THE EUROPEAN FRIENDSHIP TRAIN 2006
The Youth Festival of Cultures
CALL FOR PARTECIPATION
The Municipal Authority for Education
(City of Bari, Italy) and the European Urban Workshop Research Centre (Bari)
are planning the European Friendship
Train – The Youth Festival of Cultures, 2006 Edition. The event will be
carried out in collaboration with the local schools and Provincial and Regional
Authorities.
The European schools are invited to
partecipate with delegations of 6 to 15 students and tutors, who will be hosted
by the families of the local students.
Terms of partecipation:
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the
application form should be sent by November 30th, 2005, in order to start
organizing the twinship between the local and European schools;
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the
schools which by September 15th will have already registered, will fully become members of the Organizing
Committee and partners in the project, which will be then sent to the European
Commission for financial aid;
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the
deadline for the competitions entries is fixed to March 31st, 2006;
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the
research work related to the adoption of a monument or natural site of a particular
environmental, historical and/or architectural interest in Europe should be
sent by April 15th, 2006;
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the
“Sign of Friendship” painting
will be directly carried to Italy and used during the programme;
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the
schools should apply their own Authorities for the transport sponsorship to and
from Italy. The local programme plus
accomodation will be free of charge ; furthermore, if any financial support
should be obtained by the European Commission, it will be used to cover
partially or totally the transport of some schools without sponsorship;
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all
the works will become part of the heritage of the European Urban Workshop and
used only to produce further information and brochures. They will be by any
time at the authors’ disposal.
Any suggestion or ideaa which may come
from the potential participants will be utmost welcome.
PROJECT PHILOSOPHY
ORGANIZATION
INFORMAL PROGRAMME
COLLATERAL EVENTS
DOCUMENTATION OF THE PROJECT
PARTICIPATIONS AND
PATRONAGES IN THE PREVIOUS EDITIONS
FINANCING
IDEA AND CO-ORDINATION
ORGANIZING SECRETARIAT
The project plans the co-ordination of an
itinerary along the European north-south axis.
The travellers will be
groups of pupils from 10 to 17, organized in groups of 6 to 15 plus one or two
teachers, as representatives of schools from all the European Countries.
The journey will start
from Finland and arrive in Bari on May
6th, after crossed areas which are very sensible to the presence of Saint
Nicholas, patron of Bari, and here it will arrive just in time for His
celebrations and the “Feast of Europe”. The journey is propedeutic to the
intense programme in Bari and the groups will be recommended to travel by
train.
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Rovaniemi, Finland - The Regional Museum of Lapland Artikum (photo in the brochure edited by the Rovaniemen seudun matkailun
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The main percurrence will be
organized into the following stages:
- train ROVANIEMI / Helsinki ;
- boat to Stockholm (Sweden);
- train STOCKHOLM / Helsingborg
- train HELSINGBORG / Copenhagen (Denmark);
- train COPENHAGEN / Hamburg / Hannover / Fulda / Frankfurt / Basel
(Switzerland);
- train BASEL / Milan;
- train MILAN /Rome
- train ROME / Bari.
The representatives of each
Nation will arrive in the intermediate railway stations and then proceede along
the main percurrence.
The slow transfer through
geographical areas so far from each other will give the young travellers the
opportunity to appreciate the dimension and the extraordinary variety of the
European continent, by constituting a European
unifying moment; it represents a great occasion of socialization among the
pupils and students of so many Countries and different languages, letting join
an important event which will certainly be kept in the memory of all the
participants and make pupils from almost all European Countries and the
families get accointed with an area which is geographically peripheral but
historically and culturally central.
The project includes the first
European Youth Cultures' Festival, which will host in Bari artistic expressions
from some of the participant Countries.
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Rovaniemi - The Cultural Centre (A.Aalto) |
Thought as a potential cultural north-south axis, already in its first attempt
the "European Friendship Train" has been able to stimulate and
facilitate exchanges among the schools of the participant Countries with the
contribution of the productive realities in the world of Arts and Culture. Not
far from the just ended first experience, there is a great ferment of contacts
among the single participants and the schools, which are discovering important
planning premises. Schools live very intensively the perspectives of the
European unity and cannot but accept with enthusiasm, as we have already
verified, any possible proposal which lets the youth put forward the
spontaneous wish to be together.
The extraordinary reactions of all
the participants, the great satisfaction testified particularly by the local
families which hosted for a few days children and students and finally the
attention which the newspapers of a few Europeans Countries paid to the
project, represent a total confirmation of how such a project may become in the
time an important unifying way, linking to the European Community also those
Countries which don't (yet) belong to it, in the acknowledgment that besides
the political and economical choices there is a whole Continent which owes its
richness to the cultural, historical and ethnic multiplicity.
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Bari - St. Nicholas Basilica (photo by Nicola Amanto and Sergio Leonardi)
The
Finnish group "VISKURIT" from the Veteli Music School, before the
performance on May 9th, 2000 in a crouded St. Nicholas' Square
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Idea
and promotion: Centro di ricerca Laboratorio Urbano – The European Urban
Workshop, Bari
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Co-promotion:
Municipality of Bari, Province of Bari, Apulia Region
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Co-ordination : Centro di ricerca Laboratorio Urbano in collaboration with the local schools and Authorities.
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Applications deadline: November 31st,
2005 – September 15th for those schools which wish to be partners in
the project, which will be presented for finanxial support to the European
Commission
The schools will be invited to enter the international multimedia
competition “Towns in the size of young people … of all ages” : a movie of max.
30 minutes on VHS, VCD or DVD. Such
works will be sent to the organizers by April 15, 2005, in order to proceed to
the final choice of the international winners who will be awarded prizes during
the manifestation;
- in connection with the 3rd European Youth Festival of
Cultures it will be promoted the competition “Seat before a monument … and let yourself
think”, with a specific call for participation;
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an international adoption of monuments
and sites of particular historical, architectural and/or natural interest is
promoted; the adoption projects (with drawings, pictures, movies and a written
report) will be sent by April 15th, 2005in order to make , a brochure and
prepare a document to be signed by all the participants. The sites may be
located also outside the school’s town.
The
Finnish group "Viskurit" while performing in the beautiful st.
Nicholas' Basilica
The reception in Bari
will be organized with the direct contribution of the local schools.
As the arrival of the train coincides with the St.
Nicholas’ celebrations, the participants will be offered to live intensively
all the programme, which is not fully religious.
A great attention will be given into promoting the
knowledge of the historical and natural heritage and sightseeing programmes
will be included, with the distribution of informative brochures and
books.
The Feast of Europe at Castel del Monte will be
a great occasion for a highly significant programme, open to the collaboration
by the Italian Offices of the European Commission and Parliament, the local
schools and the Institutions more directly interested.
Bari : the old town
and St. Nicholas Basilica
May
2nd : in the morning the bells of St.Nicholas’ Basilica
and the local pupils will greet the departure of the first travellers
May 4th : arrival in Italy and transfer to Rome,
May
5th : meeting
with the President of Italy; in the evening arrival in Bari
May
6th :
In the morning: meetings in each school
In the afternoon: The Youth Festival of Cultures : Intercultural welcome
party with music, dance and poetry in
the Swebian Castle, Bari
May
7th:
in the morning : sightseeing of the old town of
Bari – visit to the exhibition “Seat before a monument … and let yourself
think”
in the evening : young people will take part in the historical “Procession of Saint Nicholas” in Bari
May
8th:
In the morning : visit to Alberobello;
in the afternoon : visit to
Polignano
May
9th: “The Feast of Europe” at Castel del Monte:
- 09.30 : introduction of the pupils arrived from the European
Countries, at the presence of the National and local Authorities, the
representatives of the Embassies in Rome and the Apulian pupils ;
- folk dances;
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performances by the artists arrived from
different European Countries;
- the “round dance of Europe”;
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the “montgolfier of Europe”;
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in the afternoon: visit to Trani and
Giovinazzo;
- 22.00 : a fireworks competition above the seaside in Bari.
May
10th: The European Students’ Day
- 8.30 : St. Nicholas’ Square: meeting of all the European students; the “Friendship Procession” across the old town to Ferrarese Square and to Umberto Square, where seeds and trees will be planted in the “garden of Europe”;
in the afternoon : workshops “Communitary Services
for adolescents and Young People”
“The
young people and the social protection”
debates on “the impact of globalization on the young people”
May
11th:
In the morning: meetings in each school
In the afternoon : The Youth
Festival of Cultures : music, dance and other performances
May
12th : visit to Matera and Gravina
May 13th
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In the morning: meetings in each school
In the evening: farewell party with diplomas and prizes
May 14th
BACK HOME
Castel del Monte, a part of UNESCO's heritage, has already hosted this
year the Feast of Europe on May 9th
Such a number of pupils from all over Europe suggests many cultural events, to
be addressed especially to the world of the adults, so that childhood may be better
understood and protected. At the moment, the following events have been
thought:
- an Art exhibition, in collaboration
with local galleries, by authors who look at childhood with specific attention;
possible meetings with the authors;
- a Photo exhibition, with pictures
coming from all the towns where the groups will be travelling from. It will
deal with the adoption of monuments and natural site which deserve to be saved
and/or restored. They will be brought to the international attention and a common
document will be signed by all the participants.
At its sixth edition, the project is
enriched by the subtitle "The Youth Cultures' Festival" and time by
time will offer the opportunity to meet different artistic expressions from
various Countries.
Extremely useful will be the
collaboration by the European Embassies, which will be invited to bring to the
dates of the project those initiatives at the stage of planning. For instance,
the presence of the Finnish violinists in Italy had been already planned and
the "Friendship Train" has represented a positive occasion.
The
Finnish group VISKURIT at Castel del Monte - Andria
A documentary will put
on record the construction of communication
bridges among the groups of children from so many different cultures.
The literary works and the "Sign of Friendship" paintings will become
part of the project heritage.
All the material will then be put on CD and transferred on Internet, as a
message addressed to those who have taken part to the programme or wish to join
it in the future.
A CD with a movie based on the first editions of the
project has lately been published and may be asked to the organizers.
Some moments of wonderful relax in the deep blue of the sea at the white
Polignano, about 25 km. from Bari.
PARTICIPATIONS
AND PATRONAGES IN THE PREVIOUS EDITIONS
At the date of the present report, the
following Institutions have been involved in the project:
- The Finnish Ministry of Education -
Opetusministeriö
- The Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Ulkoasiainministeriö
- The Finnish National Board of Education - Opetushallitus
- The Finnish National Commission for UNESCO
- The European Secondary Heads Association - ESHA
- The Finnish Radio-Television Network - YLE
- The Museum of Finnish Architecture - Rakennustaiteen Museo, Helsinki
- The Italian Cultural Institute in Helsinki
- The Italian Embassy in Finland
- The Building Information Centre - Rakennustietosäätio, Helsinki
- The Finnish team for "Lasten Tehdas", within the European programme
Kaleidoscope
- The Finnish Railways - VR Yhtymä Oy
- The Finnish Federation of Youth Organizations - Suomen Nuorisonseurojen
Liitto
- The Arts Centre for Children and Young People - Annantalo, Helsinki
- The Embassy of Finland in Rome
- The Embassy of Cyprus in Rome
- The Embassy of Spain in Rome
- The Embassy of Lithuania in Rome
- The Embassy of Ucraina in Rome
- The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Rome
- The Embassy of Norway in Rome
- The Embassy of Romania in Rome
- The Ministry of Education of Macedonia - The Pedagogical Institute of
Macedonia
- The Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs
- The Ministry of National Education of Turkey
- The Apulian Regional Board for the Artistic, Environmental, Architectural and
Historical Heritage;
- The Saint Nicholas' Basilica - Bari
- The Italian Office of the European Commission;
- The Italian Office of the European Parliament;
- The "Nicolò Piccinni" Foundation - Bari
- The University of Bari
- The Province of Bari
The High Patronage by the President of Italy
Presidenza Consiglio dei Ministri - Presidency of the Cabinet
Ministero dei Beni ed Attività Culturali - Ministry of Culture
Ministero della Solidarietà Sociale - Ministry of Social Solidarity
Ministero dei Trasporti - Ministry of Transports
Presidenza Giunta Regionale di Puglia - Presidency of Apulian Region
Sovrintendenza Scolastica di Puglia - Apulian School Superintendence
Comune di Bologna - Municipality of Bologna
The costs of organization consist of two different parts:
- the first one considers the participation of the national representatives and
regards each State, so that the references will be the local Ministries; each
Railways Company will be asked to support the journey to Milan of the national
group, and so the Airways for the flight back;
- the second one considers the general organization, the accomodation and the
local programmes; the European cultural financing programmes will be joined and
a request of contribution will be addressed to the Representatives in Italy of the
European Parliament and Commission, to the local Authorities and to public and
private Boards and Institutions which might accept the programme. The local programme is, however, free of
charge for the foreign participants.
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Alberobello
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Arch. Eugenio Lombardi -
chairman of the "Laboratorio Urbano" Research Centre, Bari
Centro di ricerca Laboratorio Urbano - The European Urban
Workshop - c/o arch. Lombardi - vico I Domenico Renna, 11 - 70057
PALESE-Bari, Italy
tel./fax : + 39 080 5304652
GSM: + 39 348 9004725 E-mail: urbanworkshop@tin.it
Bari, September 20th,
2005
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