Fourth annual International Festival of Tolerance: Learning, Sharing, and Understanding Through Drama
You and your students are cordially invited to participate in
the fourth annual International Festival of Tolerance: Learning, Sharing, and
Understanding Through Drama
Terezin Memorial, Czech Republic September 21-25, 2000
The festival will focus on themes of tolerance and international understanding,
with emphasis on the history of Terezin and the art, music, and theatre produced
there during its years as a Nazi concentration camp. The festival will be organized
and administered by Facing History and Ourselves/Europe, in association with
AED and the International School of Prague.
For more information, see the application
form and description.
19-21 November 2000
Holocaust and Citizenship Education Forum
"We are pleased to send you our first information letter
about the international conference "Holocaust and Citizenship Education Forum",
organized by the Hannah Arendt Association, to be held on November 19-21. in
Budapest. The Holocaust and citizenship education is one of the most important
educational purpose of the year 2000. The representatives of countries - including
Hungary - participated at the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust
expressed their commitment to promote education, remembrance and research about
the Holocaust in schools, universities and other institutions. The next school
year is the first one when the Holocaust will be remembered in Hungarian schools.
The purpose of the Forum is to give practical help to teachers and educators
with teaching ideas, publications and film they can use in their classrooms.
We would like to make available for the participants all the teaching materials
that were presented at the Forum. The key question of the conference is in which
way teachers can promote the deeper understanding of the consequences of racism,
prejudice, anti-Semitism and totalitarianism and improve participation in democracy.
We would like you to send us:
- a letter of interest in participating at the conference
- an abstract of your proposed workshop or plenary presentation
- a description of the teaching method and material you and your organization
could offer to Hungarian teachers, including the help you need to make them
available (e.g. translation, printing, copying, dubbing, copy rights, etc.)
We would like to finance the Forum from different sources and would be very
thankful if your organization could finance your trip to Budapest and/or could
support the Forum. We would appreciate your ideas where we could turn for other
funds. We are looking forward to your positive respond and would like you to
circulate our invitation among your partner organizations. Yours sincerely,
Monika Kovacs
Chair of the HAA Hannah Arendt Association 1064. Budapest, Izabella u. 46. Hungary
Phone: 36 30 243 1322
e-mail: moka5@matavnet.hu or lbear@matavnet.hu
8-15 December 2000:
The 5th Celebration Edition of the I.I.C.
International Interdisciplinary Course on Children's Rights December 8-15, 2000, Gent, Belgium Organised by the Children's Rights Centre, University of Ghent.
From 8-15 December 2000 the 5th I.I.C. (celebration edition) will take place
at Novotel Gent.
Level: professional
Focus: The programme deals specifically with views and theories on children's
rights. The course provides extensive basic information and in-depth knowledge
on background, motivation, strategies and main trends in the field of children's
rights. The course's primary aim is to contribute to an intensive study of the
background, motivation, strategies and main themes of the children's rights
concept.
Duration: one week
Participants: It is meant for professionals from governmental and non-governmental
organisations working on the implementation of children's rights in either a
national or international capacity. Also academics, people who are professionally
working with children in different domains (lawyers, teachers, social workers,
etc.) and child advocates working in a broad social field are invited to take
part.
Tuition, travel, lodging: the fee is US$ 1650 which covers the cost of materials,
accommodation and meals. A limited number of (partial) scholarships are available.
Location: Ghent (Belgium)
For further information: Contact person: Kathy Vlieghe Children's Rights
Centre (I.I.C.), University of Ghent, Henri Dunantlaan 2, B-9000 Gent, Tel.
+ 32 9 264 62 85 Fax. 32 9 264 64 93
e-mail: Kathleen.Vlieghe@rug.ac.be
web site: http://allserv.rug.ac.be/~fspiessc/uk_education.html#I25
What is it all about?Insights and practices after 5 years of European Experience, 13-16 May 2000, Ghent, Belgium
An interactive, intercultural conference organised by The Centre for Intercultural Education (Steunpunt Intercultureel Onderwijs), University of Ghent, Belgium The IAIE, International Association for Intercultural Education The Uppsala University In-service Training Department, Sweden The University of Kristianstad, Sweden With the support of the European Commission
A genuine experience for you?
For the past 5 years teachers, principals,
teacher training institutes and scientific researchers of 8 countries of the
European Community have been developing CLIP. The conference will present you
their genuine experiences, insights, practices, questions and possible solutions.
For whom?
Teachers, principals, teacher training institutes, schools
advisory services and local and national authorities interested in the principles
and practice of intercultural education.
Further Information:
Centre for Intercultural Education/Steunpunt Intercultureel Onderwijs
Korte Meer 5, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Tel: ++ 32 9 264 67 17 (Stijn Suijs), ++ 32 9 264 67 19 (Els Leyssens)
e-mail: Stijn.Suijs@rug.ac.be or
Els.Leyssens@rug.ac.be
"Minorities and Media"
International Summer School in Wien (A) organised by Initiative Minderheiten
Themes: the role of migrants and minorities in the media, workshops, presentation
of films and videos.
Contact: IM, Gumpendorferstrasse 15/13, A-1060 Wien, phone +43-1-586124912,
fax+43-1-5868217, e-mail: initiative.minderheiten@chello.at
"Ethnic and National Minorities in Central and Eastern Europe"
International Conference in Krakow (PL) organised by Scientific Society of
Ethnologists University of Krakow
Themes: ethnic and national minorities,
exchange of research, share experiences, co-operation between universities.
Contact: Tomasz Ostrowski, Instytut Etnoloii UJ, ul. Grodzka 52, PL-Krakow,
phone +48-12-2690348, fax 48-12-4226306, http://www.uj.edu.pl/IE/
"Internationalism and Nationalism – Ideas Conflicting or Complementary?"
International Seminar in Budapest (H) in English and Esperanto language organised
by World Organisation of Young Esperantists
Themes: history of ideas of
nationalism and internationalism, identity, diversity, policies regardingglobalisation,
national and local cultures.
Contact: TEJO, Nieuwe Binnenweg176, NL-3015 BJ Rotterdam, phone +31-10-4361044,
fax +31-10-4361751,
e-mail uea@inter.nl.net
, http://www.digicron.com/tejo
"The Identity of the Youth of European Minorities"
International Seminar
in Ritten/Bozen (I) in English, German, Russian and French language organised
by Youth of European Nationalities
Themes: identification facts of minorities, South Tyrolian minority in
Italy.
contact: YEN, Strjitte van Welgelegen 4, NL-8921 CS Ljouwert, phone +31-58-2163474,
fax +31-58-2163474, e-mail: awillemsma@friesepoort.nl
International Festival of Tolerance I:
Learning, Sharing, and Understanding Through Drama
Terezin Memorial, Czech Republic
Thursday, April 27 - Monday, May 1, 2000
The Association for the Advancement of Education for Democracy (AED)
Etzelstrasse 17 CH 8800 Thalwil, Switzerland
Tel. +411 721 04 64 or +411 720 38 61, Fax +411 721 04 62, e-mail: zemo@access.ch
The festival will focus on themes of tolerance and international understanding, with emphasis on the history of Terezin and the art, music, and theatre produced there during its years as a Nazi concentration camp. The festival will be organized and administered by AED, in association with Facing History and Ourselves Europe and the International School of Prague.
Forty students and teachers from schools in Europe and North America will be invited to attend. Students will work in ensembles of 12 to 16, which will be mixed by age and background. From the work of these ensembles, we will create a short theatre piece on the festival themes which will be shared with participants and guests on the final day of the festival. A parallel program for teachers will include sessions on historical background and classroom resources, as well as participation in selected festival activities (either actively or as observers).
Students must be between the ages of 15 and 18 and should have a reasonable command of English. (They do not need to be completely fluent in English, but they must be comfortable enough in the language to be willing to use it -- Both actively and passively -- in an intensive four days of speaking and listening.) Experience in drama is not required, but an interest in drama and history is. Students also need to have:
- a willingness to take risks
- a commitment to work
- a willingness to work collaboratively