Organization of American States Press Advisory September 20, 2004 The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Center for Civic Education will hold the Inter-American Seminar on Education for Democracy in Washington, D.C., from September 20 to 23. The seminar will examine education-for-democracy initiatives coordinated by the OAS and by other prominent institutions in both the formal and non-formal educational sectors. It will bring together high-level education authorities, representatives of international organizations and other institutions, as well as experts on civic education from more than 14 countries of the hemisphere and seven U.S. states. The event is also the annual seminar for the Civitas Latin America: A Civic Education Exchange Program sponsored by the Center for Civic Education, a U.S. nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization dedicated to fostering democratic values and principles through civic education and international exchange. The event, which is open to the public, opens today at 6 p.m. at OAS headquarters, located at 17th St. and Constitution Ave. NW. Sessions will continue at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the OAS building at 1889 F St. NW. There will be simultaneous interpretation in English and Spanish. Agenda (in PDF format): http://www.oas.org/Democracia-092004.pdf ------- SEMINARIO INTERAMERICANO SOBRE EDUCACION PARA LA DEMOCRACIA La Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) y el Centro para la Educación Cívica realizarán el Seminario Interamericano sobre Educación para la Democracia en la ciudad de Washington, del 20 al 23 de septiembre. El seminario examinará las iniciativas en educación para la democracia coordinadas por la OEA y por otras instituciones destacadas en áreas de educación formal y no- formal. Participarán autoridades educativas de alto nivel, representantes de organizaciones internacionales y otras instituciones, además de expertos en educación cívica de más de catorce países del hemisferio y siete estados de los Estados Unidos. El evento también es el seminario anual de Civitas Latin America: A Civic Education Exchange Program patrocinado por el Centro para la Educación Cívica (Center for Civic Education), una organización estadounidense no gubernamental, no partidaria y dedicada a la promoción de valores y principios democráticos por medio de la educación cívica y el intercambio internacional. El evento, que estará abierto al público, se inaugura hoy a las 6:00 p.m. en la sede de la OEA, localizada en la 17th St. & Constitution Ave. N.W. Las sesiones continuarán el martes, miércoles y jueves en el edificio de la OEA ubicado en 1889 F St. N.W. Habrá interpretación simultánea en ingles y español. ======== North American Human Rights Education listserv ======== Send mail intended for the list to <hr-education-na@hrea.org>. Archives of the list can be found at: http://www.hrea.org/lists/hr-education-na/markup/maillist.php If you have problems (un)subscribing, contact <owner-hr-education-na@hrea.org>. **You are welcome to reprint, copy, archive, quote or re-post this item, but please retain the original and listserv source.
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