NEW SOCIAL REACTIONS TO DISPROPORTIONS IN THE PRESENT-DAY WORLD
(Three roundtable discussions)

Key takeaway points of the roundtable

 

Round-table “Maintaining Family Values in 21st Century (Family as the key to resolve all major problems of the humankind)"       
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Co-moderators: 

 

Natalya Yakunina (Russia) – Chairman of the Board of Trustees, “Sanctity of Motherhood” Program, Vice-president, St. Andrew the First-called Foundation
Lawrence Jacobs (USA) – Vice-President and Managing Director, World Congress for Families – largest network of pro-life and pro-family organizations from 65 countries of the world

Primary topics of discussion:

- Family and State/Government
reports by
Anatoly Antonov (Russia) – Head of Chair of Sociology of Family, Moscow State `Lomonosov` University, Editor-in-Chief, Journal "Demographic Research", Doctor of Sciences
Tatjana Zdanoka (Latvia) – Member of the European Parliament, Political Party "For Human Rights in the United Latvia", Group "Greens / EFA" – read the report "Specific family life problems faced by the Petitions Committee of the European Parliament" (russian)
Mofid Kamran (UK) – Founder, Globalisation for the Common Good Initiative, Member of the International Coordinating Committee of the WPF Dialogue of Civilizations
Miguel Moreno (Bolivia) – Director of The Leadership Institute
John DeFrain (USA) – Professor of Family and Community Development Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, College of Education and Human Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln – read the report "International Resources for Strengthening Couple and Family Relationships" (english)

- Family and Economics
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Gilbert Crouse (USA) – Senior Economist at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – read the report "Marital Status in 21st Century America: A State-Level Analysis" (english)

- Family and Society
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Theodore Baehr (USA) – Chairman, Good News Communications/ Christian Film & Television Commission, MOVIEGUIDE®, PhD
Robert Baehr (USA) – Executive Vice President and COO, Good News Communications/Christian Film & Television Commission™, MOVIEGUIDE®
Alexey Komov (Russia) – World Congress of Families Representative in Russia and CIS, WCF Ambassador to the U.N. Founding partner of Integrity Consulting, MBA

- Family and Marriage
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Janice Shaw Crouse (USA) – Concerned Women for America, Senio Fellow – read the report "Will Marriage & the Family Survive the 21st Century?"

- Family and Education
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Christine Vollmer (Venezuela) – Founder, Latin American Alliance for the Family, Member of the Pontifical Council for Life, Vatican
 

- Family and children
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Thomas Ward (UK) – President, National Association of Catholic Families, PhD
 

- Family, Life and Bioethics
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Igor Beloborodov (Russia) – Director, Demographic Research Institute, PhD
Margaret Hartshorn (USA) – President of the Heartbeat International Organisation – read the report "LOVE approach" (english)
Ewa Kowalewska (Poland) – Human Life International, Manager for Central and Eastern Europe
 

- Family and Demography
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John Smeaton (UK) – Society for the protection of unborn children, SPUC, President
Archpriest Maxim Obukhov (Russia) – Head of Orthodox Medical Center “Life”

- Family and Religion
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Marguerite Peeters (Belgium) – Director, Institute for Intercultural Dialogue Dynamics – read the report "The end of the West? Spiritual and educational challenges for the family in all nations" (english)
Henry Potrykus (USA) – Senior Fellow, MARRI (Marriage and Religion Research Institute), Family Research Council – read the report "Marriage, Contraception and the Future of Western Peoples" (english); watch the "LOVE approach"