VII INTERNATIONAL JOURNEY OF CHARITY AND VOLUNTEER

From February, 26 to March, 8 of 2008

 

SpainPeruTaiwanIraq - Brazil

 

Program

Tuesday, February 26
Inaugural Conference: “Volunteering in the Murcia Region”, by Ilmo. Sr. D. Leopoldo Navarro Quilez, Immigration and Volunteering General Director.
Venue: Universidad Católica San Antonio.
Time: 6 pm.

Wednesday, February 27
Opening of the VII International Volunteer Fair.
Venue: Paseo Alfonso X el Sabio (Murcia).
Time: 12 am.
 
From February 27 to March 2.
VII Volunteer Shows.
Opening time: from 11 am to 2:30 pm and from 5 pm to 8:30 pm (Sunday only in the morning).
Venue: Paseo Alfonso X el Sabio, Murcia.
 
Thursday, February 28
Conference: “The Church and the practice of Charity”, by Dr. Klaus Baumann, Director of the Arbeitsbereich Caritaswissenschaft und Christliche Sozialarbeit, from The College Freiburgo.
Venue: Universidad Católica San Antonio.
Time: 6 am.
 
Friday, February 29
Roundtable: “Volunteerism and defence of life”.
  • “The aftermath of abortion”, by  Dr. Luis Escobar y Álvaro, AVA’s Volunteer Doctor.
  • “The reality of abortion”, testimony from Dª Edi Liccioli.
  • “The organization’s role in the protection of pregnant woman, by Dª Sandra Gerez, Human Rights Especialist, Collaborator of the LAM Foudation in Madrid.
  • “Unconditional support for the pregnant woman as a way of defending life”, by Dª. Mª. Engracia Pérez García, Pharmaceutical, AYUME’s President, Activa’s Vice President.
  • “Embryonic development and life experience as a doctor and volunteer in the defence of life” by D. Andrea Edo Soler, Especialist Doctor in Gynecology and Obstetrics.    
    Moderators: Dra. Gloria Tomás Garrido, Director of the Master of Bioética of UCAM.
Venue: Universidad Católica San Antonio.
Time: From 6 pm till 8 pm.
 
Monday, March 3
Closure of the Project “Known other People” with the Diplomatic Corp accredited in Spain.
Participation of the Internacional Organization’s Directors with Headquarters in Madrid.
Chair: Excmo. and Rvdmo. Mons. Manuel Monteiro de Castro, Apostolic Nuncio of His Holiness in Spain and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps.
Venue: Congreso de los Diputados, Madrid.
Hours: 11am.
 
Tuesday, March 4
Bureau of alumni: “University and solidarity”.
 
Wednesday, March 5
Open Day: ASTRAPACE.
Hours: de 10,00 a 17,00 horas.
Venue: Centro Ocupacional de ASTRAPACE.
Address: Avd. Ingeniero José Alegría, 157 - Zarandona, Murcia.
 
Friday, March 7
24 hours of prayer for peace: PeruSpainTaiwan – Irak - Brazil.
In Spain this will be carried out at the San Antonio Catholic University of Murcia, from 1 pm of march 7 till 1 pm of march 8.
 
Saturday, March 8
Internacional Day for peace and reconciliation.
In various parts of the world.
 
Closure of the Project “known other people” with the Educational Centers.
Participation of the Education Center’s representative.
Venue: Universidad Católica San Antonio.
Time: 12 pm.
 

 
Honorary Chair
S.E.R. Monsignor Paul Josef Cordes, Cardinal President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum.
S.E.R. Monsignor Emmanuel II Dely, Cardinal Patriarch of Babylon of the Caldeos, Head of the Synod de of the Church of Caldea of Iraq.
 
Chair of the Organizing Comittee
Hon. Mr. D. José Luis Mendoza Pérez, President of the San Antonio Catholic University.
Reverend. P. Antonio Alcaraz López, Director of the Internacional Institute of Charity y Volunteering John Paul II.
 
Focal Point and secretariat of the Journey
D. Rainer Gehrig, Academia Coordinator of IICV.
D. Ricardo Lafuente Terrer, Secretary of IICV.

Information
Teléfono: 968 27 87 04
Fax: 968 27 79 59
 
Participation
Entrance to the events, excepting those that require previous accreditation, is free to maximum capacity. For UCAM students that are interested these events are offered as Credits. 
 
Collaboration
Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales.
CAM.
Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia.
 

 Antonio Alcaraz López, Director del IICV
Instituto Internacional de Caridad y Voluntariado Juan Pablo II (IICV)
Universidad Católica San Antonio Telf.: 968 278 704 Fax : 968 277 959.
http://www.ucam.edu/congress
Email: voluntario@pdi.ucam.edu