7. The Intergenerational Open Cross-Country Reconciliation Runs under the slogan "Family without Violence" took place at the Krzyżowa Foundation on October 3, 2020. It was also the Open Lower-Silesian Cross-Country Final.
Competitors from the entire Lower Silesian Voivodeship, aged from several to several dozen years, covered distances from 100 to 2000 meters.
The aim of the event was to celebrate the Polish-German reconciliation, and this year also the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw. The idea of the Reconciliation Runs is also to support inter-generational solidarity, stimulate physical activity of families, elderly people, people inactive in terms of sports, social and professional activity, and to promote sports volunteering.
Event organizers: Powiatowe Zrzeszenie Ludowych Zespołów Sportowych w Świdnicy, Świdnicka Grupa Biegowa, OSP Grodziszcze, Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe.
Read more: 7. The Intergenerational Open Cross-Country Reconciliation Runs - 3.10.2020
This year's 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War is an opportunity not only to celebrate the victory over Nazi Germany and the beginning of peaceful coexistence between the European nations, but also to raise the question of what exactly happened in 1945 and why that year did not mean the end of the fighting and the beginning of the reconstruction of the country for the whole of Europe.
That is why the Krzyżowa Foundation, in cooperation with the Silesian Institute, has prepared the educational project "(No)Peace 1945. What brought about the end of the Second World War?", addressed to school pupils and teachers, the aim of which is to present as broad a perspective as possible on the events of 1945, pointing out the similarities and differences in the history of Poland and neighbouring countries - as well as, more broadly, between Western European and Central European memories of the end of the Second World War.
Read more: (No)Peace 1945. What did the end of World War II bring? - Scenarios, podcasts, webinars
On 24-26 September, an advanced training "Global education - ecological, climatic, green" took place in Krzyżowa.
The weather was beautiful. Accompanied by the September sun, the participants managed to explore the nature around Krzyżowa and get to know it through their senses. The trainees got to know many methods of working with children and young people. They also had the opportunity to broaden their knowledge about climate change, ecological footprint, nature deficit syndrome and to discuss the climate crisis, adaptation to it and how to discuss these topics with young people. They have explored issues related to the food system, meat consumption and food wastage. They got to know pro-ecological solutions and struggles of the Krzyżowa Foundation and shared their experiences in the field of environmental education and its implementation.
Read more: Ecologically, climatically, green - advanced training within the project "Our common world -...
