SALSC - International

ISCA is co-organising the 2nd European Sport for All congress in Barcelona from 23 - 25 October 2008. The first announcement is out now, and you may find more details by clicking here.

TARGET GROUPS OF THE CONGRESS

Sport leaders and managers
Decision makers and policy designers in sport and health policy
Experts in planning, managing and running sport facilities
Health professionals who deal with sport as a means to strengthen and maintain health
Scientists
Sport science and Sport management students

The Special topic of the Congress is "Sport and Health - from theory to practise". For information on the ISCA Health Programme, click here.

For latest news on the large scale ISCA health project PATHE, click here.

New! Seminar on Intercultural dialogue in Sport

Organised in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 15-16 May 2008

The International Round-table »SPORT FOR ALL AS THE ELEMENT OF INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE« is organised by ISCA, CESS and SUS and intends to provide a common space for learning about and devloping sport as a popular tool and sector in the discussions on intercultural dialogue, life long learning strategy in NGOs and in GOs and integration through sport.

You can find more information on the round table here.

ISCA President Mogens Kirkeby comments: “Across Europe a myriad of local projects within the field of intercultural dialogue through sport are being implemented by the ‘sport for all’ sector. These ..." Read more here.

"Sharing diversities" - a European study on intercultural dialogue - can be found here.

Vivicitta is growing and growing!

Creating awareness all over the world

Bucharest, 20th of April 2008: The Italian ISCA member UISP expands the event Vivicittá to Romania. Around one thousand of people, under the banner “sport for tolerance and integration” (the same used in Rome on the 6th of April) were part of one of the most significant UISP events in 2008. “Vivicittá” – comments Filippo Fossati, UISP president – “was the first run open to all the people in Romania: there was enthusiasm and a lot of families, school groups and people of every age run in the streets of Bucharest”. More Vivicitta news and upcoming events can be found here.

The Members of the European Parliament support state monopoly

To ensure funding for sport and culture.

On 3rd of April 2008, the European Parliament adopted a report on the White Paper on Sport from the Committee on Culture and Education. The report supports state monopoly in gamling and lotteries in order to ensure the funding of sport and culture.

“It is refreshing that the MEP’s now state that ensuring the funding for sport and culture is very important..." read more here.

Racism in football. Where to go now?

By Antonio Saccone, EVS at the ISCA office in Copenhagen, Spring 2008.

Antonio gives his personal account of a seminar on racism in football, which was funded by the Council of Europe as part of the "All different - all equal" campaing. Click here to read the article.

Wilfried Lemke of Germany is new UN special adviser on Sport for development and peace

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Wilfried Lemke of Germany as his Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, serving on a $1 per year salary with the rank of Under-Secretary-General.

Challenge Day 2008!

ISCA member SESC is main organiser of Challenge Day in the American continents.

Challenge Day 2008 will take place on May 28th, and will encourage communities to engage in physical activity and make lasting effects for quality of life.

In 2007, Challenge Day reached 3195 cities from 25 countries and had astonishing 55.177.229 participants.

‘Sharing Diversities’ – a European study on Intercultural Dialogue

The European Institute for Comparative Cultural Research in Bonn, Germany has published the report ‘SHARING DIVERSITY: National Approaches to Intercultural Dialogue in Europe’.

Read more about Intercultural Dialogue and the report on the here.

Posted : 25/04/2008