(above logo from the website of Global Article 9 Conference)The first international conference on Article 9 will be held at Makuhari, Japan on May 4, 5 and 6, 2008.
Vancouver Save Article 9 (VSA9) and Peace Philosophy Centre are among the supporting organizations of this Conference.
VSA9, with the funds that they raised through February 29th's fundraising event, will send four young and ambitious delegates to this Conference - Tomoyo Mitsuhisa, Ellen Clague, Joshua Cox, and Yashar Keramati.
On May 5th, VSA9 and the Geneva Peace Group will co-host a workshop to talk about how we can spread the Article 9 movement throughout the world. One of the co-facilitators is Eiichiro Ochiai, President of VSA9.
Here in Vancouver, we will hold a concurrent event to celebrate the Global Conference and to virtually participate in the Conference.
Date and Time: Sunday May 4th, from 5 to 8 PM
Place: Audrey Howatson's house in North Vancouver (contact info@peacephilosophy.com for details)
Peace-loving people in Vancouver, please mark your calendar now!
Satoko
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