KOFF MEMBER NEWS SITE
Upcoming events organized by KOFF member organizations can be found on our KOFF MEMBER NEWS SITE.
LECTURE AND HEARING – RETHINKING SECURITY: FROM MILITARY TO CIVIL SECURITY POLICY – A SCENARIO UP TO THE YEAR 2040
19 November 2021 at the VPOD, Zürich
Dr. Theodor Ziegler, Algolsheim (Alsace)
Dr. hc. Barbara Haering, Zurich: Rethinking security
Questions about the German scenario and impulses for Swiss security and peace policy
Anna Leissing, Bern: Q&A
Questions to the speakers and moderation
Markus Heiniger, Meilen: Conclusion for peace policy in Switzerland
Peter Weishaupt, Editor PEACE NEWSPAPER: Closing words
WORKSHOP FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN AN PBI ASSIGNMENT ABROAD
20 November 2021, at the COMUNDO office (Freiburg)
Would you like to volunteer for human rights in Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia or Mexico? Then take part in the workshop day, learn about PBI’s peace work and find out if volunteering is an option for you.
PBI CELEBRATES ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY
4 December 2021, Villa Bernau, Bern
For 40 years, PBI has been committed to peace and human rights in crisis areas. Join us for its anniversary party with games, discussions, chili sin carne and live Colombian music.
HEKS/EPER LAND FORUM 2021 – PUTTING PEASANTS RIGHTS INTO PRACTICE
10 December 2021, Waisenhausplatz 30, Bern
Based on the study “Switzerland’s Foreign Policy and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants”, published by a coalition of Swiss NGOs called “Friends of the Declaration” and the Geneva Academy, this event will come up with proposals to guide Swiss governmental and civil society activities, so that they implement the rights enshrined in UNDROP through their international engagement.
