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PARTICIPANT GUIDEBOOK 2013

What You Will Find


Message from the President Summer Seminar Overview + Virtual Classroom + Peace Seminar + Fieldwork + Wrap Up & Next Steps Campus and City Information Detailed Peace Seminar Schedule Participant List Presenter and Faculty Profiles Summer Seminar Background Healthcare Advice

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FROM THE PRESIDENT


Dear Summer Seminar Participants, !

I"would"sincerely"like"to"welcome"you"to"Hiroshima"Jogakuin"University"for"the"International"Peace"Seminar"<"a"special" program"component"of"the"2013%HJU%Global%Studies,%Peace%and%Leadership%Summer%Seminar.!This!year!we!are!fortunate!to!have!
over!50!people,!representing!nearly!20!countries!across!multiple!continents.!Join!us!in!person!for!what!I!guarantee!will!be!an!inspiring!and!life! transforming!experience.!I!am!confident!you!will!cultivate!new!friendships!and!a!deeper!understanding!of!the!complex!themes!of!peace,!conflict,! our!global!society!and!what!you!can!do!to!work!for!a!better!world.!I!would!like!to!thank!all!participants,!visiting!guest!speakers!and!our!generous! scholarship!sponsors!AA!The!Wesley!Foundation!of!Tokyo!AA!for!making!this!week!possible. ! To!meet!your!expectations!in!terms!of!the!central!themes!of!GLOBAL!STUDIES,!PEACE!and!LEADERSHIP,!we!have!many!outstanding!guest!speakers! who!will!offer!their!unique!perspective!and!personal!experience.!Our!lecturers!this!week!are!joining!us!from!far!and!wide!AA!Japan,!Morocco,!the! United!States,!and!the!Philippines.!This!will!provide!us!a!great!opportunity!to!learn!more!across!cultures!and!cover!topics!that!range!from!peace! building,!social!innovation!and!activism,!to!the!the!arts,!media!and!more.!!! ! Unique!to!this!years!International!Peace!Seminar!is!the!Evening!Events,!a!cultural!series!focused!on!the!performing!arts,!independent!cinema!and! sharing!of!inspiring!stories.!For!our!opening!night,!August!1st,!we!are!fortunate!to!have!the!World!Friendship!Center!sponsor!the!international! premier!of!the!play!Breaking)the)Silence.)August!2nd,!we!will!have!the!Kyoto!ConACan!Curator!and!film!producer,!Hiroyuki!Tanimoto,!!to!screen!his! special!selections!for!our!own!Short)Film)Festival.)August!3rd,!our!final!evening,!is!dedicated!to!you!AA!we!will!be!sharing!the!age!old!tradition!of! Telling)Our)Stories.)This!will!be)a!special!night!featuring!our!seminar!speakers!and!participants.!The!local!community!is!also!invited!for!these!three! evenings!AA!we!want!you!to!have!the!opportunity!to!meet!local!Hiroshima!City!community!members.!!!! ! I!especially!emphasize!that!Hiroshima!is!often!considered!a!platform!to!transmit!the!message!of!peace.!Based!on!our!unique!history!as!a!city,!we! are!well!positioned!to!learn!about!the!issues!associated!with!nuclear!power!AA!the!threats!and!the!opportunities.!!You!will!have!the!chance!to!visit! the!Peace!Memorial!Museum,!meet!Hibakusha!(AAbomb!survivors)!and!listen!to!many!interesting!lectures!that!reAvisit!the!theme!of!the!AAbomb! experience.!!It!is!my!hope!that!you!take!full!advantage!of!these!learning!opportunities!so!that!you!may!create!your!own!ideas!and!thoughts!for! building! the! future! peace! of! your! generation.! In! relation! to! these,! one! of! the! highlights! of! the! entire! week! is! to! attend! the! Memorial! Peace! Ceremony.!A!special!occasion!held!in!the!Peace!Park!with!representatives!of!various!countries,!along!with!the!Governor!and!Mayor!of!Hiroshima,! standing!in!solidarity!with!thousands!of!Hiroshima!Citizens!during!the!morning!of!August!6th.!Thank!you!again!for!joining!us.!I!am!sure!this!will!be! an!unforgettable!week!! ! Dr. Hiromi Nagao President! Hiroshima!Jogakuin!University!
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SUMMER SEMINAR OVERVIEW


About"the"Summer"Seminar"
intensive! international! program! hosted! by! Hiroshima! Jogakuin! University! (HJU).! Students! from! across! the! globe! will! experience! virtual" classroom! preparation! before! embarking! on! a! journey! through! Asia;! comprised! of! a! 1! week! International"Peace"Seminar!in!Japan,!followed! by! a! 10Aday! social! justice! service! learning! fieldwork! project! with! partnering! NGOs! based! in! Cambodia,! Thailand,! and! The! Philippines.! Immediately! after! the! fieldwork! experience! all! participants!will!return!to!the!HJU!Campus!for!a! twoAday! guided! wrap<up! and! create! their! next" action" steps! for! how! they! will! apply! their! learnings! to! their! local,! regional! and! international! community.! The! 2013! Summer! Seminar! is! made! possible! with! the! generous! scholarship! support! of! the! Wesley! Foundation,! and!host,!Hiroshima!Jogakuin!University.!

5"Week"Seminar"Timeline!
+!Virtual!classroomA!based!preparation! through!the!online!eFORUM;!Site:!home! university! +!Travel/arrivals!to!Japan! +!Peace!Seminar!(lectures,!site!visits,! workshops)!Site:!JapanA!HJU!Campus!

About"the"Seminar"Host"
Hiroshima" Jogakuin" University! (HJU)! is! the!
hosting!sponsor!of!the!2013!Summer!Seminar.!! The!university!has!a!historically!rich!legacy!and! was!founded!in!1886!by!devout!Christians!with! a!strong!desire!to!develop!womens!education! in! Hiroshima.! Today! there! are! over! 1800! students!enrolled!and!13!majors!offered!in!the! Department! of! Liberal! ArtsA! including! Global! Studies! in! English! (GSE).! ! HJU! is! located! in! the! foothills! of! Hiroshima,! less! than! a! 10! minute! drive! from! the! city! center.! See! the! English! version! of! the! website! for! more:! www.hju.ac.jp/eng/index.html
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! The" 2013! Summer" Seminar! is! a! 5! week! !July"17<"30!

!July"31"!

!August"1""7"! !August"8! !August"9<17"!

+!Travel!to!Fieldwork!! +!ServiceAlearning!field!work!with!partner! NGO;!Sites:!Cambodia,!Thailand,!and!The! Philippines!

!August"18!

!!!!!!+Travel!back!to!Japan! +!Rest!

!August"19<20! !August"21!
+!Group!reports,!guided!debrief!and!next! steps;!Site:!JapanA!HJU!Campus! +!Departures!

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HJU CAMPUS ORIENTATION


HJU"CAMPUS"MAP" """"""RELEVANT"TO"YOUR"STAY"AT"HJU"
BUILDINGS:" !HINOHARA!HALL! Facilities:) 1F!Lounge,!Kiosk,!Vending!Machines,!WC!(M!&!F)! 2F!Cafeteria,!WC!(F)! 3F!Cafeteria,!WC!(F)! 4F!PC!Room,!Shower!Rooms,!WC!(F)! 5F!Assembly!Hall,!WC!(M!&!F)! *note!!eating!and!drinking!are!not!allowed!in!the!
Assembly!Hall;!please!make!use!of!the!lounge!and!open! cafeteria!hours!to!enjoy!snacks!and!drinks!

!SOPHIAAKAN!#2! Facilities:) 1F!Seminar!Rooms,!Vending!Machines,!WC!(M&F)! 2F!Seminar!Rooms,!WC!(M!&!F)! !KOFUAKAN! 4F!Healthcare!Clinic,!WC!(M!&!F)! !CHAPEL! Facilities:)Morning!Service/interfaith! devotionals,!WC!(M!&!F)! COOK!HALL! !!!!!!!!!!!Facilities:)Shower!Rooms!(1F)! INTERNET"ACCESS:" !!HINOHARA!HALL!(1F);!SOPHIAAKAN!#2!4F!! !!!!!EA!learning"!Room!

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HIROSHIMA CITY ORIENTATION


HIROSHIMA"CITY"MAP"
) HIROSHIMA"JOGAKUIN"UNIVERSITY:" !!2013"Summer"Seminar"Office! 4A13A1!UshitaAhigashi,!HigashiAku,!! Hiroshima,!Japan!732A0063! Tel:!082A222A3882!(HJU!Secretarial!Section)! Email:!HJUsummerseminar2013@gmail.com! ! HJU"EMERGENCY"CONTACT"NUMBERS:" !!HJU!Central!Office! Tel:!082A228A0386! !!Staff!Mobile!Numbers:! Mr.!Osamu!Une!A!080A2916A3952!(Japanese)! Ms.!Courtney!Lawrence!A!080A1631A5381!(English)!

INFORMATION)

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PARTICIPANTS //!!!JULY 31 AUGUST 7


PARTICIPANTS

PARTICIPANTS! Sumino!YUKA!!(Japan)! Alina!RAFIKOVA!(Russia)! Chika!KURISU!!(Japan)! Jyoti!RAHAMAN!(Bangladesh)! Lindsey!MILLER!(United!States)! Brenda!DE!GUZMAN!(Philippines)! Claudine!ITCHON!(Philippines)! Farah!RAKHSHANI!(Afghanistan)! Safia!RAKHSHANI!(Afghanistan)! Leah!NJOYA!(Kenya)! Yumiko!TAKAHASHI!(Japan)! Jin!WU!(China)! Khezia!LIANA!(Indonesia)! Lam!Mei!YAN!(Hong!Kong)! Khan!KIKKAWA!(Japan)! Risa!KAKIUCHI!(Japan)! Hiroaki!YABE!(Japan)! Kenji!HAYASH!(Japan)! Mollye!Smith!(United!States)!

HJU!FACULTY!! President!!NAGAO!(HJU!A!Japan)! Rev.!SAWAMURA!(HJU!A!Japan)! Courtney!LAWRENCE!(HJUA!USA)! Dr.!Ron!Klein!(HJUA!USA)! Steve!LEEPER!(HJUA!USA)! Ann!Laurel!LATIMER!(HJUA!USA)! Lizbet!PALMER!(HJUA!USA)! HJU!PROGRAM!STAFF! Osamu!UNE!(HJUA!Japan)! Ai!UEDA!(HJUA!Japan)! Yuko!TANIMOTO!(HJUA!Japan)! Naomi!NAGAE!(HJUA!Japan)! !PROGRAM!ASSISTANTS! Anna!MAY!(United!States)! Jacquelyn!LIBATIQUE!(Philippines)! STUDENT!VOLUNTEERS! ! Hannah!NDEGWA!(Kenya)! Mayu!OKAWARA!(Japan)! Narumi!KAMATA!(Japan)!

GUEST!SPEAKERS!+!LECTURERS! Nana!WATANABE!(Japan)! Ken!ITO!(Japan)! Jun!MANALO!(Philippines)! George!McGRAW!(USA)! Reda!KADMIRI!(Morocco)! Nabil!RAMIREZ!(Philippines)! Hiroyuki!TANIMOTO!(Guatemala)! Tomoko!KAKEDA!(Japan)! Ayumu!SHIMADA!(Japan)! Koko!KONDO!(Japan)! Dr.!Robert!JACOBS!(Japan)! Dr.!Rev!John!EKEM!(Ghana)! WESLEY!FOUNDATION!STAFF! Norie!SHIGAKI!(Japan)! MEDIA! ! !Cory!WILSON!(USA)! HJU!STUDENT!MEDIA!TEAM! ! Charleen!TAN!(Malaysia)! Arisa!FUKUZAKI!(Japan)!

Karakaye!!UEBAYASHI!!(Philippines)! Momo!!YAMASAKI!(Japan)! Xuelian!LI!!(China)! Sijin!LU!(China)! Kumi!YAMAMOTO!(Japan)! Sok!Chan!Narath!HENG!(Cambodia)! Novita!ELIANA!(Indonesia)! Ghofran!HILAL!(Jordan)! Xiaoyu!CONG!(China)! Makoto!NISHIDA!(Japan)! Thinn!THINN!(Myanmar)! Elita!OUK!(Cambodia)! Anastasia!MEGID!(Russia)! Irene!Mueni!DAVID!(Kenya)! Diana!Wanjiru!NJOYA!(Kenya)! Manami!MURAKAMI!(Japan)! Kaho!SUGINO!(Japan)! Mana!SHIBATA!(Japan)! Rachel!CAMPBELL!(United!States)! !

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SCHEDULE //!!!JULY 31 AUGUST 7


" MORNING"(7:00""12:00hr)" AFTERNOON"(12:00""17:00hr)" " " !and"Welcome"" "16:00"<"Registration """"""""""""""""""Refreshments " !(HINOHARA!HALL)! " " " AFTERNOON"(12:00""17:00hr)" " EVENING"(17:00""22:00hr)" " " ""17:00"<18:00""<"Welcome"Tea""""

Wednesday"" ""All"Day"<"Participant%Arrivals% "JULY"31"

""""""Ceremony"by"HJU"students!!! !!!!!!(HINOHARA!HALL!Guest!RoomA3F)! ""18:00<19:00<"Dinner"! !!!!!(HINOHARA!HALLA!2F)! ""19:00<"20:00"<"Student"Run"" """"""Welcome"Program!(HINOHARA!HALL)! ""20:00"<"22:30"Showers"Available"and"""" """"""Rest"(COOK!+!HINOHARA!HALL)! !!17:15<18:15""Welcome"Dinner""" """"""(HINOHARA!HALL)! ""18:40<"19:45""Special"Play:!Breaking)) ))))))the)Silence,!sponsored!by!the!World!! !!!!!!Friendship!Center!(HINOHARA!HALLA!5F)! ""20:00""22:30"Showers"Available"and"""" """"""Rest<"Japanese%Style"" !!!!!!(COOK!HALL;!HINOHARA!HALL)" !16:45<17:45""Student"Led"Culture"" """""Power"Hour!(HINOHARA!HALL)! "18:00<"19:00<"Dinner!(HINOHARA!HALL)! "19:15<"20:45""Short"Film"Festival"" """""Hiroyuki!Tanimoto!(HINOHARA!HALL!A5F)! "20:00""22:30"Showers"Available"and"""" """"""Rest<"Japanese%Style""
!!!!!!(COOK!HALL;!HINOHARA!HALL)!

Thursday" "7:00"<""Breakfast!!(HINOHARA!HALL)! !AUGUST"1! "9:00"<""Opening"Devotion"and""

"""""""""""""""""Keynote:!Nana!Watanabe,!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ashoka!Japan!(CHAPEL)! "10:30"<"11:45"<""Interactive"" """""""""""""""""Introductions!(OUTSIDE)!

""12:00<13:00<Lunch"(HINOHARA!HALL)! "!13:00<16:30"<"Hiroshima"Peace"" """"""Memorial"Museum:!Guided!Tours!in!!! !!!!!!Small!Groups!(Bus!will!depart!HJU!next!to!!


!!!!!!!the!KOFUAKAN!!entrance!by!13:15,!tours!will!! !!!!!!!start!at!13:45)!

Friday" ""7:00"<""Breakfast!!(HINOHARA!HALL)! "AUGUST"2! ""8:15""Interfaith"Devotion!(CHAPEL)!

""12:00<13:00<Lunch"(HINOHARA!HALL)! !13:15<14:45""Lecture:!New)Trends)in)) ""9:00<10:30"Lecture:"Social))) )))))Development)Assistance:)Human)) )))))Innovation)and)Peacebuilding;!Ken!Ito!! )))))RightsFBased)Approach)and)Social)) !!!!!(SOPHIA!202)!!! )))))Entrepreneurship,)George!McGraw!&!! 10:45<11:45"Workshop:"Designing)a)) !!!!!Reda!!Kadmiri!(SOPHIA!202)) ))))Social)Innovation)Project)or)Enterprise;!! !15:00<16:30"<""Workshop:)George!! !!!!Ken!Ito!(SOPHIA!202)! !!!!!McGraw!&!Reda!Kadmiri!(SOPHIA!202)!
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SCHEDULE CONTINUED
Saturday" "7:00"<"Breakfast!!(HINOHARA!HALL)! "AUGUST"3! "8:00""8:45"Interfaith"Devotion:!!
"12:00<13:00<Lunch"(HINOHARA!HALL)! !13:15<14:45""Lecture:!The)Role)of)) !!!!Christian)Values)for)the)NonFChristian,)) )))))Storytelling)in)Advocacy,)Cory!Wilson!! !!!!!(SOPHIA!202)! !!!!Dr.)Ron!Klein!(CHAPEL)! "9:00""10:30""Lecture:"Peace)Begins)) !15:00<16:30""Workshop:!Cross)) )))))with)Me,)Prof.!Jun!Manalo!(SOPHIA!202)! )))))Cultural)Communication)in)Leadership)) "10:45""11:45""Workshop:"Working)) )))))and)Activism,)Nabil!Ramirez!(SOPHIA!!!! !!!!!!202)! )))))for)Contemporary)PeaceFSocial)) ))))Activism)and)Peacebuilding)in)Todays))))) ! )))World,)Prof.!Jun!Manalo!(SOPHIA!202)! !!16:45<17:45""Leadership"Teams!!!! !!!!!(HINOHARA!HALLA!5F)! "18:00<"19:00<"Dinner(HINOHARA!HALL)! "19:15<"20:45"<"TEDx"Style:"Telling%Our%% %%%%%Stories%(HINOHARA!HALL!A5F)% "20:45""22:30"Showers"Available"and"""" """"""Rest<"Japanese%Style""
!!!!!!(COOK!HALL;!HINOHARA!HALL)!

Sunday" !7:00"<""Breakfast!!(HINOHARA!HALL)! "AUGUST"4! !9:00""10:30"<"Interfaith"Sunday""

""12:00<13:00<Lunch"(HINOHARA!HALL)! "!13:15<14:45""Lecture:!Testimony)by)) """""Service,"Rev.!Sawamura!(CHAPEL)! ))))))an)AFBomb)Survivor,)Koko!Kondo!! !!!!!!(SOPHIA!101)! !10:45""11:45""Lecture:"Facets)of)) "!15:30<16:30"Lecture:!The)) )))))Hiroshima,)Dr.)Ron!Klein!(SOPHIA!101)! ))))))Manhattan)Project,)the)Bombings)of)) ))))))Hiroshima)and)Nagasaki,)and)the)) ))))))Development)of)Nuclear)Weapons) ))))))Dr.!Robert!Jacobs!(SOPHIA!101)! ! ""12:00<13:00<Lunch"(HINOHARA!HALL)! Monday" "7:00"<""Breakfast!!(HINOHARA!HALL)! "13:15<14:45<"Facilitated!! "AUGUST"5! "8:15"<"Interfaith"Devotion!(CHAPEL)! "9:00""10:30"Lecture:"PROJECT)NOW;!! !!!!!Action!Planning!led!by!Nabil!Ramirez;!! !!!!!Interaction!with!leaders!of!local!artist/activist!!! !!!!!!support!with!Professor!Manalo;!! !!!!(SOPHIA!101)! !!!!!!Kadmiri;!McGraw!(SOPHIA!202)! 10:45""11:45""Workshop:"" "15:00<16:30Lecture:"Hiroshima)) """Collaborative!Art!Installation!with!! )))))Grassroots)and)Nuclear)Abolition;)) !!!PROJECT)NOW)(COOK!HALL!205)! )))))Steve!Leeper"(SOPHIA!202)!
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!17:00<18:00""Leadership"Teams!! !!!!!(HINOHARA!HALL!A5F)! !18:15<"19:15<Dinner"(HINOHARA!HALL)! !19:30<"21:00""Participant"Led"" """""International"Night"Celebration"!


!!!!!!(HINOHARA!HALL!A5F)!

""20:00""22:30"Showers"Available"and"""" """"""Rest<"Japanese%Style""
!!!!!!(COOK!HALL;!HINOHARA!HALL)!

! ""17:00<18:00<Leadership"Teams"" """"""(HINOHARA!HALL!A5F)! !18:15<19:15"Dinner(HINOHARA!HALL)! "20:00""22:30"Showers"Available"and"""" """"""Rest<"Japanese%Style"" !!!!!!(COOK!HALL;!HINOHARA!HALL)!

SCHEDULE CONTINUED
""12:30""17:00"Hiroshima"City""" Tuesday" ""5:30"<"Waking"Up"" ""6:30"<"Travel"to"Peace"Memorial"Park"""" """"""Explorations/Free"(in!small!groups)! "AUGUST"6! """""(by!bus;!depart!from!KOFUAKAN!at!6:30AM;!!
!!!!!!!arrival!by!7AM)"

""8:00<8:45"<"Hiroshima"Peace"" """"""Memorial"Ceremony!(PM!Park)! ""10:00<11:00""The"Hiroshima"" """""Jogakuin"Peace"Memorial"Ceremony!"


!!!!!!!(travel!by!bus!to!Hiroshima!Jogakuin!High!! !!!!!!!School)!

"11:00<12:30""Poetry"Reading""" Natsu<gumo"(Summer"Cloud)"by" Hiroshima"Jogakuin"High"School" Alumni"||"Box"Lunch"&"Break"" """""(school!cafeteria)"

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!17:00<20:00""Dinner"in"the"City""" """""(Complimentary!at!Restaurant!AGRI)! !18:30<20:30""Evening"Walk"Around"" """""the"City/(Return!to!HJU!by!TAXI)! !21:00""Evening"Check<In!(at!HJU)! "20:00""22:30"Showers"Available"and"""" """""Rest<"Japanese%Style""


!!!!!(COOK!HALL;!HINOHARA!HALL)! ! ! ! ! !

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Wednesday" "7:30"<"Breakfast!(Hinohara!Hall)! Rev.!! "AUGUST"7! "8:15<"Interfaith"Devotion," """"(CHAPEL)"

"9:00<11:45"Final"Presentations,"" """"Guided"Reflections"and"Next"Steps;" """"Closing"Address,"Courtney!Lawrence;"! !!!!(SOPHIA!101)!

""12:00<13:00<"Closing"Lunch"" """""(HINOHARA!HALL)! "13:00Departures!"Independent"" """""Preparations"for"those"going"to"" """""Fieldwork!

!!TRACK"C"ONLY!!18:00<20:00"Dinner"" """"""and"evening"check<in"at"HJU"for"" """"""those"going"to"FIELDWORK"" """"""(HINOHARA!HALL)" ""20:00""22:30"Showers"Available"and"""" """"""Rest<"Japanese%Style""


!!!!!!(COOK!HALL;!HINOHARA!HALL)!

WE HOPE YOU ENJOY!


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Fieldwork +Wrap Up
FIELDWORK

SCHEDULE //!AUGUST 8 - 21!

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""THURSDAY"AUGUST"8""SUNDAY"AUGUST"18" ""MONDAY"AUGUST"19""TUESDAY"AUGUST"20 ""WEDNESDAY"AUGUST"21

CAMBODIA!//!PHILIPPINES!//!THAILAND!! !Full)schedules)will)be)distributed)to)those)participants)going)to)fieldwork. WRAP"UP"&"NEXT"STEPS DEPARTURES HIROSHIMA!JOGAKUIN!UNIVERSITY !Full)schedules)will)be)distributed)to)those)participants)going)to)fieldwork.

PARTICIPANTS CAMBODIA!
Karakaye!!UEBAYASHI!!(Philippines)! Momo!!YAMASAKI!(Japan)! Xuelian!LI!!(China)! Sijin!LU!(China)! Kumi!YAMAMOTO!(Japan)! Sok!Chan!Narath!HENG!(Cambodia)! Novita!ELIANA!(Indonesia)! Ghofran!HILAL!(Jordan)! *Ai!UEDA!(Japan)! *Ann!Laurel!LATIMER(United!States)!

PHILIPPINES! Xiaoyu!CONG!(China)! Makoto!NISHIDA!(Japan)! Thinn!THINN!(Myanmar)! Elita!OUK!(Cambodia)! Anastasia!MEGID!(Russia)! Irene!Mueni!DAVID!(Kenya)! Yumiko!TAKAHASHI!(Japan)! *!Jacquelyn!LIBATIQUE!(Philippines)!

THAILAND! Diana!Wanjiru!NJOYA!(Kenya)! Manami!MURAKAMI!(Japan)! Kaho!SUGINO!(Japan)! Sumino!YUKA!!(Japan)! Alina!RAFIKOVA!(Russia)! Chika!KURISU!!(Japan)! Jyoti!RAHAMAN!(Bangladesh)! *Norie!SHIGAKI!(Japan)! *!Lizbet!PALMER!!(United!States)!

CAMBODIA!+!PHILIPPINES! *Courtney!LAWRENCE!(USA)! **)Cory!WILSON!(USA)! *)=)Fieldwork)Faculty)/)Staff) **=)Media) ) !

*Anna!Elizabeth!MAY!(United!States)! Lindsey!MILLER!(United!States)!

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PRESENTER & FACILITATOR PROFILES


))))*Listed)in)order)of)appearance)from)August)1F7) "NANA"WATANABE!! !JAPAN!! !Opening!Key!Note!(8/1);)Telling)Our)Stories)(8/3))
Nana!Watanabe!is!a!photographer!and!has!shot!for!brands!such!as!!Shiseido,!Sony!Music!and!Paris!Vogue,!and!also!exhibited!extensively!in!Tokyo,!New!York,!Paris,! Shanghai!and!Berlin.!In!2000!she!began!chronicling!the!lives!of!U.S.!and!European!social!entrepreneurs!for!Japanese!audiences.!In!2005,!Keio!University!selected! her!book!Changemakers:!Social!Entrepreneurs!Are!Changing!the!World!as!one!of!three!texts!for!its!Social!Innovation!graduate!course!!related!to!social! entrepreneurship.!She!later!!published!Changemakers!II:!Social!Entrepreneurship!as!a!Way!of!Life,!in!2007.!She!is!currently!the!advisor!for!Ashoka!Japan!that! supports!social!entrepreneurs!and!wants!us!all!to!become!changemakers.!Her!team!recently!launched!Youth!Move!Japan!Forward!to!solicit!ideas!to!improve!postA crisis!Japan!from!local!youth!and!help!them!turn!those!ideas!into!constructive!social!enterprises.!!

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"KEN"ITO!! !JAPAN!! )Social)Innovation)&)Peacebuilding;!Designing)a)Social)Innovation)Project)or)Enterprise!(8/2)!
Ken!Ito!spent!ten!years!in!the!private!sector,!and!subsequently!joined!the!Institute!for!Strategic!Leadership!(ISL)to!launce!the!Center!for!Social!Innovation,!to! promote!social!innovation!through!its!leadership!training!programs.!He!has!also!organized!the!Social!Entrepreneur!of!the!Year!(SEOY)!in!Japan!award,!part!of!the! global!SEOY!program!of!the!Schwab!Foundation!in!Switzerland.!Ken!had!been!a!partner!Social!Venture!Partners!Tokyo!from!2005!to!2012,!running!its!venture! philanthropy!fund!to!support!and!nurture!local!social!entrepreneurs.!He!has!been!actively!promoting!SVPs!model!in!Japan!and!other!Asian!countries!and! successfully!support!the!launch!of!VP!organizations!in!Singapore!and!Hong!Kong.!Ken!teaches!at!Graduate!School!of!Media!and!Governance!as!Lecturer!and! conduct!research!programs!as!Project!Research!Associate!from!2010.!!Ken!holds!a!Bachelors!Degree!in!Economics;!MBA!in!International!Management,!The! American!Graduate!School!of!International!Management!(Thunderbird),!USA.!

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REDA"KADMIRI!! !MOROCCO!! )New)Trends)in)Development)Assistance:)Human)RightsFBased)Approach)and)

Social)Entrepreneurship)(8/2);!(THIS)LECTURE)AND)WORKSHOP)IS)COFPRESENTED)!
Reda!Kadmiri!is!a!sustainable!tourism!consultant!aiming!to!support!environmental!conservation,!preserve!cultural!heritage,!and!enhance!the!lives!of!local!residents! through!tourism!development.!He!completed!his!thesis!in!2010!on!the!development!of!sustainable!tourism!in!Morocco,!in!line!with!the!overall!objectives!set!by!the! Ministry!of!Tourism!in!its!strategic!vision!at!the!time.!He!was!part!of!the!team!integrating!the!SMIT!(Moroccan!Society!for!Tourism!Engineering)!in!charge!of! developing!the!sustainability!component!of!the!country!strategy!for!2020.!He!participated!in!the!launch!of!WibZen,!an!eAmarketing!agency!in!Casablanca! committed!to!the!promotion!of!"green"!initiatives!in!Morocco.!He!joined!the!Solimar)Morocco!team!for!project!preparation!of!AFM!(Artisans!Fez!Medina),!aimed!at! improving!the!income!of!artisans!and!creating!jobs!by!strengthening!the!links!between!the!handcraft!and!tourism!sectors,!capitalizing!on!the!cultural,!historical!and! architectural!heritage!of!the!medinas!of!Fez!and!Marrakech.!Reda!holds!a!Bachelors!Degree!in!Political!Science!and!Economics!at!Concordia!University!(Montreal,! Canada);!!Masters!in!Responsible!Management!and!Sustainable!Economic!Development,!University!for!Peace!in!Costa!Rica.! ! ! ! HIROSHIMA JOGAKUIN UNIVERSITY ! bit.ly/eFORUM2013 13

"GEORGE"McGRAW!! UNITED!STATES!! )New)Trends)in)Development)Assistance:)Human)RightsFBased)Approach)

and)Social)Entrepreneurship)(8/2A!THIS)LECTURE)AND)WORKSHOP)IS)COFPRESENTED);)Telling)Our)Stories)(8/3)!
George!McGraw!is!a!human!rights!lawyer!working!to!place!the!human!person!back!at!the!center!of!development!solutions.!He!is!the!Executive!Director!of!the! DIGDEEP)Right!to!Water!Project!in!Los!Angeles.!He!holds!an!MA!in!International!Law!and!the!Settlement!of!Disputes!from!the!United!Nations!Mandated! University!for!Peace!(UPEACE)!in!San!Jos,!Costa!Rica.!With!experience!in!the!private,!public!and!nonAprofit!sectors,!he!has!worked!for!several!foreign! governments!and!has!consulted!for!the!United!Nations!Development!Programme!in!Afghanistan.!He!is!also!an!internationally!published!legal!scholar!on!the! Human!Right!to!Water!and!a!contributor!to!several!news!and!opinion!sites,!including!the!Huffington!Post.!!

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"HIROYUKI"TANIMOTO!! GUATEMALA!! )Short)Film)Festival)(8/2);!Telling)Our)Stories)(8/3)!
Hiroyuki!Tanimoto!is!a!Film!Producer!for!the!Media!Research!Inc!and!lecturer!at!JOSHIBI!University!of!Art!and!Design.!He!is!credited!as!the!Film!Curator!for!the!CON! CAN!Film!Festival!and!as!the!Programmer!of!the!Kyoto!International!Indies!Cinema.!In!2009!he!produced!the!award!winning!short!film!SIX!with!director!duo,! Cagla!Zencirci!and!Guillaume!Giovanetti.!He!is!currently!preparing!a!first!feature!film!production!with!the!same!directors!of!SIX.!His!last!project!KIADOAAIARAKU! was!included!as!a!permanent!collection!at!The!National!Gallery!in!Prague!in!2008.!Previous!experience!includes:!Film!Producer,!Media!Research,!Inc.;!Festival! Curator,!CONACAN!MOVIE!FESTIVAL;!Programmer,!Kyoto!International!Indies!Cinema.!Hiroyuki!holds!a!Bachelors!of!Fine!Arts!in!Art!and!Media!from!Tufts! University,!USA.!!Hiroyuki!was!born!in!Guatemala!and!raised!Internationally.!

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CORY"ALEXANDER"WILSON!! UNITED!STATES!! The)Role)of)Storytelling)in)Advocacy)(8/3)!
Cory!Wilson!is!the!Director!of!Collaboration!at!The!Collaborative,!a!social!venture!dedicated!to!providing!creative!solutions!to!social!entrepreneurs,!nonprofit! organizations!and!philanthropies,!while!simultaneously!empowering!the!next!generation!of!creative!professionals!dedicated!to!social!change.!The!Collaborative! works!through!building!narratives!on!creative!platforms!such!as!video!productions!and!building!design!and!communication!strategies!for!both!new!organizations! and!established!changemakers.!Cory!holds!a!Bachelors!of!Fine!Arts!in!New!Media!from!the!State!University!of!New!York.!

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"FERMIN"MANALO"JR."(JUN)!! !PHILIPPINES!! Being)and)Becoming)a)Peacebuilder;)Working)for)Contemporary)

Peace)(Social)Activism)and)Peacebuilding)in)Todays)World)!(8/3)!
Fermin!Manalo!Jr!is!currently!Assistant!!Professor!at!the!University!of!the!Philippines!teaching!courses!on!Community!Development!and!Peacebuilding.!He!is!also!a! teaching!consultant!at!The!Asian!theological!Seminary!on!transformative!development.!He!is!presently!with!the!board!of!two!NGOs!that!support!urban!poor!youth! empowerment!and!peace!and!reconciliation!among!fraternities.!Previously!Manalo!served!as!the!Project!director!of!Asia!Leadership!Program!of!the!University!for! Peace.!For!two!years!he!was!also!part!of!steering!committee!of!!World!Vision!International!Peace!Prize.!!He!holds!a!Bachelors!on!Islamic!Studies,!MA!in!Community! Development!and!is!a!doctoral!candidate!in!Public!Administration,!all!at!the!University!of!the!Philippines.!He!did!postAgraduate!studies!at!Uppsala!University,! Sweden!and!Eastern!Mennonite!University,!USA.! ! !

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"NABIL"RAMIREZ!! !PHILIPPINES!! !CrossFcultural)Communication)in)Leadership)and)Activism)(8/3)"


Nabil!Ramirez!has!served!as!the!Programme!Director!of!the!Asia!Leaders!Programme!since!2009,!a!collaborative!effort!between!the!UNAmandated!University!for! Peace!(UPEACE),!Costa!Rica;!Ateneo!de!Manila!University,!The!Philippines;!and!The!Nippon!Foundation,!Japan.!He!spent!his!childhood!in!Cagayan!de!Oro,! Philippines!and!his!teens!in!Haifa,!Israel.!He!served!as!a!field!education!officer!and!teacher!in!between!his!university!studies!for!the!Nur!Tutorial!School,!a!Bahai! Education!Project!in!Talamanca,!Costa!Rica!(2003).!He!received!his!BA!in!Anthropology!from!the!University!of!Victoria,!Canada!(2007).!He!also!served!as!a!Lead! Projects!Supervisor!for!Catholic!Community!Services!in!Seattle,!USA!(2008).!Nabil!obtained!his!graduate!degree!from!UPEACE,!where!he!initially!served!as!a!Project! Officer.! !

"RON"KLEIN!! UNITED!STATES!! !Christian)Values)for)the)NonFChristian)(8/3);!Facets)of)Hiroshima)(8/4)!


Dr.!Ronald!D.!Klein!is!a!retired!Professor!of!English!at!the!Hiroshima!Jogakuin!University.!!His!specialization!is!Asian!English!Literature!and!U.S.AJapan!crossAcultural! studies.!!He!wrote!The!Other!Empire:!Literary!View!of!Japan!from!the!Philippines,!Singapore!and!Malaysia!(2008),!edited!two!sets!of!interviews!with!Singapore! writers.!!He!was!consultant!to!Oxford!University!Press!for!their!recent!series!of!Asian!short!stories!and!is!a!contributing!editor!of!Transnational!Literature!and!Muse! India.!Ron!holds!a!Bachelors!in!English;!Masters!of!Arts!in!from!University!of!Pennsylvania;!Ed.D.!in!Creativity!in!Education!from!University!of!Massachusetts;"! Research!areas!are!Asian!English!Literature!and!Western!women!who!wrote!about!Meiji!JapanAAtravelers,!missionaries!and!novelists.!!!

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"KOKO"(TANIMOTO)"KONDO!!! JAPAN!! !Testimony)by)an)AFBomb)Survivor)(8/4)!
Koko!Kondo!was!born!on!November!20,!1944!in!Hiroshima.!She!is!a!survivor!of!the!Hiroshima!AAbomb.!She!is!the!International!Spokesperson!of!the!Survivors!of!the! Hiroshima!AA!Bomb!and!the!International!Adviser!of!Children!as!the!Peacemakers!Foundation.!She!is!also!a!Member!of!the!Board!of!Directors!of!the!Osaka! Prefectural!Ayame!Nursery!and!a!Guest!Instructor!for!the!Hiroshima!Peace!Study!Tour!led!by!the!American!University!and!Ritsumeikan!University.!Her!works!has! been!published!in!Hiroshima)60)Years)of)Memory)(Lyons)2005)))and))Tokuma)Bunko)2009).)She!has!also!interviewed!for!This)Is)Your)Life))Rev.)Kiyoshi)Tanimoto)in) 1955,)"After)the)Cloud)Lifted))Hiroshimas)Story)of)Recovery))in)1996,)and)24)Hours)After)Hiroshima))National)Geographic))in)2010.)!Other!experience!includes:! International!Spokesperson,!Survivors!of!the!Hiroshima!AABomb;!Member,!MikiAShijimi!Church,!United!Church!of!Christ!in!Japan;!International!Adviser!of!Children! as!the!Peacemakers!Foundation;!!Hiroshima!Peace!Center!Foundation,!Member!of!the!Board!of!Directors;!!Member!of!Board!of!Directors,!Osaka!Prefectural!Ayame! Nursery!School;!Guest!Instructor,!HiroshimaANagasaki!Peace!Study!Tour!of!American!University!and!Ritsumeikan!University;!President!Circle,!Centenary!College! !

"ROBERT"JACOBS!!! UNITED!STATES!! )The)Manhattan)Project,)the)Bombings)of)Hiroshima)and)Nagasaki,)and)

the)Development)of)Nuclear)Weapons)(8/4)!
Robert!Jacobs!is!a!historian!working!on!the!history!of!nuclear!technologies.!Currently!he!is!a!Research!Associate!Professor!at!Hiroshima!Peace!Institute!of!Hiroshima! City!University!!and!the!lead!researcher!of!The!Global!Hibakusha!Project.!He!is!the!author!of!The!Dragon's!Tail:!Americans!Face!the!Atomic!Age!(2010,!translated! into!Japanese!2013),!the!editor!of!Filling!the!Hole!in!the!Nuclear!Future:!Art!and!Popular!Culture!Respond!to!the!Bomb!(2010),!and!coAeditor!of!Images!of!Rupture! in!Civilization!Between!East!and!West:!The!Iconography!of!Auschwitz!and!Hiroshima!in!Eastern!European!Arts!and!Media!(2013)!as!well!as!many!other!articles!on! nuclear!history.!He!is!the!lead!researcher!of!the!Global!Hibakusha!Project,!which!examines!the!social!and!cultural!effects!of!radiation!exposures!on!families!and! communities!around!the!world,!primarily!from!nuclear!weapon!testing!and!nuclear!power!plant!accidents.! ! HIROSHIMA JOGAKUIN UNIVERSITY ! bit.ly/eFORUM2013
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"STEVE"LEEPER!!! UNITED!STATES!! !Hiroshima)Grassroots)and)Nuclear)Abolition)(8/5)!


Steve!Leeper!served!as!chairman!of!the!Hiroshima!Peace!Culture!foundation!from!2007A2013.!He!was!US!Representative!for!Mayors!for!Peace!from!2002!until! 2007.!In!1999!he!coAfounded!Global!Peacemakers!Association!in!Hiroshima,!and!founded!Global!Peacemakers!Association!in!Atlanta!in!2003.!From!1991!to!1994!he! was!coAeditor!of!Japan!Related,!a!magazine!for!Americans!working!in!Japanese!companies.!He!has!served!on!the!board!of!two!Japanese!companies!in!the!US,! worked!for!a!Japanese!company!for!12!years,!and!coAfounded!and!managed!a!consulting/translation!firm!from!1986A2007.! !

"COURTNEY"JOY"LAWRENCE!! UNITED!STATES!! !Seminar!Director!and!Facilitator;!Closing!Address)(8/7)!


Courtney!Lawrence!is!the!HJU!Global!Studies,!Peace!and!Leadership!Summer!Seminar!Director!and!Program!Designer.!She!is!a!lecturer!of!Global)Studies!at! Hiroshima!Jogakuin!University.!Over!the!past!ten!years!she!has!worked!within!the!private!and!social!sectors.!Previous!to!coAfounding!Green!Loop!(Nashville)!Social! Enterprise!she!worked!with!Ashoka's!Full!Economic!Citizenship!Initiative!in!Washington,!DC.!!She!holds!a!Masters!in!Sustainable!Economic!Development!from!the! United!Nations!Graduate!School!of!Peace!and!Conflict!Studies!in!Costa!Rica.!Other!international!endeavors!include!crossAcultural!project!and!leadership! development!consulting.!Since!2002!shes!coAdesigned!and!facilitated!various!trainings!in!Thailand,!Palestine,!Chile,!Uruguay,!South!Africa,!Hong!Kong,!Japan,!India,! Czech!Republic!and!various!regions!of!the!United!States.!!

SUMMER SEMINAR BACKGROUND


! AT!A!GLANCE ! ! The! Global! Studies,! Peace! and! Leadership! Summer! Seminar! is! an! all! English,! intensive! international! program! for! university! students! and! young! professionals! from! across! the! world! who! are! interested! in! creating! social! impact! and! change! by! exploring! global! issues,! peace! (and! conflict),! and! cultivating! their! leadership! skills.! It! is! a! five! week! program! composed! of! 4! separate! and! intentionally! sequenced! program!blocks.!

! THE!VISION! ! ! We! believe! transformational! leadership! begins!with!the!individual.!Our!aim!is!to! empower! participants! with! the! knowledge,! tools! and! practical! immersion! experiences! that! function! as! an! intentionally! guided! platform! for! personal! and! professional! leadership! developmentA!one!that!leads!to!positive! impact!for!the!greater!good!of!society!in! time.! These! experiences! are! nothing! short! of! investments! toward! creating! a! more!peaceful!planet.!

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! ! PHILOSOPHY!&!APPROACH! ! In! an! increasingly! globalized! and! complex! world! it! is! essential! for! young! leaders! to! be! able! to! think! critically! about! their! relationship! to! society! and! themselves! in! order! to! be!effective!and!empowered!agents! of! change.! We! believe! that! social! impact! and! positive! change! can! be! accelerated! when! people! become! inspired.! The! Summer! Seminar! is! designed! to! create! experiential! and! inspirational! learning! opportunities! through! online! sessions,! lectures,! workshops,!service!learning!projects! and! cross! cultural! immersions! to! ignite! a! new! generation! of! social! entrepreneurs.! ! 16 ! !

! SEMINAR!THEMES! ! ! !Social!Innovation!&!Enterprise!!!!!! !!!!!!Design! !Globalization!&!Culture! !Leadership!&!SelfAAwareness! !Media!Literacy!&!Training! !Peace!&!Conflict!Analysis! !Fieldwork!Specific:!Human!! !!!!!Rights;!Gender;!Inequality;!! !!!!!Sustainability!! !

HEALTH CARE ADVICE !


Preventing Heat Stroke & Exhaustion
!Please!remember!that!the!summer!climate!
in!Japan!tends!to!be!very!humid!and!hot.!You! are!encouraged!to!pay!extra!attention!to!the! following!advice:" Drink!plenty!of!water! Make!sure!to!keep!bottled!drinks!with! you!throughout!your!days! Make!sure!you!take!enough!breaks! throughout!the!day;!if!this!means!you! need!to!remove!yourself!from!a!session,! then!please!do!so! Sleep!well! Eat!breakfast! Ingest!small!amounts!of!salt!(remember! that!your!body!loses!vital!salt!during! perspiration! Cause:! The!heat!damages!hypothalamus!and! the!body!is!no!longer!able!to!control!the! body!temperature) !Symptoms:! Severe!lack!of!consciousness!) Body!temperature!increases)

Heat Stroke Cause & Symptoms

Heat Exhaustion
!!Cause:! Dehydration!of!the!body!due!to! sweating!more!than!water,!salt!and! minerals!are!being!consumed.!) !Symptoms:! Various!symptoms!such!as!dizziness!and! feeling!cold.!) Skin!temperature!tends!to!be!cooler! than!normal) Excessive!sweating)

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