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RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY: Discourses and Realities in Africa and Asia. With a Comparative View from Europe. 55 Years after the Bandung Asian-African Conference 1955
Wednesday 24 April 2013, by // 03. BSCF 2013
A Conference-Book launching, AL QALAM INSTITUTE, Ateneo de Davao University, Davao City, Davao del Sur, Mindanao, PHILIPPINES, June 19-20, 2013
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Tuesday 28 August 2012, by // PUBLICATION
Following the 55 BANDUNG 55 Seminars of the 55th Anniversary of 1955 Bandung Asian-African Conference held in Indonesia in October/November 2010, a series of books under the label of Bandung Spirit Book Series is in the course of publication.
The first book, on ECOLOGY (under the editorship of Darwis Khudori and Yukio Kamino), has been published in May 2012. See the book presentation in this section. The second book, on RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY (under the editorship of Darwis Khudori and Elikia Mbokolo), is planned to be launched in April 2013.
Those willing to contribute a paper for the publication are invited to consult the following TOR:
Read more...TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE ECOLOGY: Global Challenges and Local Responses in Africa and Asia 55 Years after the Bandung Asian-African Conference 1955
Monday 9 July 2012, by // PUBLICATION
Following the 55 BANDUNG 55 SUMMIT held in Indonesia in 2010, a series of books is in the course of publication. They reflect the sub-themes of the conferences that are Culture, Ecology, Economy, Politics and Religion. The first of the series deals with ecological issues and has been published on May 2012.
Book reference
Darwis Khudori and Yukio Kamino (eds.), TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE ECOLOGY: Global Challenges and Local Responses in Africa and Asia, 55 Years after the Bandung Asian-African Conference 1955. Co-publication of UB PRESS (Universitas Brawijaya Press, Malang, East Java, Indonesia), AFRICA CHALLENGE (Casablanca, Morocco), ALLIANCE (of Oriental Cultural Heritage Sites Protection, Shanghai, China and Paris, France), GRIC (Group of Research on Identities and Cultures, University of Le Havre, France), OISCA International (Organisation for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement, Tokyo, Japan), 2012, 15 cm x 22 cm, 279 p. ISBN: 978-602-203-274-8
Book profile
55 years after the 1955 Bandung Asian-African Conference and 20 years after the end of the Cold War, in the context of Globalisation, the world is still characterised by wars, domination by the powerful, exploitation of the weak. In addition, Globalisation has posed two challenges for the sustainability of our planet: the degradation of Environment and the growth of Cities. People cannot escape from these two global challenges, but face them in their own localities. The actors for a sustainable future are therefore supposed to answer the “Global Challenges” with “Local Responses”.
The responses from Africa and Asia deserve special attention. On the one hand, despite the continuous process of globalisation following the expansion of capitalism, colonialism and imperialism started from Europe, Africa and Asia have not been uprooted by Western Civilisation and are therefore thought to be the source and pool of bio- and cultural diversity needed for the sustainability of our planet.
On the other hand, Africa and Asia are particularly affected by the degradation of Environment and the growth of Cities. The planet is in the midst of a 6th great extinction of life forms faster than the previous ones and the climate change largely provoked by the “developed North” will be especially harmful to the “developing South”. As for Citification, the urban population worldwide grew over 10-fold during the 20th century alone, and UN has projected in 2012 that “Africa and Asia together will account for 86 per cent of all growth in the world’s urban population over the next four decades.”
So, what are the “Local Responses” from Africa and Asia to these “Global Challenges”?
29 authors from 16 countries of Africa, Asia, America and Europe try to answer the question.
Read more...THE DYNAMIC OF INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES IN AFRICA, ASIA AND EUROPE: The Challenge for Education in International Exchanges in a Perspetive of Common Well-being in a Sustainable World
Friday 25 November 2011, by // 02. BSCS 2011
A Series of Conferences, Workshops, Socio-cultural Visits in Jakarta, Bandung, Malang and Bali, November 14-19, 2011, in conjunction with the ASEAN and EAST ASIA SUMMITS 2011.
The conference-workshop has ended as planned. See the EAAE REPORT SUMMARY
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Tuesday 15 November 2011, by // PUBLICATION
Following the 55 BANDUNG 55 Seminars of the 55th Anniversary of 1955 Bandung Asian-African Conference held in Indonesia in October/November 2010, a series of books under the label of Bandung Spirit Book Series will be published.
Three books are planned to be launched in the following dates:
1. End of October 2012: DIVERSITY IN AFRICA AND ASIA: Discourses and Realities
2. End of July 2012: RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY IN AFRICA AND ASIA: Condition, Motor, Obstacle or Goal of Sustainable Development?
3. End of April 2012: TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE ECOLOGY: Global Challenges and Local Responses in Africa and Asia
Those willing to contribute a paper for the publication are invited to consult the following TOR:
Read more...55 BANDUNG 55
Friday 24 June 2011, by // DIVERSITY IN GLOBALISED SOCIETY
A series of conferences, seminars, workshops and festivals in Asia, Africa and other parts of the world in 2009 and 2010 in the framework of a commemoration of the 55th anniversary of Bandung Asian-African Conference 1955
Read more...SITUATION AU BURKINA FASO
Monday 18 April 2011, by // EDITORIAL
Depuis février 2011 la situation nationale du Burkina Faso est marquée par la succession de manifestations populaires civiles et des mutineries qui prennent de plus en plus d’ampleurs. La Déclaration du Comité international Joseph Ki-Zerbo ci-après résume les faits et formule quelques commentaires. Elle a été diffusée à 500 exemplaires lors de la marche de la Coalition nationale contre la vie chère, le 8 avril 2011 à Ouagadougou D’autres prises de position seront faites en fonction de l’évolution de la situation.
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Wednesday 2 March 2011, by // 01. 55 BANDUNG 55
Following the 55 BANDUNG 55 Seminars of the 55th Anniversary of 1955 Bandung Asian-African Conference held in Indonesia in October/November 2010, a series of books under the label of Bandung Spirit Book Series will be published. Three books are planned to be launched in the following dates: 1. End of July 2011: DIVERSITY IN AFRICA AND ASIA: Discourses and Realities 2. End of October 2011: (...) Read more...