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“The Digital Divide in Education

“The Digital Divide in Education", is the focus of the 5th International Seminar of the ...

The 5th International Seminar of the UNESCO E-Learning Chair at the UOC Fighting the Digital Divide through Education, will take place between November 12th and 14th in Barcelona with the presence of international speakers.

From the 12th to the 14th of November the 5th International Seminar of the UNESCO E-Learning Chair at the UOC, titled Fighting the Digital Divide through Education, will be held in Barcelona . The event will be attended by international speakers including; TIM UNWIN, UNESCO Chair in ICT4D at the University of London, Ivan Krstic, ex-director of security of the One Laptop Per Child project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Linda Roberts, from the Board of Directors of the open education content community Curriki; and Sugata Mitra, creator of the "Minimally Invasive Education" concept.

The main focus of the 5th International Seminar of the UNESCO UOC Chair will be aimed at debating different possible solutions to the digital divide problem and cataloging and analyzing successful experiences in which the ICT have played an important role in educational development. The goal of the seminar is to show that education can help fight against the digital divide.

Registration is open until November 10.

More information is available on the UOC web site and the chair's blog.

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Training workshops on Learning to Live Together

Training workshops on Learning to Live Together

The Interfaith Council Secretariat of Arigatou International has been recently involved in preparing, planning and delivering training workshop on how to use the manual Learning to Live Together, launched in May 2008.  Two training workshops in Belgium and Luxembourg were held in October to disseminate the manual in Europe.


New recital in New york for one of the finalists of the 2009 Maria Canals Competition

New recital in New york for one of the finalists of the 2009 Maria Canals Competition

Piano Concerto Performance in New York City for the Winner of the 2009 Maria Canals Competition.
The concert in New York City is offered by New York Concert Artists & Associates, Inc. during the annual series "Evenings of Piano Concerti" for the season 2009-2010.

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Quepo Joins the “Ban the Plastic Bag, Catalonia!” Campaign

Quepo Joins the “Ban the Plastic Bag, Catalonia!” Campaign


“In Catalonia alone, 14 million plastic bags are used every weekend.”


“If every resident of Catalonia would save just one plastic bag, we would save enough energy to circle the earth by car 22 times.”

The “Cataluña Libre de Bolsas” (Ban the Plastic Bag, Catalonia!) campaign was proposed as a tool to raise awareness with administrations, organizations, citizenry, institutions and economic agents of Catalonia, in working toward the effective reduction of plastic bags, which are a prime example of the “disposable” culture.

Going on these premises and knowing that the success of the campaign involved positive and immediate change, we at Quepo wanted to be actively involved with Fundació de Prevencio de Residus i Consum Responsable, working with the campaign in supporting production of the campaign video “spot” and taking on the task of circulating it. We also coordinated and produced photos of various “media celebrities” in the audiovisual sector who lent their support through Quepo, and we have provided audiovisual coverage throughout the different phases of the campaign.

You can find more information, sign the campaign manifesto, and learn about many more ways to actively participate at: www.residusiconsum.org/catlliurebosses


Main impacts of plastic bags in Catalonia:

They are made from petroleum, which is now known to be a non-renewable and costly resource.

They represent 2.32% of the trash weight, and more than 14 million bags are used every weekend.

Recycling is rare and energetically expensive, and the majority get thrown away or incinerated.

Manufacturing and incineration emit pollutants, such as dioxins, hydrogen cyanide, etc.

Plastic bags could last up to 500 years in the landfill.

Dispersing them into the environment affects both land and aquatic animals.

They are too easy of a substitute for reusable bags.

Saving just one bag per person would cut the emission of 117 tons of CO2 being released into the atmosphere.

And our question is – what are we waiting for?

Help us reduce the number of plastic bags!!




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