EuroMed, intercultural dialogue
In ALF News (Conferences, Calls for proposals, Events), Projects on April 29, 2009 at 1:50 pm
CulturePolis-International Cultural Partnership Forum (former Europe of Cultures Forum: Adriatic-Ionian Chapter), intend to submit a project proposal under Long Term projects entitled “Euro-Med Cultural Antennas Network”.
CulturePolis-International Cultural Partnership Forum co-organised in 2008 the “1st Adriatic-Ionian Intercultural Dialogue “conference, Corfu 27-28 June 2008, where many of ALF members have participated.
For more info about CulturePolis and its networks please visit our website : culturepolis.org and in particular on Cultural Antennas: http://culturepolis.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=10&Itemid=35
They are seeking ONE organisation per country for ALL eleigible countries – preferably a ALF network member, or more than ONE per country if located in different regions/cities. Selected organisations will be called to play the role of coordinators for establishing new cultural antennas in their regions/countries on the basis of the existing Cultural Antennas Network of CulturePolis and its recently launched “Get Culturally …Connected” internet besed collaboration platform (press “Get Culturally …Connected” on culturepolis.org).
Interested? Please send an email to secretariat@culturepolis.org with an organisation profile in English NO LATER than 5 May 2009.
environment, intercultural dialogue, Middle East
In ALF News (Conferences, Calls for proposals, Events), Projects on April 27, 2009 at 2:18 pm
The following project proposal is by a research group at The Van Leer Jerusalem Institue. It is addressing environmental issues in cooperation among Israelis and Palestinians.
A Joint Israeli-Palestinian Study Group on Environment and Regional Sustainability has started working together at the beginning of 2008 under the auspices of the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute and the Palestinian House for Professional Solutions (HPS), Ramallah. This group of young professional environmentalists was formed to discuss cross-border regional issues of environment and sustainability and initiate ideas for joint cooperation. The significance of a joint group of this nature is two-fold: it brings together young, active, and involved Israelis and Palestinians to communicate and study a topic of clear interest to both sides, and it aims to place the importance of cooperation on issues of regional environment and sustainability on each side’s national agenda.
Summary: The two partner organizations believe that the environment is a joint concern of all people live in the country and should be dealt with in a cross-border equal manner. We also believe that cooperation around these issues can overcome disputes and hatred and build bridges of trust between the two sides.
Thus, environmental peace-building is the ultimate goal of this project.
If you are interested or would like further information on this project, contact (project initiators) Dr. Sarah Ozacky-Lazar and Ms. Shahar Sadeh at: shahars@vanleer.org.il or Dan Wollner at, danwoll@smile.net.il
European Commission, intercultural dialogue, UNRWA
In Events, Latest News on April 23, 2009 at 7:14 pm
The Palestinian national football team is to play a friendly with FC Molenbeek Brussels at the Belgian team’s stadium on 6 May, in an event funded by the European Commission (EC).
An EC press release said the game was part of events organised to mark the 60th anniversary of UNRWA (the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East).
EuroMed, intercultural dialogue
In Events, Latest News, Projects on April 14, 2009 at 12:58 pm
The BISS will be holding a forum on:
STORIES FROM A COUNTRY IN BETWEEN:
SPOTTING THE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES IN EUROPE
Date: 1-19 July 2009
Where: Taking place in Valmiera, Lativia.
Search for Partners: A Latvian University is currently looking for partners from within the Mediterranean region: Universities, NGO’s, associations concerned with the subject – project will cover the traveling, subsistence, programme costs for international partners who will share their perspective in the summer school programme.
If you’re interested, reply back to: liga.tuca@va.lv by April 15, 2009.
For more information on the event, go to: http://biss.va.lv/about-us
Anna Lindh Foundation, intercultural dialogue, EuroMed
In ALF News (Conferences, Calls for proposals, Events) on April 9, 2009 at 8:35 pm
The Award theme for 2009 is Intercultural dialogue for Peace and Coexistence
Deadline for nomination: May 31 2009
Information and applications: www.euromedalex.org
Anna Lindh Foundation, media, intercultural dialogue
In ALF News (Conferences, Calls for proposals, Events), Events on April 5, 2009 at 9:22 pm
A joint rapid response framework to serve the needs of journalists working across the Mediterranean region will be launched in Istanbul on 6 April at the Alliance of Civilizations Forum. The joint initiative will provide user-friendly access to information and expertise in the context of crises with cultural dimensions as well as a support mechanism to bring together international journalists, editor and relevant experts for media dialogue.
The mechanism is being launched by the Anna Lindh Foundation, the European Commission and the UN Alliance of Civilizations. In addition, the three organizations will announce the launch of the Mediterranean Journalist Award 2009 and the presentation of their joint work in the field of media.
This event will be part of the Alliance of Civilizations Forum, hosted by the Government of Turkey. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey, President of the Government of Spain José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and President Jorge Sampaio, High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations will open the Forum. Heads of Government and over 50 Ministers will participate in the event. The President of the United States, Barack Obama, is expected to be present on the second day of the Forum.
A powerful network of opinion leaders, heads of international organizations, corporations, media, foundations, civil society, religious groups and youth will convene at the Istanbul Forum. The event will also provide new opportunities for policy-makers, funders and grassroots organizations to work together to develop practical projects.
Fr more detailed information on this events, go to: http://www.euromedalex.org/news/launch-joint-rapid-response-media-mechanism
arts, British Council, Middle East
In Events on April 5, 2009 at 9:21 pm
The British Council is organizing a regional tour of the British play (Damascus), written by David Greig, during March and April of this year in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, and the Palestinian territories.
The British Council is organizing a regional tour of the British play (Damascus), written by David Greig, during March and April of this year in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, and the Palestinian territories. The tour is also produced by the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, and Michael Edwards and Carole Winter.
This theatrical tour is organized within the framework of a broader British Council project that aims to explore the growing interest of UK theatre in the Arab culture, while providing an opportunity for the Arab audience to view plays that address their image in the UK and to create platforms for commenting on and debating about these plays directly with the UK theatre makers, critics and journalists who have and interest in the region, and their Arab counterpart.
To find out more on ‘Damascus’ and the tour dates, go to: http://www.babelmed.net/Countries/Mediterranean/a_scottish.php?c=4093&m=9&l=en
The Deadline for Submission of Proposals: 30th April 2009
The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy is delighted to announce the details of the forthcoming Week-long Seminar for the programme Cultural Diplomacy in the Mediterranean: A Forum for Young Leaders, which will take place in Berlin from 9-13th June, 2009.
The EU-funded regional programme Enhancing Equality between Men and Women in the EuroMed Region is organising a regional meeting on gender-based violence in Tunis from 20 to 23 April.
European Commissioner for External Relations and the ENP Benita Ferrero-Waldner has launched the EuroMed News project, which aims to broaden knowledge about the EU’s policies in the region and the relationship between the EU and individual Mediterranean countries.
International dialogue forum involving UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon kicks off with unveiling of the Anna Lindh Foundation’s regional media prize. On the opening morning of the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations Forum, the world’s premier event and gathering for intercultural dialogue, the 2009 edition of the Mediterranean Journalist Award was officially launched.