EWC executive director Ana Perona-Fjeldstad participated in the Council of Europe (CoE) conference on “Learning Democracy and Human Rights”, 15-16 April in Strasbourg.
The conference aimed at having a look at the results achieved under the CoE Program “Learning and living democracy for All” (2006-2009) and at planning future cooperation in the field of Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights (2010-2014).
It brought together over 200 participants from the CoE member states and beyond. Among them representatives of member states, decision makers in the field of education, education practitioners, and civil society representatives.
As one important result of the program and as a strong tool for future work in the field, the upcoming Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights was emphasized. Furthermore the EDC/ HRE network of coordinators and the series of manuals on citizenship and human rights education were mentioned as strong and valuable resources.
On the agenda of the second day were important key issues to be worked on in future: among them sustainability and visibility of HRE/ EDC programs and activities, including the need to have close cooperation with local actors.
The question of how to put CoE instruments into practice was addressed by participants in several workshops. Within this context, the EWC was mentioned as an important partner to provide and disseminate information relevant for educational professionals, to work on evaluation issues, and to establish networks.
EWC executive director Ana Perona-Fjeldstad participated in the Council of Europe (CoE) conference on “Learning Democracy and Human Rights”, 15-16 April in Strasbourg.
Henrik Wergeland (1808 – 1845) was a romantic poet and an important historian. He was an advocate for
democracy, and an eager defender of freedom of faith and freedom of expression.
