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CEJI Awarded the European Commission's Gold Prize for their Religious Diversity Training ProgrammeThe European Commission awarded its Gold Prize for Adult Education to CEJI and the project partnership for the Religious Diversity and Anti-Discrimination Training programme. Recognising this groundbreaking work on religious diversity and intercultural education in Europe, the prize is a part of the European Awards for Lifelong Learning. For more on this training programme, the project partnership and upcoming events click here. To download a copy of European Success Stories click here.____________________________________________ Anti-Discrimination Training: Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia | Jewish Muslim Dialogue Training Workshop
At the end of this training participants shared their ideas for how they can be personally involved in the future and what they want to do in their own communities. Ideas included setting up joint Jewish Muslim football games, setting up Jewish Muslim Christian coffee mornings, and helping to set up and run future trainings in their communities. Due to the high levels of interest generated by this training CEJI will be organizing the Anti-Discrimination Training on Antisemitism and Islamophobia again in the Autumn (Dates to be confirmed) for a general audience (including also non-Jewish and non –Muslim people). ____________________________________________ Flanders Today talks to CEJI’s Jewish and Muslim trainers, Ruth Friedman and Hassan AmaghlaouFlanders Today recently ran an article on the Anti-Discrimination Training Workshops run by CEJI, as a partner of the Jewish Muslim Dialogue Platform. Entitled ‘Strengthening the ties that bind - training brings Jews and Muslims together to fight discrimination',the article explores the dialogue between Jewish and Muslim communities here in Europe To read the full article, click here.____________________________________________ Religious Diversity & Anti-Discrimination Training for Adult Educators.
A Religious Diversity & Anti-Discrimination Training for Adult Educators was held in Istanbul, Turkey from 1-6 June, 2008. Participants came from the Netherlands, Germany, France, UK, Turkey, Finland and Romania. For more on this training course, click here. ____________________________________________ Schools for the 21st Century: European Commission Consultation.Late last year, the European Commission launched its first ever consultation on formal education, called “Schools for the 21st Century”. CEJI submitted its contribution, which you can read by clicking here. The Commission is planning to publish the contributions they received for this consultation, and will release a Communication on School Education in early July.While Consultations and Communications are not generally very exciting, this particular one is an important step for the European Union: never before has the Union taken a position on formal education, which remains in the hands of the Member States. While, therefore, this Communication is not binding, the Union’s opinions matter, and can show where improvements should be made. The Communication will hopefully address the need for diversity education, with the aim of giving young Europeans the tools and competences to live on an ever-shrinking and increasingly diverse continent. For further information, please contact Gidon van Emden, Policy Officer of CEJI gidon.vanemden@ceji.org ) ____________________________________________ Update on the Durban Review ProcessThe Preparatory Committee for the Durban Review Process announced that the Durban Review Conference will be held in Geneva, from 20-24 April 2009. Holding the conference at a UN venue will allow for a safer environment for all participants, and enable the UN to better enforce its rules of conduct. During the last conference, in Durban in 2001, Jewish delegates were attacked and harassed, and both the NGO meeting and the international conference itself devolved into an antisemitic row.While the contents of the upcoming meeting are not as yet confirmed, we hope that the venue will create a better working atmosphere, leading to actual steps to combat discrimination and racism around the world. Keep an eye on future CEJIFlash newsletters for more information. ____________________________________________
Equal Voices recently published an article by Bashy Quraishy, Chair for the European Platform for Jewish Muslim Co-operation. In it, Mr Quraishy outlines the development of the European Platform for Jewish Muslim Dialogue, and discusses the fact that local Jewish Muslim initiatives are key to creating understanding between the two communites.More here. |
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