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“Peace in the Eastern Mediterranean: Challenging an Illusion” Expert workshop at the Institute of International Relations – Athens

6May2025fotoessaCIVIL SOCIETY

Fotoessa participated in the experts’ workshop, “Peace in the Eastern Mediterranean: Challenging an Illusion”, held on May 6 at the Institute of International Relations (IDIS) in Athens. Dr. Stefanos Vallianatos, co-founder of Fotoessa and coordinator of the Greek National Network of the Anna Lindh Foundation, served as the moderator of the discussion with outstanding speakers

“The pot rolled and found its lid”: A participatory puppets play on conflict resolution “born” in the frame of an ALF Mobility for Creativity Programme

30August2024fotoessaCIVIL SOCIETY

July 18 – August 20, 2024: A month-long creative residency and fruitful intercultural collaboration resulted in an ingenious puppet play, focusing on conflict resolution, non violent communication, and peace building: “The pot rolled and found its lid” (named after an Arabic, Greek and many other cultures’ proverb). The play was created by Tamara Keldany (Les

Permaculture seminar in Fotoessa’s garden

3June2024fotoessaCIVIL SOCIETY, EDUCATION-TRAINING

On June 2nd, Fotoessa, with a consistent focus on promoting SDGs, hosted sensitized fellow citizens who came to get to know permaculture (permanent culture). Practical botanist, Mania Vranopoulou, shared her recent inspiring experience from an Erasmus+ project in the permaculture community REGEN Habitat in Puglia, Italy and presented the basic principles and applications of permaculture.

Anna Lindh Foundation-Greek Network: Members’ annual meeting

19November2023fotoessaCIVIL SOCIETY

Fotoessa was in the city of magnolias, Serres, on November 17-19, for another national meeting of the Greek Network of the Anna Lindh Foundation. In a city full of life, Praxis Greece, a member of the Network, hosted us, along with dozens of organizations from all over Greece, from Thrace to Crete. The meeting offered

“Change is a journey” Erasmus+ Mobility program: the video overview

1May2023fotoessaCIVIL SOCIETY

“Change is a Journey” – Irish Youth Workers in Greece with Erasmus+ Youth Worker Mobility program

22April2023fotoessaCIVIL SOCIETY

Fotoessa had the great privilege to participate in the Erasmus+ Youth Worker Mobility program: “Change is a Journey” – Irish Youth Workers in Greece, from 15 to 21 of April ’23. We organised and offered our eight guests tailor made workshops, innovative activities and intercultural trainings, on site visits and cultural exchanges with a variety

Conclusion of the “Intercultural Competences Development Workshops” Deree – The American College of Greece, Nov’21

30November2021fotoessaCIVIL SOCIETY, EDUCATION-TRAINING, Our News

Conclusion of the “Intercultural Competences Development Workshops” Deree – The American College of Greece, Nov’21 We, at Fotoessa, are so proud! A major intercultural training initiative to bridge civil society and academia has been successfully completed! We would like to express our gratitude to the students of the International Honors Program of the American College

Intercultural Capacity Building Training Program: “Identity and Interculturalism: From Me to We”

21November2021fotoessaCIVIL SOCIETY, EDUCATION-TRAINING, Our News

Cities are on the frontline for promoting diversity, inclusiveness, social cohesion, and sustainable development and the coronavirus pandemic has even deepened some of the existing social challenges. Fotoessa, an official member of the Anna Lindh Foundation (ALF) Network, is delighted to participate in the transnational project “Intercultural Cities and Learning” that responds to these challenges

Presentation of the LIVING LIBRARIES recounting tool from The House of Europe in Rhodes in the frame of “Be My Voice” transnational project

17March2021fotoessaCIVIL SOCIETY, Our News

Within the frame of the “Be My Voice” transnational project, supported by EU and the Anna Lindh Foundation network, Fotoessa had the privilege to welcome “The House of Europe in Rhodes” in a web presentation of the “Living Libraries”, an acknowledged tool for supporting freedom of speech and challenging prejudice and discrimination, creating a safe

GLOBAL CRISES, COMMON PROBLEMS, COLLECTIVE SOLUTIONS

9March2021fotoessaCIVIL SOCIETY, Our News, Research

Anna Lindh Foundation Intercultural Research Project Grant “Global Crises, Common Problems, Collective Solutions” We at Fotoessa PC are pleased to announce that we will be partners in an Anna Lindh Foundation Intercultural Research Project Grant for a project titled “Global Crises, Common Problems, Collective Solutions” which focuses on intercultural dialogue in the Euro-Med area in