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 Eastern and Central Europe is one of the most ethnically diversified regions in Europe. Its past has been marked by numerous conflicts, which were often a result of intolerance and xenophobia incited by ignorance and manipulated by the regional power players. After the fall of the 'iron curtain' we are provided with an unprecedented opportunity to heal old wounds, surmount conflicts and begin a co-operation based on shared cultural heritage and humanistic values.
Poland, as a NATO member and a new member of the European Union, has an opportunity to play a unique role in this process, helping to bridge the East with the West of Europe.
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Project mission:
- promoting tolerance and intercultural dialog in the context of the EU enlargement process;
- supporting the transborder cooperation;
- strengthening Euro-Atlantic strategic cooperation in the region;
- promoting Poland in Ukraine, Ukraine in Poland and sharing the experience;
- co-operation in the field of protecting human rights, freedom of speech, development of free media and an open society;
- supporting case for the further Ukrainian integration with EU and stimulating development of the region.
The 2003-2004 program Bridges to the East is a new phase of the Bridges of Tolerance series organized by Christian Culture Foundation ZNAK, U.S. Consulate General in Krakow and Villa Decius Association in the years 2001-2002.
Planned activities:
- expert seminars;
- European Art Encounters - workshops for young artists;
- profiled workshops for: local self-government administration, local and regional journalists, teachers and educators, local businessmen;
- seminars and conferences on regional co-operation and development;
- series of cultural events (concerts, exhibitions etc.) organized in co-operation with the local partners;
- on-line follow up on the project's website - www.tolerancja.pl
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Organizers: |
Christian Culture Foundation ZNAK
United States Consulate General in Krakow
Ukraine Consulate General in Krakow
Villa Decius Association in Krakow
Partners:
 Malopolska Institute of Local Government and Administration, MISTIA, Krakow
Malopolska In-Service Teacher Training Center, Krakow
St. Vladimir's Foundation, Krakow
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Warsaw
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Kiev
Przemysl City Hall
City of Lviv Development Institute, Lviv
South-Eastern Research Institute, Przemysl
Independent Cultural Magazine 'Ji,' Lviv
Institute of East-Central Europe, Lublin
UNESCO Polish Committee
UNESCO Ukrainian Club, Kiev
Central and Eastern European Media Center Foundation, Warsaw
Robert Schuman Foundation, Warsaw
Press Freedom Monitoring Center of the Polish Journalists' Association, Warsaw
The Tischner European University, Krakow
University of Information Technology and Management, Rzeszów.
District of Przemysl
Institute of Strategic Studies, Krakow
Eastern Europe College, Wroclaw
Center for International Relations, Warsaw
Institute of Communications and Media Studies, University of Leipzig, Germany
The Slovak Syndicate of Journalists, Preov branch
Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv
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