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[e-DARE] issue 2011/12

2011-12-22T10:40:51Z


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e-DARE (Issue 2011/12)

Newsletter on Human Rights Education
and Education for Democracy
Published by the DARE project and the DARE network

Issue 2011/12 (21 December 2011)
Deadline for contributions for the next issue: 14 March 2012
Publication: 21 March 2012

Links: e-DARE archive, DARE website, DARE blog

Table of contents

01. Letter from the Chair
02. DARE: EDC/HRE Action Days 2011 - map online
03. DARE Video 20: Benjamin Barber on Risks of Citizenship Education Becoming Irrelevant
04. DARE Video 21: David Kerr on Intergenerational Citizenship Education
05. DARE NEWS: DARE General Assembly adopts sustainability plan, elects new board
06. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Humanity in Action Fellowship Programs 2012
07. CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: National HR Training Courses Council of Europe
08. MATERIALS: New film on History Education: Ich bin
09. MATERIALS: New HRE Manual: Using Poster Artwork to Promote Discussion on Racism
10. PROJECT: Make the link - Climate exChange
11. PROJECT: Lawyers in Schools
12. PROJECT: Children's Rights Education for Parent Associations: some ideas and lessons learned
13. PAPER: Learning Point "Public perception of A8 migrants"
14. POLICY: UN General Assembly adopts Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training
15. POLICY: Priorities of the United Kingdom Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
16. POLICY: European Commission proposal on ERASMUS for ALL as new programme for Education, training, youth and sport
17. POLICY: EU: Renewed European Agenda for Adult Learning 2012 - 2014
18. CONFERENCE REPORT: Closing the empowerment gap - how to adress educationally disadvantaged groups - documentation online
19. NEWS: Shortlist for new Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner announced
20. CALL FOR INPUT: Survey on stakeholders consultation and participation in EU policy debates at national level

Editorial

01. Letter from the Chair

Dear DARE Network members, friends and colleagues,,
With the year drawing to an end let me summarise a few of the highlights of 2011...
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Frank Elbers, Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)

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02. DARE: EDC/HRE Action Days 2011 - map online

Get an impression of Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education with DARE´s EDC/HRE Action Days map 2011!
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Georg Pirker, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungssttätten (Germany)

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03. DARE Video 20: Benjamin Barber on Risks of Citizenship Education Becoming Irrelevant

At the 2011 NECE Conference (Nov 17-19, Warsaw), Benjamin Barber´s keynote speech highlighted current challenges for citizenship education. He stated that citizenship education runs the risk to become irrelevant in respect to how the world is governed today.
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Anne Stalfort, Humanity in Action (Germany)

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04. DARE Video 21: David Kerr on Intergenerational Citizenship Education

At the 2011 NECE Conference (Nov 17-19, Warsaw), David Kerr, Director of Educational Programmes at the Citizenship Foundation (UK) pointed out the need for intergenerational citizenship education responding to the challenges of an ageing population.
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Anne Stalfort, Humanity in Action (Germany)

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05. DARE NEWS: DARE General Assembly adopts sustainability plan, elects new board

Last Saturday, 19 November, DARE held its annual General Assembly in Warsaw. Seven new member organisations were welcomed: Campus for Peace (Open University Catalunya, Spain), EUROCLIO-The European Association of History Educators, "The Child's Crossroad" (Georgia), Internationaler Bund (Germany), MEDIEL (Belgium), MitOst and EduNet (both Germany).
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Frank Elbers, Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)

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06. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Humanity in Action Fellowship Programs 2012

HIA is an international educational organization that engages, inspires, and continuously develops a network of students, young professionals, and established leaders committed to promoting human rights—in their own communities and around the world. Students and recent graduates from (or with residency in) Germany, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Poland, Ukraine, France, Denmark and The Netherlands are invited!
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Anne Stalfort, Humanity in Action (Germany)

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07. CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: National HR Training Courses Council of Europe

Applications are welcome from non-governmental youth organisations and/or other nongovernmental and governmental organisations and institutions involved in human rights education.
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Anca Ruxandra Pandea, Council of Europe

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08. MATERIALS: New film on History Education: Ich bin

During the time of Communism, a joke was often heard: "Is it possible to predict the future?" - “Yes, we know precisely what future will bring, our problem is the past, as it never seizes to change!" During the Second World War, remarkable figures of resistance raised against the totalitarianism of Nazism and Stalinism. They followed their consciousness without compromising. This film explores how the work of memory is carried out in France, Germany and Russia.
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Georg Pirker, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungssttätten (Germany)

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09. MATERIALS: New HRE Manual: Using Poster Artwork to Promote Discussion on Racism

Recognising that creativity can be an effective way to promote reflection on human rights issues, the manual uses visual images (posters) to promote interactive discussion and critical thinking amongst young people about racism and discrimination. The manual is entitled "Racism Revealed: A Manual for Educators on Using Poster Artwork to Promote Discussion on Racism" and is available for download on Amnesty International Slovenia's website.
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Frank Elbers, Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)

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10. PROJECT: Make the link - Climate exChange

This European Union funded climate change project run in partnership with Plan offices and Partners Bulgaria is now in its second year, with over 200 schools involved across the UK, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Senegal, Kenya and Malawi. Students are joining in sharing learning on the website platform that was created for the project .
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Ruxandra Ratiu, Citizenship Foundation (UK)

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11. PROJECT: Lawyers in Schools

The successful employee volunteering programme, Lawyers in Schools run by the Citizenship Foundation is currently being trialled in Bucharest, Romania. Lawyers in Schools, places practicing and trainee lawyers into the classroom to work with young people to develop their awareness and understanding of the law.
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Georg Pirker, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungssttätten (Germany)

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12. PROJECT: Children's Rights Education for Parent Associations: some ideas and lessons learned

As a center of expertise on human rights education, with a particular focus on children's rights education, Vormen has developed a training session for parent associations at the primary school level, whose members want to learn about children's rights at home.
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Fiona Ang, vormen vzw (Belgium)

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13. PAPER: Learning Point "Public perception of A8 migrants"

This learning point is about how the press’ portrayals of A8 migrants impact on our perceptions of them.
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Tanveer Parnez, BEMIS (Scotland)

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14. UN General Assembly adopts Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training

The United Nations General Assembly in New York adopted the Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training. This landmark document recognises the right of every one of the planet's seven billion people to have access to human rights education, a lifelong process involving all ages, all parts of society, and every kind of education, formal and informal.
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Frank Elbers, Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)

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15. POLICY: Priorities of the United Kingdom Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe

The United Kingdom is proud to be assuming the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe from 7 November 2011. As a founder member of the organisation and the first country to ratify the European Convention on Human Rights, the UK takes the responsibility of the Chairmanship, which it last held in 1993, very seriously.
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Georg Pirker, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungssttätten (Germany)

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16. POLICY: European Commission proposal on ERASMUS for ALL as new programme for Education, training, youth and sport

Erasmus for All is the new EU programme for education, training, youth and sport proposed by the European Commission on 23 November 2011. This programme would bring together all the current EU and international schemes for education, training, youth and sport, replacing seven existing programmes with one from 2014 - 2020.
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Georg Pirker, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungssttätten (Germany)

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17. POLICY: EU: Renewed European Agenda for Adult Learning 2012 - 2014

On 17th November 2011 the Council of the European Union adopted a renewed European Agenda for Adult learning 2012-2014. Initially planned as follow up on the current agenda for Adult learning and targeted on the Education and Training Strategy ET 2020 the renewed Agenda is already focussing on the EU 2020 strategy and therefore can be seen as a EU longer term vision for adult learning.
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Georg Pirker, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungssttätten (Germany)

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18. CONFCERENCE REPORT: Closing the empowerment gap - how to adress educationally disadvantaged groups - documentation online

The conference : "Closing the empowement gap - how to adress educationally disadvantaged groups", co-organised by the german Federal Agency for Civic Edcuation (BpB), Polish Center for Citizenship Education, the Austrian Ministry for Education and Culture, ProDemos (NL), the Czech Center fro Citizenship Education, Institute of public affairs (PL) and the DARE network brought together around 200 experts from all over Europe and the world to intensively discuss the issue of citizenship education adressing and working with educationally disadvantaged groups.
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Georg Pirker, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungssttätten (Germany)

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19. NEWS: Shortlist for new Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner announced

The Council of Europe Committee of Ministers has submitted a shortlist of three candidates for the post of Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner to the Organisation’s Parliamentary Assembly.
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Frank Elbers, Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)

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20. CALL FOR INPUT: Survey on stakeholders consultation and participation in EU policy debates at national level

We would like encourage you to participate in a European NGO Survey to collect your opinion on stakeholders' consultation and participation in EU policy debates at the national level. This survey is being conducted by the European Civil Society Platform on Lifelong Learning (EUCIS-LLL), gathering 25 European networks working in education and training including yours.
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Georg Pirker, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungssttätten (Germany)

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Editorial

This newsletter is edited by the DARE project 'Democracy and Human Rights Education in Adult Learning'.

e-DARE is an initiative of the network DARE vzw, Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe, and is distributed to the partners of the above mentioned project, to the DARE members and to interested third persons, organisations and institutions.

The authors remain responsible for the content of their contribution.

Editor: VORMEN vzw (Fiona Ang)
Address: DARE vzw, c/o VORMEN vzw, Patriottenstraat 27, B-2600 Antwerp (Belgium)

Contributions for this newsletter can be sent to e-dare@vormen.org

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[e-DARE] issue 2011/09

2011-09-30T06:58:03Z

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e-DARE (Issue 2011/09)

Newsletter on Human Rights Education
and Education for Democracy
Published by the DARE project and the DARE network

Issue 2011/09 (30 September 2011)
Deadline for contributions for the next issue: 9 December 2011
Publication: 21 December 2011

Links: e-DARE archive, DARE website, DARE blog

Table of contents

01. Letter from the Chair
02. CALL FOR ACTION: EDC/HRE Action Days 2011 e-form online
03. CALL FOR PROPOSALS: HRE Symposium (Strasbourg 24-25 November 2011)
04. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Workshop on 1989 Regime Changes (Berlin, 5-11 February 2012)
05. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: VIS Training for trainers, teachers and educators on HRE (5-6 November 2011)
06. PROJECT: Launch of European Partnership on Overcoming Group-Focused Hostility
07. PROJECT: Launch of European Partnership on Law-Related Education
08. PUBLICATION: From Learner to Educator -Mentoring Success Story Booklet for download
09. PUBLICATION: ECRI launches guidelines for governments to combat anti-Gypsyism
10. EVENT: GRAMNet Film Series
11. VIDEO: New animated video on human rights
12. VIDEO: DARE Video 18: History and Human Rights Education in Europe and the US

Editorial

01. Letter from the Chair

Dear Colleagues and Friends,
To make education for democratic citizenship (EDC) and human rights education (HRE) visible in Europe, DARE is currently busy preparing the next edition of EDC/HRE Action Days.
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Frank Elbers, Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)

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02. CALL FOR ACTION: EDC/HRE Action Days 2011 e-form online

The EDC/HRE Action Days 2011 are just a few steps ahead! The EDC/HRE Action Days 2011 offer a wonderful opportunity to promote your EDC/HRE work on European level and foster European collaboration in the field of EDC/HRE. You can easily submit your activities via our new developed e-form.
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Georg Pirker, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungssttätten (Germany)

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03. CALL FOR PROPOSALS: HRE Symposium (Strasbourg, 24-25 November 2011)

The Symposium "Human Rights in Education" will be organised by the Directorate of Education and Languages in cooperation with the Division of Communication of the European Court of Human Rights, on 24-25 November 2011 in Strasbourg.
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Frank Elbers, Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)

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04. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Workshop on 1989 Regime Changes (Berlin, 5-11 February 2012)

This workshop will focus on the 1989 regime changes in Europe and other political transitions of the late 80's, and is open to all applicants with a permanent residency in one of the EU member states, plus Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Turkey.
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Anne Stalfort, Humanity in Action (Germany)

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05. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: VIS Training for trainers, teachers and educators on HRE (5-6 November 2011)

50 teachers, educators, trainers from Central Italy Regions will have the opportunity to take part in the "Training for trainers, teachers and educators on human rights education" aimed at promoting an universal culture of human rights, developing the skills and competence of teachers, educators and trainers working with young people and to enable them to act as human rights defenders according to a preventive approach to human rights.
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Gabriella Patriziano, VIS (Italy)

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06. PROJECT: Launch of European Partnership on Overcoming Group-Focused Hostility

Six European NGOs have just started networking on the topic:„Adult Education Strategies to Overcome Group-Focused Hostility in Europe”. In the framework of an EU Grundtvig project, the partners will exchange best practices, discuss national particularities of educational strategies to tackle group-focused hostility and identify common all-European approaches.
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Anne Stalfort, Humanity in Action (Germany)

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07. PROJECT: Launch of European Partnership on Law-Related Education

Seven European NGOs have just started networking on the topic:„Demanding Fundamental Rights: Law-Related Education in Adult Learning”. In the framework of an EU Grundtvig project, the partners will exchange best practices, discuss national particularities of law-related education and identify common all-European approaches.
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Anne Stalfort, Humanity in Action (Germany)

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08. PUBLICATION: From Learner to Educator - Mentoring Success Story Booklet for download

Six European NGOs cooperated 2009-2011 in the Grundtvig partnership project "Mentor Development Programmes: Transforming learners into educators supported by e-communication tools”. All partner organisations use mentoring programmes as a tool to increase learner participation and sustain the impact of adult education.
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Anne Stalfort, Humanity in Action (Germany)

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09. PUBLICATION: ECRI launches guidelines for governments to combat anti-Gypsyism

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) today issued guidelines to the Council of Europe’s 47 member countries to fight a rising tide of anti-Gypsyism and discrimination against Roma.
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Frank Elbers, Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)

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10. EVENT: GRAMNet Film Series

GRAMNet, BEMIS & Glasgow Human Rights Network are thrilled to announce the launch of the GRAMNet Film Series for 2011/12 !!
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Rami Ousta, BEMIS (UK)

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11. VIDEO: New animated video on human rights

As part of a Web 2.0 project for citizenship education, the german non-profit organisation /e-politik.de/ e.V. and edeos.org released an animated video about Human Rights. Currently there are german, english, spanish and french versions- an arabic version and a version with chinese subtitles are coming soon.
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Georg Pirker, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungssttätten (Germany)

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12. VIDEO: DARE Video 18: History and Human Rights Education in Europe and the US

Dr. Judith Goldstein, Founder and Executive Direction of Humanity in Action. She explains the close ties between history education and human rights education, the main differences between human rights education in Europe and the United States, and the consequences of human rights being developed as a “secular religion”.
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Anne Stalfort, Humanity in Action (Germany)

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Editorial

This newsletter is edited by the DARE project 'Democracy and Human Rights Education in Adult Learning'.

e-DARE is an initiative of the network DARE vzw, Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe, and is distributed to the partners of the above mentioned project, to the DARE members and to interested third persons, organisations and institutions.

The authors remain responsible for the content of their contribution.

Editor: VORMEN vzw (Fiona Ang)
Address: DARE vzw, c/o VORMEN vzw, Patriottenstraat 27, B-2600 Antwerp (Belgium)

Contributions for this newsletter can be sent to e-dare@vormen.org

Subscribe (and unsubscribe): Persons, organisations and institutions who are interested in e-DARE can subscribe to it by adding their e-mail address at http://vormen.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/eDARE

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[e-DARE] issue 2011/06

2011-06-30T18:34:22Z

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e-DARE (Issue 2011/06)

Newsletter on Human Rights Education
and Education for Democracy
Published by the DARE project and the DARE network

Issue 2011/06 (30 June 2011)
Deadline for contributions for the next issue: 16 September 2011
Publication: 21 September 2011

Links: e-DARE archive, DARE website, DARE blog

Table of contents

01. Letter from the Chair
02. DARE: European Commission proposes new multiannual financial framework 2014-2020
03. DARE: Second DARE Spring Academy a success
04. DARE: EDC/HRE Action Days 2011
05. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Funding Programme TEACHING HUMAN RIGHTS 2011
06. CALL FOR PAPERS: Trans-nationalization of Educational Policy Making
07. CONFERENCE: Bridging the Past and the Future: Holocaust Education and Human Rights Education (1 July 2011)
08. CONFERENCE: Draft programme BEMIS conference (27 October 2011)
09. CONFERENCE: Closing the empowerment gap through citizenship education: How to address educationally disadvantaged -19 November 2011)
10. CONFERENCE: EUROCLIO Annual Conference: Looking at History from Different Lenses
11. CONFERENCE REPORT: EU Fundamental Rights Agency: Hot Topics at 4th Fundamental Rights Platform Meeting
12. CONFERENCE REPORT: Workshop Results: "European Transitions from Dictatorship to Democracy in the late 1980's"
13. COURSE: Global Citizens Development Education Theory and Practice for Adult Basic Skills/Literacy Educations
14. PUBLICATION: Human Rights Education through Dilemma Simulations
15. PUBLICATION: Manual on Human Rights Education for Active Citizenship in Angola
16. PUBLICATION: The EWC Statement Series - first issue
17. PUBLICATION: Evaluating Human Rights Training Activities: A Handbook for Human Rights Educators
18. PUBLICATION: Special Issue of the Journal Educational Research
19. PUBLICATION: Teacher education for change - The theory behind the Council of Europe Pestalozzi Programme (Pestalozzi series No. 1)
20. PUBLICATION: Publication for Download: Human Rights and History
21. PROJECT: VOICE: Developing citizens - Paths to core competencies through a problem-based learning project in civic education (1)
22. PROJECT: VOICE: Raise your voice and get active!
23. PROJECT: "Go Lightly" - youths reduce their carbon footprint
24. PAPER: Human Rights Education: Theory and Practices

Editorial

01. Letter from the Chair

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

It has been a busy Spring for DARE and DARE members. The second DARE Spring Academy was a resounding success.
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Frank Elbers, Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)

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02. DARE: European Commission proposes new multiannual financial framework 2014-2020

On 29th June 2011 the European Commission published its proposal for the next multiannual financial framework for 2014-2020. It is the financial basis for the period 2014-2020 and sets the frame for the follow up structure of all current EU programmes as well as the entire EU budget.
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Georg Pirker, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungsstt�tten (Germany)

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03. DARE: Second DARE Spring Academy a success

From 4-11 April, 31 young educators met in the German Harz Mountains for the second DARE Spring Academy. The participants came from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and the United Kingdom, representing various fields of work and interests, all related to youth work, some being teachers, some social workers but also a few students and volunteers active in NGOs working with children and youth.
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Frank Elbers, Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)

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04. DARE: EDC/HRE Action Days 2011

DARE prepares for the next EDC/HRE Action Days 2011! To make Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education visible in Europe DARE is currently preparing the next series of EDC/HRE action days. EDC/HRE is inclusive and work with all people!
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Georg Pirker, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungsstt�tten (Germany)

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05. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Funding Programme TEACHING HUMAN RIGHTS 2011

With the funding programme �Teaching Human Rights�, the Foundation is undertaking a long-term and active commitment to forging thematic links between human rights education and history learning. Through the examination of the history of National Socialism, the Holocaust and the Second World War, it is highlighting important contemporary approaches.
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Georg Pirker, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungsstt�tten (Germany)

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06. CALL FOR PAPERS: Trans-nationalization of Educational Policy Making

From 10th until 12th February 2012, the Inaugural Conference of the ESREA Network on Policy Studies in Adult Education will take place at the University of Nottingham (UK);
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Georg Pirker, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungsstt�tten (Germany)

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07. CONFERENCE: Bridging the Past and the Future: Holocaust Education and Human Rights Education (1 July 2011)

The 2011 International Conference of the Humanity in Action Network focuses on diversity issues and is targeted towards reducing ethnic, religious, racial, and gender conflicts among and within nations. The conference is based on HIA's innovative educational model: international, intergenerational and interdisciplinary.
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Anne Stalfort, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungsstt�tten (Germany)

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08. CONFERENCE: Draft programme BEMIS conference (27 October 2011)

On 27 October 2011, BEMIS will organize a conference in Glasgow (Scotland).
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Tanveer Parnez, BEMIS (Scotland)

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09. CONFERENCE: Closing the empowerment gap through citizenship education: How to address educationally disadvantaged groups (17-19 November 2011)

This year's NECE conference focuses on the complex changes regarding civic participation in Europe and its effects on socially disadvantaged groups.
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Georg Pirker, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungsstt�tten (Germany)

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10. CONFERENCE: EUROCLIO Annual Conference: Looking at History from Different Lenses (1-7 April 2012)

Come and join a multi-facetted event and contribute to shaping the face of contemporary history education.
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Frank Elbers, Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)

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11. CONFERENCE REPORT: EU Fundamental Rights Agency: Hot Topics at 4th Fundamental Rights Platform Meeting

The 4th annual meeting of the Fundamental Rights Platform of the EU FRA on April 14-15 in Vienna brought together around 180 civil society representatives from accross the EU and over 30 FRA experts.
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Anne Stalfort, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungsstt�tten (Germany)

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12. CONFERENCE REPORT: Workshop Results: "European Transitions from Dictatorship to Democracy in the late 1980's"

Humanity in Action Germany hosted a Workshop in early March entitled "EUTRA - European Transitions from Dictatorship to Democracy in the late 1980's".
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Anne Stalfort, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungsstt�tten (Germany)

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13. COURSE: Global Citizens Development Education Theory and Practice for Adult Basic Skills/Literacy Educators

This is a training course for adult education tutors/course coordinators. Join with an international group of professionals and peers to enhance your skills and improve your capacity to assist your students to learn in an environment that encourages active citizenship.
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Mary McGillicuddy, KADE (Ireland)

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14. PUBLICATION: Human Rights Education through Dilemma Simulations

Humanity in Action (HIA) has developed innovative simulations on human rights dilemmas for use in adult education.
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Anne Stalfort, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungsstt�tten (Germany)

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15. PUBLICATION: Manual on Human Rights Education for Active Citizenship in Angola

The Manual is an educational tool available in Portuguese.
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Gabriella Patriziano, VIS (Italy)

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16. PUBLICATION: The EWC Statement Series - first issue is available

This is the first issue of the EWC Statement Series, a collection of expert statements, which have been regularly published since the beginning of 2010, on the EWC homepage. Scholars and other education professionals have been invited to publish their views on current research and scholarly debates in the field of Education for Human Rights, Democratic Citizenship and Intercultural Understanding.
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Frank Elbers, Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)

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17. PUBLICATION: Evaluating Human Rights Training Activities: A Handbook for Human Rights Educators

EQUITAS-The International Centre for Human Rights Education and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights have jointly published "Evaluating Human Rights Training Activities: A Handbook for Human Rights Educators".
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Georg Pirker, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungsstt�tten (Germany)

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18. PUBLICATION: Special Issue of the Journal Educational Research

"Intercultural, Citizenship and Human Rights Education: The Challenges of Implementation for Policy, Practice and Research".
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Frank Elbers, Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)

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19. PUBLICATION: Teacher education for change - The theory behind the Council of Europe Pestalozzi Programme (Pestalozzi series No. 1)

What is the main role for teachers today? Why is the Council of Europe dealing with education, and teacher education in particular? How is educational thinking guided by visions of a future society desirable for all?
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Frank Elbers, Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)

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20. PUBLICATION: Publication for Download: Human Rights and History

The publication "Human Rights and History. A Challenge for Education" focuses on the debates surrounding the historical development of human rights after 1945.
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Anne Stalfort, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungsstt�tten (Germany)

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21. PROJECT: VOICE. Developing citizens - Paths to core competencies through a problem-based learning project in civic education (1)

The Center for Citizenship Education in Sloveniq is taking part in VOICE; a Comenius multilateral project funded by the European Commission. Educational experts and practitioners from different institutions from Austria, Estonia, Germany, Slovenia and Turkey are working together in order to contribute to improving educational practice in civic education.
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Elena A. Begant, Center for Citizenship Education (Slovenia)

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22. PROJECT: VOICE. Raise your voice and get active!

This is the message which is conveyed by the title of VOICE. The VOICE project aims to address this issue by developing problem-based learning materials for secondary school pupils and a teacher training course on skills and background knowledge for implementation of competence-oriented civic education.
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Elisabeth Turek, polis (Austria)

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23. PROJECT: "Go Lightly" - youths reduce their carbon footprint

"Make the Link - Climate exChange" project, funded by EC, is focused on raising awareness among youths on climate change and its impact at local, national and global level.
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Petya Dimitrova, Partners Bulgaria Foundation (Bulgaria)

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24. PAPER: Human Rights Education: Theory and Practices

A notion brought about in the early nineties, and which found firmer grounds through a potent promotion by the UN Human Rights Council at the start of the twenty first century, Human Rights Education represents the ultimate goal - and at once - the first step of a society toward social justice.
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Tanveer Parnez, BEMIS (Scotland)

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Editorial

This newsletter is edited by the DARE project 'Democracy and Human Rights Education in Adult Learning', which receives funding from the European Community (Lifelong Learning Programme).

e-DARE is an initiative of the network DARE vzw, Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe, and is distributed to the partners of the above mentioned project, to the DARE members and to interested third persons, organisations and institutions.

The authors remain responsible for the content of their contribution.

Editor: VORMEN vzw (Fiona Ang)
Address: DARE vzw, c/o VORMEN vzw, Patriottenstraat 27, B-2600 Antwerp (Belgium)

Contributions for this newsletter can be sent to e-dare@vormen.org

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[e-DARE] issue 2011/03

2011-03-30T04:03:36Z

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e-DARE (Issue 2011/03)

Newsletter on Human Rights Education
and Education for Democracy
Published by the DARE network

Issue 2011/03 (30 March 2011)
Deadline for contributions for the next issue: 20 June 2011
Publication: 23 June 2011

Links: e-DARE archive, DARE website, DARE blog

Table of contents

01. Letter from the Chair
02. DARE/ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP FOUNDATION PUBLICATION: A Europe of Active Citizens
03. DARE CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Training "Education Strategies against Right-Wing Extremism and Group-Focused Enmity in Europe" (Werftpfuhl/Berlin, 22-28 May 2011)
04. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Study Sessions with the European Youth Centre
05. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Workshop "Knowledge and competences needed in building, developing and strengthening local community" (Vilnius, 17-23 April 2011)
06. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Training Session on the UPR (Geneva, 30 September - 6 October 2011)
07. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: 8th International Human Rights Forum Lucerne (Lucerne, 24-25 May 2011)
08. CONFERENCE: EU: Results of the Action Plan on adult learning discussed in Budapest
09. MATERIALS: Russian version of Compendium of Good Practice in HRE now available
10. MATERIALS: European pack for visiting Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum - Guidelines for teachers and educators
11. MATERIALS: Promoting Rights in Schools: providing quality public education resource pack
12. MATERIALS: Human Rights factsheets - Rights and freedoms in practice: teaching resources
13. PUBLICATION: "Human Rights Education, Reflections on Theory and Practice"
14. PUBLICATION: Online textbook about the EU
15. PUBLICATION: Protecting Refugees information pack (COE/UNHCR)
16. PUBLICATION: EDC/HRE Volume I: Educating for democracy - Background materials on democratic citizenship and human rights education for teachers
17. PUBLICATION: Integrating immigrants: New Study ranks countries in Europe, including on citizenship and political participation, anti-discrimination
18. PUBLICATION: EU FRA: First Comprehensive Guide to European Non-discrimination Law Launched
19. PROJECT: Youth-related Risks and Dangers
20. OPINION: Changing society with revolution
21. NEWS: EU ratifies disability rights treaty
22. NEWS: Hammarberg: Effective national agencies are neede to prevent discrimination
23. NEWS: 21 March - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
24. NEWS: COE: Inter-institutional Meeting Launches a Contact Group on Citizenship and Human Rights Education
25. NEWS: 8 March 2011 - International Women's Day
26. NEWS: The European Wergeland Centre - Newsletter 20

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01. Letter from the Chair

Dear colleagues and friends,

Spring has come! It brought the UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training, which was just adopted by the Human Rights Council on 24 March and is expected to be adopted by the UN General Assembly in December.
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Frank Elbers, Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)

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02. DARE/ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP FOUNDATION PUBLICATION: A Europe of Active Citizens

We are happy to announce that the Europe of Active Citizens conference summary report is ready.
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Georg Pirker, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungsstt�tten (Germany)

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03. DARE CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Training "Education Strategies against Right-Wing Extremism and Group-Focused Enmity in Europe" (22-28/05/2011, Werftpfuhl/Berlin)

This training course aims first at gathering information on the issue of Right Wing Extremism and Group-Focused Enmity in Europe, with a special regard to the political situation in each country.
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Georg Pirker, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungsstt�tten (Germany)

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04. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Study Sessions with the European Youth Centre

Hereby we would like to inform you that the process for applications for activities to be held in cooperation with the European Youth Centre is now open. These activities concern, in majority, study sessions in the centre�s programmes.
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Vincenza Quattrone, European Youth Centre

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05. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Workshop "Knowledge and competence needed in building, developing and strengthening local community" (17-23 April 2011, Vilnius)

The EU Grundtvig Seminar is free of charge for the participants!
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06. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Training Session on the UPR (Geneva, 30 September - 6 October 2011)

CIFEDHOP will be holding, in Geneva, from September 30th to October 6th 2011, its 6th international training Session on the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for educational and civil society organisations. This meeting will gather social activists, teachers' trainers and researchers around the world.
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CIFEDHOP (Switzerland)

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07. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: 8th International Human Rights Forum Lucerne (Lucerne, 24-25 May 2011)

What are the global status and the chances and challenges of migration from a human rights perspective? Which direction would a future global migration policy pursue?
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IHRF (Switzerland)

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08. CONFERENCE: EU: Results of the Action Plan on adult learning discussed in Budapst

Experts from the world of adult education discussed the results of the recently completed EU Adult Learning Action Plan at a conference in Budapest, 7-9 March. The DARE network was invited by the European Comission to give an input on Active Citizenship and social cohesion for a future EU program in adult learning.
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Georg Pirker, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungsstt�tten (Germany)

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09. MATERIALS: Russian version of Compendium of Good Practice in HRE now available

The Russian language version of the publication Human Rights Education in the School Systems of Europe, Central Asia and North America: A Compendium of Good Practice has just been released by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE/ODIHR).
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Frank Elbers, Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)

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10. MATERIALS: European pack for visiting Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum - Guidelines for teachers and educators

Taking groups of students to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum is a heavy responsibility, but it is a major contribution to citizenship if it fosters understanding of what Auschwitz stands for, particularly when the last survivors are at the end of their lives. It comes with certain risks, however. This pack is designed for teachers wishing to organise student visits to authentic places of remembrance, and for the guides, academics and others who work every day with young people at Auschwitz.
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Council of Europe

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11. MATERIALS: Promoting Rights in Schools: providing quality public education resource pack

The Right to Education Project and ActionAid has launched the Promoting Rights in Schools: providing quality public education (PRS) resource pack. Aimed at actively engaging parents, children, teachers, unions, communities and local civil society organisations in collectively monitoring and improving the quality of public education, PRS offers a set of practical tools that can be used as a basis for mobilisation, advocacy and campaigning
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Peter Hyll-Larsen, Right to Education Project (UK)

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12. MATERIALS: Human Rights factsheets - Rights and freedoms in practice: teaching resources

These worksheets are a dynamic resource to help teachers foster an awareness of human rights among their pupils.
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Council of Europe

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13. PUBLICATION: "Human Rights Education, Reflections on Theory and Practice"

This new book on human rights education has just been published by Liffey Press, Dublin. Edited by Fionnuala Waldron and Brian Ruane, of the Centre for Human Rights and Citizenship Education, St. Patrick's College, Dublin, the book includes contributions from prominent theorists in human rights and citizenship education, teacher educators, subject specialists and primary school teachers.
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Brian Ruane, Centre for Human Rights and Citizenship Education (Ireland)

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14. PUBLICATION: Online textbook about the EU

The materials on Dadalos - the International UNESCO Education Server for Democracy, Peace and Human Rights Education - can be used free of charge.
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Dadalos

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15. PUBLICATION: Protecting Refugees information pack (COE/UNHCR)

The 'Protecting Refugees' information pack is a joint initiative by the Council of Europe and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR. Both institutions are very much concerned by migration issues and work together to find solutions to the problems of forcibly displaced persons whose number amounted to more than 1.6 million in Europe at the end of 2009.
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Council of Europe

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16. PUBLICATION: EDC/HRE Volume I: Educating for democracy - Background materials on democratic citizenship and human rights education for teachers

The objective of this manual is to support teachers and practitioners in Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education (EDC/HRE). It addresses key questions about EDC and HRE, including competences for democratic citizenship, the objectives and basic principles of EDC/HRE, and a whole school approach to education for democracy and human rights.
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Council of Europe

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17. PUBLICATION: Integrating immigrants: New Study ranks countries in Europe, including on citizenship and political participation, anti-discrimination

A new study published today by the British Council and the Migration Policy Group shows that great disparities exist in how Europe is integrating its 20 million immigrants legally residing in the region.
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IMEX

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18. PUBLICATION: EU FRA: First Comprehensive Guide to European Non-discrimination Law Launched

The Handbook on European Non-Discrimination Law, published jointly by the Fundamental Rights Agency and the European Court of Human Rights, is the first comprehensive guide to European non-discrimination law. It is based on the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice.
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EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA)

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19. PROJECT: Youth-related Risks and Dangers

The manual was produced in the framework of the third phase of Child Trafficking Response Programme (CTRP) in South East Europe, which is managed by Save the Children in Albania. The main objective of �Youth-related Risks and Dangers� is to provide training guidelines incorporating the peer education method and suggest a variety of exercises covering nine issue-based themes for peer leaders to organise and conduct peer-to-peer sessions. It should also be seen as a tool to complement youth activities within a programme for prevention of some of the risks experienced by adolescents.
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Lora Lalova, Partners Bulgaria Foundation (Bulgaria)

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20. OPINION: Changing society with revolution

In times of revolutions in North Africa we can truly understand why the United Nations and Council of Europe encourage states to strengthen education in human rights and democratic citizenship. The schools are social arenas where values are being formed. In the long run, education in human rights will lead to positive developments. Norwegian authorities should strengthen such education in Norway, but also be more active on the international arena.
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Evgenia Khoroltseva, Human Rights Academy Norway (Norway)

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21. NEWS: EU ratifies disability rights treaty

"The EU ratification of the Disability Rights Convention sends a clear message that disability rights are a priority in the region and worldwide," said Shantha Rau Barriga, disability rights researcher and advocate at Human Rights Watch. "All EU members and future members should now ratify the treaty and align their laws and practices with its standards."
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Human Rights Watch

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22. NEWS: Hammarberg: Effective national agencies are needed to prevent discrimination

�Discrimination is a major problem in Europe today. Eradicating it would make our continent a much better place to live. National structures for promoting equality are key actors in this endeavour. They should be supported by political leaders,� said today the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, in releasing an Opinion on such institutions.
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Thomas Hammarberg

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23. NEWS: 21 March - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

21 March 2011 -- On this day in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people peacefully demonstrating against apartheid "pass laws" in the township of Sharpeville, South Africa. The notorious passbooks were a repressive tool to control the movements of black South Africans. The United Nations General Assembly subsequently declared 21 March to be the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and called on the international community not only to commemorate that tragedy, but also to work together to combat racism and discrimination wherever they exist.
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Frank Elbers, Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)

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24. NEWS: COE: Inter-institutional Meeting Launches a Contact Group on Citizenship and Human Rights Education

On 14 March 2011, the Council of Europe invited representatives of international institutions and civil society organisations to discuss strategies to assist member States with the national implementation of regional and international texts on citizenship and human rights education. This fifth inter-institutional meeting launched an Inter-institutional Contact Group on Citizenship and Human Rights Education. The main objective of the contact group is to ensure systematic and sustainable coordination of inter-governmental initiatives in this field.
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Georg Pirker, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungsstt�tten (Germany)

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25. NEWS: 8 March 2011 - International Women's Day

�We must use the second decade of the 21st century to make equality between men and women a reality,� said Secretary General Thorbj�rn Jagland of the Council of Europe. �Equality in professional and political life is essential to equality and respect in the private sphere.�
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26. NEWS: The European Wergeland Centre - Newsletter 20

News from the EWC
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