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Kastelholmssamtalen 2024 - Save The Date 21 mars, evenemang av Ålands Fredsinstitut

Revealing the theme of the 2024 Kastelholm talks

The Kastelholm Talks on Peace 2024 will be held on March 21 and celebrate 10 years. In connection with the anniversary, we are looking ahead and connecting generations. This year’s theme is: “The future and us” How do we think and talk about the future today? Are there differences between generations in the way we think about the future? What are the pitfalls we should be aware of when thinking about the future? Are there alternatives to dystopian future scenarios? Are war, economic and ecological collapse the only options? What are the hopeful trends? The Kastelholm Talks on Peace are regular peace-themed talks under the patronage of former Finnish President Tarja Halonen and featuring prominent speakers. The talks are characterized by dialogue and reflection, rather than debate. A special feature of this year’s event is that the Mariehamn Literature Days will take over and enable a long weekend of culture. Read more about the event here: https://www.litteraturdagarna.ax/ For any questions, please contact us at the Peace Institute. Contact: Liz Lindvall, tel. +358 40 801 9998, e-mail: [email protected] Liz Lindvall Information Officer [email protected] +358 (0)40 801 9998  

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Lisa Glybchenko föreläser vid Ålands Fredsinstitut om peachtech, digital konst och fredsarbete.

Visual digital art as a peace building tool

Very warmly welcome to a lunchseminar that focuses on the question of how we could design and use digital technologies and digital art in order to support peace efforts. Lisa Glybchenko, a Ukrainian researcher from TAPRI (Tampere Peace Research Institute), social entrepreneur and initiative taker to the Color Up Peace-project, will guide us through these interesting topics. Visual peace technologies Visual images as security-building tools Digital and virtual reality peacebuilding Peace practices and research are becoming more and more tech-infused, not least because of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on these fields, and several armed conflicts around the world including Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and its effects to everyday lives in Ukraine and beyond. That means, we should be better equipped with knowledge of peace technologies to better design and implement peace initiatives, even after the war has ended. The seminar will focus on visual peace technologies, also drawing on the role of visual arts in peacebuilding. We will closely look into using Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) applications used as peacebuilding tools. After explaining what visual peace technology is and how art, design and tech combine to support peace processes,Lisa Glybchenko, will show a series of AR

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Kastelholm Talks on Peace, 21 st of March 2024, Åland Islands Peace Institute

Save the date!

On 21 March 2024 it is time for the 10th anniversary of the Kastelholm Talks for Peace! Keep an eye on the Åland Islands Peace Institute’s webpage and social media channels as we will announce this year’s theme, speakers and panellists throughout the coming months. If you are interested in knowing more about previous years’ themes and speakers, you can find more information here. The Kastelholm talks are streamed and you can find previous years’ recorded peace talks here. If you are planning to travel to Åland to take part in the Kastelholm talks, please note that this year’s Literature Days take place the following days, so there is every reason to extend your visit to Åland!

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Åland Peace Fellow, 2023.

Lunch seminar on border security

Ahead of UN Day, we are pleased to present the Åland Peace Lecture on October 23rd with this year’s guest researcher Clifford Okwany from Kenya! The seminar will be held in English, with the opportunity to ask questions in Swedish, and will focus on different approaches to border security in Africa and their relevance to us in the Nordic Region. A warm welcome to a lunchtime seminar on border security in the Horn of Africa, with a particular focus on northern Kenya bordering Ethiopia, Uganda and Somalia. Questions to be answered during the seminar are the following: What does security mean in different contexts and for different actors? Why are there border conflicts affecting pastoralist communities in the Horn of Africa? What are the policy recommendations for peaceful coexistence between pastoralist communities in the North? The seminar will provide a brief history of the pastoral communities in East Africa, particularly the Sabaot, Pokot and Turkana in the northwest of Kenya and Somalia, Borana and Oroma communities in the northeast, and the introduction of the state system that drew boundaries that affected pastoralist livelihoods, leading to conflicts and state border security. During the seminar, Okwany will make comparisons with the Nordic

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Facts for good decisions - lunch seminar September 14th. KUT-network.

Facts for a good decision – where environment and economy meet

Before the International Day of Democracy, the KUT network invites you to a new lunch seminar on September 14th, in the seminar series “Facts for good decisions”. How do you deal with conflicting objectives between different areas of society? How can you find intersections where different societal interests can work together to drive development in a sustainable direction? Is growth needed to finance sustainable transition? What is the role of the EU? How can you reach decision-makers with serious messages? These and other questions will be discussed during the lunch seminar. The panel consists of: Siv Sandberg, lecturer and researcher in public administration at Åbo Akademi University. She is an expert on Nordic public administration, in particular the development and future prospects of municipalities. She has worked several times as an investigator on the division of municipalities in Åland. Bengt Kriström, Professor of Natural Resource Economics (1994-), SLU-Umeå, Associate Professor of Economics, HHS, Stockholm, Senior Advisor CERE (Environmental Economics Center in Umeå). Research: socio-economic aspects of the use of environmental and natural resources. Tony Cederberg, marine biologist and assistant professor at Åbo Akademi University’s Husö Biological Research Station. The seminar is organized in cooperation with the Central Baltic Programme and

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Åland demilitarization – myths and truths

Breakfast seminar on May 31, 2023 at the library in Mariehamn. We all know that Åland is called the islands of peace, but what the concept of demilitarization is, means and implies for Åland, Finland and the outside world is not always so obvious. Åland’s demilitarization has been regularly questioned since it came into force 167 years ago. Now the debate is on again and the questions are many: What agreements does it rest on? Can the Finnish government decide on its own to abolish it? How should we think about military service? Are we naive if we believe that Åland can continue to be the islands of peace? We at the Peace Institute have been researching Åland’s position including demilitarization for over 30 years and have knowledge and experience. Whether you are a politician, a journalist, a teacher or an interested citizen who wants to learn more, come to our breakfast seminar and listen when our director Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark, juris doctor and associate professor of international law, clarifies what are myths and truths in a conversation with our information officer Liz Lindvall. Everyone is welcome to participate and discuss. The seminar is free of charge. Please register in

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Lunch seminar- Can you repair injustice? Conflict management with restorative justice

We are used to seeing justice as something delivered by a judge in court. The punitive justice system primarily aims to restore justice in relation to the state and the law. The restorative justice is a complementary system to manage conflicts or criminal cases and puts the parties first. The restorative justice theory underpines different types of mediation. Pia Slögs (LLB and MA restorative justice) is Secretary-General at Finnish Forum for Mediation’s International Program and has 20 years of experience in mediation. The lunch seminar will be held at Kaptenssalen, Arken on Wednesday 26th of April, 11.30-12.30. The seminar will be held in Swedish.

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