Pfalzakademie

2. Training Seminar in Lambrecht, Germany,
August 08-20, 2007
"Challenge yourself - change your world"
general idea
the training seminar combines international encounter, intercultural learning and interreligious dialogue; it provides first-hand experiences for follow-up projects in the participants' countries of origin
target groups
students and youth leaders with experience in intercultural work and/or interreligious dialogue
program
activities:
pictures
pictures in our minds: sharing experiences of political struggle and challenges for peace
biographies
looking at history in a way we never did: politics and religion in our grandparents' biographies
dialogue
introducing a culture of dialogue: participants of different cultural and religious origin share ideas, visions and arguments
culture
discovering the depth of a message: politics and culture in the literature cafe
reality
the touch of German reality: traces of different cultures and religions in a big city (with an excursion to Koblenz)
responsibility
politics and responsibility: talk with politicians about freedom and tolerance in Germany and the EU (with an excursion to Straßburg)
history and politics
understanding the context and drawing conclusions for activities in the future
interference
an attempt to interfere: messages we want to pass on; a theatre performance as a way to express ourselves
transfer
evaluation and transfer: more than just a job; follow-up and concepts for the future
documentation
we will set up a photo exhibition on the project activities; the experiences will be summarized in a manual to be published by the end of the project

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