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19 липня 2010
THE IOM TRAINING "LIVING LIBRARY" EVENT - KEY TO PROMOTING INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE"
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mission in Ukraine, with support from the State Committee of Ukraine for Nationalities and Religions, invites representatives from civil society organizations, national and visible minority communities, and educational institutions which work with youth to the training "Living Library" Event - Key to Promoting Intercultural Dialogue".
Objective:
To present to participants the ‘Living Library’ concept and Tool-Kit (t-shirts, posters, CDs with PSAs and other public awareness materials) to enable participants to organize similar local “Living Libraries” with the aim of combating xenophobia and promoting ideas of multiculturalism in their region.
What is a ‘Living Library?’
The “Living Library” event is a system whereby the “books” of the “library” are individuals from different social or ethnic backgrounds, and the “readers” of the books are high school or university students. The event serves as a tool for opening dialogue between people, and in doing so provides an informal setting in which to ask questions and discuss stereotypes or prejudices.
The IOM Mission in Ukraine has adopted the concept of “Living Library” from the model introduced by the Danish civil society organization “Stop the Violence” in 2000 (for more details please visit http://living-library.org/the-history.html).
“Living Library” events have already been successfully implemented at schools and universities in Western Ukraine.
Who can apply?
Representativesof
- civilsocietyorganizations who work with youth or national minorities
- national/visible minority communities
- schools/Universities
that have experience or strong motivation to work in the field of promoting cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue.
From the following regions:
Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Luhansk, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Poltava, Odesa, Kherson, Mykolaiv
Conditions of participation in the event:
Participation in the training is free of charge and organizers wil lcover travel and food costs. Materials to replicate the event in their local region will also be given to each participant. Application for the training is based on the condition that participants conduct at least one ‘Living Library’ event of their own in their region.
Howtoapply:
Simply complete the application form (downloadable through the following the link)and send it with the title “Living Library Training” by 5 p.m. onTuesday, 3 August 2010 to the e-mailytyapkina@iom.int or by fax (044) 568 50 16. Contact person is Yana Tyapkina.
The number of places is limited.
Confirmation of participation:
Successful applicants will receive e-mail confirmation of their participation in the training by 6 August 2010, at which time they will receive further information about the date and venue of the event (Kyiv, September 2010).
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