Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Economy
Demographic Winter
Main underlying reason for the break up of the Family and Demographic Winter is loss of faith
Politics
Welfare State
Religion
Loss of Faith
Drugs and alcohol abuse rates are much higher among adolescents who live in broken families, without fathers and with working mothers
Drugs
Alcoholism
Education
FAMILY
Crime
Violence
Low Performance
Evidence proves that children have much poorer performance if they grow in broken families, without fathers and with working mothers
Suicide
Euthanasia
Statistics demonstrate that teenagers have much higher crime rates and chances to go to jail if they grow in broken families, without fathers and with working mothers
Egoism
Hedonism
Atomized Ego and its selfish and hedonistic interests are central to the modern consumer society ideology that leads to destruction of the Natural Family
Data shows that children have much higher chances of committing suicide if they grow in broken families, without fathers and with working mothers
... We use to say:" Russia's demographic crisis. "Help! Yes, it is necessary to populate this area, it is necessary to protect it ... If we do nothing, it will collapse on its own. Do you think that this is a problem only for Russia? Not at all. "
Vladimir Yakunin St. Andrew the First-Called Foundation
The purpose of the Oblast Dobra Charity Program is to show an example on the level of a region how an investment in morality can improve not only the demographics, but also directly the economy of the region. The success of the Program will allow solutions and technologies to be used all over Russia
Konstantin Malofeev St. Basil the Great Charity Foundation
We must once again make motherhood prestigious and honorable, surround the family and children with care of the whole society, to ensure that spending money on a child is natural, while on expensive unnecessary things - shameful. All of this will heal the mentality of people and increase its numbers
In order to change the situation with the demography in Russia, it is enough for every child conceived to be born. Then the whole issue will just disappear
Archpriest Dimitry Smirnov Head of the Patriarch`s Commission on the family and protection of motherhood and childhood
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In 2020, dependency ratio in the working-age population will increase by 28% compared with 2010
During the period from 1990 to 2009 it is estimated that around 78.5 million abortions have been made, including 45.8 million registered ones During this period the population declined by 6 million, and without migration - more than by 12 million people If at least 20%3 of officially registered abortions resulted in childbirth, the population of Russia today would be at least 150 million people
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DEMOGRAPHIC SITUATION AND THE PRESERVATION OF WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, SHOULD BECOME A CENTRAL PRIORITY OF IN ITS STRUGGLE FOR LONG-TERM SURVIVAL
RUSSIA
of the number of official abortions does not reflect the real dynamics of abortion, because only a small portion of abortions performed in commercial clinics are registered officially. According to expert estimates the total number of abortions exceeded the official by 2,5-3 times 2 Since 2010 the active reproductive age (20-29 years) will reach numerically small contingent born in 1990-ies. 1990 2000 2010 3 Reducing abortions by 20% is feasible and proven by examples, it is achievable with good quality work of psychologists with women in a state of crisis pregnancy 4 Based on the official forecast FSGS 2030
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The Congress brings together hundreds of permanent members and 3 dozen partner organizations
2007 Warsaw
3900 participants | 60 countries 2009 Amsterdam 3800 participants | 63 countries 2012 Madrid
Sep 10 Grand Opening Ceremony at Kremlin, Sep 11-12 Cathedral Congress Hall (Sections, Closing Ceremony)
WCF VIII can be a powerful stimulus for the development and strengthening of Pro-Family trends in Russia and the CIS
Kremlin Palace (5 000 persons) Christ the Savior Cathedral Hall (1 300 persons)
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Would be a platform for exchange of experience and ideas with the leading international organizations
Main Congress Hall of Russia, site of USSR Communist Party Congresses; sound, light, technical equipment, 2 minor halls included in rent price
Beautiful Hall with press-conference, minor rooms and banquet facilities in one complex, possibility to get substantial price reduction via Patriarchate. Sound, light and other technical equipment included in rent price
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Extensive public and government relations campaign in the media, raising public awareness of the issues
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Cooperation with government, religious and commercial organizations, work with sponsors
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Improvement of the country's international image and boosting tourism
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FAMILY SUPPORT MORALITY REINFORCEMENT DEMOGRAPHY IMPROVEMENT ABORTIONS REDUCTION BIRTHRATE INCREASE
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Organizers: State Duma and WCF Goal: arrange a meeting and personal contacts of the Russian politicians with the leading international group of influential conservative pro-family politicians, public policy experts and experts from all continents, discuss possibilities of cooperation and share experience.
Speakers: members of the Russian Parliament (State Duma and Federation Council), U.S. Congress, European Parliament, Australian, Mexican and US Governments, Philippines Senate, etc.
Mass media: leading Russian and international newspapers, magazines and TV channels. Agenda: 10.00-12.00 International Parliamentary Forum at the State Duma 12.00-12.30 Press-conference at the State Duma
12.00-13.00 Lunch, Exhibitions of children`s drawings, booths of pro-family NGOs, charity bazaar, etc. 13.00-15.30 Grand opening and Plenary session. Theme Every Child a Gift: Large Families Future of Humanity (Greetings of Russian President, H.H. Patriarch Kyrill, Russian Government officials, Religious leaders, Allan Carlson, Vladimir and Natalya Yakunin, Konstantin Malofeev and other VIPs) 15.30-16.00 Coffee-break
16.00-18.40 Plenary Session continued. Leaders of the largest international pro-family organizations 8 Co-Conveners speak 20 minutes each: Allan Sears (Alliance Defending Freedom), Jim Daly (Focus on the Family), Austin Ruse (C-FAM), Brian Brown (National Organization for Marriage), Justin Murff (CBN), Johann Huleatt (Bruderhof), Sheri Dew (Deseret Book Publisher), Patrick Slim (Fundacion Incluyendo Mexico). 18.40-19.00 Coffee-break 19.00-20.30 Concert (Sretensky Choir, Byzantine and Georgian Choirs, Russian folk songs, dance and music, etc)
Day 2 of WCF VIII. Sep 11 (Thu). Christ the Savior Cathedral - main hall
for 1 300 people and 5 parallel break-out sessions for 200-300 people
10.00-11.30 Plenary Main Hall: Russia as the leader of the pro-family movement (Konstantin Malofeev), Pan-Russian Pro-Life Program (Natalia Yakunina), Children of Russia (Pavel Astakhov), Economic model for marriage (Philip Blond), Demography (Anatony Antonov) 11.30-12.00 Coffee-break
12.00-13.30 5 parallel breakout sessions: 1). Pro-family legislation (Elena Mizulina chair, Kevin Andrews, Jaime Mayor) 2). Demography (Don Feder chair, Steve Mosher, Mark Regnerus, Nick Eberstadt) 3). Religious Liberty and the Family (Ben Bull - chair, Gudrun Kugler, Roger Kiska, Paul Coleman) 4). Threat from International Institutions (Susan Yoshihara - chair, S. Slater, Sophia Kuby, Bill Saunders) 5). Sanctity of Motherhood (Natalia Yakunina chair, speakers from the regions of Russia and CIS)
13.30-14.30 Lunch 14.30-16.00 5 parallel breakout sessions: 1). Pro-Family Business (Alexey Komov chair, Vicente Segu, Olivia Nunez, Antonio Trueba) 2). Solving Problem of Orphans (Tom Minnery chair, Kelly Rosati, Dorothy Patterson, Justin Murff,) 3). Family and Education (Mike Donnelly chair, Pavel Parfentiev, Mike Farris, etc.) 4). Fighting against pornography (Miriam Grossman chair, Mary Eberstadt, Denis Davydov, etc.) 5). Regional pro-family projects in Russia & CIS (Vladimir Mischenko chair, speakers from the regions)
16.00-16.30 Coffee-break 16.30-18.00 Plenary Main Hall: Parental Rights are Human Rights (Mike Farris), Same-Sex Marriage (Robert George, to be invited by Brian Brown) 19.30-21.30 Premiere of a pro-family movie (Ted Baehr)
Day 3 of WCF VIII. Sep 12 (Fri). Christ the Savior Cathedral - main hall
for 1 300 people and 5 parallel breakout sessions for 200-300 people
10.00-11.30 The rebirth of faith in Russia (Metr. Hilarion or Fr. Dimitry Smirnov), The Roots of the Sexual Revolution (Miriam Grossman), A Creative Minority (Lord Jonathan Sacks, UK), Pro-Life: The Wave of the Future (Austin Ruse). 11.30-12.00 Coffee-break
12.00-13.30 5 parallel breakout sessions: 1). Case Studies from the Marriage Fight (Brian Brown - chair, France, Spain, Croatia, US) 2). Fighting Abortions (Natalia Yakunina chair, Archpriest Maxim Obukhov, Ewa Kowaleska) 3). Ex-Gay Movement (Bobby Lopez, Doug Mainwaring, Joe Dallas, Don Schmirrer, Arthur Goldberg) 4). Dangers of Sex Education (Rebecca Ali-Gouiva, Sharon Slater, etc.) 5). Youth Pro-Family Movement (Yulia Kinash chair, speakers from Russia, CIS and abroad - TBD)
13.30-14.30 Lunch 14.30-16.00 5 parallel breakout sessions: 1). New technology (Denis Davydov chair, Ignacio Asuaga, Darien Raffey, Ned Ryan, Thomas Peters, James O'Keefe, Lila Rose, David Lejeuene, Hilarion Shakhovskoy) 2). Large families (Allan Carlson - chair, Maria Hildingson, Mark Regnerus, One of the Duggers, Tom Christiansen of United Families International) 3). Roots of Sexual Revolution (Allan Carlson, Alexey Komov, Robert Reilly, Gabriella Kuby) 4). Key Role of the Mass Media (Ted Baehr - chair, Jack Hanick, Ken Ferguson) 5). Formation of the Russian Congress of Families (speakers from the regions of Russia and CIS - TBD)
16.00-16.30 Coffee-break 16.30-18.00 Plenary Main Hall: The Emerging Grand Alliance (Luca Volonte),.Family Values in the Movies (Mark Burnett, to be invited by Tom Minnery) 18.30-19.30 Closing Ceremony. Awards giveaway: Movieguide (Cinema), Mass Media (TV, radio, blogs, etc), profamily photo contest, children`s drawing contest, awards for scientists and scholars, awards for family-friendly businesses and regions, awards to the large families, etc. 20.00-22.00 Gala dinner for international guests (venue to be chosen)
Four Regional WCF Conferences on the way towards WCF VIII: Feb Philippines, April Bolivia, May Georgia, June - Serbia
Regional WCF Conference in Manila, The Philippines
(Asia Pacific Region)
(Caucasus Region)
Organizers: Levan Vasadze
Preparatory Events and Activities on the way towards WCF VIII: 7 Main Directions (part 1 of 2)
I. Scientific, expert and educational communities involvement.
1. Series of the specialized scientific & practical conferences on the family-related dimensions of the modern science and state policies. Topics: Family-friendly education; Pro-family and pro-life approaches in reproductive health care and family medicine; Family & Economy in the XXIst Century; Pro-family state policies; Pro-family cultural and media activities. Objective: gathering pro-family experts, their involvement into active scientific work, publicizing the pro-family science among general public, involvement of the best experts into preparation of the WCF VIII as the prospective speakers, involvement of the universities into WCF VIII preparation (as participants of partners).
2. Pro-family events and programs for the educational specialists on the regional & national level. Family-friendly School/Kindergarten contests. Launching the non -governmental accreditation program for educational institutions Family-friendly Kindergarten/School/University. Objective: Drawing educational institutions and community into movement towards WCF VIII.
Preparatory Events and Activities on the way towards WCF VIII: 7 Main Directions (part 1 of 2)
III. Business-Community involvement:
Launching under the aegis of the WCF in collaboration with the similar foreign project the Pro -Family Business certification/accreditation program. Pro-family business policies contests (best family-oriented products and services).
VII. Involvement of the neighbor countries (CIS) to the WCF VIII prepatation.
Strengthening dialogue & collaboration with the pro-family organizations/movements of Ukraine/Belarus/Moldova ets., building through them the dialogue and communication with their national state authorities, launching local missions of the WCF VIII organizing committees under the WCF Representative for Russia/CIS aegis. Strengthening the neighbor countries pro-family international presence at UN/CoE level.
Sponsor Packages: Platinum - $150 000 Gold - $ 60 000 Silver - $20 000
Please contact WCF VIII 2014 Organizing Committee: Alexey Komov, WCF Representative in Russia and CIS, a.komov@worldcongress.ru, tel. +7 495 960 04 60
World Congress of Families largest international network of hundreds of prolife and pro-family NGOs from over 80 countries of the world, The Howard Center is officially accredited at the United Nations Economic & Social Council WorldCongress.org All-Russian Charity Program Sanctity of Motherhood is one of the largest endeavors in Russia aimed at eliminating abortions, establishing the network of crisis pregnancy centers. It is run by the St. Andrew the First Called Apostle Foundation. Sm.cnsr.ru Saint Vasil the Great Charity Foundation is one of the largest private charity foundations in Russia with over USD 40 mln budget in 2012. Projects: Oblast Dobra Charity Program aimed at improving socio-demographic situation in Russian regions, Gymnasium, helping orphans. RusCharity.ru