Learning to be a Peacemaker 2020 - Programme

programme

Saturday, 11 July

10:00 - 12:00 (CEST)
Session 1

Introduction & Peacemakers' Jurisprudence

Ethics of Disagreement

15:00 - 17:00 (CEST)
Session 2

Islamic Law and its Objectives

Maqasid of Shari’ah

19:00 - 20:30 (CEST)
Relationships

Sunday, 12 July

10:00 - 12:00 (CEST)
Session 3

War and Peace

Jihad

15:00 - 17:00 (CEST)
Session 4

Overview of Peacemaking

Global context

19:00 - 20:30 (CEST)
Relationships

Monday, 13 July

10:00 - 12:00 (CEST)

Prophet the Peacemaker

Treaty of Hudaibiya

15:00 - 17:00 (CEST)
Session 6

Violence and Extremism

The concept of Islah (reconciliation)

19:00 - 20:30 (CEST)
Gossiping, backbiting and slandering

Tuesday, 14 July

10:00 - 12:00 (CEST)
Session 7

Loyalty and Citizenship

Understanding Citizenship

15:00 - 17:00 (CEST)
Session 8

Inner Peace

The contentment of the heart

19:00 - 20:30 (CEST)
Unpacking Anger

Wednesday, 15 July

10:00 - 12:00 (CEST)
Session 9

Characteristics of Peacemakers

Makarim al-Akhlaq

15:00 - 17:00 (CEST)
Session 10

Project Design & Implementation

Design your own project

19:00 - 20:30 (CEST)
Closing Session

Kasia Stepien

Kasia Stepien is a facilitator, non-formal education trainer and programme designer. She has been running projects on social change, holistic learning and personal transformation since 2012. She is passionate about creating heart-based spaces for people to be, share, learn and connect and has facilitated learning and group processes with young people, community leaders, NGO staff, volunteers and educators from all around Europe.

Angelika Kobl

Angelika Kobl is a facilitator, space holder and musician. Her purpose is to open spaces of encounters and reconnection - for ourselves, others and the land - to remember and tap into the wisdom that lies within all beings and be once more aware of our shared humanity and the sacredness of all life. Her objective is to heal divisions and trauma, and ultimately help people to walk together in unconditional solidarity towards a more caring, trusting, loving, mindful and wholesome future.

Diana Carolina Morales

I'm Diana Carolina Morales and I am almost a physician. Since I participated in the Caux Peace and Leadership Programme back in 2016, I have become passionate abot making a change. For this reason, I am following the path towards social entrepreneurship related to health.

Andrea Morán

Hi! My name is Andrea Morán and I am an Ecuadorian economist with a Research Master’s in International Relations. Working for almost seven years in different Government ministries allowed me to realize that academic cooperation is my passion.

Sala McCarthy-Stonex

Recent graduate Sala McCarthy-Stonex, 22, was born in Auckland, New Zealand. After her dad died in a car accident, Sala’s mum relocated the family to a Navajo reservation in Arizona, US, where they lived for about three years before moving to Laie, Hawaii. When she was 16, Sala started her undergraduate degree at Brigham Young University–Hawaii. She graduated in 2016 with a BS in Political Science, a minor in Japanese and certificates in Intercultural Peacebuilding and Mediation and Legal Studies.

Dana Salama

My name is Dana Salama and I have a degree in Environmental Science with a focus on renewable energy and climate change. I am part of the HR team in an online initiative for teaching English. I am passionate about helping people overcome their problems – it fills my soul with happiness to draw a smile on their faces. I started being part of the Caux Peace and Leadership Programme team/family in 2019. It was a milestone in my life, where I had the opportunity to meet people from all over the world.

Rachel Howden CL 2020

Rachel Howden is currently living in Utah in the United States having completed her BA in Intercultural Peacebuilding and Anthropology from Brigham Young University in Oahu, Hawaii. Rachel is passionate about young people having the space and education to develop critical thinking skills and emotional literacy for building sustainable peace. She is honoured to participate in the Creative Leadership Conference and excited to collaborate with others to listen and learn under the IofC values.

Besfort Syla

Besfort Syla is a 21-year-old graphic design/photography student from Kosovo. He is currently working as a graphic designer in his hometown, using his platform to highlight and tackle social issues. His journey with Caux and IofC started in 2018 when he participated in the Caux Peace and Leadership Programme. He is comfortable with showing his emotional side and he loves hearing others’ stories. In his opinion, sharing stories and listening enable us to come together as one and be the change the world needs.

Tony Sakr

 

Tony Sakr is a Senior Transportation Engineer based in San Jose, California. He has been working in the mobility field since 2017. He has a Master’s in Management from IE Business School in Madrid, Spain. His voluntary work has included the creation of a crowd-sourced campaign to support young people affected by the ongoing Syrian crisis. He believes that it is through crisis that innovative leaders emerge.

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