PROGRAMME

Friday, September 15th, 201718:00 Registration

19.00 – 19.20 Opening and Welcome by the organisers (Shambhala Center Vienna) and byGerhard Weissgrab, President of the Austrian Buddhist Religious Society (ÖBR)

19.20 – 21.00 Keynote by H.H. Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Shambhala lineage holder *

Saturday, September 16th, 201709.30 – 10.00 Registration

10.00 – 10.30 Martin Ramstedt, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale:Pluralism and Education for Peace *

10.30 – 11.00 Susan Chapman, Contemplative Psychotherapy and Author: That’s Not How the StoryEnds: Using Mindful Communication To Positively Interrupt Aggressive Narratives *

11.00 – 11.30 Discussion on the Podium *

11.45 – 13.00 Workshops (please find an overview: www.peacenow.at)

13.00 – 14.30 Break

14.30 – 15.45 Workshops (please find an overview: www.peacenow.at)

15.45 – 16.30 Break with tea & coffee

16.30 – 16.55 Arawana Hayashi, Presencing Institute:The Three Bodies: Inner Peace and Outer Peace *

16.55 – 17.20 Barbara Preitler, Hemayat - Organisation for survivors of torture and war:Preventing Violence and Working for Peace through Psychotherapy for Refugees

17.20 – 18.00 Cecily Corti, VinziRast Institutions, in dialogue with Mathias Pongrácz:Unconditional Acceptance in Working with Homeless People

18.00 – 19.30 Exchange

Sunday, September 17th, 201709.30 – 10.00 Registration

10.00 – 10.45 Christian Felber, Bank for Common Good and Economy for Common Good:Economy for the Common Good – an alternative economic model and effectivepeace tool *

10.45 – 11.30 Michel Aguilar, Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Conference of INGOs:Peace is more than weapon silence – Identifying violence in order to eradicate it *

11.30 – 11.50 Discussion on the Podium *

12.15 – 13.30 Workshops (please find an overview: www.peacenow.at)

13.30 – 14.45 Break

14.45 – 15.45 Resumée

16.00 – 17.30 Final Talk by H.H. Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Shambhala lineage holder *

* this talk is expected to be held in English with simultaneous translation into German (headphones)

SHAMBHALA MEDITATIONSZENTRUM WIENA-1070 Wien, Stiftgasse 15-17 • wien.shambhala.info Austria Center Vienna – 1220, Bruno-Kreisky-Platz 1

SYMPOSIUMPROGRAMME, 15–17 SEPTEMBER 2017

www.peacenow.at

Creating PeaceThe world around us is becoming crazier. Our era is increasingly marked by violence,exploitation, endangering of the ecosystem and nationalism. But these developmentsalso bring an enormous potential for raising our courage and determination. As theworld seems to be getting darker, we can recollect our fundamentally good qualities ashuman beings, stand together as a community, and face these challenges in skillfulways.

Now!The Symposium Peace Now! will give encouragement not to let ourselves be sweptaway by these frightening developments. It will support us to keep our seats and toface the destructive forces which divide, oppress and exploit.

In a series of lectures and workshops, many dedicated and courageous people fromdifferent sectors of society will present what they are already contributing to a healthysociety and to a good life for all. Their examples serve as inspiration andencouragement to actively shape the development of our world and to create peacewith ourselves, in our immediate surroundings, and in society.

Tickets and NewsletterOn the website www.peacenow.at you can purchase tickets for the event and findfurther information on lectures, workshops and partner organizations. If you would like tostay informed about any new developments, you can also subscribe to the newsletter.

OrganiserThe Symposium is organised by Shambhala Meditation Center Vienna, a non-profitBuddhist community based in Vienna. However, this event is not about religiousattitudes or beliefs but about active and effective contributions to a healthy society,regardless of personal beliefs, attributions or affiliations.

WORKSHOPS 1 Saturday, September 16th, 11:45 am – 01:00 pm

Daniel Boldog Dancing Circle – Celebrating Peace

Sabine Fabach Making Peace with Oneself – Trusting in our Inner Wisdom *

Katerina Honziková Prevention & Healing of Trauma for Syrian Children (& Y. Hammam, Z. Kanawati)

Sabine Kuen New Authority – Appreciation, Presence, De-escalation in Pedagogy & Education *

Irene Pichlhöfer Flowers in Space (together with Sabine Putze and Lorenz Breiner) **

Mathias Pongrácz Outdoor Meditation (depending on the weather) **

P. Rossi, E. Zechner Speaking the Language of Peace – Meeting our Anger in a Positive Way *

Martin Schenk Achtung! - The Parliament of the Invisible Ones *

Wolfgang Schick Creating Peace through Network Integration Policies *

WORKSHOPS 2 Saturday, September 16th, 02:30 pm – 03:45 pm

Erica Erber Network Mindful Economy (together with Heinz Vettermann) *

Hans Peter Graß The War and I – Is war always happening to others or does it involve us? *

Arawana Hayashi Embodying Peace – Connecting our Body with the Earth Body

Lennart Krogoll Disarming Aggression and Conflict – practical Body-Heart-Mind exercises **

Barbara Preitler Preventing Violence and Working for Peace – Psychotherapy for Refugees *

P. Rossi, E. Zechner Selfempathy – Change starts in Ourselves (non-violent communication) *

Christoph Schlick Peace for the World by Making Peace with Myself – Values, Meaning, Relationship *

Claudia Villani Non-violent Resistance – Creative Solutions in Seemingly Hopeless Situations *

WORKSHOPS 3 Sunday, September 17th, 12:15 am – 01:30 pm

Markus Amann Seven Steps to World Peace - A Philosophical Journey *

Susan Chapman When the light is red, stop - Mindful Interruption of Aggressive Narratives

Christian Felber Economy for the Common Good – How we can Engage on a Personal Level **

Cora Hiebinger Respect yourself – Peace in our Body **

Ingrid Hoffellner Drala Walk – Awareness exercises based on Miksang Photography **

M. Nowak, G. Ulbel Windhorse – Meeting Chaos in Yourself and in the World Peacefully (& Linde Hörl) *

Otto Pichlhöfer Mobile Hospice of the Austrian Buddhist Religious Society **

Sabine Putze Touching the Earth – Connecting with Nature and Sense Perceptions *

Karlheinz Valtl Pedagogy of Mindfulness – Mindfulness and Compassion in Education *

* this workshop is expected to be held in German without translation** this workshop will be held either in German or English, depend on participants

In each of the three workshop-slots there will be a possibility for Guided Meditation Practice.

You will find more details about workshops, the workshop-leaders and about possible changes of theprogramme on our symposium-website www.peacenow.at