Education International is the federation of organisations representing over 30 million teachers and other education workers, through 384 member organisations in 169 countries and territories. http://www.ei-ie.org en-uk http://www.ei-ie.org/image/rss_logo.gif http://www.ei-ie.org 144 37 http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=717&theme=peace&country=kenya http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=717&theme=peace&country=kenya Leaders and members of Kenya's education unions are struggling to respond to the post-election violence and unrest that have convulsed their country since late December. Francis M. Ng'ang'a, Secretary General of the Kenya National Union of Teachers, said that the union is working on an emergency programme to bring affected members food, clothing, blankets, and medicine as well as trauma counselling and emotional support. peace Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:45:07 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=707&theme=peace&country=poland http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=707&theme=peace&country=poland In an emotional gesture of solidarity and reconciliation, the leaders of teacher unions from Poland, Israel and Germany have visited Auschwitz together to pay their respects to the victims of the Holocaust. peace Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:47:46 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=673&theme=peace&country=sudan http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=673&theme=peace&country=sudan EI has expressed its relief following the release of Gillian Gibbons from a Sudanese prison. Gibbons, a British teacher, was jailed for blasphemy after her students named a teddy bear Muhammad. peace Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:37:28 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=613&theme=peace&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=613&theme=peace&country=global On September 21st, International Day of Peace, Education International invites teachers and education workers from around the world to promote the ideals of peace and non-violent conflict resolution. peace Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:01:09 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=597&theme=peace&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=597&theme=peace&country=global On 21st September, teachers and education workers will join with United Nations offices, governmental and non-governmental agencies, civil society and religious groups to promote the ideals of peace and non-violence on International Day of Peace. peace Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:37:53 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=459&theme=peace&country=poland http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=459&theme=peace&country=poland Members of the Pan-European Equality Standing Committee honored the memories of the victims of the Holocaust with a visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp memorial on 22 April, prior to their meeting in Krakow, Poland. peace Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:54:00 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=374&theme=peace&country=korea http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=374&theme=peace&country=korea EI expresses its objection to the imprisonment of two Korean teachers, Choi Hwa-Seop and Kim Maeng-Gyu, who were arrested for violating "national security". peace Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:30:58 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=355&theme=peace&country=poland http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=355&theme=peace&country=poland EI member organisation the Zwi¹zek Nauczycielstwa Polskiego (ZNP) issued a statement on 27 January criticising the denial of the Holocaust by Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. peace Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:38:11 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=335&theme=peace&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=335&theme=peace&country=global Education International salutes the ratification of the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, adopted by UNESCO's General Conference in October 2005, which will enter into force on 18 March 2007. peace Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:16:55 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=315&theme=peace&country=japan http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=315&theme=peace&country=japan Below is the text in English of the address by EI General Secretary to the Assembly of EI affiliate Nikkyoso in Tokyo on 25 November 2006. peace Sun, 26 Nov 2006 13:46:29 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=313&theme=peace&country=japan http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=313&theme=peace&country=japan The Japanese government wants "schools to preserve traditional values of family and nation". This is the main objective of a bill to revise the 1947 Fundamental Law on Education which the Lower House of Japan adopted on 16 November. peace Sat, 25 Nov 2006 12:25:59 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=291&theme=peace&country=japan http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=291&theme=peace&country=japan For the fifth year in a row, EI member organisations the Korean Federation of Teachers' Associations (KFTA) and the Japanese Teacher Union (NIKKYOSO), jointly held a three-day seminar on peace education together with the All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) on 8 October. peace Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:31:27 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=280&theme=peace&country=sudan http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=280&theme=peace&country=sudan Education International has joined the campaign to endorse the deployment of a meaningful UN peacekeeping force in Darfur, urging the Sudanese Government to accept the presence of the United Nations peacekeeping force when the mandate of the African Union peacekeeping force comes to an end. peace Mon, 09 Oct 2006 16:09:09 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=260&theme=peace&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=260&theme=peace&country=global Today, Teachers and education workers will join with United Nations offices, governmental and non-governmental agencies, civil society and religious groups to promote the ideals of peace and non-violence on International Day of Peace. peace Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:19:20 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=248&theme=peace&country=uk http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=248&theme=peace&country=uk EI affiliate the NASUWT is supporting the United Nations International Day of Peace on 21 September by encouraging schools to sing a specially-composed song for peace. peace Fri, 25 Aug 2006 11:16:00 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=239&theme=peace&country=lebanon http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=239&theme=peace&country=lebanon EI issued a statement on 25 July, calling for an immediate end to the violence in the Middle East which is taking the lives of innocent civilians, including many children. peace Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:18:10 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=236&theme=peace&country=canada http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=236&theme=peace&country=canada "Anti-immigrant political movements have developed across the OECD countries - from Denmark to Austria to Britain, France and Italy. So-called mainstream political parties are jockeying to recuperate the slogans of the demagogues, and in countries like Australia governments have played cyncially on anti-immigrant sentiments for electoral gain." peace Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:59:27 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=204&theme=peace&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=204&theme=peace&country=global EI strongly encourages its member organisations to take part in the coming International Peace Education Conference, which will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada, from 25-27 June 2006. The Conference is part of the World Peace Forum (WPF), which will take place from 23-28 June. peace Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:28:43 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=203&theme=peace&country=timor http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=203&theme=peace&country=timor Education International is monitoring the situation in Timor-Leste as the fledgling country plunged into chaos since the beginning of the unrest on 24 April. EI is concerned about the extent the unrest has affected teachers and children. peace Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:22:38 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=128&theme=peace&country=ireland http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=128&theme=peace&country=ireland EI affiliate the ASTI has welcomed recommendations made by the Task Force on Student Behaviour. Commenting on the actions outlined by the Minister for Education and Science to deal with serious behaviour issues in second level schools, the ASTI General Secretary, John White said: "This is an excellent report which provides the blueprint for the Minister to improve the disciplinary atmosphere in our schools." peace Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:09:20 GMT