan crisis and until recently in Bangladesh for the Rohingya crisis. Some of Rhonda's ideas here https://ebbf.medium.com/how-humanitarian-organizations-navigate-new-global-realities-in-the-21st-century-be019549d32a and more about Rhonda here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhonda-gossen-79179010/

Maja Groff
ebbf chair and board member, she has co-written a book about global governance and innovative ways to reform the UN https://globalgovernanceforum.org/book-pdfs/, frequent speaker at global peace and governance summits and international lawyer.
More about Maja here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maja-groff-0350846/

Carmel Irandoust
CEO at NetLove,  was Deputy Secretary-General of the Bahá’í International Community, before that she worked for World Vision in Dublin, Ireland in the field of advocacy and policy.
More about Carmel here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmel-irandoust-a13a45100/

SYNOPSIS of the movie
“HUMAN is a collection of stories, offering a reflection on what it means to be human. Through these stories full of love and happiness, as well as hatred and violence, HUMAN brings us face to face with the Other, making us reflect on our lives. From stories of everyday experiences to accounts of the most unbelievable lives, these poignant encounters share a rare sincerity and underline who we are – our darker side, but also what is most noble in us, and what is universal. HUMAN is a politically engaged work which allows us to embrace the human condition and to reflect on the meaning of our existence.” http://www.human-themovie.org/