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Europe MattersEurope Matters is an idea, a programme, a new kind of ‘think tank’. A special kind of facilitation is needed to grapple with how the past shapes our current interactions and to develop the awareness, responsibility, direction, leadership and creativity to build a different future. Europe Matters focuses on issues of identity, issues facing minority groups, and dealing with the tremendously violent history within Europe and in its colonial history, to discover new pathways to build our future, as thriving multicultural societies. ‘Social Inclusion in Action’ and ‘Europe Matters ‘ projects since 2004 have been in cooperation with partner organisations in the UK, Slovakia, Poland, Slovenia, Norway, Lithuania, and Croatia, with grants from the EU, including Grundtvig, and EACEA Europe for Citizens. Europe Matters may include:
Two large ‘Worldwork’ style forums took place in Sturovo Slovakia, in 2007 and 2009. Here are two articles: See also www.europematters.org We are currently discussing with colleagues who have offered to host CFOR forums in the Ukraine, Bosnia, and Croatia. We are also developing a project ‘Migration matters’, with several partners, with training and forums about attitudes and policy concerning migration. |