We are happy to share with you that we recieved the first announcement for the "ToleranZittau" Project in Zittau, Germany which will happen between July 16th and September 15th, 2024. The project is supported by "Demokratie leben!” and organized by “ToleranZittau Projekt” together with "Oberlausitzer-kunstverein.”
The event includes a Tolerance Poster Show, and people of Zittau are also invited to create their own tolerance posters which will become part of this exhibition. ToleranZittau are also organizing a workshop and invited individuals, groups and school classes to join create tolerance posters together.
We are pleased to let you know that in parallel with hosting the Tolerance Poster Shows, ” Politécnico da Guarda “ (IPG), " UNITA - Universitas Monitum " and " Direção-Geral do Ensino Superior " (The Directorate General for Higher Education), an organization part of the "Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation" are organizing series of lectures on "Citizenship and Tolerance". The lectures will be held in the different IPG schools. The first lecture is about the legacy of the Portuguese consul Aristides Sousa Pereira . During the Second World War, he helped Jews in Germany to obtain Portuguese passports, and later he did the same with Jews in France. Despite the huge problems caused to him by the Portuguese fascist regime, Aristides Sousa Pereira managed to save 30,000 refugees, of which 10,000 were Jews. The speaker will be Aristides' grandson, and he is going to talk about his grandfather and his legacy. The second lecture will be f...
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