ahdr newsletter - march 2012
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A newsletter highlighting AHDR activities in March 2012.TRANSCRIPT
AHDR Newsletter – March 2012 2010
AHDR WORK AROUND THE WORLD!
AHDR strives to be active not only on a local and regional level, but also on an international level. That is why we are
thrilled to announce that honorary board member and AHDR's previous president, Dr. Chara Makriyianni, has been asked by EUROCLIO (European Association of History Educators) to act as their Ambassador! Chara will be representing EUROCLIO at international meetings and events, waving the EUROCLIO flag and at the same time promoting the great work of the AHDR around the world.
LEARNING HISTORY
TOGETHER The Association for Historical Dialogue & Research (AHDR) cordially invites you to the launch of
its groundbreaking
supplementary educational materials produced in the context of the AHDR’s Multiperspectivity and Intercultural Dialogue in Education (MIDE) project,
funded by the UNDP- ACT.
Monday 12th March at 16:00 – 19.30
@Home for Cooperation Key topic areas include:
Thinking Historically about Missing Persons, Learning to Investigate the History of Cyprus through Artefacts,
The Ottoman Period in Cyprus, Our Children Our Games, Introducing Oral
History and Home for Cooperation. Please join us in celebrating the AHDR’s significant contribution to the advancement of history
education in Cyprus, where you will have the chance to pick up copies of the materials and enjoy food and drink with us!
AHDR Newsletter – March 2012 2010 TRIBUTE TO WOMEN’S DAY
It’s not only about (his)story!
On the occasion of International Women’s day, the AHDR
would like to take a moment to reflect on the advancement of women’s rights across the divide, across Europe and across the globe, as well as considering the efforts that still need to be made in eradicating gender bias. Although gender inequality in various aspects of society
has significantly reduced, differences and imbalances still remain. Within education, the closing of the gender gap has never been so apparent; however differences are still prominent across the world. In many countries, girls are still not permitted to attend school, and even when they do, circumstances often force them to leave prematurely
or leave school with fewer qualifications than that of their male counterparts. Moreover, the education systems, even in the most advanced countries, are still riddled with gender bias in both the curricula and the educational materials used, and the subject of history is no exception.
Historical rhetoric often plays down the important role of women through time, even though women have often changed the course of history, influencing significant spheres of life; many of which are still apparent today. The AHDR believe that until now, emphasis is placed
exclusively on the history of wars and politics. It is a history about ʽ(his)story, which simply narrates from the
point of view of the male warrior. We, at the AHDR, work
towards the inclusion of more histories, i.e. social history, the history of a neighbourhood, the history of everyday life, the history of children’s toys, the history of women, the history of weddings, or even the history of architecture. Have a look at the materials of the AHDR!
They are not only about (his)story! www.ahdr.info
AHDR contributes to the activities of the Women’s
Bureau of DEV-İŞ and PEO to celebrate International Women’s Day
AHDR Education Director Alev Tugberk and Board member Costa Constanti visited the children’s ward of
Makarios Hospital in Nicosia on the 6th of March 2012 with representatives of the women bureaus of PEO and DEV-İŞ.
Alev and Costa donated sets of the AHDR’s educational booklets in Turkish and Greek to the children’s ward, in an event organised to celebrate International Women’s day on 8th March. Makarios Hospital’s Children’s Ward cares for Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot children receiving medical
treatment. “Happy reading children. Get well soon.”
AHDR Professional Development Program under MIDE II has began on 3 March 2012
with the Training of Trainers!
Core initial training sessions were delivered to 20 teacher trainers from all over the island, over a period of 3 days, by our local expert teacher trainers. Activities focused on AHDR’s educational materials on the history of Cyprus and innovative pedagogical approaches in history teaching. After completing their training sessions, AHDR teacher
trainers will be ready to roll out to different regions of the island, training history teachers islandwide.
AHDR ISLAND-WIDE TEACHER TRAINING STARTS IN NICOSIA
Upcoming teacher training sessions for
Nicosia teachers will take place on: 4 April 2012 – AHDR Regional Teacher Training - Nicosia First Round @H4C – BICOMMUNAL 11 April 2012 – Parallel Regional Teacher Trainings – Nicosia @H4C and KTOEOS Building
(TBC) – MONOCOMMUNAL. Parallel sessions will be delivered on the same day, at the same time in
different venues.
CALL US TO BOOK YOUR PLACE!
Tel.: 0035722445740 / 00905428506681
email: [email protected]
Upon request the AHDR can also provide
specific training sessions in schools
for each of its publications!!
To set up a training session at YOUR
school contact us:
Tel: 0035722445749 / 00905428506681
AHDR Newsletter – March 2012 2010
Launch of the new thought-provoking
CCHA video titled ‘Capturing History’! ‘An interesting and thought provoking look into
the making of a critical history archive for Cyprus. This short film shows the enormity of the task and the methods employed to digitally preserve past newspaper articles and editorial perceptions from both sides of the divided island of Cyprus. The legacy of this project will be to allow future researchers to see both points of view of specific
events to better understand the reasons for the conflicts of the past.’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1GFWpEOmss&feature=plcp&context=C4573a80VDvjVQa1PpcFN8NIWXPw0jfW0d2ybLR17ykKrzsPBN39s%3D
Cyprus Critical History Archive is a joint initiative between AHDR and PRIO that allows people to enquire into historical issues by rendering available hitherto unavailable primary sources.
This first stage of the projects aims to digitise, catalogue, and summarise Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot newspaper articles pertinent to inter-communal relations and conflict-related violence during the 1955-1964 period. Eventually, it is hoped that the project will broaden its temporal scope and extend up to 1974, while the
typology of sources will include private and public archival documentation, photographic archives,
audio-visual material and oral accounts from Cyprus and abroad. These sources will be uploaded to an online
database that will be open to historians, social scientists, researchers, journalists and any interested member of the public who want to learn more on this troubled period of the history of Cyprus. The purpose of the archive is to promote the
asking of questions rather than the provision of ready-made answers that favour one or another interpretation of Cypriot history. LANGUAGE CLASSES FOR GREEK & TURKISH
AT THE H4C!
Greek and Turkish language classes begun in February, and have had a great response, with the current number of students now totalling 25. A number of classes are running which address beginner, intermediate as well as advanced language levels, so feel free to contact us if you
would like to join any of our groups! Classes are taught by our lovely and multilingual expert teachers, Alev Tugberk, Daphne Lappa and Maria Siakalli.
H4C WEBSITE LAUNCH!
We are extremely pleased to announce the launch
of the H4C website! It contains amongst others, information on all events taking place at the Home, information on our resident NGOs, as well as vibrant short videos produced by CCMC which document both the official opening of the H4C and NGO activities. Moreover, it contains information on how to book a space for YOUR event at the
H4C!! CHECK IT OUT: www.home4cooperation.info
THALIA DRAGONA & ANNA FRAGOUDAKI AT THE H4C
On 29 February, the H4C had the honour of hosting a discussion with distinguished academics Thalia Dragona and Anna Fragoudaki from the
University of Athens. The discussion centered on the issue of "Democratic Pluralism in Action: An
example of coexistence of the majority and the minority in Western Thrace in the education area." Despite the snowy weather the room was filled with people who contributed to an animated and constructive discussion!
CYINDEP JOINS THE H4C FAMILY!
The H4C is delighted to announce its new resident NGO! The Cyprus Island wide NGO Development
Platform (CYINDEP) will be sharing the H4C along with its 5 other resident NGO`s (ETEK, Cyprus 2015, PRIO, KTMMOB, PeacePlayers).
Hosting CYINDEP, which represents 2 Development Platforms in Cyprus, comprising of a number of Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot NGOs, reinforces the H4C’s aim of facilitating interaction and cooperation across the divide, as well as transforming the ‘dead zone’ from a symbol of separation to a symbol of cooperation.
Welcome to the Home for Cooperation family CYINDEP!
AHDR Newsletter – March 2012 2010
CONTRIBUTIONS TO AHDR WEBSITE & ARCHIVE
We welcome your old books, ideas, thoughts, lesson plans, photographs, drawings, research findings,
articles, news, links and suggestions at: [email protected]
OTHER EVENTS @ H4C
The Stelios Award for Business Cooperation
in Cyprus 2012 Launches at the H4C This Networking Event, held on 28 February, was attended by over 50 individuals representing various companies and organizations from across Cyprus.
Since its inception in 2009, the Stelios’ award has been received by a variety of diverse teams and businesses: all, however, dedicated to fostering cultural and economic ties between the Cypriot communities across the Green Line buffer zone.
The Award is funded personally by Sir Stelios Haji-
Ioannou, founder of Easy Jet and serial entrepreneur, through the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation, which is dedicated to the three E's - Education, Entrepreneurship and the Environment. For more information, visit:
www.stelios.com/cyprus-business-cooperation.
Civil Engagement for Reconciliation
The H4C conference room was packed with participants as ENGAGE launched phase II of its
Small Grants programme on 21 March 2012. The event provided information on the aims of the Small grants programme and what it offers and
how the programme aims to facilitate the ENGAGEment of civil society in Cyprus.
Phase 2 of the Small Grants programme will focus on grants related to 4 main themes:
Gender & diversity
Peace & reconciliation
Civil Society profile and Enabling
Environment
Sustainable development
ENGAGE II is implemented by the NGO Support center and The Management Centre
For further information, please visit: www.engage4peace.org
PARTNER NEWS
CCMC NEWS
Find out about all the great work that CCMC and their partners are doing for all communities in
Cyprus, by visiting the CCMC website: www.cypruscommunitymedia.org
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
Find out more about the extensive work of the Council of Europe: http://www.coe.int
EEA & NORWAY GRANTS
Find out everything about EEA and Norway Grants funding in Central and Southern Europe: www.eeagrants.org
EUROCLIO
Search projects, find out about educational material and all the latest news from the EUROCLIO Board and Secretariat, Members and Partner Organizations from:
http://www.euroclio.eu UNDP - ACT LATEST PROGRAMME UPDATE Read all the latest news on the progress of UNDP - Action for Cooperation and Trust (ACT) and
it’s various initiatives at: www.undp-act.org
THANK YOU
The AHDR would like to thank all those individuals who responded to the recent announcement for Research Assistants as part of their Cyprus
Critical History Archive (CCHA) project. The AHDR received many applications from highly skilled and experienced individuals. We kindly ask all those who applied for their patience and understanding whilst we carefully review all applicants credentials.
Support the AHDR by registering as a member and/or renewing your yearly
membership
Your membership is fundamental to the growth of AHDR and we would like to extend a personal thank you to everyone that
renewed their AHDR membership and sent
his or her updated contact details. Should you wish to become a member or renew your membership, simply visit our website at www.ahdr.info Or email us at [email protected] / [email protected]
If you have changed your contact details, please, remember to send us your updated details.