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September 7 2014 17:00 | Stadsschouwburg

Opening Assembly

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Chairperson

Hilde Kieboom


Vice-President of the Community of Sant’Egidio
• Introduction
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Welcome greetings

Kris Peeters


Co-Formateur of the Federal Government of Belgium
• Long-lasting peace is possible.
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Bart De Wever


Mayor of Antwerp
• Saluto di Benvenuto
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 text

Johan Jozef Bonny


Catholic Bishop, Belgium
 biography
• Saluto di benvenuto
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Papa Francesco


• Message of His Holiness Francis
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Keynote address

Andrea Riccardi


Historian, Founder of the Community of Sant'Egidio
 biography
• Peace is the future
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Zygmunt Bauman


Sociologist and philosopher, Poland
 biography

Herman Van Rompuy


President of the European Council
 biography
• Contribution
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Intervallo Musicale



Witnesses

Vian Dakheel


Yazidi Community, member of the Parliament, Iraq
 biography
• Testimonianza di Vian Dakheel
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Peace is a Workshop open to All: the Contribution of Religions

Ignatius Aphrem II


Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
• Speech of His Holiness Mor Ignatius Aphrem II
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Abraham Skorka


Rector of the Rabbinic Seminary "Marshall T.Meyer", Argentina
 biography
• Il contributo delle religioni alla pace
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Shawki Ibrahim Abdel-Karim Allam


Grand Mufti of the Arab Republic of Egypt
• Cultures and religions in dialogue
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Gijun Sugitani


Tendai Buddhist Denomination, Japan
 biography
• Peace is a Workshop open to All: the Contribution of Religions
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