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Day of the town of Vukovar |
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Back in 1231, on May 3 Vukovar received the title of a free royal town. Trade along the Danube flourished and the area was densly populated. Catholic monks managed the religious, academic and cultural life of the town. May 3 is also the day when Christians celebrate the saints Philip and Jacob, which is why they became patron saints of the town. The construction of the St. Philip and Jacob church in Vukovar started in 1723. |
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IMPORTANT: info on Summer 2010 |
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Dear colleagues and potential participants,
Due to the fact that we are making administrative changes that will allow students to benefit more from the programme, there will not be a summer school in 2010. The summer school programme will resume in summer of 2011.
Thank you for your continued interest and your understanding. We hope that you will participate in the improved and upgraded programme in 2011.
Best wishes, your pushlab team. |
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Copenhagen Climate Conference |
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follow the blog of the UK youth Delegation in Copenhagen, learn who they are and how they try to make a difference at the summit. YOU can do the same! |
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Today's date, November 18 2009, marks the 18th anniversary of the fall of Vukovar. We remember all Vukovar victims whose legacy is a constituent part of Vukovar's history and the history of Europe. We admire the inhabitants of Vukovar for their efforts to build a sustainable and productive multi-cultural and multi-ethnic future for their town. Pushlab will continue to assist them in achieving these goals. |
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Open Society Institute Fellowship |
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One of our sponsors, the Open Society Institute is calling for applicants for the Open Society Fellowship. The Open Society Fellowship supports individuals seeking innovative and unconventional approaches to fundamental open society challenges. The fellowship funds work that will enrich public understanding of those challenges and stimulate far-reaching and probing conversations within the Open Society Institute and in the world.
Deadline is November 30, 2009
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Empowering the Community Successfully Finished |
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The second Vukovar Empowering the Community Training finished successfully. We are proud of our participants for implementing all of their groups' projects.
The summer school hosted participants from nine countries, who during the three weeks of the training learned about Vukovar's past and present. The participants developed four innovative projects for the development of the city of Vukovar. They presented these projects at a media conference in the city hall. During the last three days of the training they implemented the envisaged projects in Vukovar.
The summer school and the projects were supported by the city of Vukovar and Vukovar NGOs, the Vukovar tourist board and the Tourist board of the Vukovar-Srijem county.
The training was covered by leading regional media such as: Radio Dunav (Serbian Radio station in Vukovar), Croatian Radio Vukovar, the Vukovar newspaper, Vijesnik Osijek, Slavonia Info, Glas Slavonije, Večernji list Osijek, Jutarnji list Osijek and Vinkovačka TV.
Participants and traines with Mr. Željko Sabo, the mayor of Vukovar
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International summer school |
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EMPOWERING THE COMMUNITY starting next Monday, July 6
Dear Participants,
the starting date of our summer school is coming closer. I hope you all received Tanja's email about the arrival details to hotel Dunav. If not, please email us and we will forward you the necessary information.
Should you have any problems arriving to Vukovar or the hotel, please do not hesitate to call either Tanja (+38595 8077 468) or me (Ivana, +38598 9766 388).
We are exited about your participation in the training and are looking forward to seeing you soon in Vukovar!
Best wishes, Ivana
OVIM PUTEM POZIVAMO MLADE VUKOVARA DA NAM SE PRIDRUŽE NA TRENINZIMA I VEČERNJIM DRUŽENJIMA. POSJETITE NAS U HOTELU DUNAV!
EMPOWERING THE COMMUNITY IN VUKOVAR
JULY 6 - JULY 25 2009
PushLAB, Croatia and Global PACT, USA invite you to participate in a three week, team-based immersion course in Vukovar, Croatia. The active learning course will put students for the third year in a row in the position of NGO organizers seeking to resolve critical social problems and to analyze and engage the economic, political, and social environment in which a community exists. In small teams, students will initiate and develop projects that create positive change in the town of Vukovar. The course will take you through this process step-by-step from issue identification to practicing (and holding!) a live press conference.
Download the application form. Application deadline is June 25 2009.
Download the program syllabus here. |
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