The Big Hope World Youth Congress

1. The Big HopeWorld Youth Congress  4th-11th June 2008 www:hope:ac:uk/thebighope

2. The Big Hope Liverpool Hope�s major contribution to the European Capital of Culture Year: European Parliament�s Year of Intercultural Dialogue Hope Park, Cornerstone, Cathedrals, Philharmonic Hall 1000 (750 overseas, 250 UK) Young (aged 18-35) Future leaders Faith

3. The Big Hope will consider personal integrity and public life will consider the question of how we may develop a humane global society and our role as individuals to help make it possible:

4. Themes Arts, Music and Sport Culture Business Education Environment and Sustainable Development Global Co-Existence, International Development, Politics, Law and Human Rights & Reconciliation

5. Locations The Anglican Cathedral The RC Metropolitan Cathedral The Philharmonic Hall Liverpool Hope University Hope Park Liverpool Hope University The Cornerstone Liverpool Hope University Aigburth

6. Key Components Keynote lectures: 40 minutes: 3 per day Forums: 2 hours: 4-5 per day Strands 50 each day for 5 days Colloquia Saturday Fiesta Excursions (Chester, Lakes, Snowdonia, York) Concert at Philharmonic Daily Exercise Liverpool �08 Declaration Friendship Groups Worship & Prayer 24/7 Nightly Chill Zone

7. A Day at The Big Hope Morning 07:00 Exercise* 07:45 Breakfast 08:30 Worship* 09:00 Keynote 1 10:00 Refreshments 10:30 Forums *optional Afternoon 12:30 Lunch 13:30 Keynote 2 14:30 Strands 17:00 Keynote 3 18:00 Supper 19:00 Free, Friendship, Trips 22:00 Chill Zone

8. Wednesday Thursday Friday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

9. Forums Two hour sessions Chair Panel (4) of national and international experts Pre-circulated papers or essays 4 x 15 minute keynote presentations Followed by debate and question and answer session

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11. External Speakers Javed Akhtar, Poet, India Lord David Alton of Liverpool Shabbad Azim MP, Actor, India Sushobha Barve, New Delhi Pippa Bennett, England Women�s Football Cherie Booth, Lawyer Baroness Caroline Cox Baroness Illora Findlay Stephen Green, HSBC Rt Hon John Gummer MP Julia Hausermann, MBE, President, Rights and Humanity Tommy Hutchinson, i-genius, Niketu Iralu, New Delhi Dr Al Iryani, Former PM, Yemen Rt Revd James Jones Sajjad Karim MEP, NW England Most Revd Patrick Kelly, Archbishop of Liverpool Harriet Lamb, Fairtrade Foundation Andrew Lancel, Actor, The Bill Clive Lawton, Consultant Limmud Mary McAleese, President, Republic of Ireland Arlene McCarthy MEP, NW England Imam Ashafa Muhammad, Nigeria Dr Alfred Ndahiro, Adviser President of Rwanda Cardinal Cormac Murphy O�Connor Martin Palmer Rev Professor Alvin J Parris, USA Kate Potter, Podium Braulia Ribeiro, Brazil Alejandro Rodriguez, Argentina Mano Rumalshah, the Archbishop of Peshawar, Pakistan Dr Sir Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi Ramez Salame, Lawyer, Beirut Bryan Sanderson, former Standard Chartered Bank Sir Bob Scott, Liverpool Culture Coy Professor Ian Scott, South Africa Rt Revd John Sentamu, Archbishop of York Ajay Sodha, Key Travel Geoff Thompson, Youth Charter Vandrea Thompson, Children First, Jamaica Barrie Walkley, Former US Ambassador Sir Stephen Wall Pastor James Wuye, Nigeria Robert Weir, UK Olympian Professor Stanley Wells Dr David Wilkinson, Durham Paul Wooley, THEOS

12. Strands 40-50 throughout the Congress: Co-ordinated by Hope staff supported by international and national expert witnesses Delegates will opt for a Strand before arrival and will stay in that Strand

13. Strands The Strand teams will prepare, participate, contribute to and follow-up strand activities: 4 x 2-3 hour weekday sessions One full day Saturday Outputs such as: Performance, presentation, exhibition at RLPO (Tuesday) or Anglican Cathedral (Wednesday am) Online website Publications

14. Strand Types Academic: will produce outcomes such as a book and papers: Creative: will produce works of art or music or drama and dance performances which may be recorded in the form of CDs, DVDs or on websites: Practical: involving service learning working with school, church and community groups on environmental and social projects:

15. Strands Arts and Creativity Ceremonial Banners Ceramic Mural Creative Writing Finding the Slayer Within Writing out of Conflict Arts and Peace Big Hope Choir Big Hope Chamber Ensemble Aspects of Comedy Big Hope Gospel Choir Human Sun Clock Shakespeare's Outsiders Religion on TV Myths, Mysteries and Miracles The Big Hope Newsroom Photography: The World in One City Art and History of Jazz Education Research, Young People and Voice Christian Tradition in English Literature Service Learning Human Rights Asylum, Identity and Hospitality Frontiers of Justice Pioneers of Age Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding Disability in Contexts Human Rights of Children Aspects of the Holocaust Repairers International Youth on the Margin Faith Liverpool Walk of Faith Life with More Meaning Always with the Poor Business Becoming a Better Leader The Economy of Communion Neo-Liberalism: Economics Disconnected from its Social Consequences Social Entrepreneurship Civil Leadership Debating Rights and Humanity Global Youth Forum Leading Change and Evolution Political Internships European Youth Parliament The Environment The Sustrans Cycle Path: Faiths4Change/Merseyfest Sustainable Coastal Management Build a House: Habitat for Humanity Merseyfest Believing in Cities

16. Big Hope Concert Philharmonic Hall Gerry and the Pacemakers Joanna McGregor

17. Sunday Excursions The excursions will be led by Liverpool Hope academics and will be free:

18. School Day Saturday 7th June Damaris Trust: President for a Day Presidency of imaginary African country Mark Hamill, Liverpool Hope Advice and information from: Dr: Al-Iryani, adviser for Yemen�s President Mr: Ali Abdullah Saleh, Dr Alfred Ndahiro, adviser to the President of Rwanda Barrie Walkley, US Ambassador to Guinea, Gabon, San Tome and Principe Understand the dilemmas Consider issues Explore interdependence of the world Explore wealth and poverty, Discover opportunities for influencing and participating English Speaking Union Debate Team of three debate Developing a More Humane Global Society: sponsored by the English Speaking Union part of a strand led by James Probert schools which do not traditionally take part in debating competitions? final contributions will be videoed winning team speak at the closing ceremony at the Anglican Cathedral:

19. ESU Debating Strand James Probert, ESU Deputy Director of Education and Head of Centre fro Speech and Debate Professor Rosie Sage, Professor of Communication in Education, Liverpool Hope University: �It is fantastic to be promoting this and should not be elitist. These are just the abilities children need to develop the mental schemas for literacy and numeracy and in many other countries public speaking is taught in schools. In Japan this takes priority over subjects until 15 yr. Even 3 year olds give speeches and they are quite wonderful at it - better than me! My PhD was about information processing and how you then express your knowledge informally and then formally and how this can be assessed and developed.� Thursday 2-4: Concept and Theory Friday 2-4 Preparation, adjudication Saturday 10-3 Event Monday 2-4 Write up, edit booklets, DVD Tuesday 2-4 Write up, edit booklets, DVD Wednesday am Cathedral Performance

20. The Anthony Walker Foundation Anthony Walker Citizenship Award Opening Evening Presented by Baroness Cox and Cherie Booth Anthony Walker Sports for All Day Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th June In association with Youth Charter

21. Fees Delegate Fee (week) Full �150 Reduced �75 (reduced fees are for delegates from weak currency areas) Accommodation Fee (full board) Premium �250 Standard �150 Homestay �100 Additional days pro rata

22. Major Sponsors European Parliament: Youth in Action SOS Children�s Villages HERODOT Hope One World Key Travel Milapfest English Speaking Union Christian Aid CAFOD Liverpool Culture Company Joseph Rank Trust Cooperative Funeral Care Matthew Sutton & Co Liverpool Hindu Cultural Association

23. Sponsors US Embassy Hungarian Consul Latvian Educational Foundation The Royal Thai Consulate Target Education English Speaking Union Merseyside Warbreck House Veterinary Centre Bishop Eton One World Group West Derby Church Mossley Hill Church Childwall Church Bishop Eton Church Childwall Methodist Church

24. The Big HopeWorld Youth Congress