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E.I.P. Italia- NGO Scuola Strumento de Pacewww.eipitalia.tk
E.I.P was founded 1958 in Geneva by Jacques Mulethaler. In Italy it was founded 1972 by Guido Graziani. Now it works in 40 countries e.g. Brazil, China, South Africa (600 schools in Italy).
6 principles of civic education:
1)School is at the service of humanity.
2)The school paves the way to mutual understanding for all the children of the world.
3)The school teaches respect for life and for man.
4)The school teaches tolerance, the quality which helps to accept attitudes and behavior which are different from our own.
5)The schools develops the sense of responsibility, one of the greatest prerogatives of man. The more his condition improves, the greatest the responsibility he must assume.
6)The school teaches the child to overcome his egoism. It helps him to understand that humanity can only progress by personal effort and active collaboration.
The aims of the E.I.P.
- organize and manage training and refresher courses , study seminars for students, particularly on peer- education trough national and European network, teachers and headmasters about terms which are subjects of social activities directed to a right methodology of human rights education
- organize and manage annual advertising contests for schools about themes of human rights, environmental rights and universal principles
- found national and international centers of documentation
- organize and manage activities linked to permanent education
School as E.I.P hard core. School is socializing democratic micro community. They are for long life learning.
Sapienter
Cogitare
Honeste
Operari
Loqui
Argute
Main activities: 35th edition- civil society and citizenship for respect of human being (publications to each topic)
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Economic SocietyEconomic Society is a school club in Middle East Technical
University in Turkey.
This organization organizes seminars and panels for universitry
students. Also there exist a discussion session everyweek in which
students read the articles that they decided together one week before.
This university club also organizes a independent student congress
in a different city of Turkey. In this congresses people find the
opportunity of discuss their economic education in their own
university and drop to discuss other politic and economic subjects.
“Giovani in Europa” Association (AGE)www.agenoline.net
“Giovani in Europa” Association (AGE) was born in June 2001, with the main objective of promoting dialogue between citizens and the European Institutions, in order to better understand the sense of belonging to the European Civilisation and the meaning of the Union.
Such a meaning should not be just economic, but also political and cultural, with deep respect of the various traditions that compose it and from which the Union rose. AGE also aims to deepen Mediterranean culture, as a point of reference and cradle of our Civilisation. Within such a perspective, AGE has taken several groups of young people to the seats of the Institutions that govern us. Among the most relevant visits, we just remind those to the Italian Parliament in Rome, to the European Parliament in Brussels and to the United Nations headquarters in New York. AGE now operates in different realities throughout Italy: its main seat is in Modena and Reggio Emilia, while it has got sections in Naples, Padua and Milan.
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Middle East Technical University Psychology Societywww.metu.edu.tr/home/wwwpsycl
METU Psychology Society was founded under the authority of Middle East Technical University in 1995. It was founded by Suat Ozcagdas who is the present Psychosocial Program Coordinator of Turkish Red Crescendent. We are proud to say that the first national psychology students' congress was held by METU Psychology Society in the first year of its foundation. It is still a tradition in Turkey. From the very beginning of its lifespan, the society organizes regular meetings about the raising issues in Psychology.
Throughout the history of the Middle East Technical University Psychology Society there are many organizations which have pioneering impact in the field. The first act was taken in 1995 by holding the first national congress of Psychology undergraduates which is still traditionally gathering in Turkey every year. This year the 10th national psychology student congress will be held in Mersin/TURKEY. In addition to the first national event organized by the society, 16th European Psychology Students’ Congress (EPSC) was held in 2002. EPSC project was the outcome of cooperation between European Federation of Psychology Students’ Association (EFPSA) and METU Psychology Society. Two hundred and fifty participants from different regions of Europe were hosted in Avanos for 5-day duration. The theme of the congress was “The role of Psychologists in Disaster Situations” as a result of the Marmara Earthquake occurrence in 1999. During the event, undergraduate participants led workshops, and gave seminars. Moreover, researchers in the area were invited to give lectures.
Mission:
-Introducing Psychology at the campus
-Carrying out psychological studies, finding support both in national and international level for studies being carried out
-Being in contact with national and international institutions related with behavioural sciences
-Providing opportunities to members for their initiations
-Organizing both national and international level meetings
Vision
METU Psychology Society will carry on its studies and activities with acceleration. METU Psychology Society should renew itself due to the changing needs and situations. The vision of our society is to fulfill its missions and to be a respected organization.
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The Young Democrats Association www.smd.org.pl
The Young Democrats Association is a youth organisation of the newly
created "Citizens Platform". The Association has almost seven
thousand members (aged from sixteen to thirty), who belong to
sixteen regional structures and more than 160 local branches.
They are an Association of young people who want to participate in
the making of a modern, free, strong Poland, a country that would be
an important place in Europe and the World at large. They want every
citizen in our country to be able to fully enjoy political and
economic rights.
They promote the participation of young people in political, social
and economic life. They are especially interested in those who are
willing to pursue their career in local communities. They encourage
young people to be politically active and aware of economic
processes. They encourage professionalism, assiduity, responsibility
and honesty, which are indispensable in civil society and the free
market.
Congress of the Poles in the Czech Republicwww.polonica.cz
- as you know, I am a member of the polish minority group in the Czech Republic
- minority organization
- founded 1990, after the fall of communism
- I am a member of its executive organ, which name is Council of the Congress…
9 members, elected for 3 years (I have been elected this year, first as a delegate of my village to the General Assembly of the Congress, and there I have been elected to the Council)
- meeting of the Council once in month, discuss actual topics and voting, settle the resolutions
- Umbrella organization, which includes all 27 registered polish organization in Czech R.
For ex. - Polish Organization for Culture and Education
- scout
- music
- artistic
- photographical
- tourist
- youth
- pensioner
- journalist…….
- all polish organizations in CR made successively, one after another, the access to Congress
Goals
- To preserve the ethnic identity of Poles in the CR
- To have a common representation of polish minority interest in CR - for central governments both in Prague and in Warsaw, as well as for local administration
- Present the needs and expectations of polish minority in Czech and Polish governments
- make from our region a bridge between Czech and Poland
- take care about education - minority school with polish language
Schools are no longer financed directly by state, bud now its up to towns and villages
to finance the schools, minority schools as well. They are more expensive, because there are less pupils. It involves financial problems of the villages and towns, so Congress asks for subsidies from the state.
- editor of only polish newspaper “Voice of the People”, comes out 3 times a week
- enforce the right to have the bilingual names of the cities and streets.
But it must be financed not by state, but by individual villages and they are not very keen to pay for it, because they think there are more important things, which we need to have paid.
Sources of financing
- Ministry of Culture in CR and Poland,
- European fond “Phare”,
- Association “Wspólnota Polska”(Polish Community)
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Karen NetworkThe Karen Network is a small local NGO located in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. It is a part of a bigger „umbrella organization“ IMPECT (Inter Mountail Peoples Education and Culture in Thailand Association) and it is solely lead by Karen people. The NGO is funded by the European Comission among others.
The aim of the organization is to fight for the Karen people’s rights in Thai Society and for the preservation of Karen Culture.
Two of the most important things the Karen Network does to reach this goal are to lobby and inform Thai politicians and public and to educate the Karen people who live in remote villages in the mountains of northern Thailand. This education includes both information on thai civil society, for instance about laws, current politics and on how to draw maps of the areas in wich they live. And it includes teaching the young Karen people about the traditions and ways of lift of their forfarthers, for instance the principles of rotational farming, herbal medicine knowledge, spiritual values\beliefs and on how to write the Karen languages in order to assure that this beautiful culture will not get lost.
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Youth Leaders Coalition youth@one.lv
The work of the organization started in the year 2000.
This organization is in fact a union of youth clubs and youth organizations in Latvia, mainly in Talson and Tukums regions.
The members have from 14 to 28 years old.
Main objectives: - to creat a network of organizations
- to work an discuss with young people about legislation, human rights etc.
- to provide help to disadvantaged children
- youth exchanges in Europe
Activities: - tourism, culture, art, non-formal education, discussions, lecturers
Polish Humanitarian Organisationwww.pah.org.pl
PHO is a non govermental organisation registered in Poland, which works internationally and within the country.
PHO realises its mission by helping communities in crises to regain responsibility for their own future and become self-reliant.
Polish Humanitarian Organisation dates back to 1992, when Janina Ochojska, the current President of the Board, organized the first convoy from Poland to Sarajevo.
The idea to send aid to Bosnia came to Janina’s mind as she participated in the French
EquiLibre Convoy to Sarajevo. She was convinced that Poland and the Poles had
the moral duty to help others in return of all the aid Poland had received during the
years of communist domination.
Programs: Emergencies (conflicts, floods, earthquakes: Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Czechnya, Iran, Turkey, Russia, Poland, Germany, Czech Republic), Field Mission (Kosovo, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Czechnya), The Wooden Puppet Campaign (Polish hunger site), Refugee Counseling Center, Humanitarian Education.
Partner of the GLEN ORGANISATION
GLEN stands for 'Global Education Network'. It is an initiative of seven non-governmantal organisations from Central and Eastern Europe and the ASA-Programme of InWEnt (Germany), each of them devoted to the promotion of voluntary work, solidarity and sustainable development.
GLEN exists since 2003. It is a non-profit initiative and is politically independent.
GLEN is a network which does not only connect people and organisations within
Europe but also brings together projects and initiatives containing new development
ideas from all over the world.
In 2005, GLEN has 31 projects in Africa, Asia and Southeast Europe. The application
period for the projects, which take place in summer (three months), starts in November
each year and finish in January.
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Mebyon Kernow - the Party for Cornwall www.mebyonkernow.org
Gwiryow Kernewek/Cornish facts
Tir/Territory:
Kernow/Cornwall
Taves/Language:
Kernewek/Cornish
Sowsnek/English
Kernowegeryon/Cornish Speakers
1000+ (increasing)
Stat/State:
Breton Veur an Rywvaneth Unys hag Iwerdhon Kledh-barth/United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Lies Tir/Surface Area:
3 546 sq.km/km2
Poblans/Population:
500 000
Kryjyans/Religion:
Methodyas/Methodist/
Katholik/Catholic
Pow Sows an Eglos/Church of England
Kesroesweyth/Internet:
http://www.e-f-a.org/
www.greens-efa.org/
www.cornish-language.org
A Short History of Cornwall
Cornwall has been inhabited since the stone age, but in approximately 2000BC there was a massive migration of Celtic tribes into the British Isles. The Roman invaded in 54BC and stayed around until approximately AD 410. When the Romans left there were many raids from the Angles, Saxons and Jutes, who eventually came to settle on the eastern side of the Island. The Anglo-Saxon invader’s eventually pushed westwards and various Celtic warrior chieftains fought against the Saxons. One of these Celtic leaders was the legendary King Arthur, who was reputedly born in Cornwall and was temporarily successful in halting
the Saxon advance.
Not long after this, there was a large movement of Cornish people to Amorica (Breton Vyghan or present day Brittany) and the strong links between the two nations have been there ever since.
In AD936 the boarder between Cornwall and the Saxon Kingdom of Wessex was fixed at the River Tamar (where it remains today) and Cornwall’s culture and language remained Celtic. The Normans (who invaded these islands in1066) made Cornwall into a Dukedom, but allowed the Cornish to keep their special privileges, many of which still survive today.
In 1497 the Cornish marched to Blackheath in London in defence of their legal and cultural rights and in 1549 the Cornish fought against the Protestant Reformation, the suppression of their language and cultural heritage. This a battle, many people in Cornwall would argue, is still being fought today.
Between 1642 and 1649, many Cornish people took the side of the king, as in Wales, against the English nationalists.
Cornwall saw the beginnings of the industrial revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries and as its sailors and scientists expanded our knowledge of the world, the Cornish developed the mining industry worldwide. The 1870’s saw the decline of the mining industry in Cornwall, which led to massive emigration to the four corners of the globe.
Cornwall is one of six Celtic countries in north west Europe that include Brittany, Ireland, Isle of Mann, Scotland and Wales.
Pyth yw/What is Mebyon Kernow - the Party for Cornwall?
Summary
Mebyon Kernow - the Party for Cornwall (MK) is a progressive political party, campaigning for greater self-government for Cornwall.
MK have a positive alternative built on four important cornerstones. Our alternative is Cornish, green, left-of-centre and decentralist.
Cornish
Committed to the self-determination of Cornwall, our platform is strongly based around the community, social justice and internationalism.
We want a Cornwall that makes its own way in the world; a Cornwall whose inhabitants do not play down their own identity and which looks to its geography and history as strengths not weaknesses.
Our vision for Cornwall and the world is underpinned by a respect for the diversity of the planet, both the diversity of human cultural traditions such as our languages and the diversity of environments and species - all of which must be protected and enhanced for future generations.
Green
We believe that the economic and environmental crises which affect the world today are global and will require the creation of a truly global consciousness to deal with them and work towards a sustainable economy.
Mebyon Kernow strongly believe that radical changes to the basis of our lives and our lifestyles must be made, to create a more decentralised and self-sufficient economy, with a decentralisation of both economic activity and political processes.
This transformation to a sustainable economy will involve critical decisions and initiatives at both world-wide and European levels (for example, ozone depletion, world hunger and Third World trade), but action at a local level is also vitally important.
Wholesale changes in peoples' lifestyles need to be promoted and new policies must be launched that are aimed at cutting energy consumption and large-scale pollution, while at the same time encouraging more environmentally sound measures such as alternative energy technologies, organic farming and a green integrated transport system.
Left-of-Centre
Mebyon Kernow is still unashamedly Left-of-Centre. We believe that government has a responsibility to intervene to tackle poverty and inequality in our society wherever it can.
Mebyon Kernow is committed to a just and fair society. We will never accept the current trend of blaming the poor for their poverty, condemning the sick for the strain on the under-funded health service, or punishing the unemployed and small businesses for the incompetence of the government.
We are opposed to the privatisation of our community assets to wealthy private investors. We believe that energy, water, rail and vital communications must be publicly owned and publicly accountable.
All people must be enabled to fulfil their full potential in life. This can only be achieved by allowing free and equal access to all education, welfare and healthcare services in society, all of which should be based in the community.
Decentralisation
Fundamental to Mebyon Kernow's plan for Cornwall is the decentralisation of power to Cornwall as a political and economic unit. We as Cornish people should be having a greater say in how Cornwall is governed.
The principle of subsidiarity must be properly invoked to allow decisions to be taken at the most relevant and local level of government as possible. Power must be given to Cornwall as a national community and to all our local communities, so that local people can be empowered to take more responsibility for the quality of life in their communities - a "bottom-up" approach to government rather than the present "top-down" approach.
Decisions must not be imposed on communities by remote and unaccountable agencies, but influenced and changed by members of those communities affected. This localisation of political powers and decision-making will help enable and encourage self-reliant and self-sufficient community development. A legislative Cornish Assembly is needed for greater Cornish self-government.
As with all the small nations and regions of the world, MK believe that people should be taking more responsibility for how their communities are run and making more of the economic decisions relevant to their areas.
European Fee Alliance
MK are members of the European Free Alliance a European political party that united nationalist, regionalist and autonomist parties in the European Union. See www.greens-efa.org/ and http://www.e-f-a.org/ for more information.
MK Bagas Yowynk/Youth Group
The youth movement of MK began to take shape in the latter half of the 1990’s, with the creation of the Youth Branch Coordinator position. The Youth Branch was part of MK and it was difficult to determine how many young people could be included in the Branch. By 2000, the Youth Branch was being jointly coordinated and moves were being made to formalise the movement.
The Coordinators began to make contact with the Youth Officer of Plaid Cymru - the Party of Wales during this time, which gave the movement added impetus and new ideas as to how the Branch could be taken forward.
Today, there are about 30 members of MK-Youth and the movement is still part of the main party. The Youth Leader of MKBY is Rhisiart Tal-e-bot (rhisiart_talebot@hotmail.com).
MK Bagas Yowynk/Youth Group are members of the European Free Alliance Youth (EFAY), which is the youth wing of the EFA. Rhisiart Tal-e-bot is also on the Bureau of the EFAY.
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AVRODER
European Project developement and Implementation Assosiation
young people are needed!
CRM Consulting
European projects
email: sevgi.donmez@crmconsulting.net
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