
2011 Council of Europe Exchange on the religious dimension of intercultural dialogue Media, Beliefs and Religions - The role of the media in fostering intercultural dialogue, tolerance and mutual understanding: freedom of expression of the media and respect towards cultural and religious diversity	Draft programme as of 21 November 2011
Draft programme Abbaye de Neumünster Luxembourg 28-29 November 2011
	Rencontre 2011 du Conseil de l’Europe sur la dimension religieuse du dialogue interculturel Media, Convictions et Religions - Le rôle des médias dans la promotion du dialogue interculturel, de la tolérance et de la compréhension mutuelle : la liberté d’expression des médias et le respect de la diversité culturelle et religieuse

MEDIA, BELIEFS AND RELIGIONS

“The role of the media in fostering intercultural dialogue, tolerance and
mutual understanding: freedom of expression of the media
and respect towards cultural and religious diversity”

ABBAYE DE NEUMÜNSTER – LUXEMBOURG

Sunday 27 November

Arrival of participants

Monday 28 November

8.45 am – 9.45 am Welcome and registration of participants

10.00 am – 10.30 am Opening of the 2011 Exchange

Opening speeches:

Mr Thorbjørn JAGLAND
Secretary General of the Council of Europe

Mr Jean ASSELBORN
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg

Mr Keith WHITMORE
President, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe

Welcome by the Co-chairs of the Exchange 2011:

Ambassador Arif MAMMADOV
Chair of the Rapporteur Group on Education, Culture, Sport, Youth and Environment (GR-C), Committee of Ministers, Council of Europe

Ambassador Andrey TEHOV
Chair of the Rapporteur Group on Human Rights (GR-H), Committee of Ministers, Council of Europe

10.30 am – 11.00 am Introductory statements

Ms Anne BRASSEUR, Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture and Education of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Mr Piotr ŚWITALSKI, Ambassador, Director of Policy Planning, Council of Europe

Ms Frédérique AST, Legal Directorate, Fight against Discrimination and Equality mission, Défenseur des droits, France

Discussion

11.00 am – 11.30 am Coffee-break (Press conference)

11.30 am – 1.00 pm Introductory presentations

Mr Mark THOMPSON
Open Society Institute Media Program, United Kingdom, Media and Information Society Division

Mr Ren REYNOLDS, Virtual Policy Network, United Kingdom

Mr Abdel Hamid BEYUKI, European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), Spain

Discussion

1.00 pm – 2.30 pm Lunch hosted by:
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg

2.30 pm – 3.30 pm Presentation of the 3 sub-themes

Moderated by Ms Gabriella BATTAINI-DRAGONI, Director General of Programmes, Council of Europe

Sub-theme I: Expression in the media of society’s religious and non-religious convictions – The respective roles of the traditional media and the new media - Ms Myria GEORGIOU

Sub-theme II: Place, image and discourse of women with religious and non-religious convictions in the media - Ms Dounia BOUZAR

Sub-theme III: Building bridges based on common values – The role of education to the media and to religions and non-religious convictions, respective contributions - Mr Jean De BRUEKER

3.30 pm – 6.00 pm Discussion groups

Group A with interpretation (French-English) – Room José Ensch

Sub-theme I: Expression in the media of society’s religious and non-religious convictions – The respective roles of the traditional media and the new media.

Moderator I: Ambassador Thomas HAJNOCZI

Resource Person I: Ms Myria GEORGIOU

Rapporteur I: Ms Ioana AVADANI

Group B (English speaking) – Room Edmond Dune

Sub-theme II: Place, image and discourse of women with religious and non-religious convictions in the media.

Moderator II: Ambassador Urszula GACEK

Resource Person II: Ms Dounia BOUZAR

Rapporteur II : Mr James BARNETT

Group C (French-speaking) – Room “restaurant 3”

Sub-theme III: Building bridges based on common values – The role of education to the media and to religions and non-religious convictions, respective contributions.

Moderator III: Mr Guido BELLATTI CECCOLI

Resource Person III: Mr Jean De BRUEKER

Rapporteur III: Rabbi Mendel SAMAMA

Tuesday 29 November

9.00 am – 11.00 am Discussion Groups

Group A with interpretation (French-English) – Room José Ensch

Sub-theme III: Building bridges based on common values – The role of education to the media and to religions and non-religious convictions, respective contributions.

Moderator III: Mr Guido BELLATTI CECCOLI

Resource Person III: Mr Jean De BRUEKER

Rapporteur III: Rabbi Mendel SAMAMA

Group B (English-speaking) – Room Edmond Dune

Sub-theme I: Expression in the media of society’s religious and non-religious convictions – The respective roles of the traditional media and the new media.

Moderator I: Ambassador Thomas HAJNOCZI

Resource Person I: Mr Ren REYNOLDS

Rapporteur I: Ms Ioana AVADANI

Group C (French-speaking) – Room “restaurant 3”

Sub-theme II: Place, image and discourse of women with religious and non-religious convictions in the media.

Moderator II: Ambassador Urszula GACEK

Resource Person II: Ms Dounia BOUZAR

Rapporteur II : Mr James BARNETT

11.00 am – 11.30 am Coffee-break

11.30 am – 1.00 pm Group A with interpretation (French-English) – Room José Ensch

Sub-theme II: Place, image and discourse of women with religious and non-religious convictions in the media.

Moderator II: Ambassador Urszula GACEK

Resource Person II: Ms Dounia BOUZAR

Rapporteur II : Mr James BARNETT

Group B (English-speaking) – Room Edmond Dune

Sub-theme III: Building bridges based on common values – The role of education to the media and to religions and non-religious convictions, respective contributions.

Moderator III: Mr Guido BELLATTI CECCOLI

Resource Person III: Mr Jean De BRUEKER

Rapporteur III: Rabbi Mendel SAMAMA

Group C (French-speaking) – Room “restaurant 3”

Sub-theme I: Expression in the media of society’s religious and non-religious convictions – The respective roles of the traditional media and the new media.

Moderator I: Mr Markus KLINGER

Resource Person I: Mr Ren REYNOLDS

Rapporteur I: Ms Ioana AVADANI

1.00 pm – 2.00 pm Lunch hosted by:

Ambassador Arif MAMMADOV

Ambassador Andrey TEHOV

2.15 pm – 3.15 pm Close of exchange

Contribution by Mr Ghaleb BENCHEIKH, Essayist, moderator of the television programme “Islam” of the French TV channel France 2, Chairman of Religions for Peace, France

Concluding Remarks
Debate moderated by Ms Sue CARO, General Rapporteur, with the Rapporteurs of the 3 sub-themes

Closing Remarks

Ambassador Arif MAMMADOV

Ambassador Andrey TEHOV

3.30 pm Departure of participants