The Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe together with its partners organized a conference which reflected on how Krzyżowa and other places for dialogue and meetings can contribute to the process of conflict prevention not only at national but also at European level.
In June 1989 a conference brought together different people from Poland, both parts of Germany, the Netherlands and the United States of America in Wroclaw. The event was hosted by the Club of Catholic Intelligence in Wroclaw and was entitled "Christ in Society".
The topics of the conference were opposition and resistance, youth and adult education, applied Christianity and democracy. In concrete terms, however, the participants were also concerned with saving the Krzyżowa estate, where the Kreisau circle had met during the Second World War. In Krzyżowa the visible decay was to be stopped and the complex transformed into a meeting place.
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of this meeting, which was described by the participants as a drastic and inspiring experience and which is the birth moment of today's Krzyżowa Foundation, we organized a conference which refered to the one from 1989.
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Within the framework of the ‘Monuments of Memory 1918-2018’ project, coordinated by the Krzyżowa Foundation, in schools in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania, are conducted workshops on selected elements of historical policy and ways in which societies commemorate the history of their nation.
During the workshops the pupils got to know the assumptions of the ‘Monuments of Remembrance 1918-2018’ project and methods of preparing descriptions of monuments. After that pupils, under the supervision of a history teacher, study not only the circumstances of the creation of the objects of their choosing - but above all how they exist in the consciousness of the local community.
The project ‘Monuments of Remembrance 1918-2018’ is implemented within the framework of the Europe for Citizens programme (component: European Remembrance).
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The last training meeting of primary school and kindergarten teachers from Świdnica, who have been taking part in the project "Our Common World - Global Education for Children" since January, is behind us.
This time, it was the participants who played the leading role and presented to the trainers the lesson plans they had developed. The opportunity to present and jointly evaluate their ideas was the last training element in Krzyżowa. After its completion, teachers armed with knowledge, methods and materials will be able to successively diversify the activities with children in their schools, and the effectiveness of introducing new methods, participants will have the opportunity to share with us in a dozen or so days at a 1-day evaluation meeting.
The project is co-financed by the Polish development cooperation programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland in 2018.
Read more: Our Common World - Global Education for Children (PHOTOS)
On 5-6 June 2019, the participants of a study visit from Heinrich-Böll-Schule Rodgau and the German-Polish school exchange Zabrze-Wassenberg took part in discussions about our common future in Europe. Each participant could share their vision and ideas for Europe in a specially designed and built wooden structure. The 3.5-metre-long geodesic dome - Europe Dome was made for our participants by Anne Hardt and Helene Naira Paul from Democracy International - a non-governmental organization created by a network of democratic activists and organizations gathered around the European Citizens' Initiative. Democracy International is committed to strengthening civic participation and direct democracy within and outside the EU. Its aim is to enable citizens to participate directly in political decision-making.
Read more: European Public Sphere in Krzyżowa, 5-6 June 2019 (PHOTOS)
