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||Invitation|| Colloquium Opole – 23-24.11.2021

The Silesian Institute (Instytut Śląski) invites you to the international scientific conference Colloquium Opole 2021, which will last from 23 to 24 November 2021.This year's edition of this cyclical event will focus on the topic: “A common myth or a source of political dispute? The legacy of the anti-communist opposition from a tripartite Polish-Czech-German perspective”. One of the conference participants will be dr hab. Robert Żurek, managing director of the Krzyżowa Foundation, who together with prof. dr hab. Antoni Dudek and dr hab. Lech Rubisz will take part in the panel "The achievements of the opposition  as European heritage", scheduled from 14:15 on Wednesday, 24 November.

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School Exchange Gliwice-Wilhelmshorst – 15-19.11.2021

This week there is a Polish-German youth exchange in Krzyżowa, in which students from Szkoła Podstawowa nr 13 im. Krystyny Bochenek in Gliwice and Grund- und Oberschule Wilhelmshorst participate. A total of 40 girls and boys are taking part in activities that focus on intercultural communication. They usually take the form of workshops, they use drama methods and, of course, the integrative aspect is important in them. During the week-long stay, there is also an opportunity to learn about the history of Krzyżowa.

The exchange lasts from 15 to 19 November 2021 and it is the first meeting of young people from Gliwice and Wilhelmshorst in Krzyżowa.

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Study visit for teachers from Germany and Poland - 11-14 November 2021, Krzyżowa

On 11-14 November, we hosted a group of teachers from Germany and Poland in Krzyżowa, who worked together on scenarios for workshops used during Polish-German youth exchanges. The meeting took place within a project "Lernort Kreisau" and was organised by Bayerische Landeszentrale für politische Bildungsarbeit.

Employees of the Krzyżowa Foundation supported participants in terms of subject matter, sharing their experiences from work with young people and Polish-German groups.

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||REPORT|| "Polish-German-Czech dialogue of Christians"

On 9-10 November 2021 a conference entitled "Polish-German-Czech dialogue of Christians" was held in Görlitz. It gathered around thirty people - men and women engaged in cross-border cooperation in the three represented countries. The issues raised during the conference concerned dealing with the wounds of the past, being a Christian in a secularized world and the commitment of Christians to Europe. The evet was organized by the Working Group of Catholic Associations in Central and Eastern Europe (AKVMOE) and Auxiliary Bishop Dr. Reinhard Hauke ​​and Bishop Dr. Wolfgang Ipolt. One of the conference participants was dr hab. Robert Żurek, managing director of the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe. 

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