Forum Family and Society - The Family in the 21st Century – Evolution or Crisis? - Paris, France

Forum “Family and Society” The Family in the 21st Century – Evolution or Crisis? Paris, France, 15. May 2017

A s Monday, 15 May 2017 • Examine whether the recent through in France and Europe, mainly marked the International Day transformation of the family ought from the Middle Ages to the of Families, it seemed the to be considered a new step in its Enlightenment and the French appropriate date to launch our evolution or as a crisis it must face; Revolution, from there to the modern new Forum “Family and society”. • Share the results of our work with ages and our present time. Examples The Forum’s main objectives are to: decision makers and the larger from his experience of a researcher, public through reports, publications teacher, husband, father and • Examine the various relationships and the Internet; grandfather. within the family, and their link and • Have Peace Ambassadors and impact on society and human Mr. Jacques Marion, head of UPF- Unificationist members work France spoke briefly on UPF’s view on development; together on a common project. • Examine the universality of family the family. Then many questions from values and their potential to revive The Forum is co-chaired by the French around the tables inspired Mr. Saliba to our society; chapters of UPF and WFWP and add even more of his wisdom and • Study the history of the family, its FAVORLU, an association created on knowledge. The lectures and the development and the various forms the local level of the towns of Orsay participants concluded that even though it adopted during time; and Les Ulis. Mrs. Hanna Lotterie, the family went through many changes president of FAVORLU (Families and and adjustments with the flow of time, values – Orsay-Les the main and fundamental roles and Ulis) was asked to positions that compose the family, moderate the namely that of father, mother, children, Forum. brothers and sisters, remained stable, Around 20 Peace because they are essential for human Ambassadors and development and a harmonious society. Unificationist Time was in fact too short to cover the members gathered topic and the promise was made to in the Espace meet again in near future. Barrault Paris The next steps for the Forum will be to Education Center. form a work group and prepare another Mr. Jacques Saliba, session in early July on the topic of sociologist, and filiation. lecturer on family mediation, spoke on the topic. He traced the various changes the family went