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Now is the Time

 

 

 

THE TANDEM PROJECT
http://www.tandemproject.com.

UNITED NATIONS, HUMAN RIGHTS,
FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF

The Tandem Project is a UN NGO in Special Consultative Status with the
Economic and Social Council of the United Nations

Separation of Religion or Belief and State

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FORUM
March 1-3, 2012

The Tandem Project has been associated with the Nobel Peace Prize since 1986.

Professor Francis Sejersted, then Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, gave an address on how the Nobel Peace Prize is selected to the conference on Tolerance for Diversity of Religion or Belief.

http://www.tandemproject.com/tolerance.pdf

This year the 24th  annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA and major events will be live streamed for international viewing.  The Tandem Project encourages those from other countries to watch on the Live streamed Events link. For those in Minnesota, we encourage you to REGISTER NOW to attend the Nobel Peace Prize Forum from March 1-3, 2012.

http://www.NobelPeacePrizeForum.org

Live streamed Events

http://www.livestream.com/nobelpeaceprizeforum.

People will be able to go to this site while the keynotes are happening and watch them in real time as they happen and can come to this site after those events to see archived recorded sessions.
Central Standard Time Zone in the United States

Opening Ceremony

Ebrahim Rasool

1-Mar

 9:00 am - 9:45 am

 University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs

 

Business Day Keynote

 Alf Bjørseth

 1-Mar

 9:45 am - 10:45 am

 University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs

 

Business Day Panel

 Stephen B. Young, et al

 1-Mar

 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm

 University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs

 

Business Day Keynote

 Saki Macozoma

 1-Mar

 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

 University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs

 

Festival Opening

FW de Klerk

 2-Mar

 11:00 am - 11:30 am

 Augsburg College Kennedy Center

 

Festival Workshops

 Red Zebra & Concordia Language Village

2-Mar

 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

 Augsburg College Kennedy Center  

 Festival

 Dessa

 2-Mar

 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

 Augsburg College Kennedy Center

 

Education Day Keynote

 Joe Cavanaugh

 2-Mar

 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm

 Augsburg College Kennedy Center

 

Education Day Keynote

 Andrew Slack

 2-Mar

 4:30 am - 5:30 pm

 Augsburg College Kennedy Center

 

Hip Hop Session

 Dessa

 2-Mar

 8:00 am - 10:30 pm

 Augsburg College Kennedy Center

 

Global Day Opening

 Lois Quam

 3-Mar

 9:00 am - 9:15 am

 University of Minnesota Ted Mann Concert Hall

 

Laureate Address

 FW de Klerk

 3-Mar

 9:15 am - 10:15 am

 University of Minnesota Ted Mann Concert Hall

 

Closing Ceremony

 Jonathan Mann, Naomi Tutu

 3-Mar

 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

 University of Minnesota Ted Mann Concert Hall  

Document Attached: Nobel Peace Prize Forum