We present a publication that is the result of the project "Courage to change, courage to act", which lasted in 2018-2021, carried out jointly by the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe, Kreisau Initiative e. V., Fundacja EkoRozwoju, Instytut Globalnej Odpowiedzialności, Konzeptwerk Neue Oekonomie, Fairbindung and Kolektyw Trenerski Lepiej.
As part of the project, nine trainings for educators from Poland and Germany took place, as well as three symposia in the field of education and sustainable development (including one in Krzyżowa: Let's go! How to create environmentally sustainable education places?).
The publication is in the form of a textbook on education for sustainable development, transformative learning and education for post-growth. You can find there mainly exercises for working with groups, both teenagers and adults. They have been selected in such a way that with their help it is possible to work on three different levels, necessary in education for the socio-ecological transformation: acquiring awareness of the problems, deepening the knowledge about the realities and getting to know different perspectives, and taking action. The issues raised in the handbook concern, inter alia, critique of growth, social justice; and strategies for sustainable development. The publication proposes 22 exercises that are diverse, both in terms of the issues they touch upon and the methods of work. They were developed in a Polish-German team of educators and non-formal educators, taking into account the Polish context in education for the social and ecological transformation.
Read more: ||PUBLICATION|| "Wszystkie ręce na pokład!" A Handbook to Education for Socio-Ecological...
On 4-8 July 2021, after a break due to the pandemic, another edition of the bibliodrama workshop took place, this time under the title "Creating at the end of time? Between resignation and responsibility".
The project, organised by the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe together with the Polish Bibliodrama Society and the German Bibliodrama Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Bibliodrama), took place for the first time in a hybrid form - both live in Krzyżowa and online.
The meeting was attended by 24 people from Poland and Germany. The project's programme was very intensive. It included lectures (e.g. on the Krzyżowa Circle or Polish-German economic relations 30 years after the signing of the Treaty on Good Neighbourhood and Friendly Cooperation), workshops, guided tours of Krzyżowa as well as excursions and integration meetings.
Read more: ||REPORT|| International, ecumenical bibliodramatic workshop - 4-8.07.2021 - Krzyżowa, online
We invite you to listen to a conversation with Dr. Justyna Kajta, a sociologist from the SWPS University in Warsaw, about national movements and the reasons why they attract new people.
The conversation, prepared in the form of a podcast, is part of a project "Laboratory of Dialogue" carried out by the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe together with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Poland.
Read more: ||PODCAST|| Dr Justyna Kajta: Who are the participants in national movements?
Professor Włodzimierz Borodziej - former member of the Council of the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe, historian specialising in modern history, professor at the Historical Institute of Warsaw University, editor-in-chief of "Polish Diplomatic Papers" published by the Polish Institute of International Affairs, chairman of the Scientific Councils of the Imre Kertész Kolleg in Jena (since 2016) and the House of European History in Brussels (2009-2019) died on 11 July 2021 at the age of 64.
The Więź.pl portal published an interview conducted last year with Prof. Włodzimierz Borodziej by Dr. Robert Żurek, Managing Director of the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe. The conversation was originally recorded as a podcast in the framework of the project "A united Europe was not achieved and we had war" realized by "Krzyżowa" Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe with the support of Regional Representation of European Commission in Wrocław.
Read more: ||MEDIA|| Więź.pl reminds of an archival conversation between Dr. R. Żurek and Prof. Włodzimierz...
