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Dominik Kretschmann's lecture "Krzyżowa – the power of dialogue", Cracow, 5. November 2019, 4 p.m.

Today at 4 p.m. we invite you to Dominik Kretschmann's lecture "Krzyżowa – the power of dialogue".

The meeting with the head of the Memorial Site of the "Krzyżowa" Foundation will take place in Cracow, at the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences (Polska Akademia Umiejętności).

The event is organized by the Foundation Zawsze Warto, and the lecture is part of the Scientific Tea Room program. Scientific Tea Room is cyclical lectures and discussions taking place to the accompaniment of classical music and a cup of good tea.

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1989-2019. 30 years after the fall of the Iron Curtain. Discussion with the participation of witnesses of history - Wrocław, 6 December 2019 (PHOTO)

On December 6, at the Faculty of Law of the University of Wrocław, a discussion "1989-2019. 30 years after the fall of the Iron Curtain" took place with the participation of witnesses of history: Elżbieta Sienkiewicz-Romańska, Władysław Frasyniuk, Rafał Bubnicki. The debate was moderated by Katarzyna Kaczorowska. The event was addressed to high school students.

- If we find a moment and look at the profiles of our family and friends in social media, we will see that we live well. Probably the best in our history. But that's why we started to forget - or to put it simply: we don't know our recent past. Thus, we should recognize that we have probably stopped drawing conclusions from painful experiences - not preparing ourselves for what may come. - Dr. Tomasz Skonieczny, Deputy Head of the European Academy of the Krzyżowa Foundation, explains the necessity of organizing such meetings.

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Global Education Week – Krzyżowa, 18-24 November 2019

Between the 18th and 24th of November, there was the 21st annual celebration of Global Education Week which is annually implemented by the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe. The theme of this year's week was "Wake Up! This is the final call for climate”. With this occasion, The Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe widened our actions against climate change and organized several events and activities in this scope.

Throughout the whole week, we daily published in social media several posts with informative graphics about climate change and its effects with the aim of reaching more people and raising awareness about this issue. We shared various facts about climate change and related news around the world, as well as several examples of practical actions that can be taken against climate change.

Read more: Global Education Week – Krzyżowa, 18-24 November 2019