Centre For Management & SAGE Foundation Chairperson (Maya Shahani) speaks at United Nations Forum in Baku

http://www.unaoc.org/2013/06/strengthening-the-role-of-civil-society-to-promote-intercultural-dialogue-diversity-and-inclusion-baku-2013/

At the 2nd World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue in Baku (29th May - 1st June), the Global Dialogue Foundation (GDF) together with the UN Alliance of Civilizations, the Government of Azerbaijan and Civil Society champions from Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, India, Macedonia, Nigeria, Romania met for a consultative meeting with the UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, H.E. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser to discuss the creation of Civil Society Country Chapters for the Alliance of Civilizations.

The presenting NGOs were SAGE Foundation, Scheherazade Foundation, Youth Organization Shpresa, International Leadership Institute and Nigeria Network of NGO’s and Cultural Infusion.

A UNAOC country chapter is an assembly of civil society organization from a country who are connected to the UNAOC, its mission, its programs and its partners with a purpose to strengthen the role of civil society organization to promote intercultural dialogue, diversity, and inclusion at the grassroots level.

It was decided to review the proposal to create Civil Society country chapters for the UNAOC as a key tool to develop intercultural interventions around the world. The meeting was attended by participants from the academia, private sector, governments, a member of parliament of Azerbaijan and various NGOs from around the world.

Ms. Mezoui, Senior Advisor on Humanitarian Affairs and Civil Society to the UNAOC High Representative recognized the role played by GDF in local communities to assist in the implementation of the UNAOC activities. She will follow up on the modalities of such cooperation, encouraging bringing forwards such a creative proposal.

Inviting you for a Unique Opportunity

A Self Defence Program

For Women

With Hollywood Star

Glen Levy

Brought to you by

Centre for Management

(Business School of the Future)

on

Monday, 20th May from 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm

Seminar Hall, 5th floor, CFM Campus, Thadhomal Shahani

College,

Off Linking Road, Bandra West

and

Tuesday, 21st May from 3.00pm to 6.00pm

Martial Magic of Chokes

at

Birla Wellness Centre, Queens Mansion,

Fort, Mumbai 400020

In these days of escalating violence against women a national outrage is fast building up in our country.
CENTRE FOR MANAGEMENT strives to give hands on solutions for real life problems and has started a movement for self defence of women. With this in mind CFM has invited Glen Levy, well known Hollywood and TV Martial Arts Star, to be in Mumbai to train women on how to protect themselves from unpredictable violent attacks.

Glen Levy was featured in National Geographic’s best rating series ever ‘Fight Science’ where they named him the ‘most dangerous man on the planet.’ At 74 kg it is hard to believe he packs a punch of 12,986psi (six times that of Mike Tyson) and with over 1,000,000 You Tube hits Levy is certainly popular for his martial arts ability.

Doubling actors like Brad Pitt and working on films such as Lord of the Rings, Posiedon, Underworld, Troy and other household names, Levy is a complete martial artist with seven black belts.
To find out more about Glen Levy’s India tour please go to www.rockyourlife.net

At Glens womens protection workshop at Centre for Management, participants will learn:
- Defense theory and practical applications.
- Explanation and discussion of whats being taught about self defense at present.
- The Do’s of Personal Protection.
- Attacker psychology.
- Anatomical targets to attack.
- A selection of Self Protection worst case techniques.

At the Yash Birla Centre Glen will be teaching a chokes masterclass.
Participants will learn:
-The dos and donts of chokes.
-The difference between Air and Blood chokes.
-The practical theory of choke positioning.
-How to choke without strength and why.
-Six of Glens favorite chokes.
- Entry techniques to apply chokes.

This is a workshop so everyone should be wearing clothes they are comfortable to train in, as we will all be practicing.

Glen’s events are fast filling up. We have limited seats so please send a reply at your earliest to confirm your participation.

21 May, World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) in partnership with UNESCO and a wide coalition of partners from corporations to civil society is launching the world campaign “Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion”, aimed at engaging people around the world to Do One Thing to support Cultural Diversity and Inclusion.

SAGE Foundation and Centre for Management have partnered with the UNAOC for their ‘Do one Thing for Diversity’ initiative. Please forward this amongst your networks.

Following the adoption in 2001 of the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity the UN General Assembly declared May 21 as the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development.

Why does diversity matters?

Three-quarters of the world’s major conflicts have a cultural dimension.

Bridging the gap between cultures is urgent and necessary for peace, stability and development.

The 2012 campaign, by encouraging people and organizations from around the world to take concrete action to support diversity, aims:

• To raise awareness worldwide about the importance of intercultural dialogue, diversity and inclusion.
• To build a world community of individuals committed to support diversity with real and every day-life gestures.
• To combat polarization and stereotypes to improve understanding and cooperation among people from different cultures.

Join the worldwide campaign, “Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion”, like the Facebook page and encourage your neighbors, your family, your friends and your coworkers to Do One Thing to support Diversity and Inclusion on the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development on May 21, 2012.

Every one of us can do ONE thing for diversity and inclusion; even one very little thing can become a global action if we all take part in it.

Ten simple things YOU can do to celebrate the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development on May 21, 2012.

1. Visit an art exhibit or a museum dedicated to other cultures.

2. Invite a family or people in the neighborhood from another culture or religion to share a meal with you and exchange views on life.

3. Rent a movie or read a book from another country or religion than your own.

4. Invite people from a different culture to share your customs

5. Read about the great thinkers of other cultures than yours (e.g. Confucius, Socrates, Avicenna, Ibn Khaldun, Aristotle, Ganesh, Rumi)

6.  Go next week-end to visit a place of worship different than yours and participate in the celebration.

7. Play the “stereotypes game.” Stick a post-it on your forehead with the name of a country. Ask people to tell you stereotypes associated with people from that country. You win if you find out where you are from.

8. Learn about traditional celebrations from other cultures; learn more about Hanukkah or Ramadan or about amazing celebrations of New Year’s Eve in Spain or Qingming festival in China.

9. Spread your own culture around the world through our Facebook page and learn about other cultures

10. Explore music of a different culture

There are thousands of things that you can do, are you taking part in it?

How to join the 2012 campaign?

• “Like” us on Facebook to start a discussion on our wall, follow our posts and videos and take part in the photo and video contests. (facebook.com/DoOneThingforDiversityandInclusion)
• Tell others about this day.
• Organize an event and contact us to put your event under the umbrella of the campaign.

To learn more about the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development visit:http://www.un.org/en/events/culturaldiversityday/index.shtml

Are you passionate about promoting diversity and inclusion? Does your organization share our vision?

Find out how you can partner with us today

Contact Marta López: martaL@unops.org

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Why are we here and what is the purpose of our life?

Why do some of us seek higher truths? Why do we at times feel compelled to improve ourselves, not only for our own sake, but for the sake of a higher cause that we can sense, yet barely see?

To get answers to these eternal questions, guests are invited to a thought provoking evening with Andrew Cohen, a truly remarkable spiritual teacher on evolutionary thinking and action. (www.andrewcohen.com) . His writings and teachings are destined to make a real difference in the world. He leads us to step beyond being, to becoming, to face our own bewilderment and invent a culture of higher consciousness.

Through his book  “Evolutionary Enlightenment” which is hailed as a spiritual masterpiece, through his magazine EnlightenNext and through his retreats in different parts of the world, Andrew Cohen gives us the inspiration and the means to accomplish the greatest of all endeavors for the human spirit. We are living in a time of profound transformation. Cohen’s insightful teachings will empower us to co-create a future for our collective awakening.

Gerard Senehi works closely with Andrew Cohen and is a world-renowned mentalist and cultural change-agent with a passion for expanding our notions of what’s possible. (www.gerardsenehi.co.in)

As a mentalist, Gerard confounds, captivates, and uplifts audiences worldwide with his seemingly impossible feats. His work has earned the admiration of world leaders, celebrities and Fortune 500 CEOs, as well as the national and international media. Honored by his peers in 2008 with the Psychic Entertainers’ Association’s highest award, the Dunninger Memorial Award, he is regarded as one of the world’s best mentalists. The secret to his success lies in keeping people guessing, suspending normal conceptions of reality, as he walks an untraceable line between sophisticated illusion and paranormal powers. The captivating results were once described by New York Magazine as “tiny miracles . . . challenging both the credulity of believers and the unsmiling vehemence of skeptics.”

Centre for Management and SAGE Foundation have always believed in training heart centric leaders. We are inviting guests to an amazing memorable evening with Andrew Cohen and Gerard Senehi on “Evolutionary Enlightenment” on Saturday 15th September, 2012 at 6.00 pm in Mumbai. Due to the overwhelming response received, a full day retreat with Andrew Cohen will be conducted for serious seekers the next day.

Venue: 131, Ashoka Apartments, 68 Napean Sea Road, Opposite Regency Hotel, Mumbai 400 006

Those of you who are interested, please contact me at maya@thesagefoundation.com to reserve your seat.

In 2012 Rock Your Life searched the world in a series of events that looked for the entrepreneurs with ‘X’ factor.

The result was a final 14 individuals that are to compete in the ultimate prize - the 2012 - global entrepreneur X factor. On this site you will meet the people and find out what it takes to have the ‘X’ factor as an entrepreneur.

For more details click on the link: www.entrepreneurxfactor.com

The ‘X’ Factor -’Quantum Business School’ Event on 17th May.

SAGE Foundation and Centre For Management
                  are pleased  to announce an incredible one-day event called

The ‘X’ Factor – ‘Quantum Business School’

These questions and many more will be answered:

“I am just one person. How do I do everything that is needed and still have a life?”

“I’m not good  with computers so how do I even start with social media?”

“I have competition I never had before. How do I compete and hang onto my margins?”

“How do I build effective networks that bring me customers regularly?”

“I want to be international but have no idea where to start?”

“How do I build a world class brand when I have no real capital?”

“What are some of the ways to outsource parts of my business so I can do what I love?”

Plus there will be a master class online so that the learning  does not get lost or shelved.There is a whole home  study package as well that comes with the event so it puts everything in context for later and in the future.

 A talk by Mr Andrew Cohen

SAGE Foundation and Centre for Management in partnership with the Times Foundation arranged a talk on “Self-Confidence: A Foundation for an Extraordinary Life” by renowned international philanthropic leader Mr Andrew Cohen. 

The program held at Thadomal Shahani Engineering College on February 24, 2012 will offer a unique opportunity to explore and maximize the inner strength and qualities of the participants.

SAGE Foundation is the CSR arm of Centre for Management, which focuses on building up heart centric business professionals who will be the transformational leaders of tomorrow.

Centre For Management (CFM) was given the prestigious DNA Innovative B Schools A…ward for Industry Academic Interface at a glittering ceremony today at a 5 Star hotel in Mumbai.

These awards select top business schools from all over India and recognize them for the innovative work they do in areas like academics, placements & student marketing.

CFM and SAGE Foundation Managing Director, Akhil Shahani said, “The main reason for business schools to exist is to create industry ready graduates who will go on to be successful corporate managers and entrepreneurs. This award recognizes the many initiatives unertaken by CFM to expose our students to industry and ensure they have successful careers in the corporate world.”

Some of the unique industry initiatives taken by CFM include a curriculum created by industry and taught by senior industry professionals. CFM has also partnered with global industry bodies to give students’ regular industry visits, live projects and corporate learning events. Recruiters have said they are impressed by the maturity and industry readiness of CFM students.

Maya Shahani, Chairperson of Centre for Management and SAGE Foundation, participated at the UNAOC Forum in Doha on 11th December 2011, in her capacity as Vice Chairperson of Global Dialogue Foundation. Over 2,500 political and corporate leaders, civil society activists, youth groups, faith communities, research centers, foundations, journalists, ministers, and heads of state came together to agree on joint actions to improve relations across cultures, combat prejudice and build lasting peace.

Hosted by the ruling Emir of the State of Qatar, the Forum had among its attendees the High Level Group member from Qatar H. H. Sheikha Mozah, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and High Representative for the UN Alliance of Civilizations President Jorge Sampaio.

The UNAOC’s Forum in Doha was a milestone in the UNAOC’s existence. Under the theme ‘Intercultural Dialogue to Boost Development’, high-level debates on how advancing towards the goals of the UNAOC can contribute to foster sustainable development and, in particular, achievement of the MDGs, were conducted. The Alliance works in four program areas to support its projects. These areas are: youth, media, education, and migration.

Over 400 youth and 300 civil society organization representatives participated in the Forum. Through roundtables, workshops and debates, participants put their minds together to agree on joint actions and make pledges. The program featured project-specific working sessions, interactive discussions and debates, as well as provided a convening space for civil society organizations to present their exciting initiatives. One of the major outcomes of the forum was to increase and rely on youth participation for decision making.

Ms Shahani shared the stage with Mr. Gordon Brown, Former Prime Minister of UK , Beşir Atalay, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey,
HRH Prince El Hassan Bin Talal, Rabbi Arthur Schneier, UNAOC Ambassador, USA amongst others. In her capacity as the Vice Chairperson of Global Dialogue Foundation, Ms Shahani spoke about ‘Trust and Tolerance to Advance Development Goals’.

Centre for Management and SAGE Foundation have been identified by UNAOC as their officiating partners in India.