11^th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PEACE AND NONVIOLENT ACTION ( 11^th ICPNA)

Aims and Objectives of the 10th ICPNA

The 11th ICPNA aims to discuss various aspects of ahimsa (nonviolence), explore nonviolent strategies to prevent wars, violent conflicts and create a world without violence and hatred. It will also delve deep into the roots of environmental and ecological crisis and evolve a roadmap to a nonviolent and sustainable world

Theme

Only Nonviolence Can Guarantee World Peace and Environmental Sustainability

Every right thinking person in the world today is deeply concerned about the growing trends of violence and hatred in society. Many children and youths are being systematically indoctrinated to commit heinous crimes in the name of religion. Not a day passes when we do not hear about the incidents of rape, murder, intimidation and torture. The incidents of verbal and emotional violence are also on the rise at school, college and family levels. Moral and spiritual values are at their lowest ebb. In such dismal scenario of decadence at all levels only a culture of ahimsa (nonviolence), love and tolerance can reverse the trend. Ahimsa doesn’t mean mere abstinence from physical violence but it means eschewal of violence in thought and word as well. The seeds of violence first sprout in our thoughts, so efforts should be made to nip them in the bud during childhood itself. For a lasting peace and happiness, we need to train our children in nonviolence. What it means is that we have to create a natural ambience conducive to ahimsa at home and school and expose our children to it.

As regards eco-sustainability of the future, the situation is pretty grim. Our bio-diversity and forests are gradually disappearing, rivers are drying up, mountains are being denuded of trees. Man’s unrestrained greed and rampant consumerism are responsible for this unprecedented crisis of non-sustainability. The earth is losing its carrying capacity. The UN has been striving hard to cope with the problem at government level. It has set the 2030 agenda for a sustainable world consisting of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). But can governments alone accomplish these ends? No, it is not possible for them to do so without involving people and civil societies in a big way. We have to minimize our needs at every level. Self-restraint alone is life and wantonness is death.

The prospects for peace at global level also appear quite bleak. The war between Russia and Ukraine continues to rage even after one and a half years. Thousands of soldiers and people have been killed on both sides. Racial/ethnic and caste conflicts in different parts of the world continue unabated. There is a race between some countries for procuring nuclear arms. We believe that nonviolence alone is an antidote to war and conflicts. It alone can ensure an ecological balance and environmental sustainability. It alone is the basis of our survival into the third millennium. In order to make it a reality let us learn to live in harmony with nature and switch over to a nonviolent lifestyle.

The Background of ICPNAs

The birth of ICPNA began with Acharya Tulsi, founder of Anuvrat Movement (a non-sectarian global initiative for the regeneration of moral and spiritual values), when he encouraged Anuvrat workers to organize a series of ICPNAs (International Conference of Peace and Nonviolent Action) with a view to creating a global awareness for peace and nonviolence. In consonance with his vision, ten major international conferences have been held across different towns and cities of India so far, with the various themes including: ‘unifying forces of peace and nonviolence’, ‘evolving a viable system to train and orient people in nonviolence’, ‘living in harmony with nature’, ‘ahimsa, peacemaking and conflict management’, ‘seeking the true meaning of a culture of peace and nonviolence’, ‘towards a nonviolent future’, ‘science, spirituality and universal peace and training children in nonviolence, a must for a sustainable future’.

Proposals for Various Presentations

Proposals to speak at any one of the following plenary sessions are invited. The duration for each plenary session will be one and a half hour. Each session will consist of four speakers and one chairperson, and due to the constraint of time, each presentation will be restricted to a maximum of fifteen minutes.

Topics and Thematic Tracks for Plenary Sessions

1. Ahimsa (Nonviolence) : Concept and its Many Facets
2. Peace: Definition and Strategies to Achieve World Peace
3. Nonviolence, Sustainability and Enlightenments: The connections between scientific and spiritual cosmologies
4. ANonviolent Future for Mankind through Education and the Arts
5. Nonviolence, Peace, Political Theory and Practice
6. Worldwide Specific Outbreaks of Violence and Finding Strategies for Nonviolent Solutions
7. Opposing Social, Economic, Family and Gender Violence with the Powers of Truth, Love and Ahimsa
8. Environmentalism, Ecology, Global Warming and Peace with Nature

Last Date and Format for Submitting Abstracts

The abstract of your paper should be submitted only in the prescribed format indicated below. We will inform you as soon as possible whether your proposal to speak has been accepted. Your paper should ideally aim to be both original and relevant to the particular sub-theme or thematic track of your choosing. The last date for submitting proposals to speak is December 15, 2023.
(If required, please use a separate sheet.)

1. Title of the paper.
2. Name, email ID, Whatsapp number and the complete mailing address of the presenter
3. Name and number of the plenary session for which the presentation is intended.
4. Abstract of your paper (100-150 words).

Email it to icpna@anuvibha.org

Suggested Topics for Workshops and Panels

(Three or four panels/workshops will run simultaneously and will be held at separate places).

1. Nonviolence and Environment
2. Nonviolent Communication
3. The United Nations and its Peace Initiatives: Are They Helpful in Building Nonkilling Societies
4. Climate Change: How Can We Address This Challenge ?
5. My Vision of a Sustainable World
6. Differing Theories on the Roots of Violence
7. Right Means of Livelihood and Training in the Tools of Self-Employment
8. Nonviolent Lifestyle: a Roadmap to the Eco-sustainability of the Future
9. Preksha Meditation: an Effective Way for Inner Transformation
10. Jivan Vigyan (Science of Living): a Complete Course for Training Children in Nonviolence
11. Anuvrat: An Antidote to War and Road Map to Sustainability
12. The role of Intellectuals in Advancing Peace and Nonviolence: the World Intellectual Forum (WIF) and its Mission

Registration Fee and the Last Date for Registration

The last date of registration is January 10, 2024. Kindly register yourself in the prescribed form as indicated at the end of this brochure. One can register online as well. The registration fee is 100 US Dollars for an overseas delegate and Rs. 5000 for an Indian citizen. It is a token amount in view of the fact that organizers are committed to providing free local hospitality and transport to all from February 12 to February 16, 2024. You can pay the registration fee on arrival at the registration desk. Those who cannot pay even this token registration fee should write to the International Coordinator for exemption.

Profiles Of The Organizing Institution And The Academic Partners Of The 10^th ICPNA

Anuvrat Vishva Bharati Society is a Transnational Centre for Peace and Nonviolent Action associated with DGC of the United Nations and is known by its widely publicized acronym ANUVIBHA. It is a non-profit socio-cultural organization dedicated to peace and nonviolent action. ANUVIBHA was designated as a global actor of a culture of peace and nonviolence for the children of the world by UNESCO (2001-2010). It has been in the forefront of national anc international campaigns for promoting ahimsa and has organized ten international conferences on peace and nonviolent action so far. His Holiness Acharya Mahashraman is our spiritual patron. We maintain a Children's Peace Palace at Rajsamand near Udaipur. It is situated on top of a hill overlooking the famous lake called Rajsamand. It is a practical laboratory for the inculcation of a culture of ahimsa among children. Its scenic grandeur and ambience are conducive to the growth of ahimsa. It has a network of thousands of dedicated volunteers associated with around two hundred anuvrat chapters in India and Nepal. It also organizes various campaigns throughout the year. For details visit our website www.anuvibha.org.

The Institute is unique among research centres throughout the world in that it combines training and practical work in conflict resolution through studying the entire range of global philosophical and spiritual traditions, together with the proactive search for global responsibility and justice in our time. Founded in 1990, the Institute has also built on the work of Philosophers and Historians for Peace, an international networking organization founded in London in 1985. IIPSGP Members are a scattered international network of scholars, teachers, students, thinkers, academics, faith leaders, and visionaries involved in a wide range of educational and research activities in both professional and voluntary capacities in all aspects of peace research, environmental education, comparative spirituality and philosophy. To know more about it, please visit its website www.educationaid.net.

11^th International Conference on
th Peace And Nonviolent Action (11^th ICPNA)

Feb 13 to Feb 16, 2024 at

RAJASTHAN BHAWAN

Plot No. 21-22, Sector 30A, Vashi, Navi Mumbai - 400703 (Maharashtra )

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