This year, the 30th anniversary of German reunification is an opportunity to reflect on the political and social context of these events and their contemporary significance for Germany, Poland and the whole of Europe.
The Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe together with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Poland organized an online debate, which took place on 19th of November.
The debate was attended by:
- prof. Krzysztof Ruchniewicz (researcher at the University of Wrocław, Director of the Center for German and European Studies Willy Brandt)
- dr Kai-Olaf Lang (expert Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik)
The meeting was moderated by dr Robert Żurek (Managing Director of the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe).
Read more: Online debate || German reunification - reflection on the 30th anniversary - 19 November 2020...
Polarisation is a term we often use to describe attitudes and explain current events. But do we not abuse it to describe a complex social reality - which is far removed from the image created by the media? What is really going on in Poland and Germany, and where are the axes of dispute?
The Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe together with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Poland organised an online debate which took place on 3 December.
In the discussion took part:
Basil Kerski (Director of the European Solidarity Centre),
Lutz Rathanow (Saxon State Plenipotentiary for Overcoming the Dictatorship of the SED).
The meeting was moderated by Dr Katarzyna Grzybowska-Walecka (UKSW).
Read more: The online debate || Polarisation - media fact or social reality? - 3 December 2020 [Audio...
Despite the difficult situation and remote teaching, we do not interrupt our educational work. As part of the project "(Un)peace 1945. What did the end of the Second World War bring?", we have just conducted 15 workshops with the participation of primary and secondary school students from the Lower Silesian and Opole provinces. Almost 400 students and teachers took part in them.
We recommend scenarios (in Polish), which were prepared to tell young people exactly what happened in 1945 and why that year did not mean the end of the fighting and the beginning of the reconstruction of the country for the whole of Europe.
Read more: Online workshop || ( Un)peace 1945. What did the end of World War II bring?
On 25 and 26 November, a unique online workshop organised by the Krzyżowa Foundation took place. The representatives of Judaism, Christianity and Islam reflected together on what their religious traditions and experiences of interreligious dialogue can contribute to the integration of our society.
Participants active in various fields of activity - in science, education, media, NGOs and within their religious communities - discussed the role of religion in civil society, the presence of religion in the media, the integration and disintegration potential of each religious tradition in the social and political sphere, the principles of interreligious dialogue, as well as education on interreligious meetings.
Read more: Shalom. Pax. Salam. The integration potential of monotheistic religions for today's Europe -...
