How can humanity live in peace in a century of great changes?

In today’s world, peace is being undermined, pandemics are not receding, and the climate is rapidly and drastically changing …… Is humanity at the crossroads again? Where are we heading? Can an individual’s pursuit of physical and mental health, and society’s quest for peace, be guaranteed? How can there be sustainability?

As in the past, the South South Forum on Sustainability (SSFS) invites experts and scholars from the South and the North to meet and brainstorm to foster collective wisdom. The title of this year’s Forum is “Health and the Road to Sustainability”. We have three themes for in-depth discussion. Theme 1: Cultural Traditions, Physical and Mental Health, and Sustainability. Taking traditional Chinese medicine and the art of painting and calligraphy as examples, we will discuss how, under the collision of Eastern and Western cultures, the Chinese cultural tradition with unity of heaven and humans can innovate but also maintain its fundamental principles. Theme 2: Health and Sustainability. Amidst the crisis of globalization, how can humanity consciously choose a sustainable path that leads to serenity of mind and heart, as well as social peace? Furthermore, we will explore the relevance of the North-South and South-South frameworks, reflect on the experiences and lessons of ‘development’ and ‘healthcare’, broaden the boundaries of the health discourse, and explore the paths to health projects and cultural sustainability. Theme 3: Health and Community Sustainability. Whether community building and human health can be achieved and sustained is based on good community governance, ensuring the quality of people’s livelihoods, valuing inclusiveness in community life, and building ecological civilization.

Walking on the road to sustainability, we follow the law of Nature, recognize that the greatest virtue carries the characteristics of water; we respect and treasure different and diverse cultures and values, and we endeavour for a world in Great Harmony.

For the Program Book and full Participants List, please see https://our-global-u.org/oguorg/en/the-eleventh-south-south-forum-on-sustainability-health-and-the-road-to-sustainability-30-june-5-july-2024/

Organizers：

• Chinese Institute of Hong Kong
  香港中國學術研究院
• CCRD-CS, Lingnan University
  嶺南大學文化研究及發展中心生態文化部
• School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University 浸會大學中醫藥學院
• Global University for Sustainability
  全球大學

Co-organizers

• Asian Regional Exchange for New Alternatives
  亞洲學者交流中心
• Graduate Program in Social Policy, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil
  巴西聖埃斯皮里圖聯邦大學社會政治研究生部
• Centre for Film Studies and Cultural Studies, Peking University
  北京大學電影與文化研究中心
• Tsinghua Institute for Advanced Study in Humanities and Social Sciences,Tsinghua University
  清華大學人文與社會科學高等研究所
• Research Institute of Rural Revitalization, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
  福建農林大學鄉村振興研究院
• Haikou University of Economics
  海口經濟學院
• Multitrueke Mixiuhca Exchange Community, Mexico
  墨西哥美緹祖卡米修卡網絡
• Society for International Development, Italy
  意大利國際發展協會
• Daraja Press, Canada
  加拿大達雅橋出版社
• Green Ground Eco-Tech Centre (Beijing)
  國仁城鄉(北京)科技發展中心
• Lingnan Gardeners
  嶺南彩園