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SUMMARY:Mountains and Sacred Landscapes Conference
DESCRIPTION:The India China Institute (ICI) at The New School\, the International Society for the Study of Religion\, Nature and Culture (ISSRNC)\, American University’s Center for Latin American and Latino Studies (CLALS)\, and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) are excited to announce an international conference on Mountains and Sacred Landscapes at The New School in New York City from Thursday\, April 20th to Sunday\, April 23rd\, 2017. The conference will include the latest research on the intersections of religion\, nature and culture and will also feature a special presentation from the India China Institute’s three-year research project on Sacred Landscapes and Sustainable Futures in the Himalaya (Sacred Himalaya Initiative). \n\n\n\nDiverse mountain communities from the Himalayas to the Andes to the Appalachians face growing pressures linked to social and ecological changes. Melting glaciers\, shifting agricultural patterns\, conflicts over mining and resource extraction\, and risks to livelihoods\, the consequences of increasingly erratic global climate change\, pose unknown future challenges to many sacred landscapes\, including mountain communities and ecosystems and those beings\, human and nonhuman alike\, who rely on these habitats. Scholars have even suggested we have entered a fundamentally new geologic epoch called the Anthropocene. \n\n\n\nThe conference seeks to critically explore how the idea of sacred landscapes is entangled with these communities\, with a particular interest in topics related to mountain landscapes. Some of the issues we hope to explore include: major challenges and opportunities facing communities in the 21st century; religious conceptualizations of place and landscape; relationships between mountain spiritualities and peoples adapting to climate change; traditional ecological knowledge held by communities that can help address issues of social and ecological justice; the future of mountain and forest peoples; and the fate of more than human worlds inhabiting these diverse landscapes. What kinds of meanings shape and are shaped by the effects of climate change\, mass extinction\, human population growth\, and the ecological degradation of mountains\, forests\, rivers\, and other sacred landscapes? How do ritual activities linked to sacred landscapes respond to environmental challenges\, or not? How do mountains—as highly biodiverse ecosystems\, as critical sources of water\, energy\, and materials\, as repositories of tradition\, and as sacred beings—remain vital components in ongoing processes of religious change? How do understandings of the sacred manifest within and across different landscapes\, such as deserts\, rivers\, or forests? \n\n\n\nYou can view and download the pdf version of the Conference Program.
URL:https://www.indiachinainstitute.org/event/mountains-and-sacred-landscapes-conference/
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SUMMARY:Social Justice\, Peace\, & Sustainable Futures - ICSD Closing Session
DESCRIPTION:Social Justice\, Peace\, & Sustainable Futures\n\n\n\nClosing Session of the International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD)\n\n\n\nThursday\, September 22nd\, 6-8 pm63 Fifth Avenue\, Tishman Auditorium (Room 100)\, New York \n\n\n\nRSVP NOW (Limited Seating)\n\n\n\n\n  \nThe Earth Institute\, Columbia University; the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN); the Global Association of Master’s in Development Practice Programs (MDP); and India China Institute (ICI)\, The New School are partnering on the Fourth Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) on September 21 & 22\, 2016. The New School will host the closing session of the conference\, entitled Social Justice\, Peace\, & Sustainable Futures\, on September 22\, from 6 pm to 8 pm. \nIn 2015 United Nations member states adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)\, the most ambitious and encompassing agenda to date. The SDGs call for the eradication of poverty and hunger (SDGs 1 and 2)\, the achievement of universal healthcare and education (SDGs 3 and 4)\, sustainable cities that support resilient communities (SDG 11)\, and an end to conflict and the promotion of peace and justice (SDG 16). The closing session of ICSD will focus on the theme of SDGs 16 and its interconnectedness with other SDG priorities. Speakers will discuss how the promotion of peace and good governance globally are critical to achieving poverty eradication\, universal health care and education\, sustainable cities\, and the preservation of ecosystem services. \nProgram Agenda\n  \n5:15           Doors Open\, Seating begins \n  \n6:00           Welcome\, David E. Van Zandt\, President\, The New School \n  \n6:10           Opening Remarks\, Professor Jeffrey Sachs\, Director\, Sustainable Development Solutions Network and Director\, Center for Sustainable Development\, Columbia University \nProfessor Sachs will thank ICI\, The New School for this wonderful partnership. He will talk broadly about the unprecedented agenda of the SDGs\, especially their commitment to equality and social justice\, and the role of good governance in strong institutions in their realization.  \n  \n6:20           Video Message from President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia \nIn the President’s video message he discussed the recent progress towards peace between the federal government and the FARC in Colombia\, and also Colombia’s strong commitment to the SDGs. \n  \n6:30           Keynote Address\, John Cardinal Onaiyekan\, Archbishop of Abuja \nThe Archbishop will discuss inter-faith partnerships for peace\, how peace is fundamental to the achievement of all the SDGs\, and how faith communities can come together to accelerate progress on the SDGs.  \n  \n6:50           Discussants \nEach person will make brief (5 minute) remarks in response to the earlier presentations and the event themes (social justice\, peace\, and sustainable futures) \n  \nYves Leterme\, Secretary General\, UN IDEA; Former Prime Minister of Belgium \n                    Abigail Moy\, Director\, Global Legal Empowerment Network\, Namati \nMary Watson\, Executive Dean for Public Engagement\, The New School \n  \n7:05           Expanded Discussion \nProf. Sachs and Cardinal Onaiyekan will each have 5 minutes to respond to the discussants.  \n  \n7:15           Discussion\, Moderated by Ashok Gurung\, Director\, India China Institute\, The New School \nThe moderator will put a few questions to the five panelists\, and then open up the floor for questions from the audience.  \n\n\n\n\nPlease direct all press inquiries to info@ic-sd.org. You can also follow ICSD on Twitter\, connect with ICSD on Facebook. \n\n\n\n\nParticipant Biographies \nDavid E. Van Zandt became The New School’s president in 2011. He has advanced a vision for The New School that elevates the university’s core values of creativity and social engagement and connects its strengths in design\, social research\, liberal arts\, and performance. He has led the development of strategic initiatives to deepen The New School’s commitment to student success\, global education\, new and distinctive educational models\, and institutional effectiveness and assessment. \nDavid has spoken and written widely on higher education\, including regular articles in the Huffington Post on topics such as college accountability\, universities and the creative economy\, and the importance of education that fosters innovation and the courage to bring about positive change in the world. He has spoken on panels at the United Nations\, the Taihu World Culture Forum\, and the World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. He holds an AB from Princeton University\, a JD from Yale Law School\, and a PhD in sociology from the London School of Economics. \nJeffrey D. Sachs is a world-renowned professor of economics\, leader in sustainable development\, senior UN advisor\, bestselling author\, and syndicated columnist whose monthly newspaper columns appear in more than 100 countries. He is the co-recipient of the 2015 Blue Planet Prize\, the leading global prize for environmental leadership. He has twice been named among Time Magazine’s 100 most influential world leaders. He was called by the New York Times\, “probably the most important economist in the world\,” and by Time Magazine “the world’s best known economist.” A recent survey by The Economist Magazine ranked Professor Sachs as among the world’s three most influential living economists of the past decade. \nProfessor Sachs served as the Director of the Earth Institute from 2002 to 2016. He was appointed University Professor at Columbia University in 2016\, and also serves as Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development\, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University. He is Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the Sustainable Development Goals\, and previously advised both UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the Millennium Development Goals.  He is a Distinguished Fellow of the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis in Laxenburg\, Austria. Sachs is Director of both the Center for Sustainable Development\, and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network under the auspices of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. \nH.E. John Cardinal Onaiyekan is the Archbishop of Abuja\, Nigeria\, and a Co-Moderator of the World Council and Co-Chair of the African Council of Religious Leaders at Religions for Peace. His Eminence Onaiyekan was elevated to Cardinal on 24 November 2012. He was born on 29 January 1944 in Kabba\, Nigeria. He received a licentiate in theology\, a licentiate in Sacred Scriptures and a doctorate in theology from Pontifical Urbanian University. Cardinal Onaiyekan was ordained in 1969 at Sacred Heart Church in Kabba. He served in a variety of posts as a priest before he was ordained titular bishop of Tunusuda and auxiliary bishop of Ilorian on 6 January 1983. He was later appointed Bishop of Ilorin in 1984 and then Coadjutor Bishop of Abuja in 1990. Cardinal Onaiyekan became Bishop of Abuja on 28 September 1992 and Archbishop of Abuja on 26 March 1994. Cardinal Onaiyekan has served as President of the Christian Association of Nigeria and President of the Catholics Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria. He has also served as President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar. He currently serves as a Member of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith and as a Member of the Presidential Committee of the Pontificial Council for the Family. Cardinal Onaiyekan was named Paz Christi International’s 2012 Peace Laureate. \nYves Leterme\, a Belgian national\, is the Secretary-General of the Stockholm-based intergovernmental organization International IDEA. Prior to International IDEA\, Leterme served as Prime Minister of Belgium (2007 to 2011) and then as Deputy Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris (2011 to 2014). \nBefore serving as Prime Minister\, Leterme held a variety of political posts in Belgium. After starting his career as an Alderman in his home town of Ypres\, he became a Member of Parliament in the Chamber of Representatives\, Group Chairman and leader of the opposition\, Secretary-General and Chairman of the CD&V party\, Minister-President and Minister for Agriculture of the Flemish Government\, Federal Senator\, Deputy Prime Minister\, Minister of the Budget and Mobility\, and Minister of Foreign Affairs. During Leterme’s tenure as Prime Minister\, Belgium held the Presidency of the European Union. Leterme has also worked\, inter alia\, as a deputy auditor at the Belgian Court of Audit and as an administrator at the European Parliament. Leterme\, who was born on 6 October 1960\, has degrees in Law and in Political Sciences from the University of Ghent. \nAbigail Moy is Director of the Global Legal Empowerment Network at Namati. Abigail has worked with access to justice programs in Africa\, Latin America\, and South Asia\, in cooperation with the World Bank\, The Asia Foundation\, Fundacion Soros-Guatemala\, and Timap for Justice. She previously clerked for the Hon. David H. Coar in the Northern District of Illinois\, served in the Office of the Legal Adviser at the United States Department of State\, and worked in the New York office of White & Case\, LLP.  Abigail was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship\, graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School\, and holds a master’s degree in law and development from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. \nMary R. Watson is the Executive Dean of the New School for Public Engagement. She has served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the Milano School of International Affairs\, Management\, and Urban Policy\, and she was previously the Chair of the graduate programs in Organizational Change and Nonprofit Management. Watson is a recipient of The New School’s Distinguished University Teaching Award. She earned her PhD in organization studies from Vanderbilt University. \nWatson serves in leadership roles worldwide to reimagine management\, sustainability\, and innovation education. Watson is a founding steering committee member of the The New School Social Innovation Initiative\, a university-wide initiative that created The New Challenge\, the New School’s social innovation ideas competition\, as well as The New School Collaboratory\, a university wide fund and action research project to study collaboration between the University and its community partners. She has been active in Ashoka University’s global network\, a project of more than 20 universities advancing empathy and innovation education. Watson is a member of 50+20\, a global network of business school deans and partners reinventing management education worldwide\, focusing on sustainability\, collaboration\, and globally responsible leadership. The 50+20 project\, in partnership with the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GLRI\, Brussels)\, Principles for Responsible Leadership (New York\, PRME)\, and the UN Global Compact\, has launched a higher education leadership innovation cohort project in four global locations: The New School (January 2014)\, University of St. Gallen in Switzerland\, Oulu University in Finland\, and CENTRUM in Peru.
URL:https://www.indiachinainstitute.org/event/social-justice-peace-sustainable-futures-icsd-closing-session/
LOCATION:Tishman Auditorium\, The New School\, 63 Fifth Ave Room U100\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, USA
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SUMMARY:Urban Futures: People and Planning in India and China Conference
DESCRIPTION:Following the two-weeks of the Fellows’ residency in China\, the ICI hosted an international conference in partnership with the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in Beijing. The conference began with opening remarks by Benjamin Lee\, Provost of The New School\, and Pan Gongkai\, President of CAFA\, both emphasized the need for academia to respond to the challenges of urbanization by focusing on research and to take collaborations seriously. Following their remarks\, Nirupama Rao\, the Indian Ambassador to China\, spoke on the need for inclusive growth in both India and China. The keynote address\, delivered by Chen Gang\, Deputy Mayor of Beijing\, focused on Beijing’s urbanization pressures. Chen described cities as centers of spiritual and material wealth and culture. In order to make Beijing a liveable international metropolis\, the government plans to cap the city’s population at 18 million\, organize the city by district centers\, create green belts\, improve mass transit and services for migrants\, and promote sustainable agriculture. After the address\, three panels of experts from India\, China\, and the United States spoke on different aspects of urban futures. \n\n\n\nThe first session\, Speculation and Preservation\, moderated by K.C. Sivaramakrishnan\, Chair of the Center of Policy Research in India\, addressed planning and management of cities’ growth. Panelists included two developers\, Feng Lun\, Chair of Vantone Group\, and Zhang Guilin\, Chair of Zhuzong Group; Wen Zhongyong\, Deputy Chief Planner of Beijing and ICI fellow; and Michael Cohen\, Director of the Graduate Program in International Affairs and former World Bank official. Panelists analyzed political forces\, market forces\, and public participation as major factors that decide the future of cities. In China\, city planning\, formerly a technical area\, has become a matter of public policy; designers have been transformed from technical officials to social workers; and government has moved from public management to service provision. \n\n\n\nIn the second session\, Aspiration and Agency\, moderated by S. Parasuraman\, Professor and Director of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in India\, panelists addressed planning for the unexpected and people’s participation. Hua Xinmin\, preservation scholar and activist\, discussed the evolution of property rights and implications for planning and social development with a historical perspective on land reform since the 1950s. ICI fellow Yao Yang\, Professor and Director of the China Center for Economic Research\, Peking University\, discussed property rights as a countervailing force to social engineering created by concerned stakeholders\, and the way popular protest and resistance\, as well as challenges from scholars\, are changing government’s mindset. Arjun Appadurai\, ICI endowed Professor at The New School\, stated that whereas in the past cities demanded housing\, now housing demands cities. The housing industry is increasingly driving both finance and human labor\, requiring infinite production of poor people. \n\n\n\nThe third session\, Technology and Innovation\, moderated by Colleen Macklin\, Professor at Parsons School of Design at The New School\, addressed ways to account for technology and innovation in planning for the future of cities. Panelists included two architects\, Frank Fu\, Professor at CAFA\, and Margarita Gutman\, faculty member at The New School; ICI fellow Wu Xiaobo\, Vice Dean of the School of Management\, Zhejiang University; and ICI fellow Aromar Revi\, founder and President of TARU in India. Wu discussed the use of digital management systems in Hangzhou and the challenges of integrating the soft power of human behavior with technology. Revi outlined four necessary urban transformations: social transformation\, which addresses caste\, gender\, and minority inclusion and empowerment; economic transformation\, which makes markets work for poor people; RUrban transformation\, which maintains ecosystem services to balance the rural and the urban; and institutional transformation\, which requires a functioning and responsive decentralized governmental framework\, the building of a cadre of urban change management professionals\, and the integration of risk mitigation into the urban economy\, planning\, and design.
URL:https://www.indiachinainstitute.org/event/urban-futures-people-planning-in-india-and-china-conference/
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