One World Week (student event)
One World Week (OWW) is the "World’s Largest Student-run International Event" hosted annually at the University of Warwick. The week consists of a variety of dynamic and diversely interactive celebrations in the separate four elements: Forum, Sports, Arts and Festival. It is an independent organisation, with an initiative that aims to stimulate personal development and inspire a worldview based on liberal toleration, cultural acceptance and appreciation of the world’s mosaic of cultures. The organisation also aims to promote cultural awareness and action on global issues which affect our world, while encouraging visitors to learn and appreciate more about the variety of cultures the world has to offer. This year, it is sponsored by Barclays Capital, KPMG, Deloitte, Credit Suisse, Domino's Pizza, Bacardi and the Warwick Graduates Association.
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The One World Forum 2009 on the Credit Crunch: What is Beyond?
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Mission statement
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The popular Busta Move University Dance-off during OWW 2009
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'To stimulate personal development and inspire a view based on acceptance and appreciation of the world's mosaic of cultures.
To encourage awareness of and positive action on issues which affect our One World.'
Origins
One World Week started as a small-scale project at the University of Warwick in 1995. The initial success of the event lead to a rapid expansion in subsequent years to what is now regarded as the World’s Largest Student-run International Event, involving 120 nationalities, more than 220 blue-shirted volunteers and in excess of 20,000 participants. [[Image:OWWBalloons.JPG|thumb|
The balloon release during UK Day 2009
]] The success of One World Week made it a model for cooperation between students, student unions, universities and institutions across the United Kingdom. It is also a proud actor of UNESCO in its decade for a Culture of Peace. On previous occasions One World Week has hosted speakers such as Professor Raghuram Rajan (Chief Economist, IMF), Gerd Leipold (Executive Director, Greenpeace International), Trevor Nelson (MTV presenter and BBC Radio 1 DJ) and Charles R. Morris (Author of bestselling Trillion Dollar Meltdown).
Elements
Forum
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The panel of speakers at the One World Week 2009 Space Tourism - The New Mile High Club Forum
]] The Forum attracts speakers from a wide spectrum of fields through a series of panel debates, interactive sessions and the International Film Festival, Forum provides a platform to discuss contemporary topical issues as well as highlighting more personal stories of class struggle, structural change and economic success. The topics discussed in the Forum vary from year to year, and have included issues such as the Credit Crunch, sustainable growth and racial acceptance. Some of the speakers who have attended One World Week include Ms Kate Allen (Director, Amnesty International UK), Hugh Pym (The BBC’s Chief Economics Editor) and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (Founder, Art of Living Foundation).
Festival
The Festival element is the most colourful and most visible aspect of One World Week. Festival hosts the day and night entertainment and it includes the Fashion Show, Busta Move Carnival and World Party. Other events include the International Food Festival and One World Week's version of Eurovision. Night entertainment in the past has included SensAsian and other performances by music artists such as Rishi Rich, Panjabi MC, Juggy D, Feeder, Eric Prydz, ATB and Fedde Le Grand. [[Image:OWWFashionShow.JPG|thumb|
The One World Week 2009 Fashion Show GLITZ
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Arts
One World Week commences with the World Music Concert hosted by the Warwick Arts Centre. The concert presents a fusion of colour and sound, allowing Warwick students and professional music artists to showcase their ability. The most recent World Music Concert featured the Grammy Award Winning Hip-hop violinist Miri Ben-Ari.
Other events comprise campus-wide exhibitions, theatrical productions, dance displays and workshops, encompassing features such as pottery, photography, literature and music.
Sports
Through tournaments, competitions, matches and workshops, the Sports element of One World Week promotes both cultural and racial integration as well as sport itself. One World Week has recently been working in cooperation with Right to Play, which aims to bring sports to the most disadvantaged individuals in the world.
Over the past three years, the football tournament has attracted more than 230 players. Sports competitions and workshops have included football, water-polo, cricket, and a Pro Evolution football video game tournament. [[Image:OWWSports.JPG|thumb|
The One World Week 2009 Basketball Playoff
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One World Week 2010
The date for One World Week 2010 is from the 22 January to the 30th January 2010.