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World Beyond Borders Day
Oct. 3rd, 2004, 9 am -5 pm
Location: UMC, Glenn Miller Ball Room
University of Colorado, Boulder
$20.00 (students and seniors $10.00)
While organizing this year's Sustainable Resources conference, we noticed
a large number of organizations involved named something "Without
Borders". The idea of going beyond borders - loosening the various
kinds of territoriality so that more collaborations become possible -
was always one of our key values so we decided to schedule an entire day
around this theme and call it "World Beyond Borders Day." Mark
Gerzon, author of Leaders Beyond Borders loved the idea, offered
to help organize the day, and had this to say about the theme: "To
create a just, sustainable world, nothing is more important than being
able to think and act across borders. Whether our passion is protecting
the biosphere or preventing war, we will succeed only if we have the passion
and courage to cross the national, ideological, ethnic, and religious
borders of our time.”
Please join us for
this landmark event as international leaders, non-profits, and people
from almost every walk of life come together and explore the “beyond
borders” perspective, what it means in today’s world, and
how we might leverage our collective strengths to achieve the change our
world needs.
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Catherine Wanek - Catherine organized the building of a strawbale greenhouse in 1992 and has been an advocate ever since. She's produced the Building with Straw video series, the Last Straw Journal, The New Strawbale Home and helped found Builders Without Borders with Derek Roff. |
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Bernard Amadei - University of Colorado Professor of Civil Engineering, dynamic speaker and activist, founder of Engineers Without Borders and Engineers Without Borders International |
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"Leaders Beyond Borders" |
Mark Gerzon - Called an "expert in civil discourse" by the New York Times, Mark Gerzon, renowned author and conflict-resolution expert, specializes in bringing together conflicting groups and fragmented organizations. |
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"Money Beyond Borders" |
Lynne Twist - Global activist, fund raiser, speaker, author, teacher, mentor and counselor, Lynne has devoted her life working to end world hunger, empower women, nurture children and youth, and preserve the natural heritage of our planet |
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Bill Ury - One of the world's leading experts on peacemaking and conflict resolution, Bill has written 20 books and directs the Project on Preventing War. |
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"Planning Beyond Borders" Global Plan Initiative |
Bob McCormick - community leader, local politician, and activist working to convene a global summit that will create a long-term solution to the global issues of poverty, hunger, disease, environmental destruction, and armed conflict. |
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"Religions Beyond Borders"
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Bernie Glassman - American Zen teacher, author, and world-renowned social activist, Bernie is an abbot, co-founder of the Greystone Mandala, the Zen Peacemaker Order, and won the Best of America Award for Social Action. Though not using the name, his work furthers the idea of religion beyond borders. |
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Tala Dawlatshahi – a journalist featured on CNN, Voice of America, New York Times, Wall Street Journal working with many UN agencies and as US Representative of Reporters Without Borders. |
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"Social Action Beyond Borders" |
Dr.
A.T. Ariyaratne |
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Fred Mednick - founded Teachers Without Borders in order to address a pressing need for durable educational change and solutions, worldwide. He consults internationally on reform and school design, brain research, globalism, and scenario planning for education and business. |
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Joanna Hadjicostandi |
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Workshop organizer and moderator |
Susan Skjei - President of SaneSystems, director of the Authentic Leadership program at Naropa University and co-founder of the Shambhala Institute, Susan works with non-profit organizations and NGOs to help them bring their visions into reality. |
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Phrases in quotes our terms, speakers subject to change |
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