BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//SCI Austria - ECPv6.17.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.sciaustria.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for SCI Austria REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Vienna BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260530T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260531T200000 DTSTAMP:20260522T094314Z CREATED:20260522T094314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260522T094314Z UID:4935-1780149600-1780257600@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:SCI Austria beim Südwind Straßenfest! DESCRIPTION:💚 Wir sind dieses Jahr wieder Teil des @suedwindstrassenfest – Wiens Festival für globale Gerechtigkeit! Kommt vorbei zu unserem Info-Stand und lernt unsere Freiwilligenprojekte und internationale Seminare kennen. \nOb Umwelt\, Frieden oder soziale Gerechtigkeit – wir haben die passenden Projekte für euren Einsatz! Unsere Expert:innen und Freiwilligen stehen für persönliche Gespräche bereit.\n📍 Campus der Universität Wien (“Altes AKH”)\, Hof 1\, 1090 Vienna\n📅 30.05.+31.05.2026 – h 14:00-20:00\n\n🎪 Gemeinsam machen wir die Welt ein bisschen besser beim Südwind Straßenfest! \n#Südwind #VolunteerLife #GlobalCitizenship #MakeADifference #Vienna #Sustainability #HumanRights #EngagementWien URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/sci-austria-beim-sudwind-strasenfest/ LOCATION:Campus der Universität Wien\, Alser Straße\, 1090 Wien\, Austria CATEGORIES:Upcoming events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/fb_beitrag_swsf26_wir_sind_dabei.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260429T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260429T180000 DTSTAMP:20260421T134450Z CREATED:20260319T112919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T134450Z UID:4889-1777482000-1777485600@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:ONLINE Information Event at SCI Austria! DESCRIPTION:Summer is on its way – are you looking for alternative ways to get involved in peace and activism initiatives? \nWith our opportunities you can make a difference!Our volunteer projects promote peace\, dignity & global justice. \n Join our info-meetings and discover how you can get involved in Austria or worldwide \n\nWednesday\, 29 April at 5 p.m. (DE/EN) – ONLINE \n\n Meet us | Ask your questions | Get inspired Register now! \n\n\n\nRegistration Info-Meeting at SCI Austria (Only for people residing in Austria)\nSIGN UP! Your data will be used for the organization of the information event\, specifically to confirm your registration\, send the participation link\, and to contact you once with further information after the event. Your data will be treated confidentially and will not be shared with third parties.\n\n\nPlease enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. \n or Residence of\n \n \n Name *FirstLastEmail *Comment or MessageCountry of ResidenceCountry of Residence: AustriaCountry of Residence: OTHERSubmit URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/information-event-at-sci-austria-2/ LOCATION:Bürogemeinschaft Schottengasse\, Schottengasse 3a/1/4/59\, Wien\, 1010\, Austria CATEGORIES:Upcoming events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260224T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260224T190000 DTSTAMP:20260130T123724Z CREATED:20260130T123459Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260130T123724Z UID:4533-1771956000-1771959600@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:Information Event at SCI Austria! DESCRIPTION:Wondering how you can make a difference?How to promote peace\, dignity & global justice? \n👉 Join our info-meetings and discover how you can get involved in Austria or worldwide 🌍 \n\nTuesday\, 24 February at 6 p.m. (DE/EN) – ONLINE and AT OUR OFFICE (Schottengasse 3a/1/4/59\, 1010 Wien)\n\n💬 Meet us | Ask your questions | Get inspired📲 Register now! \nRegistration Info-Meeting at SCI Austria (Only for people residing in Austria)SIGN UP!\nYour data will be used for the organization of the information event\, specifically to confirm your registration\, send the participation link\, and to contact you once with further information after the event. Your data will be treated confidentially and will not be shared with third parties.Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. \n of Country Comment\n \n \n Name *FirstLastEmail *Comment or MessageCountry of ResidenceCountry of Residence: AustriaCountry of Residence: OTHERSubmit URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/information-event-at-sci-austria/ LOCATION:Schottengasse 3/1/42\, 1010 Wien\, Schottengasse 3/1/42\, Wien\, Wien\, 1010\, Austria CATEGORIES:Upcoming events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260129T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260129T190000 DTSTAMP:20260109T114701Z CREATED:20260109T114638Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260109T114701Z UID:4513-1769698800-1769713200@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:SCI General Assembly 2026 DESCRIPTION:Bist du zurück von deinem Freiwilligeneinsatz oder Auslandseminar und möchtest dich weiterhin mit uns engagieren? \nAm Donnerstag\, 29. Jänner 2026\, von 15:00 bis 19:00 Uhr\, laden wir euch herzlich zur jährlichen Generalversammlung von SCI Österreich in den Plenarsaal der Bürogemeinschaft (Schottengasse 3a/1/4/59\, 1010 Wien) ein. Alle Mitglieder von SCI Österreich\, insbesondere jene\, die bei uns als Freiwillige aktiv waren oder sind\, sind herzlich eingeladen\, an der Generalversammlung teilzunehmen und die Zukunft unserer Organisation aktiv mitzugestalten. \nGemeinsam blicken wir auf die Highlights und Herausforderungen des Jahres 2025 zurück\, stellen unseren Plan of Action für 2026 vor und zeigen\, wie ihr euch aktiv einbringen könnt. Außerdem stehen die Vorstandswahlen für 2026 an – vielleicht möchtet ihr selbst Teil davon werden? Zum Abschluss gibt es Raum für Austausch\, Vernetzung und neue Ideen. \nWir freuen uns auf eure Teilnahme und einen inspirierenden gemeinsamen Nachmittag!Euer SCI Österreich Team URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/sci-general-assembly-2026/ LOCATION:Bürogemeinschaft Schottengasse\, Schottengasse 3a/1/4/59\, Wien\, 1010\, Austria CATEGORIES:Upcoming events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20251122T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20251122T180000 DTSTAMP:20251028T134952Z CREATED:20251028T134952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T134952Z UID:4332-1763816400-1763834400@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:Returnee Meeting 2025 – Let’s Reconnect and Create Peace Together! DESCRIPTION:Have you recently joined an SCI or ESC project — a workcamp\, training\, youth exchange\, or long-term volunteering experience?\nThen this is your moment to reconnect\, reflect\, and get inspired for what comes next! ✨ \nWhy join the Returnee Meeting?\nThe Returnee Meeting is all about coming together — meeting other volunteers\, sharing stories\, and discovering how your experience fits into a bigger picture of peace\, activism\, and global solidarity. \nHere are a few great reasons to join us: \n\n🤝 Exchange with other volunteers who share your values and experiences.\n🌍 Discover our recent projects like Walking Against Colonialism and ClimArtivist Street Action.\n🕊 Learn about our Peace Campaign and explore how you can take action as a volunteer.\n🚀 Get inspired for new adventures – find out about upcoming volunteer projects and funding opportunities!\n\nAt SCI\, we believe that volunteering is a form of activism – every small action counts towards building a more just and peaceful world. \nWhen and Where?\n📅 Saturday\, 22 November 2025\n🕐 13:00 – 18:00 (or until 19:00 if you’d like to stay longer!)\n📍 Plenarsaal der Bürogemeinschaft\, Schottengasse 3a/1/4/59\, 1010 Vienna \nHow to Join?\nPlease confirm your participation by email and register via this link: https://forms.gle/VcbNGrdaXAv5zK3x9 \nTo know more details about the programme and directions write to us at coordination.sciaustria@gmail.com or longterm.sciaustria@gmail.com \nWe can’t wait to see you again – to share experiences\, laughter\, and ideas for future peace projects.\nTogether\, we keep the spirit of volunteering alive! 🌈 \nYour SCI Austria Team URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/returnee-meeting-2025-lets-reconnect-and-create-peace-together/ LOCATION:Schottengasse 3/1/42\, 1010 Wien\, Schottengasse 3/1/42\, Wien\, Wien\, 1010\, Austria CATEGORIES:Trainings & Seminare,Upcoming events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-26-at-10.30.42-e1761659078593.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251107 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251110 DTSTAMP:20251106T095316Z CREATED:20251106T094513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T095316Z UID:4363-1762473600-1762732799@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:Kleidertausch @ WeFair Linz 7. November - 9. November 2025 DESCRIPTION:Vom 7. bis 9. November 2025 ist SCI Österreich mit einem Kleidertausch-Stand auf der WeFair Messe in Linz dabei – und du bist herzlich eingeladen\, mitzumachen! \nBring deine aussortierten Lieblingsstücke mit und tausch’ sie gegen andere. Wir wollen zeigen\, dass Mode nicht auf Ausbeutung\, Profit und Konsum basieren muss. Kleidung kann auch solidarisch\, kreativ und umweltfreundlich sein. Komm vorbei\, tausch dich aus\, lern den Service Civil International (SCI) kennen und werde Teil einer Bewegung\, die seit über 100 Jahren für Frieden\, Gerechtigkeit und globale Solidarität steht. URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/kleidertausch-wefair-linz-7-november-9-november-2025/ LOCATION:Design Center Linz\, Europaplatz 1\, Linz\, Upper Austria\, 4020\, Austria CATEGORIES:Upcoming events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/6-e1762420431808.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240308 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240323 DTSTAMP:20240109T083319Z CREATED:20240109T081222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240109T083319Z UID:3358-1709856000-1711151999@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:ESC Camp „Youth for Nature“ – Volunteer Camp in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Wienerwald DESCRIPTION:Call for volunteers\n08.03.2024 – 22.03.2024\nIntroduction: \nAbout 12 volunteers will participate in this great attempt to maintain the typical natural environment/biodiversity of the Biosphere Reserve Wienerwald. We also want to show politicians and local communities that there are young  people who do not shun hard work\, who care for nature and  who are willing to sacrifice their spare time to help conserve areas worthy of protection. \nType of Work: \nDry grasslands form a rare and endangered habitat in the Biosphere Reserve Wienerwald. We will cut grass\, bushes and trees\, and remove the biomass from the areas to suppress the beginning of forest growth. Our goal is to conserve and enhance biodiversity in unique and rare habitats. \nWe will also have time to get to know each other and learn about ecological protection. \nStudy Theme:  \nYou will gather knowledge of the region on the Biosphere Reserve Wienerwald and its flora and fauna. Furthermore\, you will gain hands-on experience in managing invasive plant species. \nAccommodation: \nYou will be staying at the scout centre  NÖ Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Landesverband\, near Vienna\, Austria. The facility is equipped with dormitories\, bath rooms and a common kitchen. Volunteers are accommodated in the dormitories. Regular public transport is available. \nLocation: \nThe Wienerwald was designated as a Biosphere Reserve in 2005 by UNESCO. This standing protects the great variety of natural and cultural elements that make this region so unique and valuable. The Wienerwald BR covers an area of 105\,645 hectares and extends across 51 communities in Lower Austria and seven municipal districts in Vienna. Some 815\,000 people live in this region. \nRequirements: \nWe will work every day for 5-6 hours with the breaks in between. We will have some free days in between and also free afternoons. The work will be physical and in steep terrain. Therefore\, some basic fitness as well as solid ankle-high hiking boots are required. Before you sign up for this camp\, PLEASE make sure that you are healthy enough to participate. \nHow to apply:  \nYou can apply through our Workcamp Database or send us an email at placement.sciaustria@gmail.com \nThis Camp is founded by the European Solidarity Corps \nSince the Camp is founded by the European Union all essential costs of the program (including food\, travel costs depending on distance of your destination\, visa costs\, accommodation) will be covered. URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/esc-camp-youth-for-nature-volunteer-camp-in-the-unesco-biosphere-reserve-wienerwald/ LOCATION:UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Wienerwald\, Austria CATEGORIES:Upcoming events,Workcamp ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ESC-Camp-2024-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20231214T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20231214T200000 DTSTAMP:20231123T081554Z CREATED:20231121T092850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231123T081554Z UID:3334-1702576800-1702584000@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:Activists Meeting: Controversial culture(s) of remembrance in Austria – case study Bleiburg/Pliberk DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, December 14\, 6:00 pm\, location after registration\nIn the workshop\, the participants will deal with the topic of the culture(s) of remembrance in Austria and specifically with a revisionist historical narrative: As a case study\, the right-wing extremist ‘commemoration ceremonies’ in Bleiburg/Pliberk\, which took place annually until 2019 and were among the largest networking meetings of the extreme right in Europe\, will be used. Depending on the needs and interests of the participants\, we will also discuss how controversial remembrance culture(s) can be methodically addressed in educational spaces. \nIf you are interested\, please register by e-mail to sciaustria@gmail.com The venue will be communicated to the participants after registration. \nThe workshop Controversial Memories in Austria – Case Study Bleiburg/Pliberk was conceived as part of the project COME together – Exploring Memory of Politics in Bleiburg/Pliberk and takes place as a Activist meeting of the SCI Austria\, freely accessible to all interested persons. \n\nKontroverse Erinnerungskultur(en) in Österreich – Fallbeispiel Bleiburg/Pliberk \nDonnerstag\, 14. Dezember\, 18:00 Uhr\, Ort nach Anmeldung\nIm Workshop setzen sich die Teilnehmer*innen zum einen inhaltlich mit dem Thema der Erinnerungskultur(en) in Österreich und speziell mit einem revisionistischen Geschichtsnarrativ auseinander: Als Fallbeispiel werden hierzu die bis 2019 jährlich stattfindenen rechtsextremen ‚Gedenkfeiern‘ in Bleiburg/Pliberk herangezogen\, die zu den größten Vernetzungstreffen der extremen Rechten in Europa gehörten. Zum anderen wird – je nach Bedarf und Interesse der Teilnehmer*innen – besprochen\, auf welche Weise kontroverse Erinnerungskultur(en) methodisch in Bildungsräumen aufgegriffen werden kann. \nBei Interesse bitten wir um Anmeldung per E-Mail an sciaustria@gmail.com. Der Veranstaltungsort wird den Teilnehmer*innen nach erfolgter Anmeldung kommuniziert. \nDer Workshop Kontroverse Erinnerungen in Österreich – Fallbeispiel Bleiburg/Pliberk wurde im Rahmen des Projektes COME together – Exploring Memory of Politcs in Bleiburg/Pliberk konzipiert und findet als Aktivist*innen Treffen des SCI frei zugänglich für alle interessierten Personen statt. \nPartner Organisations:\n\n\n\n\n\nDonors: URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/activists-meeting-controversial-cultures-of-remembrance-in-austria-case-study-bleiburg-pliberk/ CATEGORIES:Upcoming events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/AM.BleiburgPliberk.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231129 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231206 DTSTAMP:20230817T105652Z CREATED:20230817T105652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230817T105652Z UID:3257-1701216000-1701820799@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:Walking Against Colonialism DESCRIPTION:A seminar on postcolonial city tours for/by young people\n29 November – 5 December 2023 in Bern\, Switzerland\nBackground of the seminar\nThe streets\, buildings and museums of Europe are full of colonial heritage. European colonialism for centuries has exploited people\, land and resources in Africa\, Asia\, the Americas and Oceania and the consequences of this are clearly visible until today. To this day\, European governments and companies are contributing to and driving global injustices. European cities are still prospering thanks to their colonial wealth\, while many countries in the Global South are heavily indebted because of their history of oppression. \nPostcolonial city tours are an educational method that can bring awareness to European citizens. Many young people in Europe lack basic knowledge about colonial history and neocolonial power structures today. By showing buildings\, street names\, monuments\, artifacts or stories that showcase the colonial heritage and neocolonial present of a city\, youth can get motivated to hold their governments and companies accountable through civic action. \nOur objectives with this seminar: While several cities in Europe already benefit from having offers of\npostcolonial city tours\, we want to broaden the spectrum and motivate more youth organisations to\nstart their own tours. Some thoughts we have: \n\nWe want to exchange best practices around how to conduct postcolonial city tours.\nWe want postcolonial city tours to be an offer in more cities in Europe\, North Africa and Southwest Asia and support each other in creating them.\nWe want to discuss how postcolonial city tours can be used as an educational method specifically for young people on a local level and in international youth projects (such as volunteering camps\, youth exchanges\, volunteer preparation\, etc.).\nWe want to discuss how postcolonial city tours can be used as a tool of empowerment for BIPOC youth.\nWe want to discuss how postcolonial city tours can include intersectional perspectives (e.g class\, gender\, sexual orientation\, dis/abilities) both in terms of content and methodology.\nWe want to create a network of organisations and collectives that offer postcolonial city tours with young people and we want to stay in touch also afterwards\, creating a bigger follow-up project after this.\n\nOutcome: Apart from initiating new city tours and improving existing ones\, we want to: \n\nCreate a network of like-minded organisations working on postcolonial city tours\nCreate guidelines in English for youth workers on how to do postcolonial city tours with young people\nAdd a new chapter on postcolonial city tours as an educational method to the SCI toolkit „Picturing the Global South: The Power Behind Good Intentions“.\n\nThe participants will be awarded with certificates after participation and the practice phase. \nAbout the organisers: SCI Switzerland is part of the international network Service Civil International\n(SCI). SCI Switzerland organizes volunteering and educational projects that contribute to peace in a\nbroad sense: to social justice\, sustainable development\, equality\, solidarity and non-violent conflict\nresolution. While we have worked on colonial history before\, we are currently only developing our first\nown postcolonial city tour of Bern. Looking forward to exchanging ideas with you! 🙂 \nParticipant’s profile\nThe project has space for 25 participants. All participants selected for this project should meet the\nfollowing criteria: \n\nBe 18 years old or older\nLive in one of the countries of our partner organisations: Austria\, Belgium\, Czech Republic\, France\, Germany\, Ireland\, Israel\, Italy\, Jordan\, Netherlands\, Portugal\, Spain\, Switzerland\, Tunisia\nBe able to work in English\nHave experience with postcolonial city tours OR be active in an organisation and motivated to start a postcolonial city tour\nBe able to attend for the full duration of the seminar\nIf somehow possible and feasible\, be committed to come to the training without flying\, and to travel instead by overland route.\n\nWe explicitly encourage participants of all classes\, educational backgrounds\, genders\, sexual orientations\, abilities and ethnic backgrounds to apply. \nLogistics\, financial conditions and sustainability\nSimple life: The seminar will take place in a scouts center with very simple living conditions. You will sleep in a room shared with other people. We will ask you to bring your own sleeping bag + pillow and we will do our best to provide them for those for whom it’s not possible to bring. Showers are shared with other people as well\, we will make a shower schedule. \nMoney\, money\, money: We can cover all essential costs of the program (including food\, travel costs up to a maximum amount\, visa costs\, accommodation and seminar) through a grant by the Swiss government agency Movetia. Your sending organisation might ask for a small participation fee. \nSustainable food: The food we provide will be vegan. This is not just a practical decision\, but also an ideological one: SCI believes in the values of sustainability and climate justice – and if we want to contribute to a more peaceful planet\, we need to give up on industrialized animal agriculture and its destructive effects on our planet. \nSustainable travels: This is also why we ask you to come to this training through more sustainable means of transport rather than flying (e.g. by train or bus)\, if somehow possible. We will give you more guidance on how you can reach the venue\, once you are accepted to the seminar. \nHow to apply?\nYou can apply by filling out this application form. All those accepted will later receive a detailed infosheet (incl. info on how to get to the venue\, how to book your travels\, more info about the agenda of the project). First deadline for applying is 30 September 2023. \nContact: If you have any questions regarding the project and your application\, don’t hesitate to contact\nSara and Thomas at trainings@scich.org. We are looking forward to your application 🙂 \nThe coordinating team\nSara\, Thomas and the SCI Switzerland team URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/walking-against-colonialism/ LOCATION:Bern\, Switzerland CATEGORIES:Trainings & Seminare,Upcoming events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Walking-Against-Colonialism.png ORGANIZER;CN="SCI Swizerland":MAILTO:info@scich.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231030 DTSTAMP:20230817T075416Z CREATED:20230817T075416Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230817T075416Z UID:3251-1697932800-1698623999@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:ECOLab: Your Footprint is Youth Footprint DESCRIPTION:Youth Exchange on Ecological Education\n| 22-29 October 2023 | Dyarbakir\, Turkey\nWhat is this project about?\nThis international exchange aims to bring 40 participants from 8 countries together to discuss/share experiences about local and global ecological issues of today\, information/knowledge about ways to protect the environment\, raise awareness among young people about the importance of sustainable living\, create an informative campaign\nthat each participant country can develop and implement in their community and try to find solutions together for this problem. We believe that environmental education has to come at an early age for everyone\, and should be a fundamental pillar of a complete education nowadays. What we do\, what we buy\, what means of transport we use\, how much trash we produce\, how we handle it\, how much water we use etc. Understanding our impact on the\nenvironment and how we can reduce it is of fundamental importance for young people\, not only because individual actions can radically affect ecological issues but also because radical collective actions require knowledge and tools from a younger age. First step for change is reflecting on individual behaviour and collective consequences\, the second one is changing individual behaviour\, spreading the word and organising collective efforts. These two\nfundamental aspects in ecological education and environmental protection will be the main topic of our youth exchange. \nAnother aspect we are going to explore regards environmental practices in daily work with young people and in our activities. We want to address a common problem for our daily work which concerns the application of environmental-friendly practices in Erasmus+ projects. In this sense\, we will discuss and exchange strategies and good practices with participants in order to make a contribution for the improvement of Erasmus+ projects.\nBeside the topic a youth exchange is an occasion to meet international young people\, to engage into intercultural dialogue and cooperation\, to learn about other cultures and to develop long-lasting friendships. Last but not least\, it is a lot of fun! \nMethods\nDuring the youth exchange we are going to use a broad variety of non-formal education methods\, simulation games\, various team building activities and especially digital games such as kahoot\, flipped classroom\, Word Cloud Generator\, etc. We will focus on group work and discussions and will have various outdoor activities\, quizzes\, debates and field visits. We will as well try to collect ideas and materials so as to develop good practices and strategies. \nLogistics and financial conditions\nAccommodation & Food: All participants will stay in the guest house of Youth and Change Association in the city centre of Diyarbakir. It has 2 floors with 7 rooms and the building is made of steel within a few minutes walking distance to the Old Town. The food will be provided by our team in the guest house and during the whole week\,\nparticipants will try different traditional dishes. \nMoney\, money\, money: We can cover all essential costs of the program (including food\, travel costs up to a maximum amount per country\, visa costs\, accommodation and content) through a European project grant by Erasmus+. \nTravel expenses will be reimbursed according to the distance calculator rules and the maximum for each participant that can be reimbursed is: \n\n275€ for Greece\, Romania\, Macedonia\, Ukraine\, Armenia\, Georgia;\n360€ for Austria;\n20€ for Turkey.\n\nSustainable travels?: We ask you to come to this project through more sustainable means of transport rather than flying (e.g. train/bus)\, if somehow possible. We will give you more financial support in case you decide to reach the venue through sustainable travel. \nWho can participate?\nPeople living in Austria\, Greece\, Romania\, Macedonia\, Ukraine\, Armenia\, Georgia and Turkey. We unfortunately cannot make exceptions due to our funding rules. \nPeople with fewer opportunities prioritised. We will prioritise applications by people with disabilities and chronic health conditions\, migrants\, LGBTQIA+ people and working-class youth. We will do our best to make the project a safer space and take the individual needs of the participants into account. \nEveryone who comes should be motivated and interested in the topic\, committed to participate in group discussions and to bring ideas for project\, able to communicate in English and committed to carry out follow-up activities (sharing project results with sending organisations andother fellows and participate in online activities after the exchange). \nNo previous experience with the topic needed. You are welcome in this exchange even if you have no experience in the topic at hand. \nVaccinated or recovered ideally. At the moment\, there are no entrance rules around COVID-19 anymore. But due to the constantly changing situation\, this might change and then we would inform you. \nBe able to participate in the whole period 22-29 October 2023! Due to our funding\, we cannot reimburse you for your travels or other expenses if you arrive late to the project or leave early. \nHow can I apply?\nYou can send your candidature by sending an email coordination.sciaustria@gmail.com writing “PARTICIPANT ECOLAB TURKEY” as mail subject. \nDeadline for sending the candidature is 8 September 2023. \nContacts\nFor any request do not hesitate to reach us out! \nSCI AUSTRIA\ncoordination.sciaustria@gmail.com (Gianmichele)\n+43 660 9277921 (Andrea) \nYouth and Change Association (Dyarbakir\, Turkey)\ngenclikvedegesim@gmail.com (Umut) \nThank you and see you in Dyarbakir! URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/ecolab-your-footprint-is-youth-footprint/ LOCATION:Diyarbakir\, Turkey\, Duyarbakir\, Turkey CATEGORIES:Trainings & Seminare,Upcoming events,Youth Exchange ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20230921T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20230921T133000 DTSTAMP:20230906T091652Z CREATED:20230906T091652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T091652Z UID:3269-1695297600-1695303000@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:The many ways of peace and antimilitarism DESCRIPTION:International day of peace 2023\nIn this critical moment in history\, where war is raging all around the world\, and governments are investing (or wasting?) increasing amounts of money into their military spending\, a call for peace and antimilitarism is ever more necessary. \nAmidst heightened political tensions\, the presence of more weaponry and a militaristic rhetoric can only increases the chances of conflict breaking out and destroying the lives of millions of people. \nThat is why\, on the occasion of the International Peace Day\, we want to come together and share ideas on peace\, nonviolence and antimilitarism\, starting from concrete examples of what grassroots organisations are already doing\, and ending with a discussion on key topics. \nJoin our online event on Thursday 21 September 2023 – 12:00 – 13:30 CEST (90’) and let’s inspire each other to keep resisting the militaristic narrative that is permeating our societies today. \n☮️ EVENT: The many ways of peace and antimilitarism \n📍 Online \n📅 Thursday 21 September 2023\, Peace Day \n⌚️ 12:00 – 13:30 CEST (see what time it is in your city) \nSIGN UP HERE URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/the-many-ways-of-peace-and-antimilitarism/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Upcoming events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/The-many-ways-of-peace-and-antimilitarism-instagram-post.png ORGANIZER;CN="SCI International":MAILTO:https://sci.ngo/contact-us/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230908 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230924 DTSTAMP:20230321T135336Z CREATED:20230321T134329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T135336Z UID:3087-1694131200-1695513599@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:ESC Green Belt Camp DESCRIPTION:Die artenreichen Trockenrasen der Weinviertler Klippenzone Grünen Band Europa sind wertvolle Rückzugsinseln seltener Tier- und Pflanzarten. Um sie zu erhalten und vor Verbuschung zu bewahren\, ist regelmäßiges Management nötig. Im Rahmen des von der EU geförderten Work-Camps helfen Freiwillige aus aller Welt dabei mit\, notwendige Biotoppflegemaßnahmen auf diesen Flächen durchzuführen. \nMehr Infos Findest du hier: AT-SCI 10.3 European Green Belt Camp – SCI International Voluntary Projects URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/esc-green-belt-camp/ LOCATION:Lower Austria\, Austria CATEGORIES:Upcoming events,Workcamp ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/4.png ORGANIZER;CN="Naturschutzbund":MAILTO:noe@naturschutzbund.at END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230730 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230807 DTSTAMP:20230321T133756Z CREATED:20230321T133756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T133756Z UID:3083-1690675200-1691366399@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:“Invasive Alines Action Days”_International Workcamp in the Nationalpark Gesäuse DESCRIPTION:Biodiversitätshotspots wie das Gesäuse sind bedroht! Pack mit an und unterstütze die Naturschutzarbeit im Nationalpark Gesäuse.  In diesem einwöchigen Workcamp leisten die Freiwilligen einen wertvollen Beitrag bei der Bekämpfung von nicht-heimischen Pflanzenarten! Wir werden invasive Pflanzen entfernen\, um irreversible anthropogene Auswirkungen auf empfindliche Ökosysteme zu verhindern. \nMehr Infos findest du hier: AT-SCI 10.1 “Invasive Aliens Action Days” – International Workcamp in the… – SCI International Voluntary Projects URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/invasive-alines-action-days_international-workcamp-in-the-nationalpark-gesause/ LOCATION:NP Gesäuse\, Weng 2\, 8913 Admont\, Austria CATEGORIES:Upcoming events,Workcamp ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1.png ORGANIZER;CN="NP Ges%C3%A4use":MAILTO:info@nationalpark-gesaeuse.at END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230716 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230729 DTSTAMP:20230321T140053Z CREATED:20230321T140053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T140053Z UID:3095-1689465600-1690588799@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:“Renovation and Gardening at Waldorf School Schönau” DESCRIPTION:Hier unterstützen die Teilnehmer*innen die Instandhaltung der Waldorfschule Schönau an der Triesting\, die eine weiträumige Grünfläche und einige Gebäude umfasst. URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/renovation-and-gardening-at-waldorf-school-schonau/ LOCATION:Waldorf Landschule Schönau\, Kirchengasse 22\,\, Schönau an der Triesting\, Niederösterreich\, 2525\, Austria CATEGORIES:Upcoming events,Workcamp ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/3.png ORGANIZER;CN="Waldorf school Sch%C3%B6nau":MAILTO:landschule@waldorf-schoenau.at END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230702 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230716 DTSTAMP:20230321T135824Z CREATED:20230321T135824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T135824Z UID:3091-1688256000-1689465599@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:Peace Camp Waldhüttl DESCRIPTION:Das Waldhüttl liegt in einem malerischen\, hügeligen Teil der Alpenstadt Innsbruck in Tirol und ist Eigentum eines nahegelegenen Klosters. Es war ein Zufluchtsort für Widerstandskämpfer im 2. Weltkrieg und beherbergt heute ein interkulturelles Wohn- und Gartenprojekt .. Es beherbergt Minderheiten und Randgruppen wie Roma\, Asylbewerber\, Wanderarbeiter\, Pilger und einheimische ehrenamtliche Mitarbeiter\, die das Projekt unermüdlich am Laufen halten. Das Anwesen ist ein Treffpunkt für Menschen unterschiedlicher Herkunft und bietet die Möglichkeit\, voneinander zu lernen\, was interkulturelles Verständnis und alternative\, umwelt- und naturverbundene Lebensformen betrifft. Im 2 wöchigen\, von der EU geförderten Camp\, unterstützen Freiwillige die Gemeinschaft\, erste Woche im Waldhüttl im Bau einer Weidenhütte und eines Zaunes – ökologisch und anders – und eine zweite Woche auf der Raut bei Mösern bei der Alpverbesserung und der Sanierung des Antigkriegsdenkmals umd des Gartens der Religionen. \nMehr Infos findest du hier: AT-SCI 13.2 Peace Camp Waldhüttl – SCI International Voluntary Projects URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/peace-camp-waldhuttl/ LOCATION:Waldhüttl\, Natterer-See-Weg 6\, Innsbruck\, Tirol\, 6020\, Austria CATEGORIES:Upcoming events,Workcamp ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Vinzenzgemeinschaft Waldh%C3%BCttl":MAILTO:info@waldhuettl.athttps://www.waldhuettl.at/target/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230625 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230703 DTSTAMP:20230421T122418Z CREATED:20230421T122418Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230421T122418Z UID:3192-1687651200-1688342399@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: STRATEGIES AGAINST WAR DESCRIPTION:Training on Campaigning and Advocacy\nKlosterneuburg (near Vienna)\, Austria | 25 June – 2 July 2023\nPart of the project “No War Anywhere! Engaging youth in antimilitarist education”\nThe Association of Service Civil International (SCI) is opening applications for an in-person  7-day training (including arrival and departure days). The seminar will be hosted by SCI Austria with financial support from the Council of Europe’s European Youth Foundation and the CERV Programme of the European Union. \nThe training aims to bring together 24 (future) peace educators and peace activists\, supporting them to raise their voices for peace\, and create a network of inspiration and support for their journey to carrying out peace campaigns against war and militarism between July and September 2023. The training will be based on principles of non-formal education\, which are participatory and dynamic. \nParticipants are expected to arrive to the training with a concrete campaign/ project idea linked to antimilitarism\, which will be developed with the support of the group. \nBackground of the project \nThe last year saw the escalation of war in Europe and around the world. People all across the world – be it in Ukraine\, Armenia\, Yemen\, Palestine\, Syria\, Tigray\, Myanmar or many other places – are forced to survive amidst and resist against war and military occupation and its devastating consequences. And even political decision-makers in supposedly peaceful countries decide to fuel militarism by exporting weapons\, investing in nuclear weapons and making trade deals with aggressors. With the climate crisis becoming worse\, the world seems to be going in a dystopian direction. We feel powerless\, angry and anxious when thinking about the future. \nStanding up for a world free of war and militarism. This training will focus on advocacy and campaigning. It aims to help young people get active and speak up on the topics of peace and antimilitarism. The programme will include reflection on how to use political communication and advocacy\, and build campaigns from an antimilitarist perspective. Young people with diverse experiences will be supported to design their own follow-up campaigns connected to the International Day of Peace. \nSCI wants to go back to its antimilitarist roots in 2023. This training is part of the year-long “No War Anywhere!” project. The project consists of these phases: \n\nSeminar “Utopias Against War”: 16-22 April 2023 in Rome\nTraining course “Strategies Against War”: 25 June – 2 July 2023 in Vienna\nLocal antimilitarist campaigns around International Day for Peace: July – September 2023\nVirtual exchange and follow-up projects: September 2023\n\nAs part of the project\, we will also create an online course and a toolkit. The project wants to strengthen antimilitarist education within SCI and to bring together young people affected by militarism. During this year\, SCI also wants to form stronger alliances with other peace networks (such as War Resisters International and International Fellowship of Reconciliation). \nObjectives\n\nbuild capacity in youth around advocacy\, campaigning and political communication\nanalyse and discuss the topic of anti-militarism and communication and advocacy efforts connected to it\ncreate action plans for awareness-raising or advocacy campaigns for the International day of Peace\n\nParticipation\nFinancial conditions: \n\nFood and accommodation during the training will be provided;\nTravel costs will be reimbursed after the training up to an agreed limit depending on the sending country;\nWe strongly encourage green travel (i.e. avoid travel by plane\, if possible; instead travel by train and bus). We are available to give you advice on this and can offer a higher travel budget for eco-friendly options;\nOther necessary expenses\, such as visa fees will be reimbursed after approval by organisers.\n\nSimple life: The training will take place in a scouts centre with simple living conditions Kierling\, Klosterneuburg\, close to Vienna\, Austria. You will sleep in a room shared with a few other people and will be involved in cleaning and cooking tasks. \nSustainable food: The food we provide will be vegan. This is not just a practical decision\, but also an ideological one: SCI believes in the values of sustainability and climate justice – and if we want to contribute to a more peaceful planet\, we need to give up on industrialised animal agriculture and its destructive effects on our planet. After being accepted to the training\, you can tell us if you have any diets\, allergies or intolerances that we should be aware of. \nParticipant’s profile:\n\nare (ideally) age 18-30;\ncan express themselves in (basic) English;\nare resident in a Council of Europe Member State;\nare/ want to become active in the field of antimilitarist education or antimilitarist activism in their communities or at the international level;\nhave an interest in activism\, advocacy\, and/or (digital) communications;\nwant to build/ expand their international peer network;\nare motivated to bring forward their ideas and initiate peace projects in the summer with the support of the team.\n\nReady to apply?\nPlease fill in the application form  \n⏰ Deadline for applications is May 7\, 2023. We accept applications on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. \nFor any questions related to the application\, please contact Pauline at projects@sci.ngo. \n  URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/call-for-participants-strategies-against-war/ LOCATION:Kierling\, Klosterneuburg\, Klosterbeuburg\, Austria CATEGORIES:Trainings & Seminare,Upcoming events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/protest-anti-war-400x250-1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="SCI International":MAILTO:https://sci.ngo/contact-us/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20230621T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20230621T170000 DTSTAMP:20230621T112722Z CREATED:20230621T112722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230621T112722Z UID:3243-1687334400-1687366800@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:SCI AKTIVIST*INNEN TREFFEN: STRATEGIES AGAINST WAR: Mittwoch\, 28. Juni um 17 Uhr im Amerlinghaus (Stiftgasse 8\, 1070 Wien) DESCRIPTION:Das Treffen wird ca. 1\,5 Stunden dauern und auf Englisch stattfinden. \nWir diskutieren gemeinsam mit den antimilitaristischen Aktivistinnen Nadja Schmidt von ICAN AUSTRIA und Sonja Bertram vom Internationalen Versöhnungsbund. \nIm ersten Teil des Workshops werden uns die beiden über ihre Arbeit gegen Krieg und Militarismus und für Abrüstung berichten: ICAN ist die weltweite Kampagne zum Verbot von Nuklearwaffen. Der Versöhnungsbund arbeitet zu Abrüstung in Österreich und setzt sich für Diplomatie zur Beendigung von Kriegen ein. \nIm zweiten Teil können Teilnehmende selbst praktische Tipps bekommen\, wie sie sich gegen Krieg und für Abrüstung. Dabei geben wir Raum und Werkzeuge\, um sich gegen Nuklearwaffen\, Wehrpflicht\, den militärisch-industriellen Komplex und andere wichtige Themen einzusetzen. \nDieses SCI Treffen ist Teil des einjährigen EU-geförderten Projekts “No War Anywhere!”. Dieses Aktivist*innen Treffen ist auch Teil des Trainings “Strategies Against War“\, das vom 25. Juni – 2. Juli 2023 in Klosterneuburg stattfindet. Komm und diskutiere gemeinsam mit Teilnehmenden aus verschiedenen europäischen Ländern!\nDer Service Civil International ist nicht nur ein Netzwerk von Organisationen\, das Freiwilligenprojekte organisiert\, sondern ist auch ständig an einem Austausch von Wissen interessiert. Aktivist*innen Treffen sind ein Format\, bei dem wir über Probleme und Fragen\, die uns betreffen\, reflektieren und gemeinsam herausfinden\, wie wir uns an sinnvollen Aktivitäten für den ökologischen\, sozialen und politischen Wandel einsetzen können. Jedes Treffen fokussiert ein spezifisches Thema und wird zusammen mit Expert*innen vorbereitet und mit entsprechende n Bildungsmethoden ausgearbeitet. In den vergangenen Monaten haben wir uns auf nachhaltiges Leben\, Menschenrechte\, globales Lernen und Frieden konzentriert. \n\nThe meeting will last about 1.5 hours and will be held in English. \nWe will discuss together with the anti-militarist activists Nadja Schmidt from ICAN AUSTRIA and Sonja Bertram from the International Fellowship of Reconciliation. \nIn the first part of the workshop\, the two will tell us about their work against war and militarism and for disarmament: ICAN is the worldwide campaign to ban nuclear weapons. The Fellowship of Reconciliation works on disarmament in Austria and advocates diplomacy to end wars. \nIn the second part\, participants can get practical tips on how to stand up against war and for disarmament. We will give space and tools to stand up against nuclear weapons\, conscription\, the military-industrial complex and other important issues. \nThis SCI meeting is part of the one-year EU-funded project “No War Anywhere!”. This activist meeting is also part of the “Strategies Against War” training\, which will take place in Klosterneuburg from June 25 – July 2\, 2023. Come and discuss together with participants from different European countries! \nService Civil International is not only a network of organizations organizing volunteer projects\, but is also constantly interested in sharing knowledge. Activist meetings are a format where we reflect on problems and issues that concern us and we try to figure out together how to engage in meaningful activities for environmental\, social and political change. Each meeting focuses on a specific topic and is prepared together with experts and elaborated with appropriate n educational methods. In the past months we have focused on sustainable living\, human rights\, global learning and peace. URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/sci-aktivistinnen-treffen-strategies-against-war-mittwoch-28-juni-um-17-uhr-im-amerlinghaus-stiftgasse-8-1070-wien/ CATEGORIES:Trainings & Seminare,Upcoming events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Juni.AM-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230612 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230623 DTSTAMP:20230403T083629Z CREATED:20230403T083629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T083629Z UID:3153-1686528000-1687478399@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:Kulture – Enhancing Environmental Education through Methods and Principles of Permaculture DESCRIPTION:Erasmus + KA1 Training Course\nCall for participants\n12-22 June 2023\,\nKlosterneuburg\, Austria\nWhat is this project about? \nPermaculture is a set of principles and practices that aim at the synergic and mutually beneficial integration of land\, resources\, social communities and environment. Moreover\, it is a framework for the design of sustainable human-environmental systems\, underpinned by ethical principles and globally practiced as an agriculture method aimed at the imitation of natural cycles. \nIn times characterized by environmental threats with disrupting consequences on economic and social stability\, permaculture provides a holistic framework for addressing environmental needs not only from the point of view of agriculture (biodiversity loss\, soil consumption\, land and water pollution\, overconsumption of resources etc.) but firstly from a pedagogical and educational perspective. \nDuring this project\, we will explore how permaculture methods and practices can help to have a\nbetter quality and innovative tools in environmental education. \nIn particular we will:\n1) gain awareness about the usefulness of permaculture methods and practices in fostering environmental education and in addressing relevant social-environmental needs;\n2) gain knowledge and competences regarding principles\, ethics and methods of permaculture;\n3) develop skills for designing practical educational sessions inspired to permaculture principles and methods;\n4) creating international networks between young people\, permaculture practitioners and interested organizations in order to exchange good practices and build impact of permaculture movement at the European level. \nMethods \nDuring both training courses\, we are going to use a variety of methods inspired to NFE and to permaculture practices\, trying to provide a fruitful mix between the two. Among the others we will practice critical\, systemic and visual thinking\, creative designing in permaculture and brainstorming. We will include games\, group discussion\, outdoor activities. We will use maps and visual tools. We will do some case studies\, talk with experts in the field and visit successful permaculture projects. Also\, we will engage into the creation of education tools for permaculture and sustainability. \nWho can apply? \nLiving in Austria\, Italy\, Spain\, Kosovo\, Greece\, Slovenia or Norway. There is no age limit. Unfortunately cannot make exceptions regarding this due to our funding. \nBe able to participate in the whole period of 12-22 June 2023 (June\, 12 and June 22 are traveling days). It doesn’t make sense for you to come to the project late or to leave early\, as you would miss important sessions. \nTrainers interested in environmental education or in permaculture\, permaculture practitioners and young change-makers. Minimum requirements is to be interested in the topic of the training course\, to have a strong motivation to act as a multiplier\, to be ready to participate even after the end of the training in dissemination and follow-up activities. \nREMEMBER! This project consists of two activities\, one in Austria (June 2023) and one in Italy (October/November 2023)\, which make a whole training course. We would really prefer if you could also take part to both. If you cannot participate in the second\, you can still apply! \nLogistics and financial conditions \nAccommodation & Food: All participants will stay in the LVZ Kierling\, in Klosterneuburg. The food will be prepared by our staff in the kitchen of the hostel. Please tell us in the application form if you have specific food intolerances\, diets or allergies that you would like to communicate. \nMoney\, money\, money: We can cover all essential costs of the program (including food\, travel costs up to a maximum amount per country\, visa costs\, accommodation and content) through a European project grant by Erasmus+. Travel expenses will be reimbursed according to the distance calculator rules and the maximum for each participant that can be reimbursed is the depending of the country and city of departure following this schema:\nAustria (max 23€)\, Greece (max 275€\, with sustainable travel 320€)\, Italy (max 275€)\, Slovenia (180€\, with sustainable travel 210€)\, Spain (max 275€)\, Norway (max 275€)\, Kosovo (275€\, with sustainable travel 320€). We strongly encourage sustainable travel when possible! \nHow to apply? \nIn order to apply\, please fill out this application form. All those accepted will later receive a detailed infosheet (incl. info on how to get to the venue\, how to book your travels\, about the agenda of the project). First deadline for applying is April\, 15 2023. Second deadline will be May\, 15 2023. Only selected participants will be contacted back. \nContact \nIf you have any questions regarding the project and your application\, don’t hesitate to contact one\nof the partner organizations: \nAustria: SCI Austria – contact person: Gianmichele at coordination.sciaustria@gmail.com\nGreece: Villagers of Greece – contact person: Georgios at villagersofgreece@gmail.com\nKosovo: GAIA Kosovo – contact person: Genti at genti@gaiakosovo.org\nItaly: Moby Dick ETS – contact person: Mario Panzarella at erasmus@movesi.org\nNorway: Creatorium NGO – contact person: Jørgen at creatoriuminternational@gmail.com\nSlovenia: Zavod Krog – contact person: Sara at programi@zavod-voluntariat.si\nSpain: Viaje ala Sostenibilidad – contact person: Anna at movilidad@viajealasostenibilidad.org\nSpain: Permacultura Cantabria – contact person: Silvia at permaculturacantabria@gmail.com \nWe are looking forward to your application 🙂 \nThe coordinating team URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/kulture-enhancing-environmental-education-through-methods-and-principles-of-permaculture/ LOCATION:Kierling\, Klosterneuburg\, Klosterbeuburg\, Austria CATEGORIES:Trainings & Seminare,Upcoming events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Kulture_post.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230609 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230617 DTSTAMP:20230503T125038Z CREATED:20230503T125038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T125038Z UID:3213-1686268800-1686959999@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:Call for Participants: Let’s learn together about emotional inteligence! Join a one-week training course “Y.D.E.A.” DESCRIPTION:TC “Y.D.E.A.” Youth Development through Emotional Awareness”\n9th-16th  June 2023\nEmen village\, Veliko Tarnovo region\, Bulgaria\nAre you intrigued by Emotional Intelligence? Do you want to know more about Social and Emotional Learning? Do you want to improve your emotional competences to boost inclusion in youth work? Then…we have a great Y.D.E.A.! Join our Erasmus+ project and you will: \n\nget to know and learn more about the international participants and their organisations\, through team-building and interactive sessions;\nincrease your knowledge on Emotional Intelligence\, Social Emotional Learning\, Emotional Awareness\, social psychology\, mental health and how to apply this knowledge to youth work to boost social inclusion and impact;\nthrough “learning-by-playing” sessions\, develop non-formal educational methods\, tools\, models and practice based on SEL and EI\, and focused on the current needs of young people;\ndevelop and consolidate sensitivity and the expertise concerning mental health issues within the organisations\, the networks\, the International Voluntary Service movement and in youth work in general;\nshare ideas and inspirations on how to create synergies with formal and non-formal education bodies\, to reach-out and include young people with fewer opportunities.\n\nWe will offer you an excellent learning opportunity that will support you to increase the quality of non-formal education activities you and your organisation are doing\, and also a unique networking experience with fellow-minded people from across Europe. Please read the following points to check if you are eligible to apply! \nThe ideal participants are educators and trainers (also to-be trainers)\, workcamp coordinators\, volunteers\, NGOs staff and board members and youth workers with an interest in emotional intelligence\, mental-health\, non-formal education\, social inclusion and its applications in      their work with young people. \nThere are a few formal requirements you need to satisfy to join the training course: \n\nYou need to be a resident of one of the 14 project countries mentioned on the cover page.\nYou must be able to communicate in English (the working language of the course).\nYou must be at least 18 years of age.\nYou need to attend the whole course duration (there is no possibility to make exceptions).\nYou commit yourself to take part in the preparatory and in the follow-up phase of the project.\n\ne explicitly encourage participants of all genders\, abilities and ethnic backgrounds to apply! \nThe provisional training programme and details about logistics can be found in the detailed Call for participants below! \nDeatailed information can be found in the Call for participants \nIf you consider yourself a suitable candidate for the course\, please fill in the application form   by 16.05.2023\, 23:59 CEST. \nYou will be notified of the selection results by 20.05.2023. \nAll those accepted will receive a detailed infosheet (including how to get to the venue\, how to book your travel\, what to bring\, more information about the agenda of the project and details about the preparatory tasks). We will support you in the pre-departure phase together with our project Partner Organisations. Please do not start booking tickets before receiving the official confirmation of approval by CVS-Bulgaria! \n\nIf you have further questions regarding the project\, you can write to us at trainings@cvs-bg.org \nWe are looking forward to your application! \nKat & Mauro (The coordination team) \nThe project “Y.D.E.A.-Youth Development through Emotional Awareness”\, 2022-3-BG01-KA153-YOU-000100088 is supported by Erasmus+ Programme\, under KA1\, Youth workers mobility URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/call-for-participants-lets-learn-together-about-emotional-inteligence-join-a-one-week-training-course-y-d-e-a/ LOCATION:Emen village\, Veliko Tarnovo region\, BULGARIA CATEGORIES:Trainings & Seminare,Upcoming events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/6.png ORGANIZER;CN="CVS Bulgaria":MAILTO:office@cvs-bg.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230603 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230605 DTSTAMP:20230424T123729Z CREATED:20230424T123729Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230424T123729Z UID:3197-1685750400-1685923199@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:We are happy to have you on board as a participant for our pre-departure training from 03 to 04 of June 2023! DESCRIPTION:This training is directed at all volunteers\, incl. workcamp participants\, workcamp coordinators and long term volunteers.\n\n \nABOUT THE TRAINING \n \n\nWith this pre-departure training at SCI\, we want to distribute volunteers and camp coordinators with an in-depth preparation for their intercultural volunteering experience\, whether it is a workcamp in Austria or abroad\, a long-term project or ESC program.\n\n \n\nIn general\, we will provide different energizers and workshops about interculturality\, stereotypes/prejudices\, SCI history\, peacebuilding\, conflict resolution\, gender roles\, micro-aggressions\, etc.\n\n \n\nAs in every SCI seminar or training\, you will also meet nice people and be able to enjoy a big group of passionate volunteers in a real SCI atmosphere\, which is supposed to give you a taste of what you will be promoting afterwards.\n\n \n\nThe working language of the training is English\, so free command of the language is necessary in order for you to benefit most from the content of the training. Of course\, questions can also be asked in German if it’s easier for the person asking the question 😉\n\n \nVENUE & TIMES \n \n\nThe training will take place at Waldorf School Schönau an der Triesting\, Lower Austria.\n\n \n\nYou will get more Information on how to get there once you apply for the Training.\n\n \n\nThe Training starts on Saturday\, 02 of June at 10.30 and will finish on Sunday\, 03 of June at 12.30!\n\n \nCOSTS \n \n\n This training is free of charge for volunteers participating in a Workcamp and for Campcoordinators.\n\n \nPHOTOS AND VIDEOS \n \n\nWe will take videos and pictures during the project. It’s possible that we will use the photos in our newsletter\, social media and website. Please tell us if you are not comfortable to be in our pictures.\n\n \nHOW TO APPLY? \n \n\nIf you want to participate\, please fill in this form.\n\n \n\nIf you have any questions please contact Mirna: longterm.sciaustria@gmail.com\n\n \n\nWe’re looking forward to meeting you 🙂\n\n \nTeam of SCI Austria URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/we-are-happy-to-have-you-on-board-as-a-participant-for-our-pre-departure-training-from-03-to-04-of-june-2023/ LOCATION:Waldorf Landschule Schönau\, Kirchengasse 22\,\, Schönau an der Triesting\, Niederösterreich\, 2525\, Austria CATEGORIES:Trainings & Seminare,Upcoming events,Workcamp ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Preparation-seminar-2016-24-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20230531T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20230531T200000 DTSTAMP:20230516T154813Z CREATED:20230516T154813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230516T154813Z UID:3232-1685556000-1685563200@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:Memory Politics in Austria today: Analysing Monuments in the public space DESCRIPTION:Erinnerungspolitik in Österreich heute: Analyse von Denkmälern im öffentlichen Raum\n***English Version Below*** \nDer Service Civil International ist nicht nur ein Netzwerk von Organisationen\, das Freiwilligenprojekte organisiert\, sondern ist auch ständig an einem Austausch von Wissen interessiert. Aktivist*innen Treffen sind ein Format bei dem wir Menschen\, die in Österreich leben\, einbinden und über Probleme und Fragen\, die unsere lokalen und internationalen Gemeinschaften betreffen\, reflektieren und gemeinsam herausfinden\, wie wir uns an sinnvollen Aktivitäten für den ökologischen\, sozialen und politischen Wandel einsetzen. Jedes Treffen fokussiert ein spezifisches Thema und wird zusammen mit Expert*innen vorbereitet und entsprechende Bildungsmethoden ausgearbeitet. In den vergangenen Monaten haben wir uns auf nachhaltiges Leben\, Menschenrechte\, globales Lernen und Frieden konzentriert. \nIm Mai wollen wir uns mit der Erinnerungspolitik in Österreich befassen. Das Treffen findet am Mittwoch\, 31. Mai um 18 Uhr in den Räumlichkeiten der Universität Wien\, in der Abteilung der Fakultät für Physik [1090\, Sensengasse 8] statt. Der Seminarraum\, in dem das Aktivist*innen-Treffen stattfinden wird\, befindet sich im Erdgeschoss\, gegenüber der Küche. Das Treffen wird zusammen mit Expert*innen aus dem Verein Gedenkdienst organisiert. Bei diesem Treffen werden wir darüber nachdenken\, wie die österreichische Politik und Gesellschaft mit der nationalsozialistischen Vergangenheit und ihren Verbrechen heute umgehen. Wir werden uns die Frage stellen\, wie sich die österreichische Erinnerungspolitik im öffentlichen Raum repräsentiert und werden dazu gemeinsam Denkmäler im öffentlichen Raum analysieren. \nDas Treffen wird auf Englisch stattfinden. Natürlich können Fragen auch auf Deutsch gestellt werden\, wenn dies für den Fragesteller*in einfacher ist. \nUm Dich zu bewerben\, fülle bitte das Bewerbungsformular aus! Wir freuen uns auf Deine Teilnahme 🙂 \n\nService Civil International is not only a network of organisations leading volunteer projects\, but is also constantly interested in knowledge exchange. Activist meetings are a format where we engage people living in Austria and reflect on problems and issues affecting our local and international communities and where we together try to find out how to engage in meaningful activities for environmental\, social and political change. Each meeting focuses on a specific topic and is prepared together with experts. In the past months we have focused on sustainable living\, human rights\, global learning and peace. \nIn May we want to focus on the politics of remembrance in Austria. The meeting will take place on Wednesday\, May 31 at 6 pm at the premises of the University of Vienna\, in the Department of the Faculty of Physics [1090\, Sensengasse 8]. The seminar room where the activists’ meeting will take place is located on the first floor\, opposite the kitchen. The meeting will be organised together with experts from the association Gedenkdienst. At this meeting we will reflect on how Austrian politics and society deal with the National Socialist past and its crimes today. We will ask ourselves how Austrian politics of remembrance is reflected in public space and will analyse monuments in public space together. \nThe meeting will be held in English. \nTo apply\, please fill out the application form! We are looking forward to your participation 🙂 URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/memory-politics-in-austria-today-analysing-monuments-in-the-public-space/ LOCATION:Sensengasse 8\, Sensengasse 8\, Wien\, Wien\, 1090\, Austria CATEGORIES:Trainings & Seminare,Upcoming events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Mai.-Different-options.-Activists-meeting..png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20230426T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20230426T200000 DTSTAMP:20230417T073129Z CREATED:20230417T073129Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230417T073129Z UID:3171-1682532000-1682539200@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:Activists Meeting [White Savior Complex] DESCRIPTION:Each month we organise activists meetings to connect committed people\, talk about issues that are important to us as a peace organisation and find out how we can take action!\n\n \n\nNext meeting will be on Wednesday\, April 26 at 6pm in our office community in Vienna [Schottengasse 3a]! The topic of our next activist meeting is White Savior Complex. Together with our colleagues from the education team of Jugend Eine Welt we are going to talk about colonial power structures within volunteering and take up issues such as global justice\, racism\, climate justice\, colonial history.\n\n \n\nWhat is White Saviorism Complex and why is it harmful? How is it connected to volunteering? What questions should we ask ourselves in order to avoid White Saviorism? What are good practices and solutions? These are some of the questions that will be discussed in the meeting!\n\n \n\nWe are looking forward to your participation!\n\n \n\nIn order to apply please fill out the application form!\n\n\n\n  URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/activists-meeting-white-savior-complex/ LOCATION:Bürogemeinschaft Schottengasse\, Schottengasse 3a/1/4/59\, Wien\, 1010\, Austria CATEGORIES:Trainings & Seminare,Upcoming events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Activists-meeting.-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230416 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230423 DTSTAMP:20230131T094841Z CREATED:20230131T094841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230131T094841Z UID:2967-1681603200-1682207999@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:No War Anywhere! DESCRIPTION:CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS\nUTOPIAS AGAINST WAR\nInternational Seminar on Antimilitarism\nRome\, Italy | 16-22 April 2023 \nPart of the project “No War Anywhere! Engaging youth in antimilitarist education” \nThe Association of Service Civil International (SCI) is opening applications for an in-person 7-day seminar including arrival and departure days). The seminar will be hosted by SCI Italy with financial support from the Council of Europe’s European Youth Foundation and the CERV Programme of the European Union. The seminar aims to connect 24 (future) peace educators and peace activists in an open and supportive platform\, empowering\nthem to imagine a future without war\, to exchange ideas and boost their capacities to plan and implement successful local and international projects against war and militarism. The seminar will be based on principles of non-formal education which are participatory and dynamic. \nBackground of the project \nThe last year saw the escalation of war in Europe and around the world. People all across the world – be it in Ukraine\, Armenia\, Yemen\, Palestine\, Syria\, Tigray\, Myanmar or many other places – suffer under war and military occupation and its devastating consequences. And even political decision-makers in supposedly peaceful countries\ndecide to fuel militarism by exporting weapons\, investing in nuclear weapons and making trade deals with aggressors. With the climate crisis becoming worse\, the world seems to be going in a dystopian direction. We feel powerless\, angry and anxious when thinking about the future. \nImagining a future without war and militarism – and getting active for it. With this seminar\, we want to empower ourselves by starting to imagine a future that is peaceful. We want to discuss what such a future could be like from the perspectives of young people from different European realities. We will address urgent and important questions (such as nuclear disarmament\, military-industrial complex\, masculinities and militarism\, etc.) and offer young people the space and tools to stand up for peace. \nSCI wants to go back to its antimilitarist roots in 2023. This seminar is part of the year-long “No War Anywhere!” project. The project consists of these phases: \n● Seminar “Utopias Against War”: 16-22 April 2023 in Rome\n● Training course “Strategies Against War”: 25 June – 2 July 2023 in Vienna\n● Local antimilitarist campaigns around International Day for Peace: July – September 2023\n● Virtual exchange around follow-up projects: September 2023 \nAs part of the project\, we will also create an online course and a toolkit. The project wants to strengthen antimilitarist education within SCI and to bring together young people affected by militarism. During this year\, SCI also wants to form stronger alliances with other peace networks (such as War Resisters International and International Fellowship of Reconciliation). \nObjectives \n\nTo explore the topic of (anti)militarism\, increase understanding of the systems\nand their effects;\nTo brainstorm and collect pacifist possibilities and alternatives to militarism;\nTo build the knowledge basis and support system for future local or virtual action.\n\nParticipation \nFinancial conditions:\n● Food and accommodation during the seminar will be provided;\n● Travel costs will be reimbursed after the seminar up to an agreed limit depending\non the sending country;\n● We strongly encourage green travel (i.e. avoid travel by plane\, if possible; instead\ntravel by train and bus). We are available to give you advice on this and can offer\na higher travel budget for eco-friendly options;\n● Other necessary expenses\, such as visa fees or COVID-tests will be reimbursed\nafter approval by organisers. \nSimple life: The training will take place in La Città dell’Utopia in Rome\, which is a community house with simple living conditions. You will sleep in a room shared with a few other people and will be involved in cleaning and cooking tasks.\nSustainable food: The food we provide will be vegan/vegetarian. This is not just a practical decision\, but also an ideological one: SCI believes in the values of sustainability and climate justice – and if we want to contribute to a more peaceful planet\, we need to give up on industrialized animal agriculture and its destructive effects on our planet. After being accepted to the seminar\, you can tell us if you have any diets\, allergies or intolerances that we should be aware of. \nParticipant’s profile:\n● are (ideally) age 18-30;\n● can express themselves in (basic) English;\n● are resident in a Council of Europe Member State;\n● can potentially also participate in the second training “Strategies Against War” in Vienna\, 25 June – 2 July 2023;\n● are/ want to become active in the field of antimilitarist education or antimilitarist\nactivism in their communities or at the international level;\n● want to build/ expand their international peer network;\n● are motivated to bring forward their ideas and initiate peace projects in the future. \nReady to apply? \nPlease fill in the application form: https://forms.gle/5WbBvUtTxYZhkCJX7\nDeadline for applications is February 20\, 2023. We accept applications on a rolling basis.\nWe encourage you to apply as soon as possible.\nFor any questions related to the application\, please contact Pauline at projects@sci.ngo. URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/no-war-anywhere/ LOCATION:LA CITTÀ DELL’UTOPIA\, Via Valeriano\, 3f\, Roma\, Roma\, 00145\, Italy CATEGORIES:Trainings & Seminare,Upcoming events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Template-Call-for-participants-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20230330T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20230330T193000 DTSTAMP:20230224T142517Z CREATED:20230224T142307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230224T142517Z UID:3043-1680199200-1680204600@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:Activists Meeting DESCRIPTION:We are starting again with our activists meetings to connect committed people\, talk about issues that are important to us as a peace organisation and find out how we can take action! \nIn the next months we are going to speak about sexual consent\, white saviour complex\, historical revisionism\, antimilitarism\, environmental and nature protection ect. \nNext meeting will be on Thursday\, March 30 at 6pm in our office community in the 1st district [Schottengasse 3a/1/4/59]! The topic of our next activist meeting is Sexual Consent! Laura Roqueta Fernández\, founder of organisation Cultura Consentimiento\, that aims to raise awareness on consent\, s.v prevention\, and support to survivors with an intersectional approach\, will lead the workshop during our meeting! \n\n\nWhat is sexual consent and why is it important? Under which premises can consent be considered valid? What happens when we break someone’s consent? How is consent portrayed in series and movies? \nThese are some of the questions that will be discussed in the workshop! \n\n\nWe would love you to come\, \nIn order to apply please fill out the application form! URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/activists-meeting-2/ LOCATION:Bürogemeinschaft Schottengasse\, Schottengasse 3a/1/4/59\, Wien\, 1010\, Austria CATEGORIES:Upcoming events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/3-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230322 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230407 DTSTAMP:20230216T140351Z CREATED:20230216T140351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230216T140351Z UID:3031-1679443200-1680825599@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:Call for participants: Rome International Soup Festival 2023 DESCRIPTION:ESC Volunteering Team project in Rome\nAre you interested in the topics of food culture\, festival planning and social exchange?\n“Festival Internazionale della Zuppa di Roma 2023” is a Volunteering workcamp taking place in Rome from the 22th of March until the 6th of April 2023. \nVolunteering workcamp in Rome\, 2019 \nLa Città dell’Utopia\n“La Città dell’Utopia” (Utopia City) is a project of SCI Italy located in Rome (San Paolo neighborhood) inside the Casale Garibaldi\, an old country house located on a green hill in the middle of modern buildings. The project is an ongoing workshop on active citizenship and local development. There are different events\, initiatives\, courses and workshops organized around different main themes: interculturality\, sustainable lifestyles\, antifascism and active\ncitizenship. At La Città dell’Utopia we care a lot about our food consumption habits focusing on reuse and preservation to avoid waste. \nCall for participants:\nZuppa Festival\nThe International Soup Festival was born in Lille in 2001 and successfully spread across Europe to Berlin\, Krakow\, Barcelona\, Madrid\, Frankfurt and the Italian city of Bologna in 2004 and Rome in 2008. \nThe 16th edition of Zuppa Festival will be held at La Città dell’Utopia with the support of a large number of citizens and volunteers and aims at creating a moment of celebration around a unique\, rich and popular dish that is known all over the world. Participants will be competing for the famous prize “Mestolo d’Oro” (golden ladle). \nThe International Soup Festival has several aims:\n● Cultural\, social and human integration: meeting and sharing food together\, on the streets of Rome.\n● The artistic dimension: creating and mixing flavors\, in order to present them to the public.\n● The playful dimension\, involving cultural traditions exchange.\n● Everything is free\, all participants compete while offering their food to everyone.\n● An open manifesto\, encouraging everyone to participate. \nThis year\, the main themes of the festival are the celebration of food waste in a way that it can be reused to encourage the conservation of resources\, and the appreciation of making mistakes as a creative moment of growth. \n\nZuppa Festival – The Workcamp\nThe Camp will be divided in two parts: a study part and a more practical one related to the organization of the Zuppa Festival. \nActivities\nDuring the workcamp\, the volunteers will have a workload of around 6-7 hours per day. The main activities will be: \n● Supporting the organization of the indoor and outdoor spaces of the festival;\n● Supporting the preparation and running of the event “Zuppa Festival 2023” (Presence at the bar\, cash desks\, cooking…);\n● Supporting the promotion of the festival;\n● Tidying up the venue at the end of the “Zuppa Festival 2023”;\n● A possibility to create creative outputs from the festival: videos\, pictures\, interviews\, podcasts\, etc…\n● Contributing to some practical activities related to La Città dell’Utopia (gardening\, cleaning\, etc…) \nStudy Part\nThe study part will be focused on sustainable food consumption and local food production where the participants will be able to learn more about organic and zero kilometer food\, zero waste food and fair trade products with an ecological perspective. \nAt La Città dell’Utopia\, the volunteers will also have the chance to learn more about food habits and patterns\, with a main focus on Italian food culture\, vegetarian and vegan recipes and different cooking techniques. \nDuring the study part\, the goal will be to give support to the writing of a recipe book of La Citta dell’Utopia\, through: \n● Research activities and writing articles on food and different recipes that are usually cooked here;\n● Activities of editing the book\, that is\, making graphics and/or layout.\n● Proofreading the materials and recipes. \nRequirements\n● Interest in food culture\n● Group working skills\n● Interest in organizing and creating events\n● Artistic and manual skills\n● Motivation for cooking and gardening\n● Basic cooking skills\n● Being under 30 years old. \nLogistics\, financial conditions\, and sustainability\nSimple life: You will be hosted in the hostel of “La Città dell’ Utopia”. You will share a room with other volunteers. You will also share the two bathrooms of the hostel. We provide sheets and blankets\, but don’t forget to bring your own towels! \nMoney\, money\, money: This project is founded by the European Solidarity Corps program. Therefore\, we can cover all essential costs of the program (including food\, travel costs up to a maximum amount per country\, visa costs\, accommodation\, and pocket money). The travel is reimbursed after tickets and boarding passes submission. \nSustainable food: The food we will cook will be vegan/vegetarian. This is not just a practical decision\, but also an ideological one: SCI believes in the values of sustainability and climate justice – and if we want to contribute to a more peaceful planet\, we need to give up on industrialized animal agriculture and its destructive effects on our planet. You can tell us if you have any diets\, allergies\, or intolerances that we should be aware of. \nSustainable travels?: This is also why we ask you to come to this youth exchange by any more sustainable means of transport rather than flying (e.g. by train or bus)\, if somehow possible. We will guide you on how you can reach the venue once you are accepted to the project. \nHow to apply?\nYou can send your CV and Motivation Letter until the 28th of February 2023 to incoming@sci-italia.it We invite you to apply as soon as possible (all applications will be treated on arrival order). \nFor more information please contact: incoming@sci-italia.it URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/call-for-participants-rome-international-soup-festival-2023/ LOCATION:LA CITTÀ DELL’UTOPIA\, Via Valeriano\, 3f\, Roma\, Roma\, 00145\, Italy CATEGORIES:Upcoming events,Workcamp ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2019_Zuppa-8-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Servizio Civile Internazionale Italia":MAILTO:formazione.sci.italia@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221208 DTSTAMP:20221003T100302Z CREATED:20221003T100302Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221003T100302Z UID:2821-1669852800-1670457599@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:The Power Behind Good Intentions DESCRIPTION:Training for European volunteering organisations\nInternational training\, 1-7 December 2022 in Innsbruck\,\nAustria\nBackground of the seminar \nWhite volunteers want to save the world. A lot of young people in Europe approach volunteering organisations with a well-intended “white savior” motivation: They want to “help” the Global South by doing a voluntary service in the Global South\, often wanting to work with children. Many potential volunteers don’t understand the global power relations that stand behind such a motivation: European colonialism for centuries has exploited people\, land and resources in Africa\, Asia\, the Americas and Oceania and the consequences of this are more than visible until today. Also today\, European governments and companies are contributing to and driving global injustices. \nVolunteering organisations need to be antiracist. European volunteering organisations that send volunteers to the Global South need extensive knowledge on the historical\, political and economic context that takes place in order to be able to make decisions whether they should send a volunteer to the Global South. If they do send someone\, they need good educational methods to talk about critical whiteness\, racism\, global injustices and the power structures these are embedded in. They need knowledge on how (not) to promote volunteering in the Global South\, p.e. on social media. \nSessions in this training will revolve around the following questions: \n\nWhat is the white savior complex? How is it related to colonial history?\nWhich motivations do European volunteers have for volunteering in the Global South? How can we deal with these?\nHow to prepare European volunteers for volunteering in the Global South?\nHow to change neocolonial structures in your organisation? How to show solidarity with the Global South?\n\nOutcome: With this training\, we expect you to be able to start institutional changes in order to make your organisation more ethical\, antiracist and anticolonial. We also expect you to do follow-up workshops with the contents you learn in this training in your sending organisation\, e.g. by taking over the preparation of volunteers or by doing a workshop on white savior complex. \nThis is part of a bigger project: This training is part of the project “European Youth for Global Solidarity”\, funded by the European Commission through Erasmus+. SCI Austria\, as part of this project\, also organised the training “Beyond Neocolonialism” in Vienna in July 2022. As an outcome of the two activities\, we will create an adapted version of the toolkit “The Power Behind Good Intentions”\, which SCI Austria has been creating with a series of postcolonial seminars in the past few years. \nParticipant’s profile \nThe project aims to gather 30 participants. Our main target group are people who are actively involved in sending\, preparing or promoting voluntary services of Europeans going to the Global South. All participants selected for this project should meet the following criteria: \n\nBe 18 years old or older\nLive in one of the countries of our partner organisations: Albania\, Austria\, Czech Republic\, Belgium\, France\, Germany\, Ireland\, Italy\, Jordan\, North Macedonia\, Portugal\, Slovenia\, Tunisia\, Ukraine\nBe able to work in English\nBe interested in the topics of the training and have a strong motivation to act as a multiplier\nAble to attend for the full duration of the training\nIf somehow possible and feasible\, be committed to come to the training without flying\, and to\ntravel instead by overland route.\n\nWe explicitly encourage participants of all classes\, educational backgrounds\, genders\, sexual orientations\, abilities and ethnic backgrounds to apply. \nLogistics\, financial conditions and sustainability \nSimple life: The training will take place in a seminar house with simple living conditions. You will sleep in a room shared with few other people.\nMoney\, money\, money: We can cover all essential costs of the program (including food\, travel costs up to a maximum amount per country\, visa costs\, accommodation and seminar) through a European project grant by Erasmus+. Your sending organisation might ask for a small participation fee.\nSustainable food: The food we provide will be vegan. This is not just a practical decision\, but also an ideological one: SCI believes in the values of sustainability and climate justice – and if we want to contribute to a more peaceful planet\, we need to give up on industrialized animal agriculture and its destructive effects on our planet.\nSustainable travels: This is also why we ask you to come to this training through more sustainable means of transport rather than flying (e.g. by train or bus)\, if somehow possible. We will give you more guidance on how you can reach the venue\, once you are accepted to the seminar. \nHow to apply? \nApplications should be sent to your sending organisation\, which will each select their own participant(s) and then forward the application(s) to SCI Austria. All those accepted will later receive a detailed infosheet (incl. info on how to get to the venue\, how to book your travels\, more info about the agenda of the project). First deadline for applying is 20 October 2021. \nContact: If you have any questions regarding the project and your application\, don’t hesitate to contact\nThomas at t.schallhart@gmail.com. \nWe are looking forward to your application 🙂 \nThe coordinating team \nTamia\, Thomas and the SCI Austria team \n  \ncall-for-participants_The-Power-Behind-Good-Intentions. URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/the-power-behind-good-intentions/ LOCATION:Jungscharhaus Mutters\, Riedgasse 9\, Innsbruck\, Tirol\, 6020\, Austria CATEGORIES:Trainings & Seminare,Upcoming events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/photo1664471413.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20221129T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20221129T150000 DTSTAMP:20221125T084310Z CREATED:20221125T084310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221125T084310Z UID:2917-1669726800-1669734000@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 | 𝐀𝐧 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐛𝐲 𝐂𝐂𝐈𝐕𝐒 DESCRIPTION:In 1977\, the General Assembly called for the annual observance of 29 November as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (resolution 32/40 B). \nThe resolution on the observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People encourages Member States to continue to give the widest support and publicity to the observance of the Day of Solidarity. \nAs allies of the people in Palestine\, we at CCIVS are organizing an event to celebrate this significant day. 🫶 \n𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 | 𝐀𝐧 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐛𝐲 𝐂𝐂𝐈𝐕𝐒 is an online event aiming to raise awareness of the situation in Palestine\, share insights with the international volunteering community on volunteering in conflict areas\, and encourage the public to show concern about the situation of our Palestinian brothers and sisters. \nJoin us on the 29th of November and hear stories from our network of volunteers who are (or have been) actively involved in\nsocial work with and for the Palestinians. Our event is open to everyone and is accessible via Zoom and through our Facebook page live stream. \n🔴 Volunteering in Palestine – An Online Symposium by CCIVS\n🟢 November 29\, 2022\n⚫️ 1-3 PM Paris Time (GMT+1) \nZoom event link: https://lnkd.in/e9iq4UU6\nFacebook live stream: https://lnkd.in/eTSE-Vw5 \nWe look forward to seeing you virtually on the 29th! 😊 \n#Palestine #Palestinian #Volunteering #SocialWork\n#InternationalDayOfSolidarityWithThePalestinianPeople URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/%f0%9d%90%95%f0%9d%90%a8%f0%9d%90%a5%f0%9d%90%ae%f0%9d%90%a7%f0%9d%90%ad%f0%9d%90%9e%f0%9d%90%9e%f0%9d%90%ab%f0%9d%90%a2%f0%9d%90%a7%f0%9d%90%a0-%f0%9d%90%a2%f0%9d%90%a7-%f0%9d%90%8f%f0%9d%90%9a/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Upcoming events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/316739470_515024120642007_5863902901226715169_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20221126T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20221126T130000 DTSTAMP:20221108T085304Z CREATED:20221108T085304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221108T085304Z UID:2856-1669456800-1669467600@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:Vision Seminar: 5th and Final Workshop DESCRIPTION:Towards a new vision for SCI’s future\nYou are warmly invited to participate in the final event of the Vision Seminar and be a part of the conversation towards the future of SCI and the new Strategic Plan. \n📅 Saturday\, November 26th\, 10h00-13h00 CET* \n📍 On Zoom \n⏰ Please register by November 21st \nREGISTER \n*see what time it is in your city:  \nThe final event will conclude the series of workshops by taking on board the conclusions\, recommendations and proposals of the four previous workshops and draw some lessons learnt and vision for the future of SCI. From this prospect\, both the long-term vision and the short-term strategic planning will be radically concerned. We thus aim to make the junction between the 2020 process and the new SCI strategic plan\, and to symbolically be a bridge between the past and the future. \n  \nThe Vision Seminar\nThe Vision Seminar consists of a series of 4 online workshops and a final seminar on a new vision for SCI. \nThe Vision Seminar process is open to everybody\, to the oldest and youngest SCI activists\, from East to West and from South to North\, with some or a lot of experience\, and with a will to be part of the SCI new Vision of Peace and of SCI future! \nIf you are enthusiastic about the whole process and ready to contribute\, you are invited to the final workshop of the series – we look forward to meeting you there! URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/vision-seminar-5th-and-final-workshop/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Upcoming events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/vision-seminar.png ORGANIZER;CN="Service Civil International":MAILTO:https://sci.ngo/contact-us/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20221029T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20221029T183000 DTSTAMP:20220929T074746Z CREATED:20220916T083258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T074746Z UID:2773-1667064600-1667068200@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:Activists Meeting [Biodiversity] October DESCRIPTION:Every month we organise activist meetings to connect committed people\, talk about issues that are important to us as a peace organisation and find out how can we take action!  \n\n\n\nToday\, in times of right-wing politics that are on the rise all over Europe\, in times of war\, environmental pollution and climate change\, it is more important than ever to get involved and actively fight against today’s problems\, inequalities\, racism\, etc. \n\n\n\nThat’s why we want to dedicate our activist meetings every month to a different topic! During the following year we are going to speak about antimilitarism\, human rights\, environmental and nature protection\, antiracism\, antifascism\, prejudice\, stereotypes ect. and we want to find with you what actions we can take! \n\n\n\nNext meeting will be on Thursday\, 29 September 2022 at 18h and it will take place in our office community in Vienna [Schottengasse 3a/1/4/59]. \n\n\n\nThe topic of our next activist meeting is Biodiversity! Together with the colleagues from Naturschutzbund NÖ we will talk about nature conservation\, discuss how ecosystems can be preserved and how can YOU contribute to the promotion of biodiversity! \n\n\n\nIn order to apply please send us an email at sciaustria@gmail.com \n\n\n\nWe are looking forward to seeing you 🙂 URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/activists-meeting-biodiversity/ LOCATION:Bürogemeinschaft Schottengasse\, Schottengasse 3a/1/4/59\, Wien\, 1010\, Austria CATEGORIES:Upcoming events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Activists-meeting.-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221027 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221104 DTSTAMP:20220916T065418Z CREATED:20220916T065418Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220916T065418Z UID:2766-1666828800-1667519999@www.sciaustria.org SUMMARY:Learning Lab(oratory): quality non-formal education in the digital world DESCRIPTION:Poland\, 27 October – 3 November 2022\nThe idea \nWith the Learning Lab(oratory) project\, we aim to improve the quality of non-formal and informal learning aspects of volunteering activities in our organisations\, in both physical and online formats. \nWe are a partnership of 9 organisations: SCI Austria\, CVS Bulgaria\, SCI Belgium\, SCI Germany\, CID North Macedonia\, SCI Poland\, Para Onde? Portugal\, VCV Serbia\, Zavod Voluntariat – SCI Slovenia. \nWhy do we do it? \n\nwe all want to maintain a high quality of our non-formal activities (workshops\, webinars\, workcamps…);\nfor this\, we need to ensure constant training of less experienced volunteers and activists;\nour organisations are learning how to adapt to the new world of digital education and volunteering;\nwe want to better include persons with fewer opportunities in our activities – also through the new online formats.\n\nThe activities \n\nThree thematic webinars (5-10.2022) on visual facilitation for boosting learning (17.05)\, impact measurement of educational activities (13.06) and inclusion of persons with disabilities into non-formal learning (24.10).\nLearning Lab(oratory) Training Course (7-14.07.2022\, Bulgaria) on organising and running high-quality learning activities in both in-person and online environments.\nLearning Lab(oratory) Pro Training Course (27.10-3.11.2022\, Poland) – getting more in-depth on the topics of inclusion and new tools and trends in learning and development.\nPractice time (7.2022-2.2023) – organising learning activities on a local level.\nPublishing resources for educators (11.2022) – Facilitator’s Cards and Infographic for Inclusion.\n\nJoin our free training course on quality learning! \nThe “Learning Lab(oratory) Pro” Training Course will take place between 27.10 and 3.11.2022 in Poznań\, Poland. \n\nAre you interested in non-formal education?\nAre you willing to develop your facilitation skills?\nDo you want to learn more about how to provide high-quality non-formal activities (workshops\, webinars\, workcamps\, training courses…)?\nAre you motivated to explore more about online facilitation and digital tools?\nAre you committed to organising more inclusive educational events?\nAre you a resident of Austria\, Bulgaria\, Belgium\, Germany\, North Macedonia\, Poland\, Portugal\, Serbia or Slovenia?\nAre you ready to meet amazing people from 9 countries\, make new friendships and get inspired by their ideas and projects?\nWould you like to combine city and nature\, staying a week at the lakeside with an all-year ski slope and thermal baths\, yet just 3 km from the charming Poznań Old Town?\nAnd all this with no or little cost?!\n\nIf your answers are “Yes\, this is me!”\, then… \n… we have an offer for you!! 🙂 \nAt the training course\, you will: \n\nunderstand better what quality non-formal learning is\, what its elements are and how to provide such learning experiences to all young people\,\nlearn innovative methods for enhancing the learning processes directed toward young people\,\nexplore tools for supporting digital learning and online volunteering\,\nfind creative and engaging ways for turning regular educational activities into an online format\,\ndiscuss how to provide more inclusive and versatile learning opportunities for young people\, including such with fewer opportunities\,\nexchange ideas\, good practices\, inspirations\, and share resources\,\nplan a follow-up action to take place in your local community upon the course completion.\n\nAPPLY UNTIL 25.09.2022! \n\n\nCall-for-participants-Learning-Laboratory-Pro-training.pdf (sci.ngo)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApplication form – “Learning Lab(oratory) Pro” training course\, 27.10.-3.11.2022\, Poland \nThe resources \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are working on 2 resources for educators and volunteer coordinators that will support high-quality\, inclusive learning processes in your projects. \n\nFacilitator’s Cards – a checklist on how to organise a good learning process. They will include important/key aspects of organising any learning process (from needs analysis to concrete activities and evaluation). Each card will tackle a different step of the process. There will be some useful information on the card topic\, and a possibility to write personal notes. The cards will be laminated and envisaged for multiple usage thanks to the wet-erasable technology used.\nInfographic on Inclusion – it will tackle the topic of how to make our non-formal learning activities more inclusive. It will collect and summarize the practical information and tips & tricks shared during the project activities and will give specific advice on how to equally include participants with fewer opportunities.\n\nWe will launch these resources during the Open Webinar in December 2022. \nResults \nThe planned results of the project include: \n\n56 trained educators\, volunteers and youth workers\, with knowledge and skills allowing to conduct high-quality educational activities\, also in remote and hybrid modes;\nincreasing the potential of 9 project partner organisations\, developing their network of international contacts and possibilities of joint projects;\nat least 100 European youth organisations will use our Facilitator’s Cards and Infographic in 2022 and 2023 or take part in webinars organised within our project.\n\nAdditionally\, thanks to new opportunities offered by remote education and new technologies\, we will be able to involve more persons from rural areas and representatives of groups with fewer opportunities in our activities. We will enable them to organize international meetings and cross-border cooperation in a formula that was not possible a few years ago! \nThe Learning Lab (oratory) project will support the development of civil society\, with people who can learn from each other and want to share their knowledge for the benefit of others – through high-quality non-formal education. \nThe team \n\nGośka Tur – project coordinator\nSociologist and educator\, a certified member of the Polish Association of NGO Trainers. In the years 2015-2020 she was the International President of SCI. \n\nNatalie Jivkova – project coordinator\nFacilitator\, trainer and coach from Bulgaria. Leader of international educational projects on learning\, peace and diversity. With SCI since 2002. \n\nElvira Amatuzzi – support volunteer\nItalian by origin\, since March 2022 supporting our project as an ESC volunteer. \nYou can contact the coordination team at learning@poland.sci.ngo. \nThe donor \nOur project is co-funded by the European Union. We are very thankful for making our idea possible to realise thanks to this support! \nProject number 2021-1-PL01-KA153-YOU-000018791 URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/learning-laboratory-quality-non-formal-education-in-the-digital-world/ LOCATION:Poznań\, Poland CATEGORIES:Trainings & Seminare,Upcoming events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sciaustria.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Untitled-design.png ORGANIZER;CN="ONE WORLD ORGANIZATION - SCI POLAND":MAILTO:incoming@jedenswiat.org.pl END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR