Why We Fight Wars? Can a Culture of Peace Revolution Work Towards Its End?

On 14th November 2024, Uniting for Peace is hosting a conference on the Culture of Peace. A panel of distinguished speakers will contribute their thoughts. After all the speakers have spoken, we open the Q&A, which goes on for an hour. This is a Free Online Event, and Everyone Is Welcome to attend.

Title: Why We Fight Wars? Can a Culture of Peace Revolution Work Towards Its End?
Date: Thursday, 14 November 2024
Time: 18:00 – 20:00 (UK time)
To register: https://cultureofpeace2024.eventbrite.co.uk/
Meeting ID: 348 276 5417
Passcode: 2022

Chair – Rita Payne, President Emeritus, Commonwealth Journalists Association
Speakers:
Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Former Director-General of UNESCO, Founder, Fundación Cultura de Paz and Author, The World Ahead: Our Future in the Making
Vijay Mehta, Chair, Uniting for Peace, Author, How Not To Go To War
David Adams, Former UNESCO Director, Unit for the International Year for the Culture of Peace, Coordinator, The Culture of Peace News Network
John Gittings, Former The Guardian Journalist Specialised on China and East Asia, Author of The Glorious Art of Peace
Rivera Sun, Editor, Nonviolence News, Program Coordinator for Campaign Nonviolence, Author, The Dandelion Insurrection
Ken Butigan, Senior Professional Lecturer in the Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies Program, DePaul University, Chicago, USA

Blurb of the conference is below:

United Nations has declared the official theme for 2024 International Day of Peace as Cultivating a Culture of Peace. The pertinent question is: Is war a necessary evil or an organised crime to kill our human species? Either way, war kills people, bringing untold suffering and misery. Also, it’s a waste of vital resources that can be utilised for healthcare, education, jobs and boosting the economy’s growth. If the latter argument is valid, then can we replace war by implementing a Culture of Peace?