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New seminar pilot project - Confronting Antisemitism and Islamophobia Through Media Literacy

December 2009 (Brussels - to be confirmed)
For Jewish and Muslim youth leaders ( aged 18 - 35)

This exciting new seminar brings together CEJI's brand new training manuals addressing Antisemitism and Islamophobia, developed by our Religious Diversity education team together with the Jewish Muslim Cooperation Platform, and our long term youth partner EPTO (European Peer Trainers Organisation) in a brand new pilot seminar.

This seminar will address Antisemitism and Islamophobia through media literacy.  Seminar participants will learn to confront Antisemitism and Islamophobia in the media, develop critical thinking skills to analyse the media and develop skills and techniques to develop their own media tools. At the end of the seminar it is planned to produce a short broadcast on an internet radio station to showcase the results of this seminar.

Registration Cost 50 Euro, including 3 nights accommodation.
Two-thirds of international travel costs are reimbursable.
Application deadline:November 1st.
For further information please contact training@...  +32 (0)2 340 9623

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5-Day Religious Diversity and Anti-Discrimination Training

November 22-27, CEJI Office, Brussels : An award-winning programme that provides a concrete training package addressing the religious dimension of intercultural relations.

This programme welcomes all forms of belief and non-belief. Educators, human resource professionals, public authorities, community leaders and mediators - anyone looking for a way to transform differences from obstacles into opportunities.
Registration Deadline: 10 October, 2009.
For further information click here or contact training@... or call +32 (0)2 340 9623

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CEJI Needs Your Support: European Parliament Campaign on Antisemitism

CEJI is campaigning to sign up Members of the European Parliament to the London Declaration on Combating Antisemitism.

The London Declaration provides proactive and pragmatic steps for governments at all levels to combat Antisemitism, and to create an awareness of this important issue through education, training and community involvement. It is a useful tool for combating Antisemitism, but it is more than that: other forms of hatred can be countered by similar initiatives, and help create a European Union free of discrimination of all kinds.

The London Declaration has until now been signed by over 130 Members of Parliament from around the world. By signing on, elected officials commit publicly to identify the threat of Antisemitism, and to challenge it where it occurs.

CEJI has been contacting the Members of the European Parliament, urging them to commit to endorse the Declaration. We need you, our partners and friends, to contact MEPs to sign the Declaration. A sample letter to send to MEPs can be found here. The text of the Declaration is available in English, French, German and Spanish.

Contact information for MEPs is available here.

For more information, contact please contact Gidon van Emden at the CEJI office

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The Learning to Live in a Multicultural World Conference.

Ruth Friedman, Education Programmes Manager , attended the Learning to Live in a Multicultural World in Caux , Switzerland held from 9-15 July 2009.

On the second day , Ruth had the opportunity to speak as one of two panelists on the Initiatives of Change panel. Mehrezia Labidi, vice president of the European section of Religions for Peace also spoke and together they talked of their specific approaches in fostering the dialogue between Muslims and Jews in Europe .

You can read more on the conference website.
Photographer: Adriana Borra, Caux , Switzerland .

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Ariane de Rothschild Fellows Program in Jewish Muslim dialogue and Social Entrepeneurship

Ruth Friedman was one of 28 hand-picked candidates participating in the Ariane de Rothschild Fellows Program on Jewish Muslim Dialogue and Social Entrepeneurship in New York , July 2009. Other participants, Jewish and Muslim, came from France , the United Kingdom , and the United States . The programme, the first of its kind, interwove social entrepreneurship and dialogue training. CEJI was pleased to have a participant amongst the first group of what promises to be an inspiring programme.

You can read more here.

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Religious Diversity News

Religious Diversity Users Seminar, October 12-16, 2009 in Turin , Italy

Religious Diversity 2-day Workshops

Scotland : Early October.. date to be confirmed
Ankara, Turkey, 3-4 October, 2009
Wales, Ararat Centre, 28-29 October, 2009
Wales, Ararat Centre, 24-25 November, 2009

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EPTO

EPTO successfully ended its multi-measures project - PEER I'M at the final summer conference, 2-7 September, 2009 in Luxembourg City .

For more information about EPTO, contact Julie Godfroid.

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Other News

Participate in the Elijah Religious Leadership Survey

This coming October, the Elijah Board of World Religious Leaders will convene for its fourth in-person meeting on the topic: "Religious Leadership for the Future".

In preparation for the meeting, Elijah, with the help of Delixus, is conducting a worldwide survey regarding attitudes to religious leadership both personal/local and higher level (national/international). Its results will inform the leaders' discussions. Follow the link to view the survey titled Religious Leadership Survey.

The survey is available in six languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Hebrew and Polish Several hundred respondents are needed in order to obtain statistically meaningful international results.

To read about future events click on www.ceji.org/events for further details.

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