Yesterday I posted that I was attending the Cities, Migrants and Diversity:  “Valuing Diversity, Understanding Migration” Workshop at the Anna Lindh Foundation Forum 2010, but today I have decided to tell you about the other Workshops available if you attend! It was a tough decision for me to make.

First up is Education, Intercultural Learning & Youth: “Learning to live together in diversity” This did intially appeal to me, considering my membership of Scouting Ireland, but in the end the other one stood out more. This Workshop will cover:

• Intercultural dimension of the non-formal education in the Mediterranean context
• Teacher trainings and other tools to deal with diversity
• Youth policies for intercultural dialogue

It should be interesting.

Next up is Cultural & Artistic Collaborations: “Creativity for Dialogue”. Now because my interest in Art has been heightened, this one also appealed to me, but not as strongly.  This will cover:

• Mobility as a pre-condition for intercultural dialogue and exchange
• Networking: cultural platforms and networks
• Translation and the challenge of understanding the other: the state of the art

The next choice is Creating Spaces of Peace and Co-existence: “Restore Trust, Rebuild Bridges”. Now this would be an interesting workshop. Now unfortunately I didn’t think I would be able to use what I would learn from it. This will cover:

• Revitalize reconciliation processes and confidence building in conflict areas with intercultural and non-violent means
• New patterns to deal with the social consequences of the economic crisis in multicultural contexts
• Application of intercultural approaches for a culture of peace based on understanding, justice and respect
• Follow-up of the ALF initiative “Restore Trust, Rebuild Bridges”

The next one is Religion, Spirituality and Values: “Inter-religious dialogue & common values for action”. This is currently an issue in Europe, and one I am interested in. How I would approach it would be difficult though. So hence why I didn’t pick it! This workshop will cover:

• Educational professionals, civil society actors and religious leaders as active agents for the promotion of coexistence and interreligious respect
• Spaces of encounter: dialogue and exchange between religious and secular communities
• Developing working tools for inter-religious dialogue: trainings, mapping exercises and practices

And as a reminder the Cities, Migrants & Diversity: “Valuing Diversity, Understanding Migration” will cover:

• - Migrations and mutual perceptions in the Mediterranean: challenging stereotypes
• - Migrants and immigrated communities as key actors of development and intercultural action
• - Intercultural approaches in dealing with strengthening social cohesion and solidarity in multicultural urban contexts

There are some really good chances to learn at this event. I hope to learn alot.

Don’t forget to check out the provisional programme for the Forum!

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