Lillehammer Dialogue City is the venue for all people working on dialogue for peace and democracy, says Alfredo Zamudio, director for the Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue.
The conference 19 – 23 June 2018 is now open for registration.
View full program and register here
2018 marks 100 years since the end of World War I. Much have happened since then and many of today´s conflicts are the continuation of unsolved problems from that war. The conference opens with asking what WWI can teach us about today´s conflicts, and looking at dialogue for reconciliation, inclusion, democracy, conflict transformation and peace building today.
In the summer of 2018, dialogue practitioners, researchers, government officials, donors and community leaders will gather to explore how dialogue can be useful to handle the impact of conflicts and to prevent new ones, and how dialogue is an essential part of democracy. What is the consequence of lack of trust in a democratic society Is there an urgency of dialogue to defend democracy?
Dialogue for trust, inclusion and diversity
Around the world, dialogue practitioners are working to create inclusive communities, transform conflicts and promote sustainable peace. In Lillehammer Dialogue City you can meet peace builders and dialogue practitioners from Oslo, Sulaymaniyah, Bogotá, Nairobi, Prijedor or Kabul. The 2018 Lillehammer Dialogue City conference was established to be their venue.
This is a safe space and venue for six vital conversations about dialogue, reconciliation, forced displacement, Sustainable Development Goal 16 and about women and youth in peace and security. Participants will make recommendations on achieving inclusion to strengthen democracy and durable peace, and dialogue practitioners from conflicts and post-conflict situations will share their reflections of success and failure. Participants will be able to observe a live dialogue process on stage, and can attend an open public dialogue session. Additionally, there will be a seminar on sports and peace organized by the Olympic Museum, Lillehammer Museum Maihaugen and the Norwegian Confederation of Sports.
Lillehammer Dialogue City is a call for action by the Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue
Lillehammer Dialogue City’s webpage here
All photos: Kirsti Hovde