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Equity and inclusion 28 January 2021 76th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation: German, Israeli, and Polish trade unions unite to say “Never again”
To commemorate the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp of Auschwitz, Education International’s member organisations in Germany, Israel, and Poland organised an e-seminar on 27 January entitled “A child witness of history”.
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Union growth 8 May 2020 VE Day, a time for celebration and opportunity – 75 years later
Today, 8 May, is the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. Victory Europe (VE) Day is an important anniversary, but also a moment to reflect on the decades that followed.
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Trade union rights are human rights 4 February 2020 Colombia: International trade union solidarity, the engine behind the development of Schools as Territories of Peace
In order to build a lasting peace in Colombia, a development cooperation programme between Canadian and Colombian teachers’ unions has helped to develop pedagogical circles and the programme of the Schools as Territories of Peace project.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 September 2019 UN Special Rapporteur: education is a crucial tool to combat severe abuses of human rights
Education International welcomes the latest report by Koumbou Boly Barry, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education, focusing on the ways in which the right to education contributes to the prevention of atrocity crimes and mass or grave violations of human rights.
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Union growth 4 September 2019 Germany: stop public investment in arms, increase spending in quality education!
Commemorating the start of World War II, German educators have reiterated their commitment to the initiative on disarmament and peace education recently adopted by Education International and its affiliates.
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Trade union rights are human rights 30 January 2019 Germany: Standing together to remember the victims of the Holocaust
German education unionists have joined Israeli and Polish colleagues for an educational trip on the occasion of the memorial may for the victims of the Holocaust.
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Union renewal and development 21 August 2018 Japanese, Chinese and Korean teachers raise their voices for peace education
Historical events are interpreted and taught differently, and many times in radically opposed ways, in different countries. When countries have been at war with each other, their national education systems, their textbooks and their collective memory often glorify the victors, hide the atrocities and deny the claims of the victims.
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Union renewal and development 15 May 2017 Colombia: Educators say funding for education is key to make peace-deal real
After three days of strikes, the stand-off between the government and education unions over funding remains unresolved.
Colombia: Educators say funding for education is key to make peace-deal real