INTERNATIONAL ECUMENICAL CONFERENCE
ON TERRORISM IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD:
PROSPECTS FOR PEACE AND SECURITY IN ASIA AND
THE CHALLENGE OF THE DECADE TO
OVERCOME VIOLENCE
(The Philippines as Case Study)


Teiichi Aoyama,
    Environmental Research Institute,
    Tokyo, Japan
                   
30 September 2002


はじめに

 2002年9月22日から27日、フィリピンのマニラで開催された国際会議に招待を受けた。これは8月下旬、欧州から帰国直後に届いた一通の招待メールからはじまった。多忙の中、どうしようかと思案したが,開催日の3日前に航空券を入手し、ひとりマニラの会議に参加することになった。結果的に、さまざまな意味でこの会議から得たものは大きいと思う。
 
 冷戦終結後、米国主導のもと経済のみならず政治、文化などすべての領域でグローバリゼーション(Globalization)が進行している。とくに2001年9月11日の同時多発テロ以降、対テロ、テロ掃討の名の下でおこなわれている米国による武力行使は、相手国の主権侵害や対象地域における人権侵害、さらにエネルギー資源の収奪の可能性など、まさに新植民地主義あるいは新帝国主義の様相を示しつつある。

 フィリピンのマニラで開催された国際会議は「グローバリゼーションとテロ」(Conference on Terrorism in a Globalized World)をテーマに、これら地球規模の危うい情勢を憂慮するひとびとが、アジア諸国を中心に世界各国からの参加し、それぞれの認識を新たにし、それらを共有することを目的に開催された。参加者は、28カ国、約100名に及んでいる。右の写真は、会議が開かれたBayview Park Hotel Manilaである。同ホテルは、米国大使館の真ん前にある。

 おりしも米政府によるイラク攻撃に関連しブッシュ政権による米国連邦議会や英国議会、さらにNATOでの説得工作が展開されている。またイラク問題やパレスチナ問題に対する国連関連委員会決議がなされつつあるなかでの緊迫した会議となった。私にとってこれほど緊張し、疲れた会合はなかった。にもかかわらず、その緊張をほぐしてくれたのは、他ならずプィリピンの方々の明るさと、ひとなつこさである。

 この国際会議は、経済的に貧しいフィリピンのNPO/NGOが各国の反戦、非戦、平和にかかわるNPO・NGO、研究者、教会関係者、元政府首脳、法曹関係者らをマニラのホテルに招待し、いまや「帝国」化しつつある米国に対し、その行状を冷静に分析し、今後、われわれは具体的に何をなすべきかについて議論するために開催されたものである。

 この国際会議をNPO・NGO(カソリック教会が中心)がフィリピンで開催した背景には、米国がアフガン戦争後いちはやく「アブサヤフ」と言うミンダナオ島にいるひとびとをアルカイダの一部であると名指しし、あっという間に数1000人規模の軍隊を侵攻、駐留させたことがある。

 国際会議では、問題提起者、発議者、報告者の発言内容に対し、招待参加者(約100名)が自由な質問、意見陳述を行う形で進められた。これほど参加者による主体的、積極的な会合、議論は今まで見たことがない。


テロの定義の曖昧さ

 昨今のブッシュ政権は「テロ」とさえ言えば、国際法や国際的慣習からみて理不尽な行為も正当化できると言う、危険性をはらんでいる。、では、「一体テロとは何か」について、その定義は明確ではない。米国が過去、中南米、コソボ、中東などで行なってきたこと、CIA,FBIなどが日常的に途上国などで行っていること、湾岸戦争で米軍が用いた新型兵器の数々。それらは「テロ」ではないのか、などテロについての根元的、本質的な問いが会議で出された。


 明確なのは、米国による対テロ戦争の後、世界各国の為政者が反体制勢力、民族解放戦線などをテロリスト呼ばわりし、公然と武力弾圧していることである。イスラエルのパレスチナ戦線しかり、CISのチェチェンしかり、中国の新橿ウィグルしかり、フィリピンのモロ解放戦線しかりである。これこそ明確なテロに対する定義がないなかでの対テロ戦争がもたらした大きな弊害ではなかろうか。

※ Input and Discussion
 
“Globalization: Concentrating the World’s Wealth and Power”
  
PROF. WILLIAM K. TABB (Professor, City University of New York)


グローバリゼーションと米国の新世界秩序

 会議では同時に、グローバリゼーションについても討議された。何十年も前から、国家間、地域間の相互依存性(Interdepencency)について議論されてきた。しかし、グローバリゼーションは、地球上のある特定国家、地域における出来事、決定、行為が他の国や地域社会にまで著しい影響、それもマイナスの影響をもたらすことが問題となる。しかも、その影響が経済だけでなく、軍事、政治、社会、文化にまで及ぶことである。IT時代この傾向はさらにスピードアップしている。米国の同時多発テロに対する一連の戦争行為は、まさにその典型である。いまや世界のすべての国家、地域がブッシュ大統領の一般教書における「悪の枢軸」発言やブッシュ大統領の父親が設定した「新世界秩序」(New Wordl Order)をブッシュ(ジョージW.ブッシュ)は帝国化を強める方向で継承した。世界各国はその影響を軍事、政治は言うに及ばす経済でも大きく受けている。

 Keynote Address
  
“Terrorism in a Globalized World: Prospects for Peace and Security in Asia”
   
DR. NINAN KOSHY (Author, India)

 ※ Input and Discussion
   
“Globalization: Concentrating the World’s Wealth and Power”
   
PROF. WILLIAM K. TABB
   (Professor, City University of New York) 

国際情勢認識としての米国の帝国化

 冷戦崩壊後、とくに軍事力、経済力でガリバー化した米国がしていること、しようとしていることは、「新植民地主義」ないし「新帝国主義」に近い行為である。さらにこのまま進めば米国はまさに「帝国」となり、かつてのローマ帝国やオスマントルコのようになる可能性も否定できないことが憂慮される。会議では、何度となく、「帝国」(Empire)と言う用語が使われていた。

 ※ Keynote Address
   
“Terrorism in a Globalized World: Prospects for Peace and Security in Asia”
   
DR. NINAN KOSHY (Author, India)

正当性がない米国のイラク攻撃

 会議中のひとつの大きな懸案は、米国のイラク攻撃にあった。会議の最中に、英国議会でトニー・ブレアー政権が米国によるイラク攻撃を条件付きであれ容認する方向性が出され、またポーランドのワルシャワで開催されていたNATO(北大西洋条約機構)の会合で米国防省のラムズフェルド長官が各国にイラク攻撃を働きかけていた。

 ブッシュ政権は、大量破壊兵器として核兵器生産疑惑、化学兵器、生物兵器の大量生産疑惑などをイラク攻撃の最大の根拠としている。しかし、その根拠はもとより米国の言い分にはまったく正当性がない。なぜなら、言うまでもなく冷戦終結以前からもっとも多くの核兵器、化学兵器、生物兵器を研究開発し、所持しているのは米国自身であるからである。ニューヨーク市立大学経済学部のタブ教授は、それらを世界でもっとも使ってきたのも米国自身であると言明している。

 簡単に言えば、すべてのことがらを棚上し、他国を責め、攻撃しようとしているのが今の米国ではなかろうか。

※ Input and Discussion
  
“Globalization: Concentrating the World’s Wealth and Power”
  
PROF. WILLIAM K. TABB
  (Professor, City University of New York) 

ブッシュ政権のエネルギー利権

 この10数年、中東から東アジアで起きている戦争の多くは、その背景にエネルギー資源争奪にする戦略、戦術が見え隠れしている。とくにブッシュ政権誕生以降は、顕著である。これについても、米国からの参加者を含め多くの参加者から指摘があった。また昨今のブッシュ政権に対するひとつの共通認識となった。なかでもニューヨーク市立大学経済学部のTABB教授の問題提起は、これを明確に指摘しており興味深い。

  ※ Input and Discussion
    
“Globalization: Concentrating the World’s Wealth and Power”
    
PROF. WILLIAM K. TABB (Professor, City University of New York
) 

 アルカイダ掃討に関連しブッシュ政権がアフガン以外に本格侵攻したのはフィリピンだけである。その侵攻先であるミンダナオ島南部には、豊富な石油、天然、資源が多量に存在している。フィリピンからの参加者は、ブッシュ政権によるィリピン侵攻の主要な目的はそこにあると明言していた。
  
 ※ Concept Paper
     
NTERNATIONAL ECUMENICAL CONFERENCE ON TERRORISM IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD:
      PROSPECTS FOR PEACE AND SECURITY IN ASIA AND THE CHALLENGE OF
      THE DECADE TO OVERCOME VIOLENCE (The Philippines as Case Study
)

 
会議の合間に、わたくしが岩波の「世界」に執筆した「エネルギー権益から見たアフガン戦争」の英文概要を参加者に渡し、議論した。わたくしの論文の主旨に異論を唱える参加者はひとりもいなかった。

岩波「世界」2002年9月号ネルギー権益とアフガン戦争
 
日本の軍国主義化へのアジア諸国の危惧

 
トンガから参加したトンガ人権・民主主義運動の事務局長は、日本がアフガン戦争で戦後はじめて軍隊(自衛隊)を海外に出した指摘。日本の軍国化(Militalization)の流れを、憲法9条との関連、昨年秋の諸立法との関連、歴代の日本の政権との関連、米国の日本駐留、米国のミクロネシア、沖縄との関連において、詳細に報告していた。

 海外諸国、とくにアジア、太平洋地域の国々からの参加者は、昨今の日本の動きをきわめて冷静かつ厳格に見ていることが分かった。プィリピンの若者は昨年のアフガン戦争支援の臨時措置法、自衛隊法改正などの詳細、つまり法内容、改正内容を英文で送って欲しいと強く要望していた。


  ※ Panel Discussion
     “The War on Terror and its Implications on Human Rights,
     Civil Liberties and the Sovereignty of States”

   
 MR LOPETI SENITULI (Tonga Human Rights & Democracy Movement)

 ところでフィリピンは、歴史的にはマゼランにはじまるスペイン、アメリカ、日本の植民地支配、軍事支配を受けてきた国である。他方、自力で市民社会革命を達成している国でもある。しかももともと親米的な国家であり、その意味で国民は昨今の米国の帝国化に大きな当惑をもっている。

 それにしても経済的に貧しいフィリピンのNPO/NGOが世界28カ国、100名を招待し、議論と提言の場をつくったことに敬意を表したい。

 なお、帰国時のフィリピン国際空港(アキノ空港)の警備は想像を絶するものがあった。都合、6回持ち物、体のチェックを受けた。通常はせいぜい2回である。私を呼んでくれた主催者(女性)は、会議中にいみじくも冗談で言ていたが、この会議に参加したひとは、今後、テロ関係者リストに入れられる、と言うことを肌身で感じた。

 いずれにしても、きわめてきびしい情勢の中で国際会議を開催した主催者に敬意を表したい。私は本務の都合上、26日朝にフィリピンをたったが、26日には23日から25日に行われた報告、議論を元に分科会別報告、決議案をつくり、27日は私達が滞在し、会議を行なってきたホテルの真ん前にある米国大使館の大使などを会
議に呼びそれらを手渡し、口頭で伝えることになっていた。

  詳しい会議報告及び主な報告、論文の日本語翻訳についても別途行う予定です。


参加者の国籍(人数は約100人、オープンセッションには市民約100人が参加)  順不同

Philippines
USA
UK
Europe
Germany
Austria
Japan
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Malysia
Austlaria
New Zealand
Tonga
South Africa
Pakistan
India
Sri Lanka
South Korea
Nicaragua
Norway
Sweden
Canada
Singapore
Lebanon
Vietnam
Canbodia
Bangladesh
Denmark

 会議の開催趣旨及びプログラムを以下に示す。会議で配布された論文、報告は300頁〜400頁に及ぶものとなっている。

Concept Paper

INTERNATIONAL ECUMENICAL CONFERENCE ON TERRORISM IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD: PROSPECTS FOR PEACE AND SECURITY IN ASIA AND THE CHALLENGE OF THE DECADE TO OVERCOME VIOLENCE (The Philippines as Case Study)

A. Background of the Conference
 Dangerous trends towards more aggressive U.S. interventionism and resurgent militarism in the wake of the September 11 attacks have drawn critical attention. However, critical voices have largely been limited to groups with little direct influence on policies or on public opinion. This despite significant advances in the anti-war and anti-globalization movements worldwide. Moreover, little in-depth analysis and concerted international response has been undertaken on the Bush government’s borderless war on terror and its implications for the interlinked issues of peace, security, human rights and the independence of states as well as its impact on the lives of vast numbers of people already being marginalized by globalization. The new U.S. national security doctrine focusing on terrorism is in itself a threat to global security. It enables the U.S. military to wage war against an undefined, faceless enemy and to target any state, nation, groups or individuals deemed thre!
atening to U.S. national interests.

 It is ironic that barely a year after the Catholic Pope, in celebration of the Christian Jubilee, implored forgiveness for the atrocities of the Crusades which had devastated much of the Arab world, the U.S. and its allies have declared a new crusade of equal ferocity and with greater capacity for death and destruction against the new heathens of the world. Asia is once again the battleground: Palestine and Afghanistan are all within the general vicinity of Asia.

 The war on terror has exacerbated tensions in South Asia, pushing Pakistan and India?both countries possessing nuclear weapons?perilously close to war. The inclusion of North Korea in the “axis of evil” provides justification for reinforcing U.S. military presence in Northeast Asia, effectively sabotaging Kim Dae Jung’s conciliatory “sunshine policy” and causing alarm in China whose growing economic and political clout has not been lost on U.S. policy strategists. Not surprisingly, as a declared U.S. ally in the war on terror, Japan is reactivating its military and throwing away its peace constitution. Tension is building as well in most of Southeast Asia where U.S. designs have so far been largely frustrated by growing anti-US sentiments among the Islamic nationalists. There is, moreover, growing restiveness among the people in the Asia region from discontent over inept and corrupt leadership to religious extremism to sheer economic desperat-disparate causes, but enough to threaten the stability of existing global arrangements and power structures.

 In the Philippines, U.S. troops have been recently deployed to actual combat zones in the southern region of Mindanao where Muslim separatist movements are active and where criminal gangs, coddled by military elements and local authorities, have likewise been sowing terror. Mindanao is seen as strategic to U.S. interests, given its own still-unexploited rich gas and oil deposits as well as proximity to oil-rich South China Sea and Southeast Asia’s vital trade routes. Even more recently, a fresh contingent of American military engineers were deployed to reconstruct roads and air strips in the Mindanao province of Basilan, a project described by a Texas-based think-tank as “literally paving the way for a forward logistics and operations base to conduct regional counter-terrorism strikes.” A likely first target, according to the think-tank, is neighboring Indonesia, believed to be an “attractive location for the al-Qaida to regroup.”
Photo:The US Embassy in Philippines

 

Furthermore, the Philippines is the main U.S. ally in the ASEAN, whose members are starting to show signs of an emerging independent foreign policy. Indeed, the Philippines’ proximity to predominantly Muslim countries in Southeast Asia, tagged by Bush as harboring terrorists, has bolstered fears that the Philippines is being primed as springboard of aggression against neighboring countries deemed less friendly to the U.S. Related to this is the growing apprehension that the Philippines is becoming the new laboratory for wars against terrorism.

 Also on the drawing board is a series of even larger-scale joint RP-U.S. military exercises in different parts of the country, where there are active and long-running non-Muslim insurgencies. This has stoked fears not only of intensifying Christian-Muslim conflicts but also of more flagrant U.S. interventionism?abetted by the Philippine government no less?with great potential for escalation of conflicts and violence.

 In response to the increasingly critical situation in the Philippines and Asia as a whole, the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP), together with the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), is convening the International Ecumenical Conference on Globalization and Terrorism in Manila on September 23-26, 2002. The four-day conference shall address the theme, “Prospects for Peace and Security in Asia and the Challenge of the Decade to Overcome Violence (The Philippines as Case Study)”. The conference hopes to examine the interrelationships of war, terrorism, peace and development, and globalization. It also aims to strengthen the partnership of churches and people of various faiths, cultures and ideologies to forge a common front in the global campaign to expose the U.S.-led coalition on the war against terror. Also envisaged is a series of pre-conference activities as part of the build-up to the conference pro!
per and post-conference programs to follow through the results of the international meeting.

B. Objectives of the International Conference

1. To gain a coherent understanding of the U.S. war on terror, its objectives and scope as well as its effects on human rights and the rights of states, including international conventions governing civilized conduct of war.

2. To share analysis on geopolitical trends in Asia in the wake of the U.S. war on terrorism and in the context of globalization.

3. To stimulate theological reflection on the intertwined issues of globalization, terrorism, peace and security amidst the reality of cultural pluralism and worsening religious tensions in Asia-Pacific.

4. To promote international advocacy, networking and lobbying against U.S. wars of aggression and more aggressive interventionism.

5. To draw up alternatives to violence and concrete programs on peace and conflict resolution in the light of the ecumenical challenge of the Decade to Overcome Violence.

6. To generate international awareness on and concerted response to escalating violence and the deteriorating peace as well as human-rights situation in the Philippines against the backdrop of growing U.S. military presence.


C. Proposed Program and Dates

1. As part of the build-up to the conference in the intermediate period, a women’s international solidarity mission on the theme, “Voices of Women to Overcome Violence” (18-22 September), which shall investigate the impact of the military exercises and war effort on women, youth and children, indigenous peoples as well as the environment.

2. A pre-conference exposure program for two days (20-22 Sept.) in Mindanao and Central Luzon where joint military exercises are taking place.

3. Simultaneous with the exposure program, a half-day public forum featuring a panel of eminent persons who will grace the conference (Sept. 21); and another half-day roundtable discussion with Philippine church leaders and theologians (Sept. 22).

4. A 4-day conference (Sept. 23-26) involving sharing of analysis on the geopolitical situation in Asia-Pacific (covering the economic, politico-military, and religio-cultural aspects of globalization), theological reflection on the imperatives of the faith in the current geopolitical context, and drawing up strategies and concrete proposals for action. The reports of the women’s international solidarity mission and the exposure visits shall likewise be received.

5. A post-conference audience with U.S. embassy officials (Sept. 27), during which the conference statement and letter of concern shall be handed to concerned parties by the conference leadership and team of eminent persons.

6. A post-conference audience with President Macapagal-Arroyo, Vice-President Guingona and also possibly other government officials, legislators and policymakers (Sept. 27).

7. Press conferences before and after the all-church women peace mission, the exposure visits, and the conference proper. There shall also be press coverage of the pre-conference public forum and roundtable discussion as well as the post-conference dialogues. Effective media projection shall be part of the build-up to the conference and shall be systematically planned and undertaken all throughout the 7-day program.

D. Program Content of the Conference Proper

Among the major elements of the program are:

1. A keynote speech setting the tone of the conference and exploring the theme, “Globalization and Terrorism: Prospects for Peace and Security in Asia and the Challenge of the Decade to Overcome Violence”;

2. A report of the women’s international solidarity mission on the social costs of the military exercises and the impact of the war effort on Filipino women, youth and children; also on the indigenous peoples and the environment;

3. Reports on exposure visits to areas in Mindanao and Luzon where joint R.P.-U.S. military exercises are being conducted.

4. An analysis of globalization, examining the nexus between globalization and terrorism as well as the linkages between globalization in general and global economic recession in particular, on the one hand, and the resurgence of militarism and more aggressive U.S. interventionism, on the other.

5. An exploration of globalization’s political and military dimensions, looking at the U.S. led coalition against terror, the impact of the war in Afghanistan as well as the worsening Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and changes in U.S. military strategy and foreign policy since the September 11 attacks;

6. An examination of dominant cultural and religious trends, dealing with the widespread backlash against homogenization of culture, the rise of religious fundamentalism, the resurgence of the religious right and the use of religion to foment violent conflicts;

7. Panel presentations on the adverse consequences of globalization and the prevailing geo-political realities in the sub-regions of Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia and South Asia;

8. A reflection on the prospects for peace, security and human rights in Asia, highlighting the case of the Philippines?dubbed by the media as the new front of the war against terror?and reviewing the status of, and prospects for, peace negotiations;

8. Workshops to deepen sharing of analysis, firm up unities, explore alternatives and draw up common strategies; and,

9. A biblico-theological reflection summing up the issues raised in the conference and the imperatives of the Christian faith in the present geopolitical context.

E. Expected Results

1. A more coherent understanding of terrorism and an in-depth analysis of current geopolitical realities and trends in Southeast Asia and Asia as a whole in the context of ongoing globalization.

2. Closer cooperation between Protestants, Catholics, Muslims and people of other faiths and ideologies around programs aimed at conflict prevention or resolution and developing a culture of peace in line with the call of the Decade to Overcome Violence.

3. Concerted international campaigns to counter the negative effects of globalization and the resurgence of U.S. militarism, unilateralism and interventionism.

4. Renewed and broadened international ecumenical solidarity network on justice, peace and human rights.

5. More effective international projection of the people’s movement against growing U.S. military presence in the Philippines with the end in view of forestalling U.S. armed aggression and strengthening international solidarity for peace based on justice.

6. A publication on the results of the conference (i.e., analytical studies, theological papers, and creative alternatives) for wider currency and awareness-building.


F. Mechanics of the Conference

1. A small planning committee shall be organized drawn from the staff of the WCC, CCA and NCCP. It shall meet in Hong Kong or Manila in June to finalize the details of the program, draw up the list of resource persons and participants, settle questions of accountability, and firm up financial commitments/budget.

2. A special task force, to be coordinated by NCCP’s Consultant for International Ministry, shall be created to serve as conference secretariat and to oversee the preparations, including preparatory international travel to drum up support for the conference, both in terms of funds and participation.

3. A host committee or list of local convenors in the Philippines shall be organized, drawing participation from Protestant, Catholic, Muslim and secular popular organizations.

The Conference Programme

23 September, Monday (Open Session)

9:00 Opening Act
   ・ Opening Worship
   ・ Message
    
BP. MANO RUMALSHAH (United Soc. for the Prop. Of the Gospel, U.K.)
   ・ Welcome Remarks
    
DR. DOMINGO DIEL (NCCP Chair)

10:00 Opening Addresses
    
DR. AHN JAE WOONG (General Secretary, CCA)
     MR. CLEMENT JOHN (Programme Executive, Cluster on Relations, WCC)
     MS. SHARON ROSE JOY RUIZ-DUREMDES (General Secretary, NCCP)


10:30 Break

11:00 Welcome Address
    
HON. TEOFISTO GUINGONA (Vice President of the Philippines)

Vice President of the Philippines

11:30 Keynote Address
    “Terrorism in a Globalized World: Prospects for Peace and Security in Asia”
    
DR. NINAN KOSHY (Author, India)

12:30 Lunch

 2:30 Introduction of Participants
     
MR. TONY WAWORUNTU (Secretary, International Affairs, CCA)

     Orientation
     
MS. CARMENCITA KARAGDAG (Conference Coordinator)

 3:00 Report of the Women’s International Peace Mission to the Philippines
     
DR. KATHRYN POETHIG (United States)

 4:00 Break

 4:30 Plenary Discussion
     “The New World Order, the U.S. War on Terror and Other Conflicts”
     Discussants:
    
     
MR. PAUL RENSHAW (United Kingdom)
     MS. MOANA COLE (New Zealand)

     MR. OYSTEIN TVETER (Karibu Foundation, Norway)
     Moderator:
     
MR. ERICH WEINGARTNER (Canada)

6:30 End of Session

7:00 Welcome Dinner and Fellowship (to be hosted by heads of churches)



24 September, Tuesday

 8:30 Morning Prayer and Reflection
    MR. DAVID WILDMAN (Gen. Board of Global Ministries, U.S.A)

 
9:00 Input and Discussion
    “Globalization: Concentrating the World’s Wealth and Power”
    
PROF. WILLIAM K. TABB (Professor, City University of New York)

10:30 Break

11:00
Panel Presentation
   “A War to Refashion Regimes and Economies in Asia”
   ・ Japan and the Two Koreas: U.S. Allies and the “Axis of Evil’
   ・ China as a Perceived Threat to U.S. Dominance in the Region
   
DR. KIM YONG BOCK (APGSSL, Korea)
    MR.VICTOR HSU (Church World Service, U.S.A.)


12:30 Lunch


2:00 Panel Discussion
   ・ South Asia: Dealing with Prolonged Internecine Conflicts and Nuclear Threat

   MR.LEMENT JOHN(Pakistan)
    MS.NIMALKA FERNANDO(IMADR,Sri Lanka)

   ・ South East Asia:
   
DR. SORITUA NABABAN(Indonesia)
    MR.JERALD JOSEPH(Malaysia)


  “The Philippines in the Expanding Front of the U.S. War on Terror”
   
ATTY. ROMEO CAPULONG (Public Interest Law Center)
    REP. SATUR OCAMPO (Bayan Muna Party)

 4:00 Break

 
4:30“Globalization, Misery and Militarization in the Philippines”
   Testimonies:
   
MS. ALMIRA ALI LIDASAN (Moro-Christian Peoples Alliance)
    MS. MARIE HILAO (Karapatan)
    MS. VICTORIA TAULI CORPUZ (Tebtebba Foundation)

   Analysis 
   
DR. EVERETT MENDOZA (Divinity School, Silliman University)

 
6:30 End of Session


25 September, Wednesday (Open Session)

 9:00 Panel Presentation
  “Cultural Homogenization, Religious Fundamentalism and
   the Manipulation of Religious Symbols and Idioms”
   
MR.GABRIEL HABIB (Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch, Lebanon)
   DR. EDWIN LESTER J. RUIZ (Prof. of Theol. and Culture, N.Y Theological Seminary)


10:30 Break


11: 00
Panel Discussion
  “The War on Terror and its Implications on Human Rights,
   Civil Liberties and the Sovereignty of States”
   
DR. HANS KOECHLER (International Progress Organisation, Austria)
  Reactors:
   
MS. IRIS ALMEIDA (Center for Rights and Democracy, Canada)
    MR LOPETI SENITULI (Tonga Human Rights & Democracy Movement)


12:30 Lunch

 2:00
Concluding Presentations
    “Global Power: Examining the Nexus between Globalization and Terrorism”
    
DR. ALEJANDRO BENDANA (Historian, Nicaragua)

    “Challenging the Global Power”
    
DR. FERNANDO ENNS (Ecumenical Inst., Univ. of Heidelberg, Germany)
     REV. CHRIS FERGUSSON (Gen. Sec. Justice, Global and Ecumenical Relations,
        United Church of Canada)


4:00 Break

4:30
Workshops: What is to be done?
   Distinct role of the churches and the ecumenical movement

A. Asian solidarity against threats to human security and state sovereignty
Resource Person & Facilitator:

B. Forging inter-faith solidarity in the midst of religious conflicts
Resource Person & Facilitator:

C. The Decade to Overcome Violence: refocusing on state violence and state terrorism

D. Women: dismantling the patriarchal war machinery

E. Legislating the war on terror and upholding International Covenants
Resource Person & Facilitator:

F. Philippines: stopping the advance of the war on terror

7:00 Dinner

8:00 Continuation of Workshops (Optional)

9:30 End of Evening Session



26 September, Thursday

9:00 Continuation of Workshops

10:30 Break

11:00
Continuation of Workshops and Writing of Reports

12:30 Lunch

2:00 First Reading and Discussion of Draft Statement and Workshop Reports

4:00 Break

4:30
Closing Act

・ Approval of Draft Statement

   Drafters: PROF. LUIS TEODORO (Philippines)
 

  ・ Presentation of Conference Resolutions

  ・ Words from Participants

  ・ Closing Remarks

6:30 End of Session

8:00 Solidarity Night


27 September, Friday

・ Press Conference
・ Audience with the Office of the President of the Philippines
・ Audience with U.S. embassy officials
・ Audience with Canadian embassy officials
・ Departures