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The 49th Peace Boat voyage will leave Japan in late May for a 102 day circumnavigation of our globe. First up are the
ports of South-east Asia, the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. The journey further on into the Mediterranean, Northern
Europe and the Americas will go to a total of 18 countries and through both the Suez and Panama canals. Participants
will engage in cultural, grass-roots level exchange with people from all corners of the world. Individuals and guest
speakers will contribute to create educational programmes highlighting conflict and its resolution both onboard and at
ports of call.
Travelling to South-east Asia we will be exposed to legacies of Japanese millitary aggression in the region during
World War Two. The visit to Sri Lanka will highlight the island nation's ethnic tension and the ongoing peace process.
Our journey of discovery will also take us to Jordan, Egypt and the Mediterranean, a crossroads of civilization since
ancient times.
The EU and North America still find themselves as major hubs for the movement of people and culture. How will two of
the most powerful continents in this world face up to the challenges of increasing cross-border migration?
The visit to New York will also coincide with the civil society initiated international conference of the Global
Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) process at the United Nations headquarters. Peace Boat has
been serving as the Northeast Asian Regional Secretariat since February 2004 and has been initiating a conflict
prevention network with other NGO's in the Northeast Asia. This conference in New York will advocate an increased and
more active role of civil society in international peace and security issues.
Other themes to be covered include the effects of globalization on Central America, 'First Nation' or indigenous
peoples' rights in North America. |
| Voyage Itinerary |
- MAY 21, 2005
Yokohama, JAPAN
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- JULy 5, 2005
BERGEN, NORWAY
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- JULy 9-10, 2005
DUBLIN, IRELAND
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- MAY 26, 2005
HONG KONG, CHINA
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- JULy 18-20, 2005
NEW YORK, USA
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- MAY 28-29, 2005
DA NANG, VIET NAM
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- JULy 25, 2005
MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
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- JULy 28, 2005
PANAMA CANAL
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- JUNE 6, 2005
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA
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- JULy 30, 2005
PUNTA ARENAS, COSTA RICA
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- JUNe 15-16, 2005
AQABA, JORDAN
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- AUGust 3-4, 2005
ACAPULCO, MEXICO
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- JUNe 18-19, 2005
PORT SAID, EGYPT
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- AUGust 12-13, 2005
VANCOUVER, CANADA
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- JUNe 21, 2005
PIRAEUS, GREECE
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- AUGust 19, 2005
SEWARD, USA
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- JUNe 23, 2005
CATANIA, ITALY
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- AUGust 30, 2005
yokohama, JAPAN
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- JUNe 26, 2005
BARCELONA, SPAIN
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- AUGust 31, 2005
KOBE, JAPAN
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- JULy 1-2, 2005
LE HAVRE, FRANCE
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