URI TRAVELLING PEACE ACADEMY (TPA) 2016 by
URI INTERNATIONAL PEACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (IPRI)
(Training in Peace Building and Conflict
Transformation)
Venue: Shilpa Hotel, Kalayapuram
Date: September 16 -21, 2016
Theme: Religion, Conflict and Conflict
Transformation
Everyday Yoga Session @ 6 AM by Ms Raksha Kothari
(Prafull Oorja)
DAY ONE - SEPTEMBER 16
(FRIDAY)
THEME: THE GIFT OF LIFE
6.30 am Yoga
7.00 am Morning walk
7.30 am Morning pages
8.00 am Breakfast (SHILPA)
9.00 am Morning worship
9.15 am Song of the day/ Joke of the day
9.30 am Briefing of the day - Abraham Karickam
9.45 am Self introduction
10.30 am Introducing TPA – The world we live in-Abraham Karickam
11.00 am Tea break(SHILPA)
11.30 am Session 1 – Victor Kazanjian (Subject : Diversity and Perspective)
12.00 pm Small group work on Diversity and Perspective – Getting to know each
other in our diversity
1.00 pm Lunch(SHILPA)
2.00 pm Singing Session/ world of music
2.30 pm Inaugural meeting (Public function) at Shilpa Regency Auditorium
4.30. pm Tea
5.00 pm Visit to Malamel Rock Temple
7.00 pm Dinner (Motel Aaram)
DAY TWO - SEPTEMBER 17 (SATURDAY)
THEME: PEACE, THE COSMIC ORDER
6.30 am Yoga
7.00 am Morning walk
7.30 am Morning pages
8.00 am Breakfast (SHILPA)
9.00 am Morning worship
9.15 am Song of the day/ Joke of the day
9.30 am Capturing the previous day/ briefing of the
day – Abraham Karickam
10.00 am Session 2 – Introduction to Moral
Imagination : Sally Mahe
11.00 am Tea break (SHILPA)
11.30 am Peacebuilder Preparation – led by Sally
Mahe
1. Who are you?
2. How are you?
3. What are the things you do well?
4. What are your challenges?
12.30 pm Gathering Learnings
1.00 pm Lunch(SHILPA)
2.00 pm Singing Session/ world of music
2.15 pm Video presentation– We unite video
2.30 pm Sharing our Stories of Peace building
Challenges/ Successes using Appreciative Inquiry (Using stories from our own
experiences) – Sally Mahe
3.30 pm Walk and talk – Identifying the keys to
change (from the stories)
4.00 pm Tea break(SHILPA)
4.30 pm Gathering the keys
5.30 pm Conclusion
7.00 pm Cultural Presentation
8.00 pm Dinner(SHILPA)
DAY THREE - SEPTEMBER 18 (SUNDAY)
THEME: COSMIC ORDER AND THE HUMAN DISORDER
6.30 am Yoga
7.00 am Morning walk
7.30 am Morning pages
8.00 am Breakfast (SHILPA)
9.00 am Visit to local worship centers (Christian Church, Hindu Temple and
Mosque)
1.00 pm Lunch at Nila Palace Hotel
2.00 pm Trip to the forest and Palaruvi waterfalls
3.00 pm Session 3 – At Palaruvi – Web of Relationship (Abraham Karickam)
4.00 pm Poetry writing session at Palaruvi (Theme: Cry of the Earth)
6.00 pm Return to Kalayapuram
8.00 pm Dinner (SHILPA)Top of Form
DAY FOUR - SEPTEMBER 19 (MONDAY)
THEME: ABUNDANT LIFE
7.00 am Trip to Peringalam
9.00 am Breakfast at Peringalam Island
9.30 am Morning worship
9.45 am Capturing the previous
day/ briefing of the day – Matthew Youde
10.00 am Song of the day
10.15 am Session 4- Victor Kazanjian and Emmanuel
Ivorgba – Theme: Tools for Peacebuilding
11.00 am Tea break
11.15 am Group work using tools of Conflict
Analysis – (in assigned peacebuilding groups) facilitated by Victor and
Emmanuel
1.00 pm Lunch
2.00 pm Boating in the Ashtamudi lake
4.00 pm Return Trip
5.30 pm Visiting URI Regional Office
7.00 pm Dinner at the residence of Abraham Karickam
DAY FIVE - SEPTEMBER 20 (TUESDAY)
THEME: PEACE TO BE EARNED
6.30 am Yoga
7.00 am Morning walk
7.30 am Morning pages
8.00 am Breakfast (SHILPA)
9.00 am Morning worship
9.15 am Song of the day/ Joke of the day
9.30 am Capturing the previous day/ briefing of the
day – Alice Swett
9.45 am Video presentation (Previous TPA / 10 years
of URI)
10.00 am Session 5 – Victor Kazanjian and Emmanuel
Ivorgba : Theme: Strategies for Peacebuilding
11.00 am Tea break (SHILPA)
11.30 am Applying Tools and Strategies to our work
(Part I) – in peacebuilding groups facilitated by Victor and Emmanuel
1.00 pm Lunch (SHILPA)
2.00 pm Applying Tools and Strategies to our work
(Part II) – in peacebuilding groups facilitated by Victor and Emmanuel
2.30 pm Sharing Learnings from our Peacebuilding
Team work
3.30 pm Poetry reading session (Cry of the Earth)
4.00 pm Tea break(SHILPA)
4.30 pm Singing Session/World of music/Poetry
Reading
5.30 pm Cultural presentation
8.00 pm Dinner (SHILPA)
DAY SIX - SEPTEMBER 21 (WEDNESDAY)
THEME: CELEBRATION OF LIFE
6.30 am Yoga
7.00 am Morning walk
7.30 am Morning pages
8.00 am Breakfast (SHILPA)
8.45 am Trip to Karickam International Public
School
9.30 am IDP Rally (Participating in the IDP Peace
Procession)
11.30 pm Interaction with staff and students of
Karickam International Public School
12.30 pm Back to Kalayapuram
1.00 pm Lunch(SHILPA)
2.00 pm Singing Session/ world of music
2.30 pm Evaluation Session
4.00 pm Tea break(SHILPA)
4.30 pm Certificate Distribution
5.00 pm Concluding prayer
DAY SEVEN-SEPTEMBER 22 (THIRSDAY)
7.00 kanyakumari journey
Prof. John Kurakar
