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Honorary patronage:
Christopher R. Hill, Ambassador and Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland

Monday
22 September 2003

10:00

Welcome Danuta Glondys, Director, Villa Decius Association
Opening of conference:
Ambassador Christopher R. Hill
Representative of President of Poland

10:30

Inauguration lectures:
Role of arts in developing open attitudes - prof. Jacek Woźniakowski
Religion and tolerance - Stefan Wilkanowicz
Poetry Reading - Adam Zagajewski

11:15

Coffee break

11:30

My tolerance panel debate with participation of:
Prof. Leon Kieres, Andrew C. Koss, Counsellor for Public Affairs, US Embassy; Agnieszka Siarkiewicz, External Relations Officer UNHCR; Mark Potok, SPLC; Cyril Husband, BBC London

13:00

Discussion

13:30

Lunch

14:30

Politics, tolerance and media after 11 September - Konstanty Gebert Discussion

15:15

Opening of photo exhibition by Wojciech Kalociński and Piotr Zaporowski

15:45

Political and administrative correctness and tolerance - Paweł Świderski
Discussion

16:15

Role of NGOs in development of open society - Dorota Ilczuk

16:45

Coffee break

17:15

Presentation of NGOs; moderation: Jan Piekło

18:30

Presentation of Battery Dance Company - Jonathan Hollander Artistic Director

18:45

Dinner

20:30

Ballet performance by Battery Dance Company - Wietora Studio

Tuesday
23 September, 2003

8:30

Departure for Oświęcim

10:00

Culture of the Polish Jewry before Holocaust organized in co-operation with Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation, Tomasz Kuncewicz Director

12:00

Lunch at Wygięzłów
Workshops
Block I: communication

13:30 - 15:00

Stereotypes in media Jan Piekło, Małgorzata Wójcik

15:00 - 16:30

Mechanisms of superstitions and stereotypes of reactions -Natalia de Barbaro

16:30 - 16:45

Coffee break

16:45 - 18:15

Internet net of cooperation versus net of hate - Marek Tobolewski, Lubos Vesely - Prague
Block II: Identity

13:30 - 15:00

Avoiding conflicts inside minority groups –
Dr. Artur Paszko, dr Michał Vasecka – Bratislava

15:00 - 16:30

Role of culture and arts in breaking psychological barriers and prejudice - Danuta Glondys, Patrycja Paszt - Budapest

16:30 - 16:45

Coffee break

16:45 - 18:15

Education for tolerance after 11 September –
Dr. Annamaria Orla-Bukowska, prof. Anatolij Romaniuk

18:30

Dinner

20:00

„Roads to Freedom” - concert with Voovoo group and artists-refugees Rotunda Students Club

Wednesday
24 September 2003

9:00

Study visits:
Manghha Center of Japanese Art. and Technology Foundation of St. Volodymyr
Center for Jewish Culture in Kazimierz District

11:30

Coffee break

12:00

Closing discussion
Moderation dr Jolanta Ambrosewicz-Jacobs