1999 – INMP Documentation Centre

Peace through Tourism

secretariat — Sun, 17 Oct 1999 10:00:25 +0000

In October 1999, the International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) held their Third Global Conference in Glasgow, Scotland. The conference theme was ‘Building Bridges of Peace, Culture & Prosperity Through Sustainable Tourism’. Two INMP members gave presentations at the conference: Hans Peter Kürten spoke about the Bridge of Remagen Peace Museum, and Peter van den Dungen spoke about peace tourism.

19991017 IIPT 3rd Conference Glasgow – brochure (PDF 1.6 MB)

19991017 IIPT 3rd Conference Glasgow – program (PDF 2.2MB)

INMP members Ted Lollis and Peter van den Dungen later contributed a chapter each to a book entitled ‘International Handbook on Tourism and Peace’, published in 2014.

Solidarity Prize

secretariat — Thu, 13 May 1999 10:00:01 +0000

INMP member Franz Deutsch of the first Austrian Peace Museum, at Wolfsegg am Hausruck, was awarded the Solidarity Prize in 1998 for his contributions to peace education and networking in support of peace initiatives.

The diocese of Linz, Austria, has awarded the Solidarity Prize annually since 1994, to honor the people and groups who are notable for their actions and solidarity in the areas of peace, justice, the preservation of creation – the three themes of the Conciliar Process. A total of 160 solidarity awards were awarded between 1994 and 2013.

The article pictured is from the Austrian Christian newspaper Kirchenzeitung Der Diozese Linz.

Main photo: Franz Deutsch, Kazuyo Yamane with her three sons and Professor Akiyoshi Torii in Osaka.

Source:

http://www.kirchenzeitung.at

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidaritätspreis_der_Linzer_Kirchenzeitung

Hague Appeal for Peace

secretariat — Tue, 11 May 1999 10:00:59 +0000

The Hague Appeal for Peace held a conference 11-15 May 1999 in the Netherlands, to mark 100 years since the first Hague Peace Conference. Nearly 10,000 people from over 100 countries gathered in The Hague’s Congress Center in response to an appeal launched by the International Peace Bureau (IPB), the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms (IALANA), and the World Federalist Movement (WFM).

During the five-day gathering, participants discussed and debated – in over 400 panels and workshops – mechanisms for abolishing war and creating a culture of peace in the 21st century. The four agenda areas under the umbrella of the Hague Appeal included disarmament and human security; conflict prevention and resolution; international human rights and humanitarian law; and the root causes of war/culture of peace.

Several INMP members attended the conference, including Prof. Ikuro Anzai and Prof. Atsushi Fujioka from Kyoto Museum for World Peace, and Yuhei Nishimori, Takako Yoshikawa and Kazuyo Yamane from Grassroots House, Kochi City, Japan. They also visited the Ijzer Tower and ‘In Flanders Fields’ museums in Belgium, Yi Jun Peace Museum and the Peace Palace in the Hague.

Sources:
www.haguepeace.org
www.un.org/press/en/1999/19990406.hague.brf.html
www.tokyo-sensai.net/muse – MUSE No.1, July 1999

1999 Highlights

secretariat — Fri, 01 Jan 1999 11:00:14 +0000

Hague Appeal for Peace Solidarity Prize Peace through Tourism