[Sdpg] RSVP today for Oct.14 "Preventing Deadly Conflict"

[SDECC & Permaculture Center]

Dear Friends,

We hope to see you this Friday, Oct. 14, at the "Preventing Deadly
Conflict" program (details below).  If you have not RSVP'd yet for the
luncheon or reception, please do so today.  We need to give our final count
to the caterer. If cost is an issue, please note that the public hearing
from 2-4 pm is FREE and open to the public.  Please join us!  RSVP for all
events to (619) 255-6111 or by email: sdecc at igc.org
Sincerely,
Marcia Boruta

(for web-based version of this announcement, go to
http://sdecc.igc.org/20anniv2.html )

** 20th Anniversary Program of the San Diego Economic Conversion Council **

PREVENTING DEADLY CONFLICT:
NON-MILITARY SOLUTIONS FOR GLOBAL SECURITY

Friday, October 14, 2005
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice (IPJ), University of San Diego

>From Hurricane Katrina to the War in Iraq, strategies that would prevent
deadly conflict have not been pursued. The good news is there's a global
action plan to prevent violent conflict.  Please join us in supporting this
hopeful strategy for peace.

12 pm   Luncheon with Speakers (registration begins at 11:30 am)
* Marcia Boruta, Director, SDECC, "20 Years of Converting San Diego to a
Peace Economy"
* Elena McCollim, IPJ, "People Building Peace: The Role of Civil Society in
Conflict Prevention"

2 pm    Public Hearing in the IPJ Theatre (FREE & open to the public)

Panel One - Energy Independence: Addressing a Root Cause of Conflict
* Bill Powers, Chairman, Border Power Plant Working Group
* Andy Berg, National Electrical Contractors Association, Apollo Alliance
* Jim Bell, Director, Ecological Life Systems Institute

Panel Two - Conflict Resolution: Strategies for Working with Conflict
Effectively
* Elena McCollim, Program Officer, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
* Barbara Filner, Director of the Training Institute, National Conflict
Resolution Center
* Carol Jahnkow, Director, Peace Resource Center of San Diego

* Special Guest: Rep. Bob Filner, initiator of 1990 City of San Diego
Economic Conversion Program

* Public Testimony (to begin at approximately 3:10 pm)

4 pm    Reception followed by Sunset "Walk & Talk" on Sustainable Living by
SD Permaculture Center

COST: Luncheon & Reception: $35/person.  Luncheon OR Reception only: $20/person
Mail checks to: SDECC, 4452 Park Blvd. Suite 209, San Diego, CA 92116
RSVP BY OCTOBER 9: (619) 255-6111   Email: sdecc at igc.org   Web:
http://sdecc.igc.org

Parking permits required & free at campus entrance. Park in white lined
spaces ONLY.  Underground parking available at IPJ.  Directions:
http://peace.sandiego.edu/about/directions.html

The San Diego Economic Conversion Council (SDECC) was founded in 1985 to
promote defense conversion and sustainable community economic development
in the San Diego region.  The San Diego Permaculture Center is a project of
SDECC to promote sustainable communities through ecologically-based design
that meets human and environmental needs.

--- Preparatory Materials for the Public Hearing ---

In July 2005, the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict
brought together over 900 people from 118 countries to launch a civil
society international movement to prevent armed conflict:
"Promoting peace and security in the 21st century requires a fundamental
shift in how we respond to the challenge of violent conflict.  Our priority
must be to prevent it from occurring and thereby avoid the massive human,
environmental, and economic cost of war....We call for a fundamental change
in dealing with conflict:  a shift from reaction to prevention.... The goal
of prevention is a world where people and governments elect nonviolent
means to achieve greater justice, sustainable development and human
security. We are not attempting to prevent all conflict.  We believe in the
importance of channeling conflict through peaceful processes capable of
delivering constructive change.  Nonviolent conflict can be a positive
force to foster these changes."

* "A Global Action Agenda for the Prevention of Violent Conflict" by the
Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict.  www.gppac.net

* People Building Peace, the source of information on the global conference
and followup plans. www.peoplebuildingpeace.org

* "Designing a Peacebuilding Infrastructure: Taking a Systems Approach to
the Prevention of Deadly Conflict" by Tobi P. Dress, J.D., April 2005.
www.un-ngls.org/developmentdossier.htm

* "Creating a Sustainable Economy and Future On Our Planet" by Jim Bell.
San Diego, CA: 2005. www.jimbell.com

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San Diego Economic Conversion Council (SDECC)
San Diego Permaculture Center
sdecc at igc.org
http://sdecc.igc.org