Peace and Conflict Resolution through Democratization and Promotion of

Liberal Values

:Rationale

Asia is a home of multitude of conflicts that challenged the liberal aspiration of a

peaceful, free and democratic community. It is a region marred by different racial
tensions, communist uprisings, armed struggles, terrorism, military rule,
authoritarianism, and wide array of intrastate and international conflicts. It is held that
when there is no peace, freedom is imperiled.

How will the Asian Liberals respond to these challenges? Is there a liberal and
democratic model for the promotion of peace and resolution of conflicts? How can
liberal organizations like the Young Liberals and Democrats of Asia and its member-
organizations (MOs) contribute in the peacebuilding processes in the region? These
are some of the questions that the delegates of the Young Liberals and Democrats of
Asia will attempt to debate and answer in this thematic seminar and workshop.

Objectives:

1. Understand and appreciate the concept of peace and conflict resolution

2. Explore the interconnectedness and significance of democratization,
promotion of liberal values, peace and conflict resolution.
3. Determine the role of the youth and youth organizations in peace
processes in their country and in Asia as a whole.
4. Determine some of major conflicts in the region and how it can
possibly resolve, liberally and peacefully.
5. Explore the plausibility of a peaceful revolution in a nondemocratic
Asian state.
6. Discuss the importance of rule of law and human rights in the
transformation of a post-conflict society.
7. Appreciate the role played by civil societies and nongovernmental
organizations in the peace building and conflict resolution.
8. Find and create a liberal model, tools and campaigns for the promotion
of peace and resolution of conflict in their respective country and in the whole
Asian region.

Strategies:

The program will employ Expert Learning and Non-Formal education approaches.

Expert learning is done through hiring of resource speakers/experts who will provide
the foundation for the participants' theoretical and academic understanding and
appreciation of peace and conflict resolution.

Non Formal Education is participant-centered, action-oriented and value-based

approaches, wherein participants’ experiences and skills are taken into special
consideration from beginning to end in order to achieve maximum results and
interaction.
 Each participant is expected to actively contribute to the program since each and
everyone has an individual perspective valuable for sharing with the entire group.

In brief, the participants are just as educative as trainers, lecturers and experts taking
part in the project and therefore many workshops and group discussions are included
in the programme in order to capture the voice of every participant, no difference
what level of experience and education the participant might have.

The PARTICPANTS at the seminar is expected to “bring home” the knowledge,

contacts and spirit achieved at the learning event – thus acting as a multiplier for
liberal values, new findings in the relative field and new working groups.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

TIME ACTIVITY Resources Person/
Speaker/Facilitator/
13:00- Check In Hotel Local committee
17:00
17:00- Welcome Dinner (hotel) Local committee
19:00
19:00- Opening Ceremony
20:00 • Speech General Leader of Garda Bangsa • Mr. Hanif Dhakiri
• Speech Executive Committee of • Mr. Hng Chee
YLDA Wey
• Speech Vice Governor of West Java, • Mr. Dede
Indonesia Jusuf
• Speech Indonesian Minister of • Mr. Muhaimin
Manpower and Transmigration as well as Iskandar
officially opening the event

Theme: "Role of Youth in Peace Building in

Asia"
20.00 - Coffee break Local committee
20.15
20.15 - YLDA Briefing Mr. Sandy Nayoan
21.00 • Introduction session
• Forum rules

• Agenda agreements
21.00 - Rest Local Committee
21:00
 Wednesday, November 24, 2010
TIME ACTIVITY Resources Person/
/Speaker/Facilitator
07.00- Breakfast Local committee
09.00
09.00- :Discussion Session One : Speaker
12.30 Asia to Asia; Build Awareness of Asia as The Mr. Hasyim Wahid (Chairman of
Centre of World Peace Civilization (Central board Nahdlatul Ulama

:Discussion Session Two

Challenges to Peace in Asia in the 21st J. Kristiadi (CSIS Senior
Century (Advisor
• Definition of Concept of Peace and
Conflict Resolution
• Background on some of the recent and Host : Umaruddin Masdar (Deputy
major conflicts in different parts of Asia (General Secretary of Garda Bangsa
(with focus on racial, territorial, religious
conflicts etc.)
• Developments on these events (How are
these solved? Or Challenges on conflict
resolution on these cases)
12.30- Luncheon Local committee
14.30
14:30- Workshop #1: Peace, Freedom, War Gerty Dizon
15:30
15:30- :Discussion and Workshop Session 3 Presenter from Young Democrats -
17:00 of Singapore
A Challenge to Democracy: Peaceful Presenter from DPHK-Youth -
Revolution in Non-Democratic Asian States ((HongKong
Presenter from DP Thailand -
Special topics in Social Change &
Democratic Movement in Non-Democratic
Asian States with special emphasis in
((Singapore, Burma and China
17:30- Rest Local Committee
19.00
19.00- (Dinner (outside hotel
20.00

Thursday, November 25, 2010

TIME ACTIVITY Resources Person/
Speaker/Facilitator/
07.00- Breakfast Local committee
09.00
 09.00- Discussion Session 4: Speaker :
12.00 • Ir. Helmy Faishal
Theme: The Asia's Neighborhood; Building a Zaini (Indonesian Minister of
Harmony and Mutually Beneficial Relationship Disadvantage Area)
Among Asian Countries. • Reiner Heufer
(Director of FNS/FNF)

Host : Sabilillah Ardhie

(Garda Bangsa)
12.00- Luncheon Local committee
13.30
13:30- Discussion Session 5: Presenter from Cambodia and Nepal
14:30
Special topic on Post-conflict society
• Case Study: Cambodia/Nepal
1. How do liberals in
Cambodia/Nepal contribute to the
peacebuilding and post-conflict
transformation of its nation?
2. Importance of Human Rights and
Rule of Law in post-conflict
transformation in Cambodia/Nepal?
14:30- Discussion Session 6: To be determined (suggested NGO:
16:00 Peace Brigade International
Dialogue with a Non-Government Organization Indonesia)
working in peacebuilding and post-conflict
transformation in Indonesia. (i.e. Peace Brigade
International Indonesia)

Topic: The role of civil society and non-

government organization in peacebuilding and
post-conflict transformation
16:00- Workshop #2: Gerty Dizon
17:00
Tools, Methods, Actions and Campaigns that
liberals can do in order to promote peace and
solve conflicts in Asia and in their home country
17.30- Rest Local Committee
19.00
19.00- Dinner (outside hotel)
20.00

Friday, November 26, 2010

TIME ACTIVITY Resources Person/ Speaker/Facilitator
07.00-08.00 Breakfast Local committee
 09.00-10.00 Depart to The ‘’Gedung Sate’’ Governor Local committee
office
10.00-11.30 :Discussion Session #7 Speakers: To be determined
Venue: To be determined
Dialogue with Host Organization's Policy
Makers: Liberal Policies and Programs for
the Promotion of Peace and Conflict
Resolution in Indonesia
11.30-13.00 Luncheon with Vice Governor of West Java Local Committee

13.00-14.30 Discussion Session #8: • Dr. Andi Alfian

Malarangeng (Indonesian
Theme : Youth participation in peace issues Minister of Youth and Sport)
• M. Hanif Dhakiri
(Member of Education
Commission of House of
Representative of Indonesia)

14.30 – 16.00 Discussion Session #9 • Proposed Speaker : Surin

Pitsuwan
Theme: Relevance of International Asean Secretary General
Cooperation and Organization in promoting
peace Or anyone who works for the
United Nation based in Indonesia
16:00-17:00 Bandung Peace Declaration

17:00-18:00 Evaluation of the Workshop

19.00-20.00 Dinner Local Committee

-20.00 Back to hotel and rest Local Committee

Saturday, November 27, 2010

TIME ACTIVITY Resources Person/
Speaker/Facilitator/
07.00-08.30 Breakfast Local committee
09:00-12:00 YLDA AGM (Agenda to be determined by
the ExeComm)
12:00 Closing Lunch
01:30 Execomm Planning

Departure for Local Participants and

variable for International Participants
Sunday, November 28, 2010
TIME ACTIVITY Resources Person/
Speaker/Fasilitator
07.00-09.00 Breakfast Local committee
09.00-12.00 Depart to PKB HQ at Jakarta Local committee
12.00-13.00 Luncheon with PKB Officials Local committee
(Optional for remaining international
participants as YLDA will not cover
additional night stay)
13.00-15.00 Depart to Soekarno-Hatta Airport Local committee
15:00 onwards Departure