The next World Forum of Spiritual Culture will be held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, from October 18 – 20, 2010.
Organised by the Kazakh government, this Forum calls on representatives – people who are inspired to be part of positive change – to streamline their efforts, to make the Spiritual Culture a priority over other values in human civilization. Ideals of cooperation, nonviolence, and a belief in the victory of common sense and light are suggested as those to which we can all aspire.
On the Forum’s site is a letter written by V. Augustat – the president of the international society “Peace through Culture – Europe”. He says that the basic idea for the Forum began in the early 90s as leaders in various countries realised that new knowledge and attitudes were required for the development of Civilization and Culture. Thus a series of intercultural and international conferences were born to encourage global dialogue and active cooperation.
There is also a letter from Michael Gorbachev dated 30 April, 2010. He says that although a lot of things depend on government policy, without participation of civil society, policy can’t fix the challenges facing us all now.
The Forum’s programme is a three-day event that offers a range of topics and speakers that are as refreshingly tantalising as they are broad and deep, with headings like, ‘The spiritual culture of mass media’, and ‘Family and upbringing of the spiritual man’. There’s also the city of Astana to explore with its spiritually inspiring architecture.
I’m going!
Here’s the website for more info: http://www.astanaforum.kz/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=73
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Hello ,I have been in contact with Assel over the past weeks ,but my recent emails of my passport have been returned , is there another email address that I can send this infomation to.
help
Hello Susan
The same thing happened to me at one point as I think her email box was overfull! I used the form on their website and she replied to that. The one I’ve been using most of the time to talk with her is:
astanaforum@parlam.kz.
I found the process slow but I’ve booked my ticket now and it’s all organised so hang in there. I look forward to meeting you at the Forum. I’ve sent a copy of this to your email address.
Caroline