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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