This in our blog for the conference Including diversity in Sweden, during the weekend 25th-27th of May we are going to publish interviews, ideas and comments here. Please come back on May 25th.

Jonas Eriksson, blogger

ABOUT GLOBALKONFERENSEN

Understanding, reacting and acting
Including Diversity – Youth Perspectives on Security, Peace and Democracy is the theme of the international conference 2007 arranged by LSU and Society and Defence. The conference follows the theme for the European campaign All Different All Equal. It aims at strengthening the commitment, knowledge and capacity for young leaders to work for inclusion and non-discrimination in society. Focus will be to gain a better understanding of different kinds of discrimination and its consequences for security, peace and democracy. Taking it one step further, a large part of the conference will focus on how to prevent and combat discrimination.

A Diversity of Contributors
The knowledge and experience amongst young leaders is vast. Therefore the conference will serve as a platform to exchange knowledge and experience across nations and organisations. Speakers and workshop leaders will be representatives from LSU member organisations and international partner organisations, as well as experts and decision makers in relevant institutions and organisations. Among others, Ms. Cecilia Malmström, Minister for European affairs in Sweden, Dr Robert Brown, Director of Consulting for Pharos International, Belgium and Mr. Pierre Schori, UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Cote d’Ivoire, will contribute to the conference.

LSU and Society and Defence invite all leaders in LSU member organisations, as well as your international partner organisations, to attend the conference. Welcome to join us in our goal to act and react against discrimination!