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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
Initiated by SIETAR España‘s Vice President Papa Balla Ndong, the #sietarCovid_19 art project invited all SIETARians from SIETAR Europa and beyond to share on their life through the lockdown. The objective was for our community to get to know each other better, strengthen ties and invite collective participation in the co-creation of an artistic collage […]
In 2017, the UNESCO Category I institute, the Mahatma Ghandi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) oversaw the publication of a youth-led guide on the prevention of violent extremism through education. The 324-page document is a collation of over 150 case- study submissions from young educators from more than 50 countries. This […]
reviewed by Dr. George Simons When it comes to Africa, my school geography and history classes fail me entirely. So, the opportunity to read and review Benoît Thery’s latest book delightfully filled a lingering desire to illuminate the darkest corner of my interculturalist’s mind. I suspect that I am also not alone in the profession […]
In the history of humankind, art has been used as a medium for activism to effect change in society. And in a time when young people are finding creative forms of protest and avenues to champion various causes, you might be interested in learning how the surfaces of auto-rickshaws in Pakistan are being used as […]
Submitted by Jillaine Farrar, Vice President SIETAR Switzerland Around the globe, teachers and researchers have embraced change during the COVID-19 lockdown. Intercultural, social and technical challenges have accompanied teachers, students and researchers around the world. Acknowledging that there are limitations in what can be expected from all involved was an important starting point. Next comes […]
