Sacha Kagan's Blog (9)

During the summer school, despite the absence of Hans Dieleman, I took the opportunity at some point in the week, to read an extract of a text from Hans, about some things that he would have talked about. Several participants have asked me to publish that text. Please find it below:

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text extract from Hans…

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The dates for the Summer School: From August 21st (in the morning) to August 27th (late). Our recommendation to participants will be to arrive already on the 20th, and leave on the 28th or 29th. (On the 28th, there will be an important cultural event in Gabrovo, which may interest some participants: More information on this soon...)



See the draft program as PDF file:… Continue

The organizational strength of the first International Summer School of Arts and Sciences for Sustainability in Social Transformation, benefits from the convergence of the expertise of the two international, non-governmental organizations initiating and implementing this event:

• The International Network Cultura21 (‘Cultural Fieldworks for Sustainability’ ; with organizational…

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Besides the supporters of the summer school as a whole, i.e. the Asia Europe Foundation (ASEF) as a follow-up project of the Dialogue on Arts, Culture & Climate

Change (Beijing, 2008), and the Municipality of Gabrovo...

...a number of further organizations are supporting specific workshop…

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Some notes on the logistics for the Summer School in Gabrovo, compiled by Nadezhda Savova (I3C):



ACCOMMODATION

The home of the Summer School will be the classical old-time central

hotel in Gabrovo called Hotel Balkan (the name of the mountain where

the city lies). Here is the hotel website:…

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Cultura21 International, Cultura21 Nordic et Cultura21 Institut e.V. (Allemagne) ont le plaisir d'annoncer le lancement de leur nouveau projet international, en collaboration avec l’Association internationale des centres culturels (I3C) et le Réseau latino-américain de l'art pour le… Continue

Dear visitors on this website,



A member on this online platform asked me whether there is a possibility for an "online participation at the summer school".



We have created this web platform primarily for the 'physical' participants at the summer school, so that they can have preparatory discussions before the school, and further exchange after the school.



However, anyone can "sign up" on this website, follow what will be happening here, starting around April, and… Continue

Background



Not only the ecosystems, but also human societies, i.e. social justice, democracy, cultural vitality and the welfare of citizens, are put at risk by the continuing trend of an unsustainable development: The challenge of achieving sustainability, in the face of a complex crisis of civilization combining ecological, social, cultural and economic dimensions, demands integrated understandings and responses. As the famous Einstein quote goes,… Continue

The Summer School hopes to generate a high-quality learning experience for all participants, generating innovative methodologies, knowledge and agendas in art, (re)search

and action. The vision is to create a framework for a truly creative

process for the methodological empowerment of both artists and

scientists working for sustainability/social transformation. The

event will not merely be a collection of workshops and discussions,

but a “school” in the… Continue