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Conference: Intercultural Dialogue - Challenge for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education

14.11.2008, 12:00 Uhr - 16.11.2008, 13:00 Uhr

Hilton Danube Hotel, Handelskai 269, A-1020 Wien
Wien

Österreich
reinhard-eckert@politik-lernen.at

h t t p : / / d a r e - n e t w o r k . b l o g s p o t . c o m /

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This European conference will provide input and networking opportunities on three different levels: 1) Presentations and workshops on intercultural didactics in formal learning: Education for Democratic Citizenship (EDC) and Human Rights Education (HRE) in a globalised world; 2) Interactive trainings on anti-discrimination; arguing against prejudices and xenophobia; gender mainstreaming in intercultural dialogue, cultural gender norms; training and measuring intercultural competences etc.; 3) Advocacy for intercultural learning in EDC and HRE: Practitioners and policy makers from the local and the European level will meet in small discussion groups. The conference will provide a forum for practitioners in formal and non-formal education, researchers and scholars in EDC/HRE and policy makers from various levels. All European stakeholders of HRE/EDC in Adult Learning are invited to contribute. Results arising from the conference will be published and used for the preparation of a hearing on EDC/HRE in the European Parliament in 2009. Please check www.dare-network.eu for regular updates. For more information, please contact the conference office. A detailed programme with the registration requirements will be published in June 2008. The conference language is English, a few workshops will also be held in German and French. Travel costs will be reimbursed up to a certain limit. Board and lodging costs are covered for the duration of the conference. The conference is held in cooperation with the Council of Europe - Division for Citizenship and Human Rights Education, Directorate General IV.