INTERNATIONAL PEACE FESTIVAL | FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE LA PAIX
SCHEDULE - SEPTEMBER 21 - 24, 2023
The University Club of Toronto
380 University Avenue
Toronto, Canada
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THURSDAY - Sept 21st
OPENING CELEBRATIONS - 11AM – 1PM EDT
Opening Ceremony
Under the High Patronage of the Consulate General of Monaco
World Premiere of World City - original composition
Performed by internationally renowned composer
CommanderCdR Don MAESTRO
- Land acknowledgments
- Welcome and opening remarks
- World Premiere performance of the IPF Peace Anthem - Composer John Cameron
- World Premiere of World City - original composition performed by internationally renowned composer CommanderCdR Don MAESTRO
- World Premiere of Peace Starts With Me - music and lyrics composed and performed by singer/songwriter Ron Franklin
- Addresses and greetings from international peace partners and by local and international dignitaries including
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Alvin Curling - IPF President, United Nations, Former Canadian Ambassador,
Cabinet Minister and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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Consular Offices in Toronto
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Presidents of the International Pierre de Coubertin Committee (CIPC)
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Mike Molloy - UNESCO, EU, IPF Director - Peace Projects, Co-Founder
World at Peace and Schools at Peace Organizations
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Derek Peaple - Olympic and Paralympic Education Program, IPF Director
Youth and Education Projects, Co-Founder World at Peace and Schools at Peace Organization, Chair - Youth Sport Trust
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Danilo Ponciano, Ph.D. - President, Pierre de Coubertin Committee
Latin America, Executive Director, Olympic Academy and National
Olympic Committee of Guatemala, Chair of Olympic Studies,
University of Guatemala
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Lekhanath Sapkota - President and CEO - Sustainable Peace and
Development Movement (SPDF)Nepal - Food Technology - CEO
Lekhanath International Dairy
THE GUARDIANS OF PEACE - YOUTH PANEL DISCUSSION - 2PM - 4PM EDT
Panel discussion on youth as partners for peace.
Keynote Speaker - Nadia Tjoa
Chair - IPF Global Peace Ambassadors Program;
Miss Face of Humanity
Moderator - Alvin Curling
Former Co-Chair of the Premier's Task Force on
the Review of the Roots of Youth Violence;
Member of the Order of Ontario; Former
President of the World Literacy of Canada
Panelist - Mel White
Visual Artist - World at Peace
IPF | FIP - Art For Peace Ambassador
Panelist - Cynthia Richards
Counsellor - Elizabeth Fry Toronto
Panelist - Daniel Araujo
TPS Chief Youth Advisory Committee
Panelist - Derek Peaple
Director - IPF Youth Program
ART FOR PEACE - THE CHARLES PACHTER EXHIBIT - 11AM - 6PM EDT
Theme: John Graves Simcoe - Proponent of
the Act Against Slavery passed in Canada 1793
FILM FOR PEACE - FILM OPENING NIGHT AND CONCERT - 7PM - 11PM EDT
ROOTED IN PEACE - Film of the Year - 7PM - 9PM EDT
Directed by Greg Reitman
MUSIC FOR PEACE - Concert - 9PM - 11PM EDT
Dionne Samuels - Spoken Word Music
Kook Jazz Band -Oscar & Kendra
Metal Health & Recovery - Rock & Reggae
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FRIDAY - Sept 22nd
ART FOR PEACE - THE CHARLES PACHTER EXHIBIT - 11AM - 9PM EDT
Theme: John Graves Simcoe - Proponent of
the Act Against Slavery passed in Canada 1793
FILM FOR PEACE - FILM SCREENINGS - 11AM - 3PM EDT
LA LIGNA IMAGINARIA - Best Film - The Caribbean - 11AM - 1PM EDT
Directed by Philip Escobar Jung
BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE'S PRESIDENT - Best Film - Africa - 1PM - 3PM EDT
Directed by Moses Bwayo
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AWARDS - 6PM - 11:30PM EDT
Park Hyatt Toronto
4 Avenue Road Toronto, ON M5R 2E8
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SATURDAY - Sept 23rd
ART FOR PEACE - THE CHARLES PACHTER EXHIBIT - 11AM - 6PM EDT
Theme: John Graves Simcoe - Proponent of
the Act Against Slavery passed in Canada 1793
FILM FOR PEACE - FILM SCREENINGS - 11AM - 3PM EDT
BEIRUT DREAMS IN COLOR - Best Film - Middle East - 11AM - 1PM EDT
Directed by Michael Collins
BRAINWASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER - Best Film - North America - 1PM - 3PM EDT
Directed by Nina Menkes
PEACE AMBASSADORS GALA - 6PM - 1AM EDT
Black-tie event to benefit the Global Peace Ambassadors Program
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SUNDAY - Sept 24th
ART FOR PEACE - THE CHARLES PACHTER EXHIBIT - 11AM - 4PM EDT
Theme: John Graves Simcoe - Proponent of
the Act Against Slavery passed in Canada 1793
MUSIC FOR PEACE - INDIAN MUSIC FESTIVAL - 11AM - 3PM EDT
Regional Indian Language Performances
AWARDS CEREMONY & GALA - 4PM - 11PM EDT
Special Merit Awards & Film Merit Awards