Indigenous Cultures of Peace 2012
Women and Men beyond Conflict
International Conference
Torino | 16-18 March 2012
Three days of conferences, workshops, and events focusing on existing Peace Societies, examples of egalitarian communities where violence against women and children, much less war, exists.
Participants: Women from the Moso (China) and Khoesan (South Africa) communities, Heide Goettner-Abendroth (Germany), Peggy Reeves Sanday (USA), Bernedette Muthien (South Africa), Diarmuid O’Murchu (Ireland), Luciana Percovich, Genevieve Vaughan, Mario Bolognese, Francesca Freeman, Iole Natoli, Daniela Degan, Alberto Castagnola, Cerchio di Luna Torino, Gruppo Italiano Dakini, Ass. Argiope, Ass. Talanith, Rodolfo Brun e Cerchio Guerrieri Altrove, Ass. Stregatocacolor, Barbara Zanoni, Gabriella Irtino, Luisa Spagna, Paolo Pacciolla, Monica di Bernardo, Francesca Colombini, Aldo Silvestri.
Organization: Morena Luciani, Sarah Perini, Monica Smith.
The event is supported by the Tides Foundation and sponsored by the Department of Equal Opportunities of the City of Turin and the Equal Opportunities Commission of the Piedmont Region. It was made possible thanks to private donations and a network of individuals who have been committed for years to studying and developing new and more equitable models of existence. It received no public funding.
Program: The full program of the seminary (english).
Photos from the Conference
Interview with Ake Dama and Najin Lacong (Italian)
The two representatives of the Moso people were interviewed during their visit to Turin for the conference “Indigenous Cultures of Peace.” They spoke about their ancient matriarchal and matrilineal society and daily life in the villages of Yunnan, China, bordering Tibet.
Matriarchal Cultures (in Italian)
Heide Goettner-Abendroth, philosopher and founder of the Hagia Academy for Modern Matriarchal Studies, interviewed in Turin on the occasion of the conference “Indigenous Cultures of Peace.”