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Posted at 07:29 AM in Climate Change, Current Affairs, Education, Energy, Environment, Film, Globalization, Health, Human Rights, Interviews, Peace, People | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Earth Focus Foundation organized a special event with the support of the Green Film Festival in Geneva on the 24th of February 2011.
Earth Focus Foundation presented THE PLAN written and directed by David Osterberg and Michael Stenberg of Biospheric Pictures AB (2010, 58’, Sweden) followed immediately by live discussion with Bruce Mau and Bisi Williams, and director David Osterberg.
Video summary of the event:
After the screening of THE PLAN, Bruce Mau lead a discussion exploring these questions:
Interviews:
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This video highlights the main points discussed at the last Global Youth Conference 2010 organized by the Earth Focus Foundation in Geneva:
Posted at 08:56 AM in Action, Climate Change, Education, Energy, Environment, Globalization, Human Rights, Peace, People, Poverty | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

The conference welcomes young people from all over the world to contribute to the subject of Climate Change and Sustainable Development.
Video webcast of the conference
The conference consisted of plenary sessions with experts regarding the effects of climate change, such as:The plenary sessions were complemented by workshops on various topics, such as:
The workshops covered different topics such as:
Message from Jean-Paul Moka:
Here is a 10 minutes movie clip summarizing some of the events of the conference:
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Le projet pédagogique " Les Murs " a pour origine, contexte et inspiration l’exposition photographique intitulée « Murs », organisée sur le Pont de la Machine, de Novembre 2009 à Janvier 2010, à l’occasion des 20 ans de la Chute du Mur de Berlin. Une exposition organisée par l’association Imaginaid et patronnée par la Ville de Genève.
A partir et autour de cette exposition, tout un projet pédagogique a été élaboré par divers partenaires : Imaginaid, le DIP, L'Ecole Internationale de Genève, la Fondation Earth Focus.
Inspiré par l’exposition “ Murs”, le projet vise à inciter les élèves du cycle d'orientation et du post-obligatoire des écoles publiques et privées du Canton de Genève, à mener une réflexion profonde sur la thématique des murs de séparation territoriale et sur leurs enjeux divers et variés.
5 axes de travail et d'activités sont proposés aux enseignants intéressés :
- des visites guidées de l'exposition,
- un concours de légendes,
- des débats et tables rondes,
- des présentations/créations artistiques libres,
- un concours lancé par Mandat International (voir : ww.genevedecouverte.ch/fr/concours.html)
Chaque axe de travail est indépendant des autres. Ainsi le projet "les Murs" permet une participation large et adaptée au souhait de chacun.
Vous trouverez ci-joint les documents vous permettant d'en savoir plus, à savoir une fiche technique présentant le projet dans sa globalité, un dossier pédagogique vous permettant de préparer quelque peu vos élèves à la thématique, des documents avec les détails pour chaque activité.
Présentation globale du projet: Download Fiche_technique_Murs finale
Dossier pédagogique (aide pour préparer vos élèves) : Dossier pédagogique
Visites guidées exposition "Murs" : Download Murs_fiche_inscription_visites_FR2
Concours de légendes : Download Murs_reglement_concours_de_legendes_FR2
Colloques, débats : Download Murs_fiche_inscriptions_colloques_FR
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The Walls Project has its origin, context and inspiration in the « Murs » photographic exhibition. Organised by the Imaginaid association, with the patronage of the City of Geneva, the exhibition will take place on the Pont de la Machine, Geneva from 9th November 2009 to 31st January 2010 and will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
From and around this exhibition, a whole educational project has been set up by different partners : Imaginaid, DIP, International School of Geneva, Earth Focus Foundation.
Inspired by the photographic exhibition « Murs », this project seeks to inspires students aged 12 to 15 years (cycle d’orientation) and 16 to 19 years (post-obligatoire) attending Geneva public and private schools to reflect on the theme of frontiers and dividing walls and their implications.
Five work streams are proposed as possible reference points for teachers and students :
- Guided visits to the photographic exhibition
- A caption competition
- Symposiums and round tables
- Independent artistic works
- the Mandat International’s competition (see : www.genevedecouverte.ch/fr/concours.html)
Each stream is independent and flexible, allowing for wide participation.
Please find below the documents to know more about these activities : an information sheet explaining the global project, a teacher's notes to prepare your students to the topic, some documents giving details about each activity.
Global information sheet : Download Information_Sheet_Walls
Teacher's notes (help to prepare your students) : teacher's note
Guided visits : Download Murs_fiche_inscription_visites_ENG2
Caption competition : Download Murs_reglement_concours_de_legendes_ENG2
Symposiums and round tables : Download Murs_fiche_inscriptions_colloques_ENG
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The Mountain, 5,895 meters (19,340 feet) Kilimanjaro, located near the Kenya-Tanzania border, is an extinct volcano that is one of the most massive of its kind.
With its summit, Uhuru Peak, on a crater rim called Kibo you can get a spectacular view of the 1.5-mile wide crater.In the centre of this crater there is a dip of about 600 feet filled with sulphurous ashes.
Kilimanjaro towers above the Great Rift Valley, which is said to be the possible birthplace of humankind.
Over the summer of 2005, I had the opportunity to climb this wonderful mountain. Not just to reach the summit but also to help 8 blind climbers do so as well.
Continue reading "Climbing Kilimanjaro When You Are Blind…" »
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In your global awareness class, we have had the fantastic opportunity to have an inside look on the genocide that happened in Rwanda.
A witness of the horrors of 1994 came to our school to tell us about his experience.
It is one thing to learn about the genocide in papers and documentaries but it is another to hear it from someone that it has affected forever.
Living in Kigali, this Hutu man was married to a Tutsi woman, who worked for The United Nations Children’s’ Fund—UNICEF. By the time the massacre had begun, he was already the father to three children.
He and his family had no choice but to leave and hide in neighboring countries. They lived in a constant fear of having their Rwandan papers discovered. (Eventually, they later were granted asylum in France).
Continue reading "Rwandan Genocide: A Witness of the Horrors of 1994 Tells About his Experience" »
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Emilio Barreto, was imprisoned in Paraguay, in 1965 at the age of 25, for being labeled as a ‘communist’. He suffered 13 years of unjustified imprisonment and torture. Through his power to ‘remain sane’, he brought theatre and the magic of imagination to the other prisoners.
The following is a meeting with Emilio Barreto and his story that he shared with students at a campus of the International School of Geneva.
During La Châtaigneraie’s Ecolatino week, we had the privilege to host Emilio Barreto, culminating in a performance of The Art of Silence: a powerful and moving play about torture in Paraguay. Emilio Barreto was born on 22 May 1940, in Paraguay.
Emilio Barreto came from a working class family, with a strong social conscience and involvement in social activity and workers’ rights.
Emilio began studying acting and worked with various theatre groups, learning design skills with masks, which he later developed into an art form.
At this time General Aifredo Stroessner was the dictator of the country after a successful coup in 1954 and h
e remained in power until he was overthrown in 1989.
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