There is no doubt that Art and Culture are universal expressions with no frontiers between cultures and social groups, hence a perfect bridge for endorsing cultural dialogue. Europe with its expansion and migration is endowed with many individual identities which add to its rich diversity and is creating new dialogue between people.
Category: Miscellaneous
Social Networking: A Detriment To Society At Large?
Living on a tiny island like Malta means that we should be able to find it easier to socialize with our neighbours, friends, and other people than bigger countries. This is possible since we are confined to an area of just 316 km2 . With the arrival of social media sites on our shores, we are witnessing…
World Student Community for Sustainable Development
The World Student Community for Sustainable Development is a multi-disciplinary network of motivated students with the ability to think and act both locally and globally, and who share the vision to make a difference. The purpose is to be a leading international student organization that carries out meaningful projects which result in positive and enduring…
Panjab Cooperation Society from Afganistan
Panjab Cooperation Society (PCS) is a non-government; non-profitable public Youths organization. Given the social problems and challenges, a group of youths joined their hands to constitute an association named as “Panjab Cooperation Society – PCS” in Kabul, 2007. The organization’s establishment dates back to the mid-2007 by a group of youths withstanding totalitarianism, dictatorship in…
Federation of Ceylonese Young Greens (FCYG)
Federation of Ceylonese Young Greens formed in December, 2006 and operating as the Sri Lankan young group for the network of Global Young Greens. FCYG consider its values as sharing knowledge, education and networking with the goal of which is to be a youth platform to develop a Green Party in Sri Lanka within next…
Brazil’s Presidential Race Gets Interesting
If you thought the U.S. election was interesting, take a look at Brazil. “With the opportunity to try to construct this new future for Brazil and for the planet, I prefer to put my hopes in this movement.” (Marina Silva) The Green Party of Brazil has a new voice, Senator Marina Silva. Female, black, born…
The right to unilateral secession – support it or throw it out of the window ?
In FYEG’s Political Platform under ‘Democracy’ it reads: “8.5 All countries should have in their legislation the inalienable right of regions to separate themselves unilaterally from the state of which they are part, in accordance with the right of self-determination”. In this article I shall argue that such a right to unilateral secession of a…
Racism and Xenophobia – How are they being talked in schools?
Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance attack the most basic notion of human rights — that everyone is equal in dignity and worth. They are an affront to basic human dignity. Nevertheless, they occur in every country of the world. When people are socially excluded, the possibility of securing commitment to constructive participation in…
The Commodification of Pride
If one visits a Pride Parade in Western Europe or Northern America these days, one cannot avoid the impression that most aggression to be met there lies in the marketing. Not unexpectedly, Pride Parades have not been able to escape the wave of ultra-commercialization that has swept almost all public manifestations. Nowadays, Pride Parades are…
Strong political support needed: Eastern European LGBT communities gain visibility
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans gender (transsexual and transvestite) people today claim a right to visibility, freedom of assembly and equality in the workplace in all European countries. Remarkable changes have occurred in the position of LGBT movements during recent years in many European countries. For instance in Moldova, Latvia, Turkey and Croatia LGBT organizations…