Contents: Paticipants & Position Papers

Discussion Lines (Summaries),  1.a Family & Education ,  1.b Work,  2.a Cultures & Religions,  2.b Civil societies,  3. Media & Public sphere,  4.a Which Europe emerges,  4.b Opening to the world

A European Consciousness? Social commitment, human rights, and responsibilities: The role of civil societies in Europe

• Frédéric Andrau, Actor, Paris
• Dr. Oscar Arias, former President of Costa Rica, Nobel Peace Laureate, San José
• Mairead Corrigan-Maguire, Founder, Peace People, Nobel Peace Laureate, Belfast
• Hubert von Goisern, Musician, Salzburg
• Christine von Kohl, Journalist, Human Rights Activist, Vienna
• Flora Lewis, International Herald Tribune, New York Times, Paris
• Henar Corbi Murgui
• Rev. Friedrich Schorlemmer, Director, Protestant Faculty Saxony Anhalt, Luthertown Wittenberg
• Jocelyn B. Smith, Singer, Berlin
• Beate Weber, Mayor of Heidelberg
• Jody Williams, Ambassador, International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Nobel Peace Laureate, Alexandria/USA

Students:

• David Herrmann, Higher Technical Institute for Education, Hollabrunn
• Maria Beckerle, Higher Institute for Education, Pitzelstaetten
• Michael Vorburger, FB Informatic, University of Lausanne

Supplementary written contribution:

• Henry Maske, Boxer, Frankfurt/Oder
• José Ramos-Horta, Peace Activist for East-Timor, Nobel Peace Laureate, Lisbon
• Prof. Edgar Morin, Social Scientist, University of Paris
• Pierre Sané, Secretary-General, Amnesty International, London (envisaged)
• Francisca Sauquillo, Member of the European Parliament, Brussels
• Prof. Christina Thürmer-Rohr, Faculty for Educational Sciences, Technical University Berlin
• Maria von Welser, Television Journalistin, ZDF, Mainz

Facilitator:

• Dr. John Taylor, Conference of European Churches, Geneva

Rapporteurs:

• Jörg Forbrig, European University Institute, Florence
• Yael Ohana, Council of Europe´s European Youth Centre, Budapest