An Educative-Theological Dialogue for a Culture of Peace

The Ecumenical School of the Science of Religion of the National University of Costa Rica, Oásis-Brazil and Ecumenical Services of Formation in Central America is holding the inaugural Latin-American Seminar-workshop:

"An Educative-Theological Dialogue for a Culture of Peace" in Costa Rica between 13 - 17 October 2008.

The purpose of this event is to unchain a process of discussion in theological and pedagogical formation for educators, educational professionals, government and non-government institutions, schools and churches in Latin America that work with children and adolescents in a situation of vulnerability.

Through the participation of specialists, together with groups from institutions and individuals, the seminar-workshop program will:

• promote the deconstruction of speeches, religious and theological practices and consider what they provoke, justify and legitimize with regard to the violence against children and adolescents;
• think about the educative practices, their presuppositions and implications regarding the development of children and to study the contribution of Paul Freire in the construction of pedagogical practices that criticize and look towards liberators for a culture of the peace.

In this first stage of preparation for this seminar the organisers are asking for expressions of interest in participating. If you are willing to participate, please answer the questions in the application form (click here to download application form [Word]) and email to one of the following addresses:

mgarcez@una.ac.cr / adelia.lorenti@oasisbr.org / sefcacostarricense@gmail.com

Please note that completion and return of the questionnaire is NOT registration.

Following receipt of applications, the organisers will contact you with more detailed information about the registration process.

The organisers are also looking for sponsors, so if you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact the email addresses quoted above.

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YWAM

YWAM runs regular Children at Risk schools in Belo Horizonte, for more information and application details, please see: www.bhcentro.jocum.org.br

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