Science for Peace events
Science for Peace, besides the yearly World Conference, sets up activities and events with the aim of involving and sensitising different audiences to create a constructive debate on the subject of peace.
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Educational competition
The educational competition "Take the Science for Peace 2011 picture"
After the great success of the competition "Draw the Science for Peace symbol", once again students were called to express their creativity by attending the educational contest "Take the Science for Peace 2011 picture".
This is the challenge: Getting the essence of the Science for Peace Movement through a photographic image.
The winning picture will be reproduced on the communication material of Science for Peace 2011.
The educational competition "Take the Science for Peace 2011 picture" announcement
THE WINNERS
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Only one thought in my mind: Peace” by Juri Fischetti - Ist.d’Arte Giulio Romano, MantovaMention: “For the great emotional impact of the picture and the spontaneous language used”
“Samples of Peace” by Emanuela Eugeni - Ist.Tec.Comm.per Geometri D. Bramante, MacerataMention: “For the ability to well sintetize the theme of the Contest e for the technical rigorousness of the picture”
“Winning Move” by Franco Volpato - I.I.S. Pietro Della Valle di Palestrina, RomeMention: “For the richness of the symbology and the coherence with the link between science and peace”
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Photo exhibition
Photo Exhibition " Shadows of War" - "L'ombre de la guerre"
"Shadows of War" gathers 90 pictures taken by world-renowned photographers to describe, one by one, the most terrible and recent wars, from Spain 1936 to Lebanon 2006.
The exhibition is meant to say “stop the tragedy of war" through a suggestive and universal language: the language of images.
These photographs - amazing and awful – invite us to linger over the reality of war in order to break through the barrier of indifference and to work to build peace.
Paris - June 2011
The Maison Européenne de la Photographie (MEP) of Paris has decided to host the exhibition conceived by Science for Peace.
With the title "L'ombre de la guerre" the exhibition will be inaugurated on June 28th and will close on September 25th.
Among the photographs of the exhibition: "At the end of a day of fighting in the Korengal Valley" by Tim Hetherington, news photographer dead in Misurata (Libya) during a reportage on April 20th, 2011.
Milan - November 2009
The exhibition "Shadows of War" was set up in Milan during the First Science for Peace World Conference with a great success and more than 11.000 visitors.
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Art for peace
Every year Science for Peace schedules the awarding of the Art for Peace Award to an artist who has particularly distinguished him or herself in spreading a message of peace.
Art for Peace 2012
David Grossman, novelist and essaiyst, was awarded with the Art for Peace 2012 for for his continued effort towards dialogue and his opposition to violence.
During the awarding ceremony, David Grossman give a touching and ispiring speech, available on Vimeo here.
Art for Peace 2011
During the 3rd World Conference, the award was assigned to Joao Silva, as his shoots have regularly stressed the need of change and his commitment to implement it. The South African photo-journalist was awarded the Word Press Photo honourable mention in 2006.
Available here his video-message.
Art for Peace 2010
In 2010 the award was assigned to Xavier Beauvois for his admirable movie “Of God and Men”.
The Prize was presented to the film-maker by Paolo Mereghetti on the occasion of the 2° Science for Peace World Conference on November 18th, 2010.
Art for Peace 2009Last year the award was assigned to Maestro Daniel Baremboin for creating the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra that brings Palestinian and Israeli musicians together.
