A story full of life lessons, fun characters, color, emotions and a lot of dedication. This could sum up in a few words the play “The Naughty Prince and the Wise Old Man”, staged by more than 15 children enrolled in the theater classes at the Alternative Education Club. The play is an adaptation developed ​​by Sorin Sandu after a story by Anton Pann.
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For nearly two weeks between 27 May and 8 June, 80 high school students in five cities – Timișoara, Iași, Buzău, Cluj-Napoca, Bucharest – have accepted the invitation of Policy Center for Roma and Minorities and its partners to participate in a series of educational debates that took the forefront of current social issues such as discrimination, racism and negative cultural stereotypes.
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Between June 6 and 8 2011, Aflatoun hosted its International Meeting 2011 in Zandvoort, the Netherlands. Aflatoun celebrated their three-year achievements, including having exceeded the 2008-2010 campaign goals of reaching 1 million children in 75 countries.
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(Română) In ultima serie din acest an universitar a programului Closer to Oxford, Asociatia Romana de Dezbateri, Oratorie si Retorica (ARDOR) te invita la dezbaterea publica cu tema: Predarea religiei in scoli pune in pericol laicitatea statului roman?
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From 1 – 4 June 2011, the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) together with the Croatian Cultural Association in Burgenland, organized in Eisenstadt (Austria), the 2011 FUEN congress which gathered 86 member organizations from 32 European countries. FUEN is the largest umbrella organization of national minorities in Europe.
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Over 400 children, parents and volunteers participated on Sunday at the International Children’s Day organized by Policy Center for Roma and Minorities in collaboration with the District 5 Mayoralty, on Livezilor Stret in Bucharest. The event was dedicated to the children in the Ferentari area and in particular to the pupils from the Elementary School no.136 where Policy Center for Roma and Minorities launched in October 2010 the Alternative Educational Club with the financial support of the Netherlands Embassy in Romania. Also, pupils from the Elementary School no.147 were involved in the event, as we plan to open a new club at this school.
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Policy Center for Roma and Minorities and the District 5 Mayorality celebrates Sunday, May 29, between 10:00 and 12:00 am, on Livezilor St., the International Children’s Day. The event is dedicated to the children in the Ferentari area and in particular to the pupils at the Elementary School no.136 where Policy Center for Roma and Minorities launched in October the Alternative Educational Club with the financial support of the Netherlands Embassy in Romania. Also, pupils from the Elementary School no.147 will be involved in the event, as there are plans to open a new club at this school.
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The “Mass Football Day” Cup event, held on May 25, was a great opportunity for the two football teams from the Alternative Education Club from the Elementary School no. 136 in Ferentari to show what they learned during their weekly soccer practice. The activity is coordinated by ex-professional football player (junior league), Laurențiu Gheorghe who used to play for one of Romania’s most notorious football clubs, Dinamo București. For more than a year, around 30 children from Ferentari had the chance to take part in weekly football practices and compete in local and regional football tournaments.
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Policy Center for Roma and Minorities, in partnership with the Romanian Association for Debate, Oratory and Rhetoric (ARDOR), PATRIR (Peace Action, Training and Research Institute of Romania), Carturești Bookshops and the “Zile si Nopti” magazine” organize from May 27 to June 8 the national caravan „Challenge against discrimination”. The series of events targets high school students from five major cities in Romania, including the capital, Bucharest. The caravan format relies on debates as an educational instrument meant to stimulate critical thinking on social issues such as discrimination, racism and negative cultural stereotypes.

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Policy Center for Roma and Minorities in partnership with Strada Film and the Script Association, with the support of the European Commission, launched today the first script laboratory in Romania, Strangers Script Lab. The lab will take place in two different locations throughout the country between July and October.
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