Youth at the Millennium
An Inter-generational Dialogue on Global Issues

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The Panelists
Johan Galtung
Father of Peace Studies & recipient of the Right Livelihood Award
Arun Gandhi
Founder of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Non-Violence
Satish Kumar
Editor of Resurgence, a magazine on ecological & spiritual values
Nandini Iyer
Professor of Religious Studies, UC Santa Barbara
Kinhide Mushakouji
Professor of International Relations, Ferris University
Adam Wolpert
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
Edith Hanson
Amnesty International, Japan
Paul Leslie
Community Links, UK
Additional Workshops were held by...
Aileen Smith
Chisa Uetsuki
Shinichi Tsuji
Naoko Tanamori

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Youth Delegates
Motoshi Suzuki
Japan
Tom Ondicho
Kenya
Connie Hansen
Denmark
Ayelet Meir
Israel
Raquel Silva
Venezuela
James Harvalik
Austria
Charles Robinson
Australia
Hamed Abdel-Samad
Egypt
Omido Vafa
Canada
Veri Farina
Venezuela
Crystal Barnard
USA
Andy Natusch
USA
Paulo Chaves
Brazil
Yoko Honda
Japan
Ramona Fieru
Romania
Bryan Nykon
Canada
Seiko Nishida
Japan
Momoko Tojo
Canada/Japan
Anna Zyzniewska
Poland
Seo Yong Lee
Korea
Maguelonne Billy
France
Rossitza Ivanova
Australia
Bakhdamdemberel
Dashdemberel

Mongolia
Sigrid Guzman
Spain
Magrufov Akhmar
Uzbekistan
Mayumi Hayashi
Japan
Hiromu Iyori
Japan
Myo Min Htut
Burma
Ari Santoso
Indonesia
Amar Wahab
Trinidad
Leo Gomez
Columbia

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Date: 26 - 28 November 1999
Venue: Museum for World Peace
Ritsumeikan University,
Kyoto, Japan


Theme: a dialogue between youth and elders concerning issues of critical relevance for the future: Green Economics, Democracy, Peace and Spirituality. Prominent speakers from various countries discussed the issues with young people of college-age, and countless others through the internet. The conference included lectures, discussions, workshops and an open forum.

Due to technical difficulties, live coverage of the conference was not possible, however all of the dialogues and some of the other proceedings have been archived.Please check our archives page now.

People of all ages throughout the world are also encouraged to participate in our activities. If you have interesting ideas about the kind of world you would like to see in the future, send us an e-mail. Selected ideas will be posted on the website.

Additional funding for new projects is also being sought. If you would like to make a donation please send money to:

Kyoto Ginko Branch No. 127; Account No. 3469786.

Any contributions are welcome

Important message to Delegates: I am currently creating an e-mail newsletter to be sent out to all delegates who attended the Kyoto Symposium. If you have any news that you would like included in the newsletter, or your e-mail address has changed, please e-mail now!


What are young people's concerns?

....Environmental Destruction...... ...Globalisation...... ...Development Aid..... .....The World Bank..... .....Discrimination.......Genetically Modified Food..... .....Human Rights..... ....Poverty..... ......Spiritual Bankruptcy..... ... Poverty..... .. The Ageing of Society..........Education...... .......Cultural Differences.... ...Nuclear Weapons........Child Soldiers... ...Landmines... .....The Future......... ........International Relations ......... ...3rd World Debt....... .......Apathy.....

 
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Last updated on: March 8, 2000