VOLUNTAR No. 285, May 12 2003 FDSCCP: 22-219, Bucuresti. E-mail: acces@fdsc.ro Phone: +40-1-310 01 77; Fax: +40-1-310 01 80 "Voluntar" is an electronic bulletin published weekly by Civil Society Development Foundation - Romania (CSDF). Also available in Romanian. Part of the information contained in "Voluntar" comes from press releases and other materials issued by non-governmental organizations, the media, and from e-mail lists. Reproduction in whole or in part of any information in "Voluntar" is permitted provided that the source is mentioned. The publication is available on the Internet at the address: http://www.fdsc.ro/publications/index.html. The e-mail address for feedback, submissions, subscription and removal is acces@fdsc.ro. Please keep your submissions under 300 words and send them through before 2 PM every Monday.
CONTENTS NGO HIGHLIGHTS: Seminar on the specialist’s role in preventing HIV/SIDA; "Abracadabra"; Debate on work legislation; "Come and Play with Us"; Free access to public information EUROPEAN NEWS: 22 European regions have presented their candidacy to compete for designation as The European Region of the Year; ACT4EUROPE Campaign; "Foundations of European Law" SUMMER SCHOOL: Turkey and Greece: Transcending the Past and Embracing the Future FELLOWSHIP: summer fellowships to lawyers, law students, and civil society specialists from Central and Eastern Europe interested in NGO law VACANCIES: Administrative Assistant; Computer Network Administrator; Driver/Logistics Coordinator; Fundraiser USEFUL NGO INFO: Women Association in Romania keeps helping the poor families in Romania FLASH NEWS: Tradition and Modernity in Maramures INTERNATIONAL EVENTS: The 2nd Training of CEE Citizens Network; International youth conference; International Culture Week PUBLICATIONS: Survey was to assess perceptions of and knowledge on European Union and EU integration for Albania; Racism and Antiracism
15 May. "Slujirea Vietii" Humanitarian Association, Iasi, organizes a seminar on the specialist’s role in preventing HIV/SIDA spread in the community. More information: Daniela Cadar, tel. 0744 253 994; e-mail danielacadar@go.ro 18 May. Children’s Friends Foundation Romania, in partnership with Amici dei Bambini Association Italia, organizes "Abracadabra". Similar events will take place the same day in different countries. In Romania, Abracadabra is hosted by Cismigiu Park in Bucharest, between 2 p.m.-6 p.m. Contact: tel./fax 315 75 27; e-mail: prieteniicopiilor@fx.ro, contact person: Cornel Stanga. 20 May. Human Resources Foundation Romania organizes a debate forum on work legislation. The event takes place Marriott Grand Hotel Bucharest. For details, please call: 021 230 90 00, GSM: 0722 29 16 42 – Mihaela Mostavi, Executive director. 23-24 May. SOS-Children’s Villages Romania invites you attend a course on children education by playing. More information: e-mail: horatiu@eudoramail.com; anne_marie_oprea@yahoo.com. Contact person: Anne Marie Oprea, tel. 233 09 74. 24 May. Oasis Foundation, Brasov organizes the program "Come and Play with Us", celebrating the World Day of Playing. Everybody can play, no matter young or old (s)he is. Further information: e-mail: garboan@rdsbv.ro, contact person: Ioan Garboan, mobil: 0722 367 300. Pro Democracy Association, in partnership with Public Information Ministry, runs a program on supporting the law regarding free access to public information in Romania. The program is financed by UNDP. The project consists in: setting up five resource Centers for implementing Law 544/2001; designing an Interenet Portal for easing the access to information according to the same law. Details: Oana Bahnaru, Tel: 021 327 7736, 021 327 7757; Fax 021 321 6744; e-mail: apd@rdsnet.ro (back to contents)
EUROPEAN NEWS 22 European regions have presented their candidacy to compete for designation as The European Region of the Year (TERY) 2005. The regions that aspire to the designation as The European Region of the Year 2005 are as follows: Alentejo (Portugal); Arkhangelsk (Russia); Bacau (Romania); Burgenland (Austria); Buzau (Romania); Chuvash (Russia); Dobrich (Bulgaria); East Border Region (Ireland-Northern Ireland, UK); Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukraine); Kabardino-Balkaria (Russia); Kiev (Ukraine); Lipetsk (Russia); Luhansk (Ukraine); Mykolayiv (Ukraine); Novgorod (Russia); Perm (Russia); Piemonte (Italy); Prahova (Romania); South Bohemian (Czech Republic); Tatarstan (Russia); Volyn (Ukraine); Vrancea (Romania). These regions belong to 10 different countries. Russia (7) is the one from which most candidacies have been presented, followed by the Ukraine (5) and Romania (4). Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and the United Kingdom have each submitted one candidacy. The European Region of the Year aims to increase knowledge and recognition of European regional affairs, to make new contributions to regional construction and European integration and, finally, to project the regions designated as The European Region of the Year onto the European and international scene, in all their aspects - social, cultural, economic and tourist. The initiative has certain similarities to the European Capital of Culture, but at a regional level. Further information: e-mail: info@tery.org; web: http://www.tery.org Civil Society Contact Group is the biggest association gathering in Europe. The group has initiated ACT4EUROPE Campaign, meant to encourage the citizens involve in debates upon EU future. For details, please call 021 242 86 37; e-mail: eurolink@fx.ro; web: www.houseofEurope.ro; www.fime.org/-/eurolink-bucarest.Between 1-5 September, Slanchev Briag, Bulgaria, will host a summer course on "Foundations of European Law". More information: eulawcourse@yahoo.com (back to contents)
SUMMER SCHOOL Istanbul Bilgi University (BILGI) is offering a three-week academic program this summer to college/university students from all over the world, interested in learning the state of affairs between two historically, culturally and geographically bound countries, Turkey and Greece. The program, titled Turkey and Greece: Transcending the Past and Embracing the Future, is designed to enable students to understand how the recent positive developments in relations between the two countries may be utilized for overcoming long-standing problems and embracing a better future for close collaboration in many fields ranging from politics and economic relations to art. More information: www.bilgi.edu.tr/summer (back to contents)
FELLOWSHIP The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL), funded by the United States Agency for International Development, is offering summer fellowships to lawyers, law students, and civil society specialists from Central and Eastern Europe interested in NGO law. Preference will be given to those candidates from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Croatia, or Macedonia whose projects focus on NGO law. For additional information on ICNL, please visit the website at www.icnl.org. The deadline for applications in May 16, 2003.
VACANCIES USAID project hires: 1) Administrative Assistant (Part Time) Requirements: Faculty of Accounting ending year student, good understanding of the Romanian Accounting system, fluency in English and Romanian, flexible and pleasant personality. 2) Computer Network Administrator (Part Time) Requirements: Windows XP & 2000 administration, server Linux administration, LAN, Support the office with the computer network (hardware, software installation), minor interventions for printers and other devices, flexible, pleasant person, able to work in a team 3) Driver/Logistics Coordinator (Full Time) Requirements: ample driving experience and a Class B Romanian driver license, English language (medium level), ability to work well in a team environment, professional presentation, flexible, willing to work, international organizations working experience is a plus. Please send a resume in English by fax at 230.11.13, or by email at chf.mihaela@rdslink.ro, indicating the position you are applying for. Only selected candidates will be contacted. The Environmental Partnership for Central Europe Consortium is searching for a person
to perform fundraising tasks for the Consortium on the regional level in order to match
the endowment challenge grant offered by an American foundation. The fundraiser should
raise capital funds for the Consortium members in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia,
Hungary and Romania.
USEFUL NGO INFO Women Association in Romania keeps helping the poor families in Romania. The Association wants to contact organizations focused on people in dificulty, in order to make a donation in clothes. Details: tel/fax 021 315 98 59; e-mail afr@afr.ro (back to contents)
The Civic Club – Bucharest branch organizes on May 19, 17 hours (Piata Amzei 13, et. 2, sect. 1 (over Ion Creanga Theatre) the roundtable Tradition and Modernity in Maramures. Contact: tel. 212 75 41, tel/fax: 212 75 42; e-mail: acivbuc@go.ro (back to contents)
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS Central and Eastern European (CEE) Citizens Network - is a network to provide opportunities for grassroots citizens initiatives from the CEE region to learn, exchange experiences and ideas as well as enhance their organizational growth through establishing and managing a partner network among themselves. The main aim of the network is to ensure democratic systems through citizen participation. Democratic systems endure when there is the mutually reinforcing practice and belief of free citizen participation. Between June 12 – 15, the 2nd Training of CEE Citizens Network takes place at Agigea, Romania. The goal of the training is to increase the capacity of the community leaders and civic activists to rise the involvement of citizens in their community development. Topics of the training: Community mobilization; Coalition building. For further information please contact Nicolae Cuta: nicucuta@terrasat.ro An international youth conference is going to take place from 19th to 26th of july in Lesjoefors, Sweden. Participation costs are reduced to a minimum - there are different categories for participants coming from different countries, and possibilities for either every cheap lodging. For more information, please visit www.tejo.org/ilk. SIEN Foundation and the University of Pics are inviting students from all over the world, as well as from your organisation and your university to participate in the 7th International Culture Week in Pics (ICWiP 2003). ICWiP 2003 will be held between 8 and 17 August 2003. Application form and further information can be found on the main website of the event (www.icwip.hu), and on the website of the Centre for International Relations of the University of Pics (www.ki.pte.hu/icwip).
PUBLICATIONS Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS) conducted a survey with Public
Administration, Media, Local NGOs and Business groups in Tirana. The aim of the survey was
to assess perceptions of and knowledge on European Union and EU integration for Albania.
These groups were chosen because they are both immediately responsible for and directly
affected by the integration process. Website: http://www.aiis-albania.org Antet Publishing House has launched the book Rasism si Antirasism (Racism and Antiracism). More information: www.antet.ro. Author, Razvan Gheorghe Gabriel, tel. 0766 495 757. The Civil Society Development Foundation Bucharest, Romania, 2002 The contents of this material does not necessarily represent the official position of the European Union. |
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