Since the mid-80s I have taken part in
international workcamps which were organised by the Service Civil International
(-or SCI for short). As the SCI puts it:
 Service Civil International -
International Volunteer Service
The activities of SCI started in 1920 in Verdun (France), where Pierre
Ceresole and other Pacifists organized a practical peace services in order
to create reconciliation after First World War. Soon the services became a
practical effort to introduce an alternative service for Conscientious
Objectors too.
From the beginning the promotion of International Understanding was an
important value of SCI. By this the organisation became an worldwide
movement with around 30 branches and groups today. Today SCI continues
organizing a big number of workcamps in order to supports actions which
encourages the development of a new of living founded upon international
solidarity, justice, mutual understanding, participation in policy-making at
all levels, and respect for individuals. |
Source:
http://home.datacomm.ch/sciia/sites/sciia_faq.htm
Well, yes- there is that. I think, the
camps are just brilliant fun and a really good way to meet lots of different
people, go to other countries and do some interesting projects. For more
information and for camps available each year click here for the German SCI:
http://www.sci-d.de/
and here for the English organisation:
http://www.ivsgbn.demon.co.uk/
On this site you will find pictures, sound
bites and videos from the camps I took part in. The list is not complete yet so
keep on checking.
In the last two camps as part of the project we
produced the websites you can see here. In order to keep those p[ages as
original as they were designed, there won't be the navigation menue at the top
of the page. Instead, there is a small floating menue-link in the upper left
hand corner that you also can see here in the lower feft hand
corner.
In order to leave the workcamp-pages click on
the link and you will be referred back to this page.
- Gedenkstätte Buchenwald 30. 07 - 12. 08. 2001
- Landschaftspflegestation
Hexhof- (near Düsseldorf)
22. 09 - 6. 10. 2001
- Ehrenhain Zeithain (Kreinitz, near
Riesa) 06. 09 - 21. 09. 2003
- Ehrenhain Zeithain (Kreinitz, near Riesa) 21. 08 - 12. 09. 2004
