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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210711
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SUMMARY:Workcamp- Renovation and Gardening at Waldorf School Schönau
DESCRIPTION:Renovation and Gardening at Waldorf School Schönau\n11. – 30 July 2021\nDuring this camp\, participants will help the local community in Schönau an der Triesing\, lower Austria\, by renovating and gardening at the Waldorfschool. Apart from supporting school renovation and gaining hands-on experience on gardening\, you will have a chance to participate in workshops that will focus on civil society and civic participation both in totalitarian regimes and in contemporary times through non-formal activities such as interactive discussions\, theater of the oppressed\, activity games and visits. \nYou can find more information about this camp here.
URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/workcamp-renovation-and-gardening-at-waldorf-school-schonau/
LOCATION:Rudolf  Steiner Landschule\, Kirchengasse 22\, Schönau an der Triesting\, Niederösterreich\, 2525\, Austria
CATEGORIES:Upcoming events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Waldorf school Sch%C3%B6nau":MAILTO:landschule@waldorf-schoenau.at
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210702
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210706
DTSTAMP:20210526T074237Z
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SUMMARY:Gedenktour in Berlin
DESCRIPTION:Von 02 bis 05 Juli 2021\n \nNon-violent European Resistance\n \n\nDie Gedenktour ist Teil des Projekts “nEUres – Nonviolent European Resistance“\, dass an die Gräueltaten des nazifaschistischen Regimes und die Formen des gewaltfreien Widerstands dagegen erinnern will. Mit dieser Gedenktour wollen wir gemeinsam mit Euch Geschichte im Alltag nachspüren und politische Entwicklungen verstehen. Vom 02. bis 05. Juli erkundigen 20 Teilnehmer*innen verschiedene Erinnerungsorte\, Denkmäler und Gedenkstätten und suchen nach Spuren des Widerstands gegen Nationalsozialismus in der Stadt. Die Teilnehmer*innen werden auch über Themen wie demokratisches Bewusstsein\, Miteinander und Zivilcourage reflektieren. Ein wichtiger Teil des Projekts ist die Herstellung eines Gegenwartsbezugs und der Sensibilität für aktuelle Probleme wie Rechtsextremismus\, Antisemitismus\, Rassismus usw.\n\n \n\n \n\nUm an dieser Gedenktour teilzunehmen\, muss euer Wohnsitz in Österreich sein\, ihr solltet euch für die Geschichte des Nationalsozialismus und den gewaltfreien Widerstand dagegen interessieren und in der Lage sein\, am gesamten Projekt teilzunehmen.\n\nWir ermutigen ausdrücklich Teilnehmer*innen aller Geschlechter\, sexuellen Orientierungen\, Fähigkeiten\, Rassen und ethnischen Hintergründe\, sich zu bewerben.\n\n \n\n \n\nFür mehr Infos und für die Anmeldung schreibe uns ein E-Mail
URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/gedenktour-in-berlin/
LOCATION:Berlin\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Upcoming events
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Nonviolent Movement":MAILTO:nonviolenzaroma@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210614
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210624
DTSTAMP:20210526T101950Z
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SUMMARY:CHAPTER. Challenging Propaganda Through Remembrance. ITALY (14th-23rd of June 2021)
DESCRIPTION:Since 2014 Europe is facing the worst humanitarian crisis of refugees since World War II (WWII)\, the majority of them fleeing from Syria and Libya\, while the economic crisis has been causing cuts to social inclusion\, education and healthcare programmes. Make matters worse\, populist groups’ media depicts third-country nationals as exploiters of the welfare system while criminalizing civil society organizations in solidarity\, thus fueling social tensions into organized violence against people and institutions. An in-depth analysis shows that current propaganda roots in methodologies and tools developed under totalitarian regimes. Nazism and Fascism emphasized those features characterizing the public discourse during World War I and its aftermath such as nationalism\, hatred of the enemy and dehumanization: all of that contributed to lay the groundwork for WWII. \nIn this sense the project “CHAPTER. Challenging propaganda through remembrance” aims to cast a light on propaganda before and during WWII\, focusing on its role to enforce the concept of “enemy” – from national and ethnic groups to political opponents and social groups. Participants\, chosen among people who aren’t active citizens yet\, will act as Remembrance messengers in order to relate past events to current trends. Moreover they’ll draw attention to the role of grassroots media and peace organizations in challenging propaganda through innovative communication methodologies and tools. \nThe project gathers 11 partners from 9 countries – Austria\, France\, Germany\, Greece\, Hungary\, Italy\, Poland\, Spain\, Bulgaria – and foresees the realization of 5 Remembrance Weeks: \n\nItaly (14th-23rd of June 2021)\nPoland (25th of June – 4th of July 2021)\nGreece (25th of July – 3rd of August 2021)\nAustria (8th of 17th of August 2021)\nCatalunya (23rd of September – 3rd of October 2021)\n\nWe are currently looking for 8 participants from Bulgaria\, Spain\, Poland\, Greece\, Austria\, Hungary\, France and Germany who want to attend the Remembrance week in Italy\, Rome\, from the 14th till the 23rd of June 2021. \nOutputs of the project will be: \n\n10 Set of Infographics related to the outcomes of the Remembrance Weeks\, showing the main features of propaganda\nAnimated infographics and video summarizing the project\nProject website\nOnline campaign\n\nAbout the REMEMBRANCE WEEKS \nDuring the Remembrance Weeks participants\, supported and guided by the Remembrance Messengers\, will implement different activities aimed at going in depth into the following key words/topics: \n\nRemembrance\nPropaganda and media\nNationalism\nHatred of the enemy\nGrassroots media\nPacifism\nCounternarratives\n\nThe Set of Infographics will be created on the basis of the researches participants will realize during the activity\, focused on 10 specific topics: \n\nFear\nPropaganda\nGender\nFreedom of speech\nNationalism\nHistory\nNormalization\nYouth\nSocial Frustration\nHate crimes\n\n  \nParticipants will be asked to implement some previous research on the topics listed above with relation to their local contest\, both in the past during the fascist/nazi regimes and in the present\, in the policies or propaganda carried on by right-wings parties or movements. \nIt is important to bring to the Remembrance Week every material (soft and hard)\, pictures\, fanzines\, presentation\, testimony that can give a contribution to the debate and to the research realization. \n  \nProfile of the participants \nThe profile of the candidate should be the following: \n\nAge 16+;\nAble to understand and express themselves in English;\nWilling to be open-minded and eager to learn from the workshops in this activity and from their peers\, as well as maintain a positive attitude and a critical approach to the problematics and topics that will be reviewed;\nInterested in the topics of fascism\, anti-fascism\, propaganda\, counter-propaganda\, anti-racism\, migration\, etc.;\nWilling to contribute to the research creation with material\, ideas\, participation;\nWilling to share experiences and stories from their local environment/context and to collect material that will be useful for feeding the debate and realizing the research;\nAre committed to assist or take the lead role in planning and implementing local initiatives during the Remembrance Week in order to disseminate the learning outcomes.\n\nApplication procedure \nFor more details about the Remembrance Week venue and every other logistic details\, please click here. \nIf you are interested in participating you can apply by clicking here\, by registering and filling the required fields: \nYou will receive feedback after a few days by the reception of your application. Once received the confirmation\, you can proceed in buying the flight/train/bus ticket. \nFor any question or doubt\, please write to formazione@sci-italia.it. \nTerms and economic conditions \n– The project covers the costs for: \n\nTravel (reimbursement up to 100 euro under reception of the Boarding Pass)\nBoard\nLodging\nLocal transportation\nHealth insurance\n\nThe costs for the eventual Covid-19 test cannot be reimbursed. \nAccording to the country of origin of participants\, the underwriting of SCI membership card might be required. \nPartner countries and organisations \n\nService Civil International Österreich – Austria\nCVS-Bulgaria – Bulgaria\nService Civil International Hellas – Greece\nServizio Civile Internazionale Italia – Italy\nCentro Studi Sereno Regis – Italy\nStowarzyszenie Jeden Swiat – Poland\nServei Civil Internacional de Catalunya Asociacion – Spain\nLe Service Civil International – France\nService Civil International – Deutscher Zweig E.V. – Germany\nUtilapu Nemzetkozi Epitotabor Halozat Egyesulet – Hungary\nDINAMOpress – Italy\nUNITED for Intercultural Action – Hungary\n\nParticipants from other EU program countries are also welcome to apply however priority will be given to candidates from the project partner countries.
URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/chapter-challenging-propaganda-through-remembrance-italy-14th-23rd-of-june-2021/
LOCATION:LA CITTÀ DELL’UTOPIA\, Via Valeriano\, 3f\, Roma\, Roma\, 00145\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Upcoming events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Servizio Civile Internazionale Italia":MAILTO:formazione.sci.italia@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210612
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210614
DTSTAMP:20210519T111830Z
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SUMMARY:Vorbereitunsseminar 2021
DESCRIPTION:Jedes Jahr organisieren wir ein Vorbereitungsseminar für alle\, die an einem Freiwilligenprojekt teilnehmen wollen. Der Fokus liegt neben dem Kennenlernen des SCI und dem Austausch von Erwartungshaltungen gegenüber Freiwilligendiensten\, stark auf einer speziellen Vorbereitung für Freiwillige\, die an Projekten im globalen Süden teilnehmen wollen\, sowie auf einer intensiven Ausbildung für Campkoordinator*innen\, die Workcamps in Österreich koordinieren wollen. Beim Vorbereitungstraining beschäftigen wir uns auch mit Themen wie Menschenrechte\, Rassismus\, Kolonialismus\, Stereotypen und Vorurteilen\, gewaltfreie Kommunikation usw.\n\n \n\nBist du interessiert an einer Teilnahme? Melde dich unter sciaustria@gmail.com
URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/vorbereitunsseminar-2021/
LOCATION:Waldorf Landschule Schönau\, Kirchengasse 22\,\, Schönau an der Triesting\, Niederösterreich\, 2525\, Austria
CATEGORIES:Upcoming events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210503
DTSTAMP:20210409T091553Z
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SUMMARY:Pre-departure Training
DESCRIPTION:During our online pre-departure training you will learn more about our volunteer engagement\, the workcamps and long-term work. Moreover\, you will also get to know our values ​​and goals.  We deal with challenges in  international workcamps or long-term assignments and will offer you various workshops on topics such as interculturality\, conflict resolution\, non-violent communication\, group dynamics\, cultural prejudices / stereotypes\, racism\, colonialism\, gender and much more. In addition\, volunteers will report on their experience in the field\, and will give you valuable tips. \nDue to the current situation with COVID-19\, we are not sure how and to what extent it’s possible to place volunteers in our projects. Also due to the current measures\, our first training will take place online: \n\n01/02 May 2021 (online\, Zoom)\n\nAre you interested in participating? Contact Mirna: longterm.sciaustria@gmail.com 
URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/pre-departure-training/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Upcoming events
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ORGANIZER;CN="SCI Swizerland":MAILTO:info@scich.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20210403T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20210412T170000
DTSTAMP:20210217T113547Z
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SUMMARY:CHAPTER: Anti-fascism on the Spotlight
DESCRIPTION:Online Training Course\nWe would like to invite you to participate in the Online Training Course “CHAPTER: Anti-fascism on the Spotlight” which will gather 25 representatives of organisations from 9 countries – Austria\, France\, Germany\, Greece\, Hungary\, Italy\, Poland\, Spain and Bulgaria. Participants from other EU program countries are also welcome to apply.  The training is designed for active volunteers who are eager to learn more on the topic of anti-fascism and later apply their knowledge in three types of project activities: Remembrance weeks\, a Research and a Campaign. \nThe training aims to build and train a group of experienced multipliers (remembrance messengers) and remembrance week coordinators\, set up a research on the topic and define contents of the Remembrance weeks within the project. \nThe training is designed to prepare the future Remembrance messengers and Remembrance Weeks’ coordinators\, providing them with practical and theoretical knowledge on the topic of anti-fascism. Apart from being introduced to research methodologies and communication/anti-propaganda tools\, they will learn how to use non-formal education tools in order to reflect on the forms and history of facism\, new danerous trends in societies and the means to resist them. \nDates\, platform\, methodology\, experts’ team and draft program of the training course\nThe training will take place from 3rd to 12th of April 2021 and the team will use the ZOOM platform to interact between 2 and 4 hours daily in the mentioned period. \nWithin 10 working days (the program envisages 2-4 working hours per day\, using non-formal learning methodology) the group will be able to: \n– gather a collection of coordination tools\, which will be used for the activities during the Remembrance Weeks \n– collect materials on the topic from the different national contexts \n– define the scope and framework of a research on the topic\, receive tips on research methodologies \n– set the outlines of a media campaign on the topic \n– contribute to the report of the activity. \nThe participants are required to be available for the whole duration of the training\, taking part in all the plenary and small group sessions\, as well as pair and individual tasks. The methods used during the training will follow the non-formal learning methodology: working in small groups\, discussions in plenary\, brainstorming\, presenting\, role play\, simulations\, etc. The team of trainers will consist of international experienced trainers\, facilitators and experts. \nProfile of the participants\nThe profile of the candidate should be the following: \n\nAge 18+\nAble to understand and express themselves in English;\nPolitically or/and socially active;\nHave and/or willing to gain experience in coordinating international activities (such as Workcamps\, Peace weeks or Remembrance Weeks) and ready to organize the Remembrance week in their country on the topic of the project;\nCommitted to attend for the full duration of the online training\nVolunteers\, activists and youth workers/coordinators who want to learn more about innovative communication methodologies and effective tools to protect refugees and national minorities from organised violence;\nWilling to learn more about the evolution of fascism\, effects and consequences of the ideology in the current situation;\nWilling to share experiences and stories from their local environment\, family\, friends and school (university) regarding to unfair attitude to refugees\, national minorities and other;\nWilling to be open-minded and eager to learn from the workshops in this activity and from their peers\, as well as maintain a positive attitude and a critical approach to the problematics and topics that will be reviewed;\nAre committed to assist or take the lead role in planning and implementing local initiatives in order to disseminate the learning outcomes.\n\nApplication procedure\nThe detailed call for participants can be found here. \nIf you are interested in participating\, apply by 15 March 2021 filling in the online application form. \nYou can reach us on the following e-mail: trainings@cvs-bg.org if you have further questions.
URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/chapter-anti-fascism-on-the-spotlight/
LOCATION:Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="CVS Bulgaria":MAILTO:office@cvs-bg.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20210329T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20210329T210000
DTSTAMP:20210322T165232Z
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SUMMARY:[PEACE MESSENGER WORKSHOP]
DESCRIPTION:What would you say if we invited you for a cup of tea and bring you closer to your inner peace?  \nLeonie and Lilli\, two Peace Messengers\, would like to share their knowledge about the importance of inner peace and how to communicate in a nonviolent way. \nIn their workshop\, you will try out several methods on how to achieve inner peace. You will have the opportunity to exchange your experience in an international group\, to find the connection from inner peace to nonviolent communication and peace with others. \n 29 March\, 7pm – 9pm CET and\n 30 March\, 7pm – 9pm CET \n Online meeting on Zoom. You will get the zoom-link and invitation for our padlet exchange platform after registration. \n How to register: Click on the link and fill in the form   \nDo you still have questions or doubts? Contact us!\n peacemessengers@gmail.com \nWe are looking forward to meeting you soon! 
URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/peace-messenger-workshop/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Upcoming events
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ORGANIZER;CN="SCI International":MAILTO:https://sci.ngo/contact-us/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20210320T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20210320T180000
DTSTAMP:20210315T131418Z
CREATED:20210315T131418Z
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SUMMARY:[GROUP SESSIONS - Peace Education in Practice Online Course]
DESCRIPTION:Inner Peace: Peace is every step\nDo you follow the online course and want to discuss with other people what you learned? You can subscribe to an additional online session that gives opportunities for interaction and exchange with other participants!\nThis session “Peace is every step” is a workshop on Inner Peace\, where we will focus deeper on different topics\, such as emotions\, emotional intelligence\, mindfulness\, Nonviolent Comunication…\nDo you want to deepen your knowledge about Inner Peace? Join us!\nThere will also be other sessions about:\n–  Inner Peace\n–  Social and Political Peace\n–  Peace with Nature and the Environment\n\nLearn more and register for the group sessions  https://sci.ngo/learn-peace-education-in-practice-online/
URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/group-sessions-peace-education-in-practice-online-course-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Upcoming events
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ORGANIZER;CN="SCI International":MAILTO:https://sci.ngo/contact-us/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20210318T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20210318T184500
DTSTAMP:20210314T110818Z
CREATED:20210314T110818Z
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SUMMARY:Decolonize Volunteering
DESCRIPTION:Colonialism created the political and economic context\, in which we live today. International volunteering takes place in this context: White Europeans go as international volunteers to the Global South\, often with neo-colonial motivations of imposing Western values and mindsets onto local realities. \n\nWe invite you to a webinar\, where representatives of volunteering organisations from Europe and the Global South will discuss and present critical approaches towards this: How can international volunteering organisations respond to colonial mindsets? How do we make volunteers active citizens around global justice rather than passive believers of colonial narratives of developing\, helping and saving?\n\nThe webinar will last ca. 45 minutes from 18:00 until 18:45 CET (Central European Time) (See here what time that is for you: https://bit.ly/3er6F4d). Please register until 18 March at thomas@sci.or.at and we’ll send you the Zoom link for the webinar!\n\nThis webinar is part of the international seminar “Develop or Self-Develop: Who is the volunteer in relation to colonial history?”\, which takes place from 12-21 March 2021. The seminar is funded by the European Commission under the program “Erasmus+”.\n\nThe European Commission’s support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents\, which reflect the views only of the authors\, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/decolonize-volunteering/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20210317T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20210317T133000
DTSTAMP:20210315T131053Z
CREATED:20210314T162859Z
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SUMMARY:[GROUP SESSIONS - Peace Education in Practice Online Course]
DESCRIPTION:Do you follow the online course and want to discuss with other people what you learned? You can subscribe to an additional online session that gives opportunities for interaction and exchange with other participants!\n\nThis session “Intro to the Module” is one of the 2 sessions we will have for Social and Political Peace. We will discuss why is peace political\, armed conflicts and force displacements\, and learn about the concepts of positive and negative peace\, and the global peace index\, among other things.\n\nDo you want to deepen your knowledge about Peace from a social and political perspective? Join us!\nThere will be other sessions about:\n– Inner Peace\n– Social and Political Peace\n– Peace with Nature and the Environment\n\nLearn more and register for the group sessions  https://sci.ngo/learn-peace-education-in-practice-online/\nYou can subscribe for one or more sessions\, one day before the chosen session at the latest.
URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/group-sessions-peace-education-in-practice-online-course/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Upcoming events
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ORGANIZER;CN="SCI International":MAILTO:https://sci.ngo/contact-us/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20210312T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20210314T170000
DTSTAMP:20210217T113709Z
CREATED:20210212T093457Z
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SUMMARY:Develop or self-develop?
DESCRIPTION:Background of the seminar\nColonialism created the political and economic context\, in which we live today: Some countries have accumulated resources and wealth over centuries\, while other countries have been colonised\, their resources exploited\, their cultures destroyed and their people murdered\, marginalised and structurally discriminated against. Countries of the Global South are still today disadvantaged in their participation in the global economy and in international organisations – and people of colour still face discrimination based on the concept of “race”\, which was made up by the colonisers. In order to change the heritage of colonialism\, we need to create global justice. \nInternational volunteering takes place in this context: White Europeans go as international volunteers to the Global South\, often with neo-colonial motivations of imposing Western values and mindsets onto local realities. In this seminar\, international volunteering and youth organisations will gather to discuss\, learn and exchange about this issue. Some questions that we ask ourselves and that we would like to discuss in this seminar are: \n\nHow can we as international volunteering organisations respond to colonial mindsets and motivations of volunteers and make them aware in an appropriate way about the power structures at hand?\n(How) Can we work with ideas of “development” and “self-development” in a constructive way?\nHow do we make volunteers active citizens around global justice rather than passive believers of colonial narratives of developing\, helping and saving?\nHow do we as critical volunteering NGOs relate to commercial organisations around us that do not critically prepare volunteers (“volontourism”) – should we compete with\, ignore\, collaborate with or train them?\n\nAs an outcome\, we will create a new 4th version of the toolkit “Picturing the Global South: The Power Behind Good Intentions”\, which SCI Austria has been creating with a series of post-colonial seminars in the past few years. \n  \nThe online seminar\nThe seminar “Develop or self-develop – Who is the volunteer in relation to colonial history?” will take place on 12-14 March and 18-21 March 2021 from 13:30-17:00 Central European Time (CET) (find out what this is in your time zone here) on the video platform Zoom with an optional evening hangout as well as with individual tasks to do in the morning. \nYou need a good internet connection that works with video calls\, a camera and microphone. If your internet connection is too slow for video calls\, please let us know in the application form and we might be able to cover the costs for a better connection for you for the time of the project.\nIt is crucial for us that you are motivated to participate throughout the whole project\, that you are not missing on any day of the project. \n  \nParticipant’s profile\nThe participants will be staff\, activists and volunteers from volunteering and youth organisations. All participants will be expected and stimulated to contribute to the activities and discussions. They are very welcome and invited to come up with their own ideas and present some methods or workshops they are experienced in and they want to share. Please contact us in advance to tell us about it and we will see how it can fit best in the seminar agenda. 🙂 \nAll participants selected for this project must meet the following criteria \n\nbe 18 years old or older\nwork with volunteer management or sending volunteers as well as voluntary leaders\nbe able to work in English\nbe interested in the seminar topics (volunteering in a North-South context\, colonialism\, global justice) and have a strong motivation to act as a multiplier\ncommit to implement the learned knowledge and skills in practice back home\ncommit to be present in (almost) all sessions of the seminar\nWe explicitly encourage participants of all genders\, sexual orientations\, abilities\, races and ethnic backgrounds to apply.\n\n  \nHow to apply?\nApplications should be sent to your sending organisation (find it here)\, which will each select their own participants and then forward the applications to SCI Austria. All those accepted will later receive a detailed infosheet (incl. info on how to access the seminar\, more info about the agenda of the project).
URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/develop-or-self-develop/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Upcoming events
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SUMMARY:Forest Bathing. Finding peace in nature in times of pandemic
DESCRIPTION:Online Workshop\nWe invite you to join a workshop organised by the participants of “Peace in Practice” training course founded by Erasmus+ as a follow up activity. \nBea\, Laura and Leonie will explore inner peace through nature together with you. Through group activities and individual practice they will introduce you to the Japanese concept of Shinrin Yoku\, which means ‘forest bathing’. \nThe goal of the Workshop is to encourage you to spend your time outdoors in a conscious way so that you can find peace\nof mind\, regenerate and derive more energy from nature\, especially in these difficult times. \nCome as you are\, no prior knowledge necessary. All you need is a curious mind and an open heart. \nThe Workshop is free of charge \n20.02. Saturday\n10am – 1pm: First online session\nafternoon: individual outdoor activity\n21.02. Sunday\n11 am – 1pm: Second online session \nDo you want to know more?\nCheck this event on fb: https://fb.me/e/1Si63tKUc\nRegister here:\nhttps://d37zkzs9qna.typeform.com/to/ZU8nmtPV
URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/forest-bathing-finding-peace-in-nature-in-times-of-pandemic/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210112
DTSTAMP:20201113T122630Z
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SUMMARY:SMASH NAZISM\, Online laboratory on remembering nonviolent resistance against the Nazi regime
DESCRIPTION:Smash Nazism\, also today! In times of right-wing and neofascist politics on the rise across Europe\, it is more than important to remember the atrocities of the Nazi-fascist regime and the forms of non-violent resistance that took place against it. \nHow could and did regular citizens around Europe resist against the terror and violence inflicted by the National Socialists? How do we remember these resistance fighters today? And how could these people from history inspire us to stand up for human rights and just societies today? \nIn this Online laboratory\, we will discuss and reflect about these questions. As on outcome\, we will create our own multimedia outputs around resistance against the Nazi regime through social media\, video\, interviews\, Wikipedia articles\, journalism\, or research. \nFor whom?  For participants between 16 and 35 years old living in the EU or these countries: Albania\, Bosnia & Herzegovina\, Iceland\, Kosovo\, Liechtenstein\, North Macedonia\, Montenegro\, Norway\, Serbia or Switzerland \nInterested? Apply until 6 December \nMore Information  Call for participants 
URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/smash-nazism-online-laboratory-on-remembering-nonviolent-resistance-against-the-nazi-regime/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Upcoming events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201031
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201107
DTSTAMP:20200629T090137Z
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SUMMARY:Be your country?!
DESCRIPTION:Dates to be confirmed\n \nIn this seminar\, youth workers and staff from volunteering organisations around Europe will take a closer look at what we do\, when we culturalize our non-formal education programs\, our energizers\, our support and training structures and our free time activities. This reflection often also applies to the work done in local youth centers\, where energizers also use stereotypes and young people with different “cultural backgrounds” can be ascribed roles because of their background.  \nSCI and its partners in this project have over the last years played actively with creating activities and approaches that avoid exactly this reproduction of stereotypes in jokes\, games\, educational activities and conversations between the participants. Through the seminar we aim to exchange and create a set of alternative approaches that instead of emphasising the differences put the spot light on what makes us all European and human.  \n  \nThe objectives of the project are the following: \n\nReflect on the term “culture” and its relations to other terms such as country\, ethnicity etc.\nUnderstand the intersectional identity of individuals that go beyond national or “cultural” identity and include others like gender\, class\, education\, age etc.\nTake a closer look at the term “culture” in intercultural learning\, and how this can include looking at subcultures as well\nReflect on European values that connect us and the “culture of peace and non-violence” that SCI proposes\nCreate an approach to the get-to-know phase in international youth exchanges that uses “cultural” references at a minimal level if at all\nReflect on methods such as intercultural evenings and similar in their effects on young people and their perception of culture and Europe\nDevelop NFE methods to address “culture” in youth exchanges and other youth work settings in an alternative way\nNetwork\nPromote Erasmus+\, NFE and international youth work\nCreate guidelines for other youth workers\nPresent the results of our discussions in a public presentation for youth workers and other stakeholders\nPromote a European identity and awareness amongst youth
URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/be-your-country/
LOCATION:Vienna\, Austria
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200810
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200823
DTSTAMP:20200629T085114Z
CREATED:20200629T084357Z
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SUMMARY:Wilderness Area Dürrenstein meets Thayatal National Park
DESCRIPTION:Wilderness Dürrenstein & Thayatal National Park seek to protect the unique forest and landscape\, endangered organisms and habitats\, whereas the natural processes are allowed to unfold without human intervention. \nThe area of the Wilderness Dürrenstein was expanded repeatedly\, increasing the area of protected land to 3.500 hectares. Until this great accomplishment in some parts of these areas invasive plants have already been introduced unintentionally. We will remove invasive plants in order to prevent irreversible anthropogenic effects on the ecosystem. In addition to invasive species in Thayatal National Park\, there are some very small but immensely diverse dry grassland areas\, which need to be managed from time to time in order to preserve them and their ecosystem functions 🍃💚🌍 \nMore Info here ⤵️ \nhttps://workcamps.sci.ngo/icamps/
URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/wilderness-area-durrenstein-meets-thayatal-national-park/
LOCATION:Niederösterreich
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20200807T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20200807T170000
DTSTAMP:20200807T095745Z
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SUMMARY:De growth
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URL:https://www.sciaustria.org/event/de-growth/
LOCATION:Niederösterreich
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