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The outdoor exhibition | „After the Great War. A New Europe 1918-1923”

The outdoor exhibition „After the Great War. A New Europe 1918-1923”, created by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity (ENRS) in cooperation with an international group of historians, will be presented in Poland for the first time. From 18 June to 8 July 2020, it will be presented at Plac Wolności in Wrocław. The partner of this event is the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe.

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Do monuments provoke conflicts? Historian's perspective

The controversies that currently arises in the US and some Western European countries around monuments depicting former political leaders is an extremely important issue to follow. It says a great deal not only about how much we really know about the past (and thus about the quality of historical education), but also about how we approach commemorating it in public space today.

On this occasion, it is worth letting historians have their say and recommending a text prepared by Dr Tomasz Skonieczny, deputy head of the European Academy, on the subject of monuments, in which he pointed out, among other things: do monuments provoke conflicts?

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Report from the workshops "Educational ecological garden in the permaculture approach"

Participants of the "Educational ecological garden in the permaculture approach" workshops spent Saturday in a very pleasant and useful way, almost all ... on the meadow. Land observation is the thing from which permaculture design begins.

We examined the soil and humidity of the terrain, and observed fauna and flora. We explored plants in the area between the moat and the Piława River, we looked at insects closely. With our imagination we have already seen a beautiful place to rest under old oaks, near the pond as part of the planned garden. We learned to determine the level using the tool used by ancient peoples - A-frame. We estimated the height of the trees and reconstructed the wander of the sun and shade around the area, considering the consequences for the plants planned at a given location. It was an exciting day and now we are waiting for the third part of the workshop on 18 June.

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Webinar #TikTok - 15.06.2020, 15:00, online

The TikTok app has reached one billion active users faster than any other social network ever. The app is, also thanks to Corona, an indispensable part of the smartphone for many young people. But how exactly does the app work and what makes it so special compared to Instagram and Snapchat? What dangers does it offer, but also what opportunities? Is there a balance between lip-sync and political participation that we can find and focus on in terms of young people's media literacy and to create a responsible use of the app in the future?

These are the questions we will address in our 70-minute webinar. The event will be held in Polish and English and will be translated.

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