The network of partnership contacts between the various local and regional authorities and regions in Europe has more than 20 000 contracts. Świdnica Municipality is a member of this group, currently cooperating with 4 European cities: Lampertheim (Germany), Maldegem (Belgium), Adria (Italy) and Ermont (France) and 2 Polish municipalities: Żukowo (pow. kartuski, woj. pomorskie) and Świdnica commune (pow. zielonogórski, woj. lubuskie). This year the Świdnica Municipality hosted the European Meeting of Partner Cities.
A conference of mayors representing Partner Cities took place in the Palace of the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe. It was in Krzyżowa, in the historic place of Polish-German reconciliation, that new assumptions for mutual cooperation were discussed, as well as the issues of disabled people.
Read more: European Meeting of Partner Cities in Krzyżowa - 20.09.2019 (PHOTO)
On October 11, 2019, in the Cultural Zone of Wrocław (Bar "Barbara"), a debate "History in public space. How is the past told to us? took place. It was attended by historians and experts in historical education from four countries of Central and Eastern Europe: Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania.
The discussion in Wrocław was organized as part of the "Memorial of Remembrance 1918-2018" project, implemented by the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe, the Paweł Włodkowic Institute (Poland), Post Bellum SK / Príbehy 20. storočia (Slovakia), Centrum pro dokumentaci totalitních režimů (Czech Republic), and Fundatia Academia Civica (Memorialul Victimelor Comunismului si al Rezistentei, Romania).
Read more: "History in public space. How is the past told to us?" Discussion in the Culture Zone Wrocław,...
Between September 24th and 26th, Krzyżowa hosted educational workshops of the "Monuments of Remembrance 1918-2018" project.
During the workshops, young people who have participated in the project since the beginning of this year, took part in workshops devoted to civic education and listened to lectures on collective memory, conflicts of memory, attitudes towards foreign cultural heritage and, on the example of decommunization in Poland, the difficult process of settling accounts for the relics of the past.
During the workshops, participants had the opportunity to listen to the following speakers:
Read more: Workshops of the "Monuments of Remembrance 1918-2018" project – Krzyżowa, 24-26 September 2019...
29 students from the primary schools in Ulanovo and Kempen met on September 10 in Krzyżowa. During the project they got to know each other, talked about differences and similarities in everyday life and school systems in Poland and Germany.
Students also had the opportunity to cooperate on a multimedia project. Together they conducted interviews, which they then posted on the Foundation's profile on Instagram. The effects of their work can be seen here: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17865014521485562/
The students also took part in the trip and visited Wrocław together. On every possible occasion the children practiced their language skills. The pupils spoke English and learned their own languages.
Read more: Polish-German school exchange Ulanów-Kempen - Krzyżowa, 10-14.09.2019 (PHOTO)
