Europe on the Go, Spring University, Chiprovtsi

May 19-24, 2014

VIDEO DIARY

(To watch the videos, click on the pictures)

Day 1: Monday, 19 May 2014

The Place for Future Interdisciplinary Education Network and the participants in the ‘Europe on the Go’ Spring University in the village of Zhelen: Visiting the Centre of the Trinoga (Tripod) Association for Sustainable Development, visiting the old school (Daskalovata Kashta), lecture on and demonstration of biodynamic gardening and agriculture: Filip KIRILOV.

Yuliana NASKOVA (Vlahi Nature School, The Red House Centre for Culture and Debate and Shtastlivetsa Civic Association, Sofia).Seminar: ‘The Erasmus Generation: Vlahi Nature School: Sustainable Development, Volunteering, New Type of Education for Children and New Postmaterialist Culture’

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Filip KIRILOV – Lecture in the village of Zhelen: Visiting the Centre of the Trinoga (Tripod) Association for Sustainable Development, visiting the old school (Daskalovata Kashta), lecture on and demonstration of Biodynamic Gardening and Sustainable Agriculture: Filip KIRILOV.

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Teodor VASILEV (NC Future Now and Shtastlivetsa Civic Association, Sofia). Seminar: ‘The Erasmus generation: sustainable development, volunteering and the new postmaterialist culture’: at the Trinoga (Tripod) Association for Sustainable Development in Daskalovata Kashta in Zhelen, host Filip Kirilov.

Kiril TSENEV (Poet, artist, traveller) and Slav from Artecolonia Zhelen. Seminar and discussion: ‘The Erasmus generation: sustainable development, volunteering and the new postmaterialist culture’: at the Trinoga Association for Sustainable Development in Daskalovata Kashta in Zhelen, host Filip Kirilov.

Day 2: Tuesday, 20 May 2014

Opening at Chiprovtsi Historical Museum:

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Lecture: ‘Local and global – Europe, Chiprovtsi and the Bulgarian Northwest Region’: Anyuta BORIN, Director of Chiprovtsi Historical Museum,

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Yordanka ZAMFIROVA, expert at Chiprovtsi Municipality and Shtastlivetsa Civic Association.

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Panels:

A) ‘Europe on a crossroad: from the EP elections towards European Citizens’ Initiative’: Stoil TSITSELKOV (European Association for the Defence of Human Rights - Bulgaria and Shtastlivetsa Civic Association), Radosveta KRASTANOVA (Shtastlivetsa Civic Association and New Bulgarian University).

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B) ‘The Civic Green Movement in Bulgaria from 2005 until 2014: Successes, Problems and Perspectives for Citizens’ Empowerment’: Vera PETKANCHIN (For the Nature Coalition, Citizens for Rila civic group and Shtastlivetsa) , Dr. Desislava ALEKSOVA (International Business School – Botevgrad and Shtastlivetsa)

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Workshops:

A) ‘Folk customs, handicrafts, carpet weaving’: Yulia IGNATOVA, master carpet maker.

B) ‘The garden of colouring herbs at the Katerinina House Ethnographic Museum’: Sevka BARDINSKA, master carpet and tapestry maker.

‘Touch Bulgarian rhythm and drum’: workshop for playing traditional instruments – at the meadows above Chiprovtsi.

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Day 3: Wednesday, 21 May 2014

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Panels:

‘Green cities: how to save, renovate and bring back to life key urban spaces through sustainable management and development of cities’:  arch. Kliment IVANOV (New Bulgarian University) and Dr. Franck DUBOIS (La Maison des Sciences de l’Homme de Dijon, France )

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New social movements in New Europe: students and civic movements and defence of public values’:  Anti-TAFTA Mobilisation as one of new kind of trans-national European mobilisations - Etienne CIAPIN (Ph.D Student, Université Pierre Mendès France – Grenoble II)

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Visiting the Kozarnika cave near the village of Oreshets (near Belogradchik), where 3 years ago, a paleoarchaeologist team found the oldest human remains in Europe (Homo erectus dating from 1.6 million years ago). Lecture by Prof. Nikolay SIRAKOV (National Institute of Archaeology with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences). Looking around the cave under the guidance of discoverers Aleta GUADELLI (University of Bordeaux IV Montesquieu, Prof. Jean-Luc Guadelli‘s wife) and prof. SIRAKOV. (In Bulgarian.)

Day 4: Thursday, 22 May 2014

Visit to the Petar Parchevich School: Meeting with the headmistress and students, carpet weaving workshop, the garden of natural dyes: Svetlana TRENCHEVA, Headmistress, and Nikola NIKOLOV.

Visit to the Petar Parchevich School: Workshop with students and teachers, carpet weaving workshop, the garden of natural dyes: Yulia IGNATOVA and Nikola NIKOLOV.

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Panels:

A)  ‘Identity, values and borders in Europe’: Professor Gilles ROUET (Matej Bel University, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, and French Institute, Bulgaria),

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Julien DOUTRE (Ph.D Student, Université Pierre Mendès France – Grenoble II) and Nikola ATANASOV (Ph.D Student, St. Kliment Ohridski Sofia University):

A Quick Introduction to Sustainable Development

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B) ‘What happens with the new paradigms: New science and tradition and innovation in education’: Dr. Petar KANEV (University for Library Studies and Information Technologies, Sofia, and Shtatslivetsa), Professor Serge DUFOULON (Université Pierre Mendès France – Grenoble II).

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Workshop: Visit to the Community Centre, meeting with the CHAR Association, presentation of local folklore: dance, music, traditional instruments.

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Day 5: Friday, 23 May 2014

 Student Conference in the Ceremonial Hall of Chiprovtsi Municipality and Official Closing of the ‘Europe on the Go’ Spring University, Chiprovtsi 2014

Student Conference in the Ceremonial Hall of Chiprovtsi Municipality: Students present the results of their three-day collaboration in groups. Moderator: Emilia KRAYNOVA – Friedrich Ebert Foundation. Official guest: the French Ambassador in Bulgaria, M. Xavier Lapeyre DE CABANES.

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Official Closing of the Spring University at Chiprovtsi Municipality (Ceremonial Hall): Radosveta KRASTANOVA (Shtastlivetsa Civic Association and New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria)

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Petar KANEV (Place for Future Education Network, Institute for the Study of Societies and Knowledge, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences), Serge DUFOULON (Pierre-Mendès-France University, Grenoble, France), Frank DUBOIS (University of Burgundy, Dijon, France, Maison des Sciences de l’Homme de Dijon, France)

Student Conference: Students, divided into four working groups, each with two leaders from our team, present particular topics explored at the seminars, analysing and systematizing them. The key topics include:

I Student Work Group: Problems on the road to citizen empowerment and sustainable development

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Student Conference

II Student Work Group: Citizens’ Achievements that have already happened

Leaders of the work group: Franck Dubois,

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Student Conference

III Student Work Group: Ideas and Suggestions for the Future

Presentation by Elena Tsitselkova

Leaders of the work group: Etienne Ciapin, Lilia Sazonova

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Students Conference:

IV Student Work Group: Practices and Potential for Regional Sustainable Development

Presentation by Kalina Levkova and Julien Doutre

Presentation by Gergana Kosturkova

Leaders of the work group: Desislava Alexova, Julien Doutre

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Official Closing of the Spring University 

Anatoli PARVANOV (Mayor of Chiprovtsi), Regine SCHUBERT (Director of Friedrich Ebert Foundation – Sofia), Gilles ROUET (French Institute Sofia, Matej Bel University, Banska Bystricá, Slovakia). Official guest: the French Ambassador in Bulgaria, M. Xavier Lapeyre DE CABANES,

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Hiking to the Chiprovtsi waterfall or a trip in the mountain: Gushovski Monastery – Kopren Peak – village of Kopilovtsi – and back, or Svrachi Dol: led by Nkolai NIKOLOV. Lunch in the mountain.

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Day 6: Saturday, 24 May 2014

Departure from Chiprovtsi

Visiting Chiprovtsi Monastery

Arrival in Belogradchik, lunch at Mislen Kamak Restaurant.

Visiting the Belogradchik Rocks, a natural phenomenon, and Kaleto Fortress.

Departure from Belogradchik

Certificates for all partcipants in the ‘Europe on the Go‘ Spring University, Chiprovtsi 2014

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… return to Sofia.

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Unfortunately, there are no videos from the following events:

‘Citizens and the city: knowledge, initiatives and participation of minorities. The ‘Zhenski pazar’ case in Sofia’: Dragomir KONSTANTINOV (Zelenika Foundation), Dr. Lilia SAZONOVA (Institute for the Study of Societies and Knowledge, BAS and Shtatslivetsa)

Meetings with the local community (representatives of civil society and the municipal authorities in Chiprovtsi) and presenting the ‘For the Balkan Mountains and for the People’ project, aimed at sustainable development of the West and Central Balkan Mountains region: funding opportunities for student fieldwork in the area, organizing volunteers to help farmers and other local businesses with the expert assistance of organizations, committed to supporting sustainable businesses and providing ecosystem benefits: led by Georgi STEFANOV (WWF Bulgaria and Shtastlivetsa), Yordanka DINEVA (For the Nature Coalition) and Rosen VASILEV (Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation)

To see all the photos, click HERE!