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TOLERANCE THROUGH ADULT EDUCATION:
Towards Cultural and Religious Diversity in Europe

28 & 29 April 2004, Sofia, Bulgaria

Goethe-Institut Sofia, Budapesta Str. No1

PROGRAM:

28 April 2004
09:00 – 09:30

Opening of the Conference:

Mr. Peter Anders, Director, Goethe-Institut Sofia
Dr. Daniel Blum, Cultural Attache, German Embassy
Ms. Stanislavka Popova, Federation “Knowledge”
Dr. Maria Todorova, Director IIZ/DVV – Sofia

Tolerance and Understanding: Our Muslim Neighbors Europe – Information on the TUM Project

Dr. Beate Schmidt-Behlau – project coordinator, TUM project, IIZ/DVV, Germany

09:30 – 10:30

Introductory Presentation

Prof. Jorgen Nielsen, Department of Theology, University of Birmingham, UK:
Muslims and Inter-religious Dialogue in Europe

10:30 – 11:00

Panel presentations from the participants in the TUM project

Ms. El Batoul Zembib, Odyssee, Netherlands:
The Socratic Method: An Approach to Intercultural Dialogue in the Netherlands

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee/Tea Break

11:30 – 12:30

Panel presentations from the participants in the TUM project

Dr. Jochen Buchholz, Folk High School, Bonn, Germany & Ms. Antje Schwarze, Centre for the Study of Turkey, Essen:
Germany Muslims in Germany and Examples of Inter-religious Dialogue

Ms. Benedicte du Chaffaut, Centre Theologique de Meylan, Grenoble, France:
Tolerance and Understanding towards our Muslim Neighbours: Adult Education Examples from France

12:30 – 14:00

Lunch Break

13:00- 13:30

Press conference

14:00 – 15:30

Panel Presentations & Discussions

Dr. Plamen Makariev, Sofia University, Bulgaria:
Recognition and Tolerance

As. Prof. Milka Atanasova, Sofia University, Bulgaria:
Current Profile of Adult Education in Bulgaria

Mr. Hasan Ayvaz, Member of the High Islamic Council, Bulgaria:
Dialogue in Intercultural Learning

15:30 – 16:00

Coffee/Tea Break

16:00 – 17:30

Open Forum for Discussion
“Growing necessity for Tolerance and Understanding in Europe”

17:30 – 18:00

Reflections on the day & Closing remarks

29 April 2004

“Un-veiling the prejudice”
Workshop in English

09:00 – 10:00

Welcome to the workshop

Aims and background of the workshop

“Paradise with Two Faces”
Film by Vlado Trifonov

Introductory discussion

10:00 – 11:00

“Steps” – exercise on prejudices

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee/Tea Break

11:30 – 12:30

“Signs” – exercise on behavioral patterns

12:30 – 13:30

Work in small groups/ Experience sharing & Next steps

“Diversity Awareness”
Workshop in Bulgarian
14:30 – 15:30

Welcome to the workshop

Aims of the workshop

“Onion of diversity” – exercise on diversity

15:30 – 16:00

Coffee/Tea Break

16:00 – 17:00

“On the Rails of otherness” – exercise on stereotypes and personal choices

17:00 – 17:30

Coffee/Tea Break

17:30 – 18:30

“Black Foot, White Hand”
Film by Vlado Trifonov

Final discussion

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