"The Spirit of the UN": Global Peace Through Reconciliation
- WEEK OF SPIRITUALITY, VALUES AND GLOBAL CONCERNS
26 - 30 October 2009
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Monday, October 26
10:00 - 11:40 a.m.
Meditation
Venue: UN Meditation Room and UN Grounds
1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
2009 "Spirit of the United Nations" Award Ceremony
NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values & Global Concerns - NY
Venue: Church Center, 8th Floor
2:15 - 3:30 p.m.
Reconciliation: A Manifestation of the Science of Consciousness in Every Day Life
Spiritual Dimensions of Science & Consciousness; Spirituality, Values and Business; and Sacred & Transcendental Arts Working Groups
Venue: Church Center, Boss Room (777 UN Plaza - 8th Floor)
Culture of Peace Awareness Campaing Begins
Tuesday, October 27
10:00 a.m.
Daily Morning Meditation
1:15 - 4:15 p.m.
Reconciliation with Our Earth: Wisdom from Spiritual Traditions
(Eco-Spirituality, Spiritual History of the UN, and Women Rising Working Groups; Earth Values Caucus, URI-UN, International Public Policy Institute, and the Franciscans International
Venue: Church Center, 2nd Fl
Wednesday, October 28
10:00 a.m.
Daily Morning Meditation
1:15 - 2:30 p.m.
Spiritual Caucus Silent Meditation
Venue: Church Center, 2nd Fl
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Peaceful Action Through Reconciliation
(Campus Peace Center Working Group)
Venue: Pace University - 1 Pace Plaza, Lecture Hall North
Thursday, October 29
10:00 a.m - 12 p.m.
The Spirit of the UN Dialogues
(Spiritual Council for Global Challenges Working Group)
Venue: Church Center - 10th Fl.
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3:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Opening Our Hearts to Empathy as a Means to Reconciling Peoples of the World
(Universal Ethics Working Group)
Venue: Nigeria Permanent Mission to the UN - 828 2nd Ave, 21St Fl
Friday, October 30
10:00 a.m - 12:20 p.m.
Heart+Heart=Peace+Health: A Guide to Embodying Roconciliation & Transforming Generational Trauma into Healing
(Health & Transformation Working Group)
Venue: UN Conference Room E
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1:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
2009 Week of Spirituality, Values & Global Concerns Closing Ceremony
(CSVGC-NY together with Co-sponsoring groups)
Venue: Open Center Studio - 22 East 30 Street - Madison & 5th Ave, NYC
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Records from 2008 Week of Spirituality:
The Spirit of the UN: Our Commitment to Making the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Come Alive
- WEEK OF SPIRITUALITY, VALUES AND GLOBAL CONCERNS
20 - 24 October 2008
Sponsored by the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns (NY), Spiritual Caucus, Values Caucus, UNSRC Enlightenment Society (SEAT) & United Religions Initiative-UN
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Monday, October 20
9:00 - 10 a.m.
Daily Morning Meditation
(Sacred & Transcendental Arts Working Group -Spiritual Caucus)Venue: UN Meditation Room
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Opening Ceremony
(CSVGC Task Force)
Venue: UN Meditation Room
1:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Spirit of the UN Award Ceremony
(CSVGC Task Force)
Venue: Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Spirituality in Every Day Life: Embracing Human Rights
(Spirituality Values & Business Working Group) (Eco-Spirituality Working Group)
Venue: Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium
Tuesday, October 21
9:00 - 10 a.m.
Daily Morning Meditation
1:00 - 2:45 p.m.
Advancing the Culture of Peace: Is Peace a Human Right?
(Culture of Peace Working Group)
Venue: UNICEF, Labouisse Hall
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Students Unite for the Right to Peace: Activating Campus Peace Centers
(Campus Peace Centers Working Group)
Venue: UNICEF, Labouisse Hall
Wednesday, October 22
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Daily Morning Meditation
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
UN Bridging the Historical Divides for a New World Renaissance
(UN Spiritual History Working Group)
Venue : UNICEF, Labouisse Hall
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Spiritual and Ethical Dimensions of Human Rights Law
(Universal Ethics and Global Concerns Working Group)
Venue: UNICEF, Labouisse Hall
Thursday, October 23
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Daily Morning Meditation
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Silent Meditation
(Sacred & Transcendental Arts Working Group & Spiritual Caucus)
Venue: Grumman Room, 8th Floor - Church Center
1:15 - 2:45 p.m.
The Way of the Feminine: Making Human Rights Come Alive
(Women Rising Working Group)
Venue: UNICEF, Labouisse Hall
3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
The Consciousness of Human Rights: The Transformative Moment
(Spiritual Council for Global Challenges Working Group)Venue: Church Center, 10th Floor
Friday, October 24
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Daily Morning Meditation
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Cultivating the Seeds of Forgiveness and Meaning Making: Transforming Trauma into Healing
(Healing, Transformation & Spirituality Working Group)Venue: Uganda House
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
The Answer Lies Within: What Is Relationship Between Science of Meditation & Practice of Human Rights?
(Spiritual Dimensions of Science & Consciousness Working Group)
Venue: UNICEF, Labouisse Hall
1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
Closing Gathering & UN Anniversary Cake-cutting
(CSVGC Task Force)
Venue: UNICEF, Labouisse Hall
REPORT FROM 2007:
Celebrating the United Nations Commitment to Peace on Its 62nd Anniversay
- WEEK OF SPIRITUALITY, VALUES AND GLOBAL CONCERNS
In honor of the anniversary of the United Nations, the Week of Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns has been created to bring about a culture of peace in which we, the peoples of the world, can address together our common challenges in a holistic, positive and transformative way. The Week’s activities recognize that spirituality and adherence to universal values, such as those expressed in the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, are key to providing solutions to global concerns.
The Week of Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns is being launched on 22–26 October, 2007 at UN headquarters, during the United Nations 62nd anniversary, to inspire and generate collective engagement in an annual worldwide celebration.
Members of the UN community and the public are invited to participate in a series of programs and activities.
MONDAY – 22nd
12:00
Opening Gathering with Silent Meditation and Program Presentation
(CSVGC Taskforce)
Venue: Meditation Room,
UN Lobby
1:00 – 2:45
The Role and Importance of Silence in the UN System
(Spiritual Caucus)
Venue: Room TBA
Handout Distribution – “Inspiration from Kindness”
(Sacred & Transcendental Arts Working Group)
TUESDAY – 23rd
3:00 – 5:00
The Feminine Principle in Spirituality and Consciousness (Women Rising Working Group)
Venue: GA37
6:00
“Peace, Disarmament and Sustainable Development”
Private Invitation only dinner.
(Spiritual Council for Global Challenges Working Group)
WEDNESDAY – 24th
12:30
UN Anniversary Cake Cutting
(Spiritual Council and Values Caucus)
Venue: Cafeteria
2:00 – 4:00
The Spirituality of Martial Arts and Its contribution to World Peace
(Culture of Peace Working Group)
Venue: GA37
THURSDAY– 25th
12:00 – 1:30
Scorpio Solar Festival Meditation (Spiritual Dimensions of Science and Consciousness Working Group)
Venue: UN Meditation Room until 12:30; Discussion in Lobby 12:30 - 1:15. Keynote for Meditation: "Let Divine Purpose Guide the Work of the UN".
3:00 – 4:00
Launch of the Campus Peace Centers
(Campus Peace Centers Working Group)
Venue: GA37
4:00 – 5:00
The Public Good and Its Relation to Global Ethics (Universal Ethics Working Group)
Venue: GA37
FRIDAY – 26th
1:00 – 1:30
“Spirit of the UN” Award and Closing Ceremony
(CSVGC Task Force)
Venue: Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium
1:30 – 2:45
Spiritual and Holistic Development Augmenting Business Practices (Spiritual History of UN and Values and Business Working Groups)
Venue: Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium