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"A massive welcome to the first Big IDEA of the 2010-11 academic year. When you've caught up with the latest news and results, check out the Big IDEA online debates and You're The Judge competition, where you can show off your debating skills. And send me your news!" Neill Harvey-Smith Feature - Educating Roma children There are around half a million Roma in Serbia. Just one in 50 Roma children attends pre-school. Over 60% of Roma children do not complete primary school. OSI Belgrade is trying to do something about it. As part of the Decade of Roma inclusion 2005-2015, they are working to ensure that Roma children have the opportunity to learn. Further information on Roma Initiatives. News - Estonian expansion The Estonian Debating Society is on the march. They have trained 10 Karl Popper debate teachers in Finland, with another 20 more to come. They have published a KP handbook and produced a professionally sampled debate video, both in Finnish. Announcement - World Online Debating League What’s that you say? You love the World Online Debating Championships so much you want the chance to debate competitively all year round? Well now, dear friends, you can. Debatewise is about to launch the World Online Debating League (with a more mouth-friendly WODL acronym) and you are formally invited to take part. They are looking for just 50 teams from universities around the world to be founding members of the league. You’ll be able to pick who you debate against, what you debate and even when you debate it. The judges will be hand-picked from amongst the world’s finest. At the end of the academic year, the winner will get a fantastic prize and the honour of being a world champion. The entrance fee will be a measly $40, though free to any WODC participant - and bursaries are available. Interested? Mail wodl@debatewise.org Announcement - European Open Do you want to debate in Germany? The EurOpen 2010 will take place on 6-13 November 2010 in Stuttgart. The tournament is in World Schools Format and boasts a team cap of 40 with a maximum of 3 teams per nation, so it will be a truly international competition. Convened by Debating Society Germany e.V. David Whitehead and Christopher Sanchez, the participation fee is 130 EUR per person, regardless of homestay or hostel, plus a 35 EUR surcharge for those staying on the night of October 12th, after the final. The deadline for homestays is September 15th - so be quick! - and the deadline for hostel is October 1st. The draw will be published on October 2nd and there are 7 preliminary rounds, of which five are prepared: 1) THW give foreigners domiciled in a country the right to vote in that country’s general elections 2) THW scrap the euro 3) THW repatriate cultural artefacts 4) THW abolish aid to Third World countries 5) THW support measures to allow oil drilling in ecologically sensitive areas. All final rounds are impromptus. Registration and more info here: www.europen2010.com Announcement - Global Debates Join the international community of debaters and discuss issues related to international migration – the topic for the Autumn Campaign – beginning October 1st 2010: Nations of the world should increase protection of the economic and social rights of migrants. The Global Debates are a year-long initiative, developed to give high school students and their teachers an opportunity to initiate public discussion around critical international issues. It is a platform to exchange views and share courses of action that needs to be taken around the world to address these issues. Any high school in the world (grades 9-12, ages 14-19) can participate in the Global Debates. In the past 3 years we had schools in more than 90 countries participate in the Global Debates. Make sure you and your community are represented this year too! For additional information on how to participate contact Marcin Zaleski at mzaleski@idebate.org Announcement - 2011 IDEA Youth Forum For the seventeenth time, IDEA and its partners will host 250 young people from over 40 countries of the world at its annual summer event - the IDEA Youth Forum. 2011 IDEA Youth Forum is being organized in cooperation with Doga Colleges, Turkish Debate Association and Open Society Foundations – Youth Initiative. It will take place from July 19 to August 1, 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey. The theme of the 2011 IDEA Youth Forum is international migration. For information on previous IDEA Forums, including this year’s IDEA Forum in Zeeland please visit www.idebate.org/ideaforum/ and/or contact Veronika Vlckova at vvlckova@idebate.org Results - Turkmenistan The "Lebap Regional Debate Tournament 2010 was held in Turkmenabat City on 19-22, August 2010, sponsored by the Democracy Outreach Alumni Program. The Pink Crew were awarded with the Winner’s Cup and the top three speakers were Sherali Alisherov, Aleksey Puzarin and Gizar Gaynutdinov. Results - Heart of Europe To round off the summer, debaters, judges and coaches from over 20 countries descended on the beautiful city of Olomouc in the Czech Republic. It was the 7th Heart of Europe (HoE) debating tournament. In the final - on the motion that Israel should be obliged (if necessary by force) to withdraw from all lands acquired since 1966 - South Africa beat Hong Kong. Results - World Online Debating Championships Greece, New Zealand, Canada and either Mongolia or the Czech Republic are the semi-finalists in the 2010 World Online Debating Championships. The beaten quarter-finalists so far are Macedonia, Botswana and India. Scrutiny increases in the semis with 4 judges per debate and a place in the final to play for. You can follow the debates, vote and comment here: http://debatewise.org/ Farewell from Chelsea Venable “You will notice that this issue is being sent to you from a different email address! With this Big IDEA, I am officially passing on IDEA's weekly newsletter to its new editor, Neill Harvey-Smith. Being the Big IDEA editor for the last year or so has been so gratifying and exciting, and I want to thank all of our readers. I would also like to thank all those who have contributed to the Big IDEA- without you, a newsletter would not be possible! Please continue to contribute, as I look forward to continuing to read your articles! Please give Neill a warm welcome and enjoy his emails!” My thanks to Chelsea for her kind words and all her efforts over the last year. Competition - Debates of the week And now, a chance for you to debate. With our friends at Debatewise, we have set up some special Big IDEA debates just for you. The topics couldn’t be more current. Create a user name, sign in and let’s get debating. With the treatment of Roma by France in the headlines, the first Big IDEA debate is Should The EU Adopt A Comprehensive Plan On Roma Integration? On the ninth anniversary of 9/11, the second Big IDEA debate is Should The Burning Of Holy Books Be Banned? And with two important UN days on the 15th and 16th September, Is Direct Democracy The Best Way To Maintain Trust In Government? for the International Day of Democracy, and Does The Ozone Layer Still Matter? for Ozone Day. Good luck! Competition - You’re The Judge How to define a motion is always a big bone of contention in debating. So here’s a teaser for you. Please send your answers to nhsemail@gmail.com. The best response I receive by September 22nd will be printed in the next Big IDEA. You’re the judge - what should you do? who is right? why? This Just In - Together in Europe conference Together in Europe
International Debate Education Association – in cooperation with the Open Society Institute (At Home in Europe Program: http://www/soros.org/initiatives/home and Youth Initiative Program) is organizing a 2-day conference (19th-20th November 2010) in Rotterdam aiming at sharing of experiences and ideas about successful methodologies, programs and projects aimed at inclusion of marginalized, migrant and minority youth. Objectives of the Conference
Participants The conference is opened to educators (teachers, academics, etc.), youth and social workers, representatives of non-governmental organizations and community- based organizations and groups, youth organizations and youth leaders, representatives of local governments (particularly from departments addressing the problems of youth). The Conference is opened to participants from the EU - we have already confirmation from participants from the following countries: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Estonia, Lithuania, UK, the Netherlands. Program The conference will feature the following approaches and components: a) presentations – show –casing of programs, projects and best practices – with participants of the Conference being encouraged to present as well as attend presentations; b) workshops and short training sessions in selected methodologies; c) plenary sessions and roundtables We will be adding more information about the conference – venue, specific program, list of presentations, etc. on www.idebate.org. If you have any questions about the Conference, please contact Marcin Zaleski at mzaleski@idebate.org Official e-newsletter of the International Debate Education Association, September 10, 2010 |
joi, 9 septembrie 2010
DEBATE NEWS SEPT. 2010
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