SI MONTHLY NEWS August 2008 Country Info
From SI Exco News
CONFERENCE D'INFORMATION SERVAS 2008 CENTRE CULTUREL RUSSE CONGO BRAZZAVILLE 21 SEPTEMBRE 2008
At the time of the celebration of the world peace day issued by the United Nations, peace remains a common and fundamental ideal whose realization remains a burning obligation for all people, all men and women of today. It requires more than ever to be promoted.
Indeed, for nearly 60 years men and women joined together within Servas, a nongovernmental organization, have worked and continued to work to help to establish peace in the world. Created by one impassioned of the peace, BOB LUITWEILLER, inspired by GANDHI, Servas International is network of over 15.000 men and women in the world, recognized by the United Nations accredited with the advisory statutes.
It is to take part in this that, one year ago, the Servas group in Congo Brazzaville was set up. By organizing this conference of information, Servas Congo Brazzaville wishes to create one moment for the promotion of the good practices and experiences of Servas in favour of peace. This is like the national opinion of the Congolese peoples who look to the organization of peace for thus reinforcing our actions whilst inspiring us by these experiences to continue to act for peace in the local plan.
THE PUBLIC AT WHOM WE ARE AIMING:
o The participants concerned are categorized as:
o Representatives of the public authority;
o Represent civil society: government organizations, associations, foundations, human rights, media;
o Students;
o The lifeblood of the country: young people, workmen, salesmen…
The number of participants is estimated to be 100 people
ORGANIZATION
This conference wants to be open and free for discussion and dialogue. During two (2) hours with a coffee break, the organizing structure will offer to the participants three eminent speakers who will talk on the action of Servas on peace in the world followed by an exchange about the experiments and the universal principles for local action.
THEMES
The conference of Servas information will have as a broad topic “To act for Peace” which will be developed with three (3) sub-topics on specific subjects.
The three topics are:
1 SERVAS AND PEACE
- Presentation of Servas International;
- Philosophy of Servas on peace;
- Action of Servas in favour of peace;
- Impact and role of Servas on the promotion of peace.
2 BOB LUITWEILLER APOSTLE OF PEACE
- Who is Bob;
- Bob and ideals of peace;
- Bob and other large universal characters of peace
3 TO ACT FOR PEACE
- Experiments and universal principles with the local action for peace;
- Discussion and exchange of ideas.
PROGRAM:
- 17:15 arrival of the participants
- 17:30: beginning of the conference, short speech of the structure by National secretary Mr ONDON Titan Serge
- 17:45 First speaker
- 18:20 Second speaker
- 18:50 Coffee break
- 19:00 Third speaker (debate and exchange)
- 19:30 End of the meeting.
We hope at the end of this conference to make Servas known on the basis of good practice in favour of peace, leading to collaboration with other actors involved in the action for peace.
We need a volunteer member of Servas International to speak of the first topic on SERVAS AND PEACE to our conference. We will be very grateful to welcome Exco members or our Servas Africa area coordinator.
The contact person for this Event: ONDON titan serge crilieond[at]yahoo.fr
Country Information
Member Countries now total 129 and Hosts total 15,669 There are 14 Member Countries with 300 hosts or more:
- Country Host Year 1 Italy 1784 2007 2 Germany 1450 2008 3 USA 1427 2007 4 France 1341 2008 5 Canada 694 2008 6 India 668 2007 7 Australia 594 2008 8 Spain 537 2008 9 Britain 525 2008 10 Poland 379 2008 11 New Zealand 376 2008 12 Belgium 324 2007 13 Japan 319 2008 14 Israel 300 2008
Servas Australia went online this week with its own website http://www.servasaustralia.org Geoff Maltby, Australia
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