arts, culture, peace, intercultural dialogue, storytelling, stillness, music and movement.
Creative Peacebuilding - Celebrating the International Day of Peace
awareness of the role of the arts and culture in peacebuilding
Nadia Thalji
Oakland, CA
Wednesday, Sept 21, 11am - 12noon
Opportunities to engage in collaborative and transformative ways through storytelling, stillness, music and movement. Art has the potential to be deeply engaging and provide creative opportunities for intercultural interaction.
Intercultural Peace and Justice students of the Integrative Studies Across Cultures (ISAC) of Holy Names University are going to experience InterPlay forms learning how to promote dialogue and contribute to intercultural understanding.
Arabic “Salaam”
Portuguese "Paz"
Spanish "La Paz"
English "Peace"
Hindi “Shanti”
Russian “Mir”
Aramaic “Shlama”
Chinese “P’ing”
Zulu "Ukuthula"
Hebrew “Shalom”.
At 12:00 noon Nadia will perform " Silent Minute Peace" honoring the minute of silence for the World Peace Day connecting to the entire planet in all time zones.
Cost: FREE for HNU Students
Registration/Information: (650) 288-2836
Venue
Holy Names University
3500 Mountain Blvd. Intercultural Peace and Justice Studies Department
Oakland, CA 94619-1627
Leaders
Nadia Thalji
Nadia Thalji is Interplay's ambassador to Brazil and South America!
Nadia Khalil Thalji is an InterPlay International Leader (Founder in Brazil), MA Art, Culture and Spirituality, theatre artist, dramaturge, educational facilitator and multi - disciplinary Performing Artist active in community development and university teaching (Brazil and the US). Co - Director and performer of Constellation Performance Ensemble with Masankho Banda (Africa). She's interested in the connection between art, social change, multiculturalism , ecology and spirituality. Her special interests are creating performing arts training practices that are both ethical and sustainable, and, facilitating workshops in international organizations that can nurture creativity, innovation, social justice and cultural understanding. Mentor of "Cultural Diversity Celebration" and the "International Day of Peace" held in Brazil and the US.