How is the Council of Europe’s European Space for Citizenship Education structured? What other European policy frameworks require our attention and what challenges exist for the various fields of work in civic education? How do we want to take up and shape the European processes initiated by the Council of Europe?
Continue reading “European Space for Citizenship – DARE Hosted German Speaking Community Follow-up Meeting”Digital Competence is a Socio-political Competence. DigComp Consultation
The European Digital Competence Framework DigComp will receive an update. DARE was involved at various points: With our proposals for Learning Outcome descriptions, in the Community of Practice and currently with a contribution to the Europe-wide consultations. The aim is to publish the next version – DigComp 3.0.
Continue reading “Digital Competence is a Socio-political Competence. DigComp Consultation”European Space for Citizenship Education: An Important Initiative
The DARE networks welcomes the effort of the Council of Europe to create a European Space for Citizenship Education (ESCE) during the next two years.
In close cooperation with the Council of Europe Education Department, the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the European Movement, the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and the Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany (KMK), DARE was involved in co-organising the Launching Conference of the European Space for Citizenship Education in Berlin from 17-18 October 2024.
Continue reading “European Space for Citizenship Education: An Important Initiative”Open letter to Council of Europe’s AI Convention negotiators: Do not water down our rights
DARE network calls on the State Parties and the EU negotiating the text of the Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, the Rule of Law and Democracy to equally cover the public and private sectors and reject blanket exemptions regarding national security and defense.
Continue reading “Open letter to Council of Europe’s AI Convention negotiators: Do not water down our rights”Let’s Act for Global Citizenship Education!
We all belong: The role of GCE in supporting democratic participation and addressing current global challenges. Pointers for improvement and further recommendations. DARE supports SOLIDAR Foundation’s intiative.
Continue reading “Let’s Act for Global Citizenship Education!”Supporting the Voice of Antiracism in Europe: DARE signed letter against the diffamation of the ENAR network
Supporting the voice of antiracism in Europe – the honourable ENAR network. DARE signed the support letter against the diffamation of antiracist work by François-Xavier Bellamy (European People’s Party) as “radical”. We and 57 other organisations request to denounce MEPs for using Parliamentary premises to defame and slander civil society organisations. As a concrete and hopefully efficient measure the open letter asks the EP to participate in Anti-Racism and Diversity Week.
Investment in education. DARE welcomes the position of Lifelong Learning Platform
DARE network – Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe supports the recommendations of the Lifelong Learning Platform.
Continue reading “Investment in education. DARE welcomes the position of Lifelong Learning Platform”Promotion of democratic education as integral element of strong democracy : DARE network supports Civil Society Europe’s proposal to the Defence of Democracy Package (2022)
The European Commission aims to “put forward a defence of democracy package to deepen the action under the European Democracy Action Plan to promote free and fair elections, to step up the fight against disinformation and to support media freedom and pluralism, including by developing civic space and citizen participation to bolster democratic resilience from within”.
Our partners from Civil Society Europe have recently published preliminary proposals from Civil Society.
Policy: Improving the Provision of Digital Skills (2022)
DARE network’s feedback to the Proposal for a Council Recommendation on improving the provision of digital skills in education and training
Date: 2022-09-16
People are in different roles affected by the digital transformation
E.g., as users, learners, trainers, employees and active citizens. This multitude of roles that each person takes on demands an approach using themes and varied tools for framing and understanding the digital transformation.
Continue reading “Policy: Improving the Provision of Digital Skills (2022)”DARE network welcomes the European Parliament resolution on the implementation of citizenship education actions (2022)
Related document: European Parliament resolution of 6 April 2022 on the implementation of citizenship education actions
Continue reading “DARE network welcomes the European Parliament resolution on the implementation of citizenship education actions (2022)”