1st World Happiness Agora, the world stands up for happiness.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Between March 18th and the 22nd, 2019, more than 35 cities around the world and more than 75 thought provokers will unite to celebrate happiness as a paradigm for human development. The initiative, created by Luis Gallardo, also founder of the World Happiness Fest and b? is the first of its kind. Thousands of participants will be able to interact live at local events, "Agoras" while connected to video communications technology on the cloud.
Some of the speakers and supporting institutions include: John Helliwell, Editor of the World Happiness Report, Dacher Keltner, Founder of the Greater Good Science Center at Berkeley, Ed Diener, Global Happiness Public Policy Report, Shekhar Saxena and Vikram Harshad, Harvard, Walter Greenleaf, Stanford, Lea Waters, IPPA, experts Mo Gawdat, Tal Ben-Shahar, Kristin Neff, Mavis Tsai, the GNH Center in Bhutan, UMindfulness, and the University for Peace in Costa Rica, among many more.
March 20th was ultimately adopted by the unanimous consensus of all 193 UN member states of the United Nations General Assembly on June 28, 2012. That has been the inspiration for b? as the organizer of the World Happiness Fest and World Happiness Agora to bring the world together over the past years.
The General Assembly, ... Conscious that the pursuit of happiness is a fundamental human goal, ... Recognizing also the need for a more inclusive, equitable and balanced approach to economic growth that promotes sustainable development, poverty eradication, happiness and the well-being of all peoples, Decides to proclaim 20 March the International Day of Happiness, Invites all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system and other international and regional organizations, as well as civil society, including non-governmental organizations and individuals, to observe the International Day of Happiness in an appropriate manner, including through education and public awareness-raising activities ... -- United Nations General Assembly, UN resolution 66/281.
The World Happiness Agora is a very experiential online-offline event; talks will be combined with workshops and facilitated discussions by worldwide authorities in health, education, self development, work and technology. www.happinessagora.world
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