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 Warsaw 2007:  Program  
 

 

The Natural Family – Springtime For Europe and the World

   

 Friday May 11: The Natural family is the Future of Nations 

8:00

Facilities Open and Registration

10:30

Welcome and Opening Ceremony

Four Families from different continents

Greetings from Polish Leaders

Opening Remarks from Secretariat

11:30

 

General Session 1:  The Natural Family and the Future of Nations

Keynote Address 1: Individual rights and Family rights and the future of democracy

Keynote Address 2: Peace is born in the family

Keynote Address 3: The New Population Crisis

13:00

 

Lunch Break / Press conference

14:00

Musical Interlude

14:30

 

 

General Session 2:  “We Will Nurture Free, Vital, and Productive Homes”

Plenary Address 3: The Family: A sanctuary of love and life

Plenary Address 4: The Family home: The centre of upbringing and education

Plenary Address 5: The Family: Seedbed for National Renewal

16:45

 

Break

17:15

Breakout Sessions: Family, Economy and Development

Building a Pro-Family Tax Policy

The Mother in the Home and the New Home Economics

Private Property and Family Strength

Family Enterprises and Family Independence

19:30

Reception (only for VIP)

21:30

Free Time

   

 Saturday May 12: Beyond Demographic Winter- The Natural family is the Future of Nations 

9:00

General Session 1:  We will strengthen, promote and renew institution of marriage and family

Plenary Address #1 –The effects of marital fidelity and harmony on family outcomes

Plenary Address #2 – Modern woman and the challenge of motherhood

Plenary Address #3 – Modern man and fatherhood

10:40

Break

11:00

 

Breakout Sessions: New threats to the family and positive responses

Marriage as a social good: Why get married?

The attack on marriage as the union of woman and man

Media and The Natural Family: Threats and opportunities

Impact of pornography on the family

Film Entertainment and the Family

13:00

 

Lunch Break

14:00

Ceremony of removing bride’s veil and folk wedding music

Evidence from the newly-wed, who speak with hope related to their family.

14:30

 

 

General Session 3:  Children as treasure:  Welcoming More babies and larger Families

Plenary Addresses – Response to demographic winter –sanctity of the family in different cultures (15 minutes each – 4 different speeches – different denominations – different cultures)

Plenary Address #4 – Dignity of the child from conception and its right to life, home, and family

Plenary Panel: Promoting and Protecting the Large Family: New Ideas

17:00

 

Break

17:30

Breakout Sessions: Modern bioethical challenges

Current bioethical challenges to the family

Beyond the Contraceptive Mentality

Legalized euthanasia or family care?

Childlessness: Causes and Consequences

20:00

Concert/Entertainment

22:00

Free Time

   

 Sunday May 13: Sanctity of the Family 

10:45

Musical Performance

11:00

General Session 1:  “Faith and Family: The Vital Bond”

Messages of hope: The Phenomenon of spiritual renewal and the dynamics of transformation (presentation of initiatives and evidences of religious movements and active informal groups – exchange of hopeful experience)

13:00

 

Break

13:30

Closing Session

Honoring of multi-decade marriages – presentation of awards/medals

Closing Address

Vote on the Declaration

Closing Ceremony

15:00

 

Concert

 

 

 

 

 

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