Past Events

Accessibility of arts in Egypt through art in public space and community art

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Theme

Accessibility of arts in Egypt through art in public space and community art

Date/s

June 29th 2012 and June 30th 2012

Location

British Council, Agouza

Sponsor/s

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Organizer/s

Mahatat for contemporary art

Facilitator/s

Eslam Erman

Assistant/s

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Language

Arabic and English

 

Open Space in Numbers

Participants

32

No. of Days

2

 Women

14

Identified Issues (Agenda Creation)

20

  Men

18

Documented Issues

15

Age Range

20-60

Initiatives / Projects (Next Steps)

5

 

Titles of Issues

 

  1. The definition of the public

  2. الهوية الفنية

  3. مدى تقبل الشارع المصرى للفن

  4. How to do Art?

  5.  Why do you go to the streets to perform? What is your aim?

  6. اشكالية التواصل اللغوى بين المحترفين والجمهور

  7.  What is the difference between the personal and the collective?

  8. Strategies on Engaging neighborhoods

  9. Shaware3na documentaries

  10. What to do with Abla's space on the Island

  11. Why Art?

  12. How to work with the personal and the collective at the same time in the arts

  13. How to market in non-traditional ways - Audience development

  14. How to develope your ideas?

  15. The politics of self-expression

 

 

Titles of Next Steps

 

  1. Mosaic

  2. How to work on the personal and the collective level in the arts?

  3. Working groups on practical issues related to art in public space and community art

  4. Community gatherings in public spaces

  5. Accessibility of art – open monthly meetings

 

For further information check the FB page of Mahatat for contemporary art, email questions to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and if you attended this Open Space event, join the FB group Mahatat Open Space.

 

 

   

Education - Step Forward

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Theme

Education - Step Forward

Date/s

May 14-16, 2012

Location

Swedish Institute, Alexandria

Sponsor/s

Swedish Institute

Organizer/s

Open Space Egypt in cooperation with Bridge Development

Facilitator/s

Eslam Erman; Ramy Mortada

Assistant/s

Dr. Claudia Gross; Hala Faraj; Kazem Hemeida

Language

Arabic

 

Open Space in Numbers

Participants

49

No. of Days

3

 Women

25

Identified Issues (Agenda Creation)

38

  Men

24

Documented Issues

33

Age Range

13-56

Initiatives / Projects (Next Steps)

16

 

Titles of Issues

  1. What we learn is not important, but how we learn is important

  2. Educational curricula

  3. Renaissance of a nation.. An initiative to street children literacy

  4. Identifying the most influential element of the educational process

  5. Pre-school education

  6. Alternative sources of funding for education

  7. The role of self-effort in the educational process

  8. How to form a pressure group for education improvement

  9. Is education for career, or for humanity?

  10. Techniques for information sharing

  11. “Ezzay” website for learning

  12. The classroom: its shape and the space

  13. Free education

  14. Relationship between the teacher and the student

  15. Illiteracy of the literate 

  16. Education is an art

  17. Vocational Education: the importance and the future

  18. Scientific research

  19. Arts as an approach to education

  20. Improvement of testing

  21. Oral testing

  22. The lie of active education in the improvement of education process

  23. The concept of quality educational process and how to achieve it

  24. Education policy

  25. The opinion of the child

  26. Identifying methods to secure resources for improvement of education

  27. Rooting values inside children

  28. Discussions

  29. Summer clubs

  30. The effects of political education at home

  31. Human rights education in Egypt

  32. Education from birth to deat

  33. Assessment of children’s  capacities and talents

 

Titles of Next Steps

  1. Open Space for children and youth

  2. Saed ساعد Initiative for community renaissance

  3. Transfer of experience initiative

  4. Know your intelligence initiative

  5. Web portal for education professionals

  6. Wood art  فن الأركيتfor street children

  7. Federation of Teachers no Borders

  8. Keem Valley

  9. Reenrollment of school drop-outs and fighting private tutoring

  10. You are not Alone Initiative

  11. Improvement of Education Initiative (affiliated with Development Union in Egypt)

  12. Step-up Youth Initiative

  13. Program for Protection of children resistant to quitting school

  14. Education is a right

  15. Replication of educational best practices in Egypt

  16. Social participation for educational reform

 

You can have a look at the Book Of Proceedings, to download Click Here!

Facebook group created: http://www.facebook.com/groups/389592427748799/

 

   

The Future of AL-Manhal

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Date:                             February 16, 2012  
Duration: One Day
Theme: The Future of AL-Manhal
Location: Genava Hotel , Amman-Jordan
Participants:  30 " 17 Males, 13 Females
Ages: From 22 to 55
Language/s: Arabic with English Translation 
Facilitator/s: Dr. Claudia Gross; Eslam Erman; Khalil El-Masry
Assistant/s:  
Identified Issues (Agenda Creation) 27
Documented Issues 13
Initiatives / Projects (Next Steps) 5
Sponsor/s: AL-Manhal
Organizer/s: AL-Manhal - Open Space Egypt 

 

   

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