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Program
Thursday, January 29, 2009
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Agenda |
Moderator |
8.45 |
9.30 |
Welcoming and Opening of the Forum
- Dr. José Rafael Espada, Vice-president of Guatemala
- Most Rev. Mons. Pablo Vizcaíno Prado, President of the Guatemala Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Rev. Sergio Olivo Geremia c.s., General Superior of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo-Scalabrinians
- Dr. Juan Esteban Belderrain, Regional Director for Latin America of the Porticus Foundation
- Dr. Gerhard Wahlers, Director of International Cooperation, Konrad Adenauer Foundation
- Most Rev. Mons. Alvaro Ramazzini, President of the Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants, Guatemala Conference of Catholic Bishops
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Rev. Leonir Chiarello, Executive Director of the Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN) |
9.30 |
11.00 |
Panel – Reconciliation and Peace-Building Process: their impact on international migration
Participants:
- Ms. Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Guatemala, 1992 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
- Mr. Giorgio Negro, Deputy Head of Operations for Latin America and the Caribbean, International Committee of the Red Cross, 1917, 1944 and 1963 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
- Dr. Jean-Baptiste Richardier, General Director of Handicap International, 1997 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
- Dr. Aitor Zabalgogeazkoa, General Director of Spain Section, Doctors Without Borders, 1999 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
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Dr. Joseph Chamie, Director of Research
of the Center for Migration Studies
of New York (CMS) |
11.00 |
11.30 |
Coffee break |
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11.30 |
13.00 |
Panel – Migrations: walls or bridges in the development of a peaceful coexistence?
Participants:
- Dr. Jorge Rodriguez Grossi, Former Minister of Economy of Chile and Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business of the Alberto Hurtado University, Santiago de Chile
- Dr. Raúl Delgado Wise, Director of the Doctoral Program in development Studies, Autonomous University of Zacatecas, and Executive Director of International Network on Migration and Development
- Mr. Einardo Bingemer (Ekke), Advisor of the Kolping Work in Latin America
- Dr. Jorge Bustamante, The United Nations' Special Rapporteur on Migrants' Rights
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Rev. David Ungerleider, Assistant to the Rector of the Universidad Iberoamericana
of Tijuana |
13.00 |
15.00 |
Lunch |
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15.00 |
16.45 |
Panel – The role of the Church in the promotion of a peaceful coexistence between migrants and local communities
Participants:
- His Eminence Rodolfo Cardinal Quezada Toruño, Archbishop of Guatemala City
- Rev. Novatus Rugambwa, Deputy Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
- Mr. Johan Ketelers, General Secretary of The International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC)
- Rev. Sr. Erta Lemus, Secretary for the Human Mobility Commission of the CELAM
- Rev. Sr. Janete Ferreira, Coordinator of the Migration and Traffic Program of SELACC
- Rev. Maurizio Pontin, Coordinator of the Human Mobility Commission, Colombia Conference of Catholic Bishops
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Rev. Rui Manuel da Silva Pedro, General Director of the Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN) |
16.45 |
17.00 |
Coffee break |
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17.00 |
18.30 |
Panel – Experiences of promotion of a peaceful coexistence along the borders
- Rev. Flor Maria Rigoni, Director of the Casa del Migrante, Tapachula
- Rev. Claudio Holzer, Director of the Centro de Atención al Migrante, Chicago
- Mr. Mardoqueo Valle Callejas, Migrant, Guatemala
- Mr. Marvin Danilo Pérez Gómez, Migrant, Guatemala
- Mr. Luis Argueta, Movie Director, Guatemala
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Rev. Mauro Verzeletti,
Secretary of the Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants, Guatemala Conference of Catholic Bishops |
20.00 |
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Welcoming Supper |
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Friday, January 30, 2009
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Agenda |
Moderador |
09.00 |
11.00 |
Panel – The role of politics in building bridges toward a peaceful coexistence and integration among American peoples
Participants:
- Mr. Josef Merkx, Representative of UNHCR, Costa Rica, 1981 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
- Dr. Luis Alberto Cordero Arias, Executive Director of the Oscar Arias Sánchez Foundation founded by Oscar Arias Sánchez, President of Costa Rica and 1987 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
- Ms. Laura Neuman, Associate Director, Americas Program & Access to Information Project Manager of the Carter Center, founded by Jimmy Carter, Former President of the United States, 2002 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
- Mr. Jamil Mahuad, Former President of Ecuador, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee
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Ms. María Isabel Sanza Gutiérrez,
Legal Advisor
for the Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN) |
11.00 |
11.30 |
Coffee break |
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11.30 |
13.00 |
Panel – Migration policies and reconciliation processes in the Americas
Participants:
- Ambassador Miguel Angel Ibarra González, Guatemala Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Deputy Gloria Guadalupe Oquelí de Macotto, President of the Central American Parliament
- Commissioner Dr. Cecilia Romero Castillo, Head of the Mexican National Institute of Migration
- Mr. Günter Müssig, Head of Mission of the International Organization for Migration (OIM), Guatemala
- Most Rev. Mons. Alvaro Ramazzini, President of the Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants, Guatemala Conference of Catholic Bishops
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Mr. Ramon Cadena, Director of the International Commission of Jurists, Central America |
13.00 |
15.00 |
Lunch |
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15.00 |
16.30 |
Panel – Beyond national and international walls: new challenges for a peaceful coexistence
Participants:
- Mr. Luis Galarreta Velarde, Deputy of the National Congress of Peru
- Dr. Lelio Marmora, Director of International Migration Policies Master Program, Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Mr. Bela Hovy, Chief of the Migration Section, Population Division of the United Nations, New York
- Rev. Alfredo Gonçalves, Provincial Superior of the Scalabrinian Missionaries, São Paulo
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Ms. Irene Palma
Executive Director of the Central America Institute of Social and Development Studies, Guatemala |
16.30 |
16.45 |
Coffee break |
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16.45 |
18.00 |
Workshops:
Working Groups:
- Migrants: an opportunity or a threat to pacific coexistence? – Rev. Mario Santillo, Director of the Centro de Estudios Migratorios Latinoamericanos (CEMLA), Buenos Aires, and Rev. Ademar Barilli, Director of ‘Casa del Migrante,’ Tecún Umán
- Public Policies and Human Rights: legal and ethical implications – Rev. Sr. Rosita Milesi, Director Instituto Migrações e Direitos Humanos (IMDH), Brasilia and Rev. Algacir Munhak, Vice-President of the Catholic Institute for Migration of Chile, Santiago de Chile
- Migrants as builders and messengers of peace through work, culture and family values and relationships – Rev. Fabio Baggio, Director of the Scalabrini Migrant Center, Manila and Rev. Francisco Pelizzari, Director of the ‘Casa del Migrante,’ Nuevo Laredo
Initiatives to foster a peaceful coexistence:
- Initiatives sponsored by the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) – Mr. Richard Jons, Deputy Regional Director for Justice and Solidarity, Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
- Initiatives sponsored by TROCAIRE – Ms. Blanca Blanco Abellán, Official of Program, TROCAIRE, Guatemala
- Initiatives sponsored by Soros Foundation – Dr. Elena Yolanda Díez Pinto, Executive Director, Soros Foundation, Guatemala
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Working Groups Moderators |
18.00 |
18.30 |
Closing remarks and on-going challenges
- Dr. Frank La Rue Lewy, President of Instituto DEMOS,
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression
- Rev. Alfredo Gonçalves, Provincial Superior of the Scalabrinian Missionaries, São Paulo
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Rev. Leonir Chiarello, Executive Director of SIMN |
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