How to organize a living library
Gustav Blomberg from the Åland Islands Peace Institute attended together with Mikaela Kjeldsen from Regnbågsfyren the Concil of Europe’s Training Course for Living Library Organisers i Budapest 3d to 8th February. the two participants now want to share theri knowledge with organisations and persona who might be interested in participatin in the organizing of a Living Library on Åland this summer. On Wednesday 11th of March at 3.00 pm an information meeting (in Swedish) will be held at the Library of Mariehamn. The Council of Europe’s manual on Living libraries can be found here.
Sarah Stephan took part in “Brussels Democracy” seminar
The Åland Islands Peace Institute's research assistant Sarah Stephan partcipated in the seminar "The Brussels Democracy – Citizen Participation and Multi-Level Governance in Europe" in Brussels between 13 and 18 February. The seminar aimed at exploring which stakeholders are involved in European governance and how citizens can make their concerns heard in Brussels. Read about Sarah's impressions from the seminar here .
Seminar on the Lisbon treaty
On 24 February 2009 the Åland Islands Peace Institute organized a seminar on the Lisbon Treaty in the auditorium of the Ålandic parliament. The first speaker at the seminar, Janina Tallqvist, EU law?making secretary at the Ministry of Justice, gave an overview over the changes to the current set?up and functioning of the European Union to be implemented by the Lisbon Treaty. Susanne Eriksson, director of the Ålandic parliament, explored which implications these changes will have for the Åland Islands. Andreas Backfolk, special adviser of the Ålandic government in Brussels, discussed the changes in the decision?making process. Read more about the seminar here .