The First Annual Interdependence Day
Friday, September 12, 2003
5:00 to 8:00 PM
American Philosophical Society
Benjamin Franklin Hall

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Welcome and Introductions
Sondra Myers, Director, Interdependence Day

Greetings from Governor Edward G. Rendell
Honorary Chair, Interdependence Day

A Message from UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
Edward Mortimer, UN Director of Communications

Welcome to APS
Arlin Adams, Past President, American Philosophical Society

A Message from former Czech President Vaclav Havel
Martin Palous, Czech Ambassador to the United States

A Message from Chiara Lubich, President of Focolare
William Neu

A Message from Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni
Aldo Civico

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Introduction to the premiere of Interdependence Day Chorale for Chorus and Percussion
Benjamin R. Barber, Founder and Chair, Interdependence Day

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Interdependence Day Chorale for Chorus and Percussion
John Duffy
The Philadelphia Singers
Conductor, Jonathan Coopersmith

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From Independence to Interdependence
Dr. Barber

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Intergenerational Reading of the Declaration of Interdependence
Tariq Adwan, Nellie Barber, Lilly Deng, and Wanda Schell

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A Conversation on Interdependence
Dr. Barber, moderator
Panel: Carlo De Benedetti, Gary Hart, Yolanda T. Moses, Lord Frank Judd, Shibley Telhami

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Looking Ahead
Sondra Myers

Prospects for Interdependence as an Underlying Principle in the 21st Century
John Brademas

Creating a Culture of Lawfulness: Implications for Interdependence
Leoluca Orlando

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A Poetic Tribute by Sonia Sanchez
Peace
(Camerawork by John Randolph, Edited by Galinsky)

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A Reflection on Dr. Martin Luther King’s Legacy
The Reverend Michael F. Thurman