Workshop 3 (Special Workshop)
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Description
"Strengthening of transnational NGO networks for historical
reconciliation and peacebuilding in East Asia"
13:00-15:00 Sunday, June 22, 2014
Room No. 305
English; Korean/Japanese interpretation for discussions, if required
International NGO History Forum for Peace in East Asia
This workshop will outline the work of the International NGO History Forum
and explore agendas related to history and peace in upcoming conferences.
The Forum seeks to share views on history with local and international civilsociety organizations that are active in various fields around building peace in
East Asia through the understanding and reconciliation of historical
experiences. The NGO History Forum hopes to promote the role of NGOs in
peace building in East Asia to enhance solidarity and networking among
NGOs.
Transnational networking among NGOs is recommended for resource
sharing, exchanges of experiences, and formation of public discourse in the
global civil society. Networking also enhances a coalition or strategic alliance
among NGOs in dealing with local or global agendas as well as promoting
capacity building and empowerment of civil society.
This year, the NGO History Forum holds its conference in Tokyo. This NGO
Conference seeks to establish possible collaboration and networks with
overseas NGOs and research institutes to develop our future action plans and
agendas for the 2015 main international NGO conferences to be held in Seoul.
This workshop will be a round-table discussion with invited experts from
different regions. Each speaker will present proposals and suggestions for
historical reconciliation and peacebuilding in East Asia based on his or her
experiences. Participants will identify practical ways to consolidate peace
initiatives and promote further collaborations through NGO networking and joint
follow-ups for the future.
Some ideas for discussion:
1. What are your specific experiences and challenges about the theme of
this workshop?
2. Could you present best practices or advice that can enhance historical
reconciliation and peacebuilding in Northeast Asia from your experience
of your region?
3. What kind of joint follow-up programs or initiatives can we adopt that will
promote our collaboration and networks to contribute to reconciliation
and peace in the international community as well as in East Asia?
4. In this context, please identify constructive ideas or suggestions as we
set the agenda of the 2015 International NGO Conference on History
and Peace to be held in Seoul, Korea next year.
Moderator
Sungho Kang, Chair, International NGO History Forum
(Presentation)
Presentation 1. “Korean NGOs’ contributions to historical reconciliation and
strengthening of transnational NGO networks”
Work and achievements of the International NGO History
Forum
(By Representative of History NGO Forum)
The role of Korean NGOs in promoting the evolution of a
peaceful Asian community
By Sangpeel Park (Professor, Sungkonghoe University)
Presentation 2. “Japanese NGO activities for historical reconciliation and
peacebuilding: Collaboration through NGO networks”
By Hida Yuichi, President, Kobe Students Youth Center, Japan
Presentation 3. “Historical reconciliation and community development of
ASEAN: Civil society's participation and contributions”
Presentations
&
Panelists
By Yuyun Wahyuningrum, Senior advisor on ASEAN and Human Rights,
INSTITUTION, COUNTRY
Presentation 4. “How can EUROCLIO contribute to historical reconciliation in
East Asia drawing on recent experiences?”
By Jonathan Even-Zohar, Director, EUROCLIO (European Association of
History Educators), The Netherlands
Roundtable discussion (7-to-10 participants):
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Time frame
By Bernard Magno Karganilla, Professor,/Columnist, Graduate
Program in Management, University of the Philippines, Manila
Elazar Barkan, Professor, Columbia University USA
Representative of “Bridge for Peace”, Japan
Marat Gibatdinov, Head of the Center for History and Theory of
National Education, Institute of History under Tatarstan Academy of
Sciences (EUROCLIO member), Russia
Ms. Yasavieva Aysylu, Representive of The Tatar Youths, Russia
Nakafuji Hirohiko, Lecturer, Kobe Gakuin University, Japan
Bumjun Choi, Interpreter Korean/Japanese, International History NGO
Forum, Korea
8. Overseas delegates and Korean and Japanese delegates
Each presentation will be given about 10 minutes.
This session is designed for discussion based on moderator’s inquiries around
agreed agendas
Presentation papers will be in English.
MS Word, 2-4 pages, font 12, Times New Roman, space 1.5
Deadline: May 31 to allow for translation