http://citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/blogs/globalcitizenship Just another Citizenship Foundation Blogs weblog Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:20:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en CEWC colleagues are very pleased that the Council for Education in World Citizenship is becoming part of the Citizenship Foundation, and are being welcomed with open arms. I am sure that all colleagues will work to make a success of this new situation, which has great potential. Les Stratton Director, Council for ... http://citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/blogs/globalcitizenship/2008/06/26/cewc-and-cf-2/ The Council for Education in World Citizenship (CEWC), since its foundation in 1939, has made major contributions to the citizenship debate, the education of individuals, and to the development of policy and institutions in the United Kingdom. There is every reason to continue this work into the future; the need has ... http://citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/blogs/globalcitizenship/2008/06/26/the-future-of-the-council-for-education-in-world-citizenship/ The collapse of the League of Nations prompted the establishment of the Council for Education for World Citizenship in 1939 at the outbreak of World War II. The Christmas Holiday Lectures at Central Hall Westminster were started in December 1944 with over two thousand sixth formers attending to listen to many ... http://citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/blogs/globalcitizenship/2008/06/26/cewc-history/ Les attending the training conference for ASPnet coordinators in Latvia http://citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/blogs/globalcitizenship/2008/03/04/latvia/ Jude Rachele Smith, CEO of Abundant Sun, has agreed to join the CEWC Executive Board. Jude is a Corporate Social Responsibility consultant to many well known business and legal companies. http://citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/blogs/globalcitizenship/2008/03/04/new-executive-board-member/ Human Rights Broadsheet 4 29th January 2008 Corporate Responsibility is Human Rights - making the human link This seminar drew together the strands of the first three seminars held in October, November and December 2007. Hilary Hunt, Visiting Fellow at the Kingston University Business School, summarised the first seminars. Seminar 1 covered sustainable ... http://citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/blogs/globalcitizenship/2008/02/20/corporate-responsibility-is-human-rights/ Human Rights Broadsheet, December 2007 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights announced through a number of specific human rights provisions the objectives contained in the UN Charter to reaffirm human rights and the dignity and worth of the human person. Whilst the Charter decreed that such conditions were imperative to prevent repetition ... http://citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/blogs/globalcitizenship/2008/02/20/human-rights-education-for-world-citizenship/ Human Rights Broadsheet 20 November 2007 The rights and well-being of children:the second successful CEWC seminar Hilary Tompsett, David Hodgson and Helen Johnson of Kingston University talk about the rhetoric and reality of how, as expressed in governmental policy, we behave towards our children and how they are made to feel The second ... http://citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/blogs/globalcitizenship/2008/02/20/rights-and-well-being-of-children/ Report and recommendations: CEWC in-house seminar, 25 July 2007Using the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a tool for Education in World Citizenship FacilitatorHilary Hunt Participants Christoph Wyld,John Waddleton, Les Stratton, Natasha Eggett, Nazir Walji, Noura Moujahid, Zrinka Mendes, [Cynthia Jones was able to attend a small part of the seminar] Apologies: ... http://citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/blogs/globalcitizenship/2008/02/20/cewc-in-house-seminar/ Log of CEWC human rights education activities 2007/8 - HH draft; others to add to it. Activity Date Venue Participants Outcome ASPnet Steering Group ongoing CEWC membership of UNESCO UK ASPnet Steering Group. HRE working group: ... http://citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/blogs/globalcitizenship/2008/02/20/log-of-activities/