This year felt in many ways like we were alone facing a mountain of problems. Let’s hope that in 2020, we’ll be able to tie our wagons together once again and collectively move towards a brighter future making use of lessons learnt in 2020! Photo credits to Victor He for the photo to the right […]
Dear Members, Friends and Followers Welcome to this winter 2020 issue of our peer-reviewed SIETAR Switzerland Journal. We called for submissions on topics underpinning the 2020 congress, namely inclusion, diversity and intercultural mindfulness. The call was answered with such insightful articles written by congress speakers and delegates Vincent Merk, Nasser Yassine, Ingunn Johanne Ness, Helen […]
Dear Members, dear Friends and Followers, Welcome to this new edition of our newsletter, which is coming out a bit later than usual this year. Responding to the major turbulences caused by the pandemic, our editorial team quickly rethought its contents. Governments and individuals around our planet have been forced to reorganize and improvise in […]
We know Anne-Claude Lambelet as a caring and knowledgeable leader who gets things done with efficiency and effectiveness. Her well-organised workshops, webinars and annual general meetings truly ran like clockwork and SIETAR Switzerland really shone under her guidance. The new board has an excellent role model in her and is most grateful for the journey […]
by Michelle Bauer, student Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts – Business This piece was inspired by Professor Eric Davoine‘s presentation during the “Unpacking Migration: Recognition of the benefits of individuals on the move in our societies : Overcoming barriers towards inclusion” Part 1 session during SIETAR Switzerland’s 2020 Congress. In a merit-based employment […]
Dear Readers, On March 15, 2019, a 16-year-old Swedish teenager led a worldwide strike which saw an estimated 1.4 million pupils from across the globe boycott school to demand more action to stop climate change. The response to this rallying call from over 2000 cities and with several hundreds of different cultures and languages lends […]
by Nasser Yassine, AISA NGO International The SIETAR SWITZERLAND 2020 Congress World Café focused on an issue related to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals: building a culture of peace for the advent of peaceful and inclusive societies. As Vincent Merk underlined during his presentation, we need to move from passive diversity to inclusion by nurturing a sense of community. […]
submitted by Lucy Antrobus, Founder and CEO, Refugee Voices, Switzerland It has been a rollercoaster ride for Refugee Voices during this period of confinement. Our organisational purpose is built on human connection and unlocking potential, facilitated through group interaction and experiential learning. As such, we were concerned about the impact on our activities. To our […]
Because sharing our differences makes our world more beautiful.. Congress presenter and renowned Swiss photographer Petar Mitrovich who shared with us his beautiful and thought-provoking One Word For the World Project, is looking for Country Ambassadors. Goal : 90 countries, 10 indigeneous communities, Street exhibitions, Final Exhibition, A Book and A Documentary Interested in participating? […]
“Our sense of security comes from our generation, not our parents’…we are going to be with each other for the next fifty years. Our parents will soon be gone, and we will need to turn to our friends, which is why youth activism and young people speaking to each other is so important. Because our […]
