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CHILDART 2000 MILLENIUM EXHIBITIONS
ORGANIZERS: International Child Art Foundation WHEN: starting in December 1999 CONTACT: timbigelow@icaf.org
TEL: +1 202 973.8495
FAX: +1 202 530.1080

TRANSFUSE
THEME:Transatlantic Networking for the Future of Southeastern Europe
WHEN: December 1999 to October 2000
WHERE: Berlin, Washington, Brussels
CONTACT: S.Breka@aspenBerlin
TEL. +49 30 288822-0
FAX: +49 30 288822-20

POLE TO POLE (check out Opportunities page)
THEME: raising awareness on environmental and humanitarian issues by speaking in schools and participating in environmental/social projects in cities where the journey will pass.
WHEN: Beginning April, 2000
WHERE: from the North Pole to the South Pole
CONTACT: Martyn Williams

PEACE IN THE MULTICULTURAL WORLD
THEME: going through a whole process on peace building: a time of serious thoughts and excitement
WHEN: Date: April-June 2000
ORGANIZERS: Ugunja Community Resource Centre CONTACT: Course Coordinator, Ugunja Community Resource Centre
P.O. BOX 330, UGUNJA, KENYA
TELEFAX: 254 334 34365

2000 WORLD SUMMIT OF CHILDREN CONFERENCE "First U.N Young General Assembly" WHEN: April 18-25, 2000 (Subject to change)
WHERE: Adelaide, Australia
CONTACT: Mia Handshin

INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON THE CULTURE OF PEACE AND YOUTH OF THE WORLD
WHEN: April 20-22 and May 5-6, 2000
WHERE: Brazzaville and Kinshasa and in Johannesburg, South Africa
ORGANIZERS: UNESCO clubs and the WCPA (World Constitution and Parliament Association)
CONTACT: Rene Lukale Kitete, Coordinator.
Fax: 00412 747-49643/00243 12 21 936.

TEACH-OUT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
THEME: a day of student celebration, demonstration, and activation for environmental and social justice
WHEN: April 22nd, 2000
WHERE: College Campuses
CONTACT: Ian Burke

EARTH DAY 2000
WHEN: April 22, 2000
WHERE: celebrated worldwide "to increase public awareness and action for the environmental future of life on Earth.
CONTACTS: Dr. Gary Herbertson, Director Spaceship Earth Program For U.N. Agenda 21, at The Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA 90802, USA; Denis Hayes, Mark Dubois and Peter Drekmeier, 91 Marion Street, Seattle, WA, 98104, USA.
TEL: 206-264-0114
FAX: 206-682-1184.
E-MAIL: www.worldwide@earthday.net

GLOBAL ASSEMBLY TOWARD THE PROMOTION OF WISDOM OF ALL CULTURES
THEME: To bring the collective voice of the people of faith to the global agenda.
WHEN: April 26-28, 2000
WHERE: New York City
SPONSORED BY: Global Education Associates
CONTACT: Eileen Gannon, 475 Riverside Drive, Ste. 1848, NY, NY 10115
TEL: 212-870-3290

PeaCentury 2000: A Peoples' Human Rights Conference
THEME: addressing human rights and environmental issues with a global and solution-based perspective
HOSTS: International Society for Peace and Human Rights, in collaboration with the Pakistan-based World Commission for Peace and Human Rights and some other Peace, Human Rights and Environmental organizations
WHEN: May 1-7, 2000
WHERE: Edmonton, Canada
CONTACT: International Society for Peace and Human Rights Apt. 1503 10883 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6E 4S6

HIGHER EDUCATION FOR PEACE CONFERENCE
THEME: transforming a culture of war to a culture of peace
WHEN: May 4-6, 2000 WHERE: Tromso University, Norway
CONTACT: Higher Education for Peace, Centre for Environment and Development Studies, University of Tromso N-9037 Tromso, Norway
TEL: +47-7764-5527 FAX: +47 7767 6672
E-mail: secretariat@peace.uit.no

THE PEOPLE'S HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE
WHEN: May 5-7, 2000
WHERE: Edmonton, Canada
THEME: Women and Children, Aboriginal People and the Environment, and a third theme still to be named that will include other topics such as torture, prisoners of conscience, freedom of expression etc.
ORGANIZERS: International Society for Peace and Human Rights
CONTACT: Mike Hudema

INTERNATIONAL YOUTH WEEK 2000
WHEN: May 6-12, 2000
CONTACT: 67 Richmond St. W #410, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5H 1Z5
TEL: +1 416 368-2277 / 1-800-718-LINK (Canada)
FAX: +1 416 368-8354
e-mail: youthweek@youthweek.org

MILLENNIUM PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY
THEME: helping to create mechanisms through which the world's people can actively participate in making decisions about issues affecting our lives and the well-being of our planet.
WHEN: May, 2000
WHERE: New York, USA
CONTACT: Rob Wheeler

ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE WORLD PEACE COUNCIL
WHEN: May 10-13, 2000
WHERE: Athens, Greece
CONTACT: eedye@internet.gr or Alfred Marder
ADDRESS: PO Box 3105 Westerville Station, New Haven, CT 06515
TEL: 203-387-0370
FAX: 203-397-2539

8th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION:
"Sharing Tools for Personal/Global Harmony"
THEME: focusing on all aspects of conflict resolution and transformation, from the intrapersonal - to the interpersonal - to relationships between groups, organizations, cultures, and societies - and ultimately between us and other species
WHEN: May 11 - 21, 2000
WHERE: St. Petersburg, Russia
SPONSORS: Common Bond Institute & HARMONY Institute in cooperation with Association for Humanistic Psychology
CONTACT: Common Bond Institute, Steve Olweean or Sandra Friedman, Co-coordinators, 12170 S. Pine Ayr Drive, Climax, Michigan 49034
TEL/FAX: 616-665-9393

PLANETWORK CONFERENCE
THEME: demonstarting hands on uses of the Web for those working on the ecological crisis and illustrate the pivotal role those in the information technology industry may play in the creation of a sustainable future.
WHEN: May 12-14, 2000
WHERE: San Francisco, California, USA

WOMEN AT THE EDGE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: "The Practice of Leadership"
THEME: learning and experiencing three powerfully democratic, respectful, and inclusive tools for effecting change and enhancing performance
WHEN: May 18 & 19, 2000
WHERE: St. Petersburg, Russia CONTACT: Common Bond Institute, Steve Olweean or Sandra Friedman, Co-coordinators, 12170 S. Pine Ayr Drive, Climax, Michigan 49034 TEL/FAX: 616-665-9393

MILLENNIUM INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S CONFERENCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT
THEME: Sharing our Planet, Water is Life and Living in Cities -- a most important international environmental gathering of 10-12 year olds
WHEN: May 22-24, 2000
WHERE: Eastbourne, England
CONTACT: theodore.oben@unep.org or icc@confpeople.co.uk 14 Lismore House, Lismore Road, Eastbourne, BN21 3AT, England
Tel: +44 (0) 1323 726622
Fax: +44 (0) 1323 644904

MILLENNIUM NGO FORUM
THEME: assembling the innovative ideas and proposals of non-governmental organizations and civil society from all levels, seeking to create not only a new vision for the future but also an organizational structure whereby the peoples of the world can participate effectively in global decision-making.
WHEN: May 22-26, 2000
WHERE: New York, USA
CONTACT: mngof@bic.org or Rob Wheeler
TEL: 212-803-2522
FAX: 212-803-2566

SUMMER INSTITUTE IN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND STRATEGIC NONVIOLENCE
WHEN: May 24 - August 4, 2000
WHERE: Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA PARTICIPANTS: students in peace studies, conflict resolution, international relations, women's studies, social sciences THEME: combined seminar and internship project features work with and field research on: - The Hague Agenda for Peace - Abolition 2000 - the International Campaign to Ban Landmines - the UN Year/Decade for a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence for the Worlds Children - Global Action to Prevent War - The International Action Network on Small Arms. CONTACT: Dale Bryan, Asst. Director, Peace and Justice Studies, 109 Eaton Hall, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155
TEL: +1-617-627-2261
FAX: 617-627-3032
e-mail: dbryan@tufts.edu

CONFERENCE ON CHILDREN AND PEACE
WHEN: June 1-3, 2000
WHERE: Athens, Greece SPONSORS: Foundation for the Child and the Family and UNESCO in cooperation with the International Peace Bureau
CONTACT: The Foundation for the Child and the Family
TEL: +301-80-94419
FAX: +301-80-94484
E-mail: childfamily@netor.gr

THE DAUGHTERS SISTERS PROJECT
THEME: educate, inspire and empower young women and foster understanding and partnerships between the genders and generations
WHEN: June 2-4, 2000
WHERE: Trillium Retreat Center, Vashon Island, Washington
TEL: 206-842-3000
Email: mawolf317@aol.com

PEACEBUILDING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
THEME: creating a radical foundation for peacebuilding that will support and develop non-violent and preventive methods of responding to conflict
SPONSORED BY: Pathways to Peace
WHEN: June 4-10, 2000
WHERE: Dubrovnik, Croatia
CONTACT: Georgia Kelly, Program Director
TEL: 707-939-2973
FAX: 707-939-6720

YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SUMMIT
THEME: Launching a campaign of creative solutions and committed action working to ensure that 500 million young adults, especially youth facing poverty, will have productive and sustainable livelihoods by the year 2010
WHEN: Summer 2001
CONTACT: Poonam Ahluwalia

COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
THEME: a Youth Caucus as part of the event, aiming to increase the participation of young women in addressing women's issues as they relate to youth.
WHEN: June 5-9, 2000
WHERE: New York, USA
CONTACT: Avery Ouellette

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH CONVENTION
WHEN: June 2000
WHERE: Lund, Sweden
CONTACT: malin.lindroth@iiiee.lu.se

2000 SUMMER TRAINING ACADEMIES (STA)
SPONSORED BY: Campus Green Vote & the League of Conservation Voters Education Fund THEME: intensive 6-day training event focused on political skills to protect the environment
WHEN/WHERE: Washington DC (June 2-7, 2000), Chicago, IL (June 13-18, 2000), Los Angeles, CA (June 24-29, 2000)
CONTACT: Veronica De La Garza, STA Director, 202.234.5992

THE MILLENNIUM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CONFERENCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT
THEME : Climate change and small islands
WHEN: June 5 - 9, 2000 WHERE: Suva - Fiji
CONTACT: Dharman Wickremaratne, Chairman Asia-Pacific Forum of Environmental Journalists (AFEJ) P.O.Box 26, 434/3, Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka
TEL: (+94-1) 829519 (4 lines)
FAX: (+94-1) 826607

STUDENT PRE-CONFERENCE FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE INES2000 CONFERENCE: "Challenges for Engineers and Scientists in the 21st Century"
ORGANIZERS: Student INES, Student Pugwash Sweden, Baltic University Programme Students and CEMUS (Centre for Environmental and Development Studies, Uppsala) THEMES: The role of science and technology in society, focusing specifically on environmental and peace issues
WHEN: 12-14 June 2000
WHERE: Uppsala, Sweden
CONTACT: Student Pugwash Sweden

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL PEACE
WHEN: June 16-19, 2000
WHERE: Ottawa, Canada
CONTACT: Secretariat, Global Conference On Peace, 40 Mullcraft Crescent, Nepean, Ontario, Canada K2J 4P8
TEL: +1 613 823-2067
FAX: +1 613 823-2068

THE POWER OF HOPE, 5th Annual Gathering
THEME: for Teens ages 14-18 who care about the world
WHEN: June 23-29 and July 1-7, 2000
WHERE: Whidbey Institue, Washington State, USA
CONTACT: POH@powerofhope.org

NATIONAL (U.S) ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT COUNCILS 64th CONFERENCE
THEME: "World Wide Web Of Leadership"
WHEN: June 24-28, 2000
WHERE: Cupertino, California
CONTACT: Ken Page

THE PEOPLE'S WALK FOR PEACE IN SWITZERLAND 2000
WHEN: July 2 - 7, 2000
WHERE: Bern, Switzerland
CONTACT: Roland Schutzbach/ David Schmitter Global Initiative, Allmendstr. 75, 4500 Solothurn, Switzerland
TEL/FAX: +41 32 622 4191

GLOBAL CONERENCE ON TEH URBAN FUTURE
THEME: to ensure that our urban human settlements are sustainable so that we can safeguard the quality of life of our future generatons.
WHEN: July 4-6, 2000
WHERE: Berlin, Germany
CONTACT: Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning, URBAN 21, Am Michaelshof 8, 53177, Bonn, Germany
FAX: +49-228-826315
Email: info@urban21.de

HUMAN RIGHTS LEARNING COMMUNITY
SPONSORS: Global Youth Connect
WHEN: July 7-16, 2000
WHERE: Princeton, New Jersey, USA
CONTACT: Jennifer Kloes, Executive Director, Global Youth Connect 83 MacDougal Street, #26, New York, NY 10012
Tel: (212) 533-5087
Fax: (520) 395-2090

SEVENTH ANNUAL I*EARN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: "Fourth Annual International Youth Summit"
THEME: Sharing & Understanding: Tele-Education in the 21st Century CO-SPONSORS: Chinese Peoples Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) and is supported by the Ministry of Education.
WHEN: July 10-16, 2000
WHERE: Huang Yuan Hotel, Haidian District, Beijing, China
CONTACT: I*EARN-USA, 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 540, New York City, New York 10115 USA
TEL: 212-870-2693
FAX: 212-870-2672
E-mail: beijing@us.iearn.org

2000 MODEL U.N. SUMMIT and LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
WHEN: July 12-16, 2000
WHERE: Howard University, Washington, DC
CONTACT: John R. Gagain, Jr., Program Administrator
TEL: 212.907.1300 ext.326
FAX: 212.682.9185

ARSALYN FOUNDATION NATIONAL CONFERENCE
WHEN: July 14-16, 2000
CONTACT: Suk Rhee, Program Director

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SYMPOSIUM ON NEGOTIATION & CONFLICT RESOLUTION THEME: meeting and interacting with international leaders and negotiation and mediation practitioners in order to learn the practical skills relating to preventing and reducing conflicts around the world.
WHEN: 17 July-13 August 2000
WHERE: The Netherlands
ORGANIZERS: Institute for International Mediation and Conflict Resolution (IIMCR) in cooperation with Erasmus University Rotterdam.
CONTACT: IIMCR

LEAD SUMMER ACADEMY IN KENYA
THEME: a unique leadership program for young people providing training and support to young people through programs and gatherings, which promote personal leadership education, development and action
CO-SPONSORS: Free the Children International & Emerging Leaders Program
WHEN: July 17-27, 2000
WHERE: Kenya, West Africa
CONTACT: Leadership Education And Development
TELE: 708-466-4808
E-mail: training101@hotmail.com

INTERNATIONAL PEACE CAMP FOR YOUTH
(IPCY-2000) (for ages 10-17 years)
WHEN: 20 July - 3 August 2000
WHERE: Saratov, Russia
ORGANIZERS: Russian Peace Foundation, Peace on the Planet Foundation
CONTACT: Alexei Bykov

PEACE BY PIECE PROGRAM "One person, one community, one country at a time"
THEME: helping our young people work for world peace by raising consciousness and expanding awareness of spiritual truth on a global level.
WHEN: July 21 - August 6, 2000
WHERE: Unity Village, Missouri, USA
CONTACT: Pat Anderson Williams, International Youth of Unity Coordinator 401 SW Oldham Pkwy., Suite 210, Lee's Summit, MO 64081
TEL: 816.524.7414, Ext. 327
FAX: 816.525.4020

THE YOUNG GENERAL ASSEMBLY
THEME: an ongoing international organization of young people working to strengthen the United Nations and serve as a voice for young people under 18 in international affairs WHEN: July 21 - July 30, 2000
WHERE: Adelaide, Capital of South Australia, Australia
CONTACT: PEACEWAYS, 151 N, Ellsworth Avenue, Suite 6, San Mateo, California 94401, USA TEL/FAX: +1.650.340.8940

THE JAM! 2000
THEME: building a multicultural youth movement for justice, peace and environmental sanity.
WHEN: August 1-8, 2000 WHERE: California, USA ORGANIZERS: YES! (Youth for Environmental Sanity)
CONTACT: Levana Saxon 420 Bronco Rd. Soquel, CA 95073-9510, USA
TEL: 1-888-YES-6946 or (831) 465-1091

INTERNATIONAL PEACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION MEETING
THEME: A Dialogue of Civilizations WHEN: Augsut 5-9, 2000
WHERE: Tampere, Finland ORGANIZER: Copenhagen International Peace Research Institute CONTACT: Dr. Hanna Newcomb, 25 Dundana Ave., Dundas, Ont. L9H-4E5, Canada
TEL: 905-623-2356
FAX: 905-628-1830

The Isodarco 21st Summer Course: NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN A VULNERABLE WORLD
THEME: participants and faculty will partner in the discussions and share ideas, strategies and visions for the future.
WHEN: August 9 - 18, 2000
WHERE: in the town of Rovereto on the eastern Italian Alps.
CONTACT: Prof. Carlo Schaerf, Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita' di Roma "Tor Vergata", Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 1, I00133 Roma Italy
TEL.: (++ 39) 06 72594560/1
FAX: (++ 39) 06 2040309

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE MEETING
THEME: mobilizing various governments and organizatons to bring a sustainable order in the world
CONTACT: Dr. Rashmi Mayur, 73 A Mittal Tower, Nariman Point, Bombay 400 021, India TEL: 91-22-204-5758
FAX: 91-22-287-1250

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S WRITING GUILD'S 23RD ANNUAL SUMMER CONFERENCE
THEME: Personal and global empowerment through writing with 75 workshops offered each day
WHEN: August 11th to 18th, 2000
WHERE: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
CONTACT: dirhahan@aol.com
TEL. (212) 737-7536
FAX: (212) 737-9469
E-MAIL: iwwg@iwwg.com

GLOBAL SOLIDARITY CONFERENCE FOR NGOS
THEME: Global Solidarity: The Way to Peace and International Cooperation WHEN: August 28-30, 2000 WHERE: UN Headquarters, New York City, USA
HOSTS: United Nations
CONTACT: The Hague Appeal for Peace - New York Office, c/o IWTC 777 U.N. Plaza, New York, NY 10017, USA
TEL: (212) 687-2623
FAX: (212) 661-2704

NATIONAL YOUTH CONVENTIONS 2000 and YOUTHTRAIN
WHEN: Summer, 2000
WHERE: Philadelphia, USA
CONTACT: Peter Raducha

EDUCATION FOR PEACE INTERNATIONAL MEETING
THEME: The Future of Our Children WHEN: September 4-8, 2000
WHERE: Geneva University, Switzerland
CONTACT: redepaz@uol.com.br

UNITED NATIONS 2000
THEME: "Initiative of the State Of The World Forum"
WHEN: September 5-9, 2000
WHERE: New York
CONTACT: Forum Headquarters

SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONALS IN DISPUTE RESOLUTION & CONFLICT RESOLUTION EDUCATION NETWORK 2000 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
THEME: Opening the Way to a Civil Society: Creating a Culture of Community and Dialogue WHEN: September 14-16, 2000 WHERE: Albuquerque, New Mexico
CONTACT: Heather Robert, Youth Initiative Coordinator c/o AFM, CREnet, NAFCM, SPIDR; 1527 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC 20036
TEL: (202) 667-9700
FAX: (202) 265-1968

INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY CELEBRATION
WHEN: September 19, 2000
WHERE: Everywhere around the world
CONTACT: Pathways to Peace, PO Box 1057, Larkspur, CA 94977

"YES SIMAMA RANTA 2000"
THEME: applying youth entrepreneurship as an effective vehicle to combat unemployment amongst the South African youth WHEN: September 23-29, 2000
WHERE: ESCOM Conference Centre in Midrand, South Africa
CONTACT: Education With Enterprise Trust (EWET) 49c Stuart Street, PO Box 150, Harrismith, 9880, South Africa
TEL: (058) 623 0123/0649/0104
FAX: (058) 623 0107
E-mail: ewet@wn.apc.org

SAVE THE WORLD - WORK CAMP 2000
WHEN: October 1-21, 2000
WHERE: Thosey, a remote village in Ramechhap district, central Nepal
ORGANIZERS: Save the World
CONTACT: P.O. Box 5947, Kathmandu, Nepal
TEL: +977-1-424657, 249210
FAX: +977-1-250200, 420716
E-MAIL: dilicom@mos.com.np

INTERNATIONAL YOUTH PARLIAMENT 2000
THEME: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty, Youth in Conflict, Cultural Activism
WHEN: October 19-28, 2000
WHERE: Sydney, Australia
CONTACT:e-mail:parliament@caa.org.au
TEL.: +61 2 9264 1399
FAX: +61 2 9264 1476

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GIFTED CHILDREN ANNUAL CONFERENCE
WHEN: November, 2000
WHERE: CNN Headquarters, Atlanta, USA

1st INTERNATIONAL STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL CONFERENCE
THEME: "The SRC Olympiad Of Citizenship and Representation"
WHEN: December 13-17, 2000
WHERE: Sydney, Australia
CONTACT: Charles Kingston

VOICES OF YOUTH INTERNET DISCUSSION FORUM
ORGANIZERS: UNICEF
THEMES: How might media coverage be influencing humanitarian assistance to people involved in civil conflicts, like Kosovo? Unicef raised funds for assistance in Kosovo in just a few weeks, but funding for emergencies in 22 other countries are still only 15% of the goal. Join young people worldwide in a discussion about the world's less reported conflicts. WHEN: Ongoing WWW:
English: http://www.unicef.org/voy/meeting/war/less-reported.html;
Français: http://www.unicef.org/voy/fr/meeting/war/less-reported.html;
Español: http://www.unicef.org/voy/es/meeting/war/less-reported.html