OmniTRAX/Broe Quest Series

War-Affected Children Conference
Two Steps Forward: Looking Back & Facing the Future

September 9 & 10, 2005


Tentative Schedule: Saturday, September 10, 2005

Note: An OmniTRAX/Broe Quest Documentary Film Festival will run on campus concurrent with the conference on this day.


8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Riddell Hall
Refreshments

8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Riddell Hall
  Welcome and Introductions:

  • Hon. Rey Pagtakhan (Chair, Planning Committee for QUEST War-Affected Children & Director of the Global College at The University of Winnipeg)
  •  Lloyd Axworthy (President, The University of Winnipeg)
  • Alaa Abd-El-Aziz (Vice-President (Research, International & External), The University of Winnipeg)

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Riddell Hall
Keynote Address
War-Affected Children: Healing Civilization’s Future - A Pan-Global Perspective in Review

9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Riddell Hall
Plenary 1
The Lost Boys & Girls of Sudan: The Long Journey
Barriers to Learning, Barriers to Participation
(A discussion of their journey in/from Sudan and to/within Canada, including the obstacles to success in Canada)

  • Donna Carreiro (Journalist & Member Ad Hoc Committee)
  • Edward Abou (Lost Boy & Girl Representative)
  • Jackson (Lost Boy & Girl Representative)
  • Moderator: David Northcott (Member Ad Hoc Committee)

10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Break

11:00 a.m. - Noon
Workshops 1 and 2

11:00 a.m. - Noon
3C01 (3rd Floor, Centennial Hall)
Workshop Option 1:
First Person: Testimonies & Presentations

11:00 a.m. - Noon
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
Workshop Option 2:
Inner-City Winnipeg as a War Zone: Common Experiences

Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Riddell Hall
Lunch: $2 and a Canned Good for the UWSA Foodbank
Brown Bag Conversation
2000 – 2005: Has Canada Lived Up to Its Promises & Potential

  • Erin Baines (Director, Conflict & Development, Liu Institute)
  • Katrina Burgess (Foreign Affairs, Director of Policy)
  • Eric Hoskins (War Child Canada)
  • Kathy Vandergrift (Director of Policy, Ottawa Bureau, World Vision Canada)
  • Moderator: Jim Christie (Dean of Theology, University of Winnipeg)

1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Break

1:10 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Riddell Hall
Keynote Address - Jimmie Briggs (Goodwill Ambassador and UN Special Envoy for Children & Armed Conflict)

1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Riddell Hall
Plenary 2
More Action, Less Agonizing: A Reappraisal of Global Policy

  • Lloyd Axworthy, President, University of Winnipeg
  • Jimmie Briggs (Goodwill Ambassador and UN Special Envoy for Children & Armed Conflict)
  • Natalie Zend (CIDA Representative)
  • W. Andy Knight (Faculty, Political Science, University of Alberta and author of A Changing United Nations)
  • Moderator: Myriam Denov (Faculty, University of Ottawa)

3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Break

3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Workshops 1, 2, and 3

3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
Workshop Option 1:
Community Integration: Knowing the Barriers & Removing Them

3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
3C01 (3rd Floor, Centennial Hall)
Workshop Option 2:
First Hand: Testimonies & Presentations

  • Abu Boakai (Liberia)
  • Michael Nuul Mayen (Sudan - Student, University of Winnipeg)
  • Stephanie Stobbe (Laos - Faculty, Menno Simons College)
  • Donya Shabgard, Afghanistan (Afghani Association of Manitoba)
  • Moderator: Ismael Muvingi (Faculty, Menno Simons College)

3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
2M70 (2nd Floor, Manitoba Hall)
Workshop Option 3:
Restoration: Art as Healing

  • Nancy Hutchinson (Winnipeg Art Gallery) - to be confirmed
  • Gabriela Lasko (Artist)
  • Sabina Zjakic (Independent Contractor, PTE) - to be confirmed
  • Moderator: Peter Ives (Faculty, University of Winnipeg)

4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wrap Up
So Where Does Canada Go From Here? Developing a Plan for Action

  • Lloyd Axworthy (President, University of Winnipeg)
  • All conference attendees
  • Moderator: Jennifer Rattray (Director of Strategic Initiatives, The University of Winnipeg, QUEST Committee)

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