Poland

As a young foundation we have not realized many projects. This year we start with a project "New media - new particpation". Members of the boardo of our foundation was involved in many projects and activities (also intenational) in Lublin devoted to new media and art.

1) Polish - German understanding
2) Christian - Jewish dialogue
3) Civil society education
4) culture projects

Our main attention goes to an inter-cultural festival, organized annually since 2004 in the city of Malbork, and called Ethno-Festival (www.etnofestiwal.pl). We also effectuate lesser projects, like the “Fairtrade Festival” (in collaboration with PAH & PZS) or “Afryka 2008” in Cracow, as well as a large number of minor projects, concerts, workshops and presentations with the help of local administrative and cultural institutions.

1.  Trainings of:
-  enterprise
-  establishment non-government organizations
-  effective negotiations
-  creating a business plan
-  interpersonal communication
2. Our projects:
        - Transfer of good practices – from Bałtów to Zagnańsk
        - Business for you
        - Support for the development of NGOs
        - Civic development forum activities
        - Academy of young leaders of Radom
        - The development of competence a window to the world
3.  We also organize catering and distributing posters. All earnings we are allocating for statutory purpose.

The main project of the Every Man Foundation is BliskiWschod.pl web journal, available on www.bliskiwschod.pl. The website provides news and analytical information on the MENA region in polish. It brings MENA culture closer to the polish internet audience. The website has existed for 3 years. Since that time it has become well recognized.
Another current activity of the foundation is promotion of art, documentary and reportage that focuses on humanitarian issues, development and human rights.  It help in circulation of work of artists from MENA region and supports polish artists that wish to talk about above mentioned issues.

Two festivals, organized since 1963 Bydgoszcz Music Festivals and Internationals Festivals Musica Antiqua Europae Orientalis (organized since 1966 on a tri-annual basis), together with musicological and Slavonic congresses are especially prominent among the artistic activities of the Pomeranian Philharmonic.
The MAEO festival plays an important cultural role; it provides an exceptionally valuable platform for exchanging ideas for scholars and artists of East and West. The musicological and Slavonic congresses gather representatives of more than 50 thriving world university centres spread between Washington and Moscow. The aim of both the Congress and Festival is to find the common cultural roots of the Old Continent.
The MAEO Festival of Ancient Music of the East is a truly unique phenomenon in the world in terms of the wide scope of works in presents: the compositions originate from countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Byzantium. Many large-scale artistic events, featuring both the permanent groups and visiting artists, took place in the more than 50-year-long history of the Pomeranian Philharmonic.

Production of four theatre performances (one for children, three for adults) and more in plans. Regular flamenco concerts in Warsaw. We invited flamenco artists from Spain (a singer and guitarist) to cooperates on our cultural projects.

La Fondation organise à Poznan de grandes manifestation annuelles : des Journées de la Culture Française et de la Francophonie (20 éditions), des Journées de la Bretagne (17 éditions), un atelier international de la musique traditionnelle européenne (11 éditions), un Festival de la Culture des Régions de l’Europe (1 édition), des conférences et des expositions ainsi que des atelier de danses européennes. La Fondation travaille avec des écoles et des communes en leur proposant des conférences sur des aspects différents de la culture européenne. Elle encourage des echanges entre des ecoles et des communes de la région de Wielkopolska et de la Bretagne. Elle organise des concerts de maîtres de la musique traditionnelle de toute Europe et de la Francophonie. La Fondation mène une activité éditoriale. Elle diffuse un Magazine breton et des livres. La Fondation gère le travail d’une troupe théâtrale des élèves de Poznan. La troupe a présenté ses spectacles en Pologne, en France, en Italie et en République Tchèque.

Our main activities are trainings and workshops focusing on preventing the discrimination (right now mostly based on gender, sexual orienation and race and ethic origin); researches focusing on factors which facilitate social capital in Poland and publications promoting idea of social capital (trust, bonds, opennenes, dialogue).

Ethnoleague: Multicultural and sex-mixed football league and club for better integration of migrants and women to Polish society. We use football universal rules to teach fair play and anti-discrimination attitudes. We are an active member of the international Football Against Racism in Europe network, the official UEFA partner. We organize international seminars for experts, youth exchanges and workshops for teachers on the anti-discrimination methodologies in sport, and produce manuals.
Young refugees: Program for the young refugees in Warsaw. It is a support tool in the refugee center that aims to prepare them for school, social peer contacts and independent functioning in the future. We teach Polish language, help in homework, and develop different skills. We also run sport activities, excursions, and work individually with whole families.
Volunteering: We realize several projects of international volunteering and youth exchanges co-financed by Erasmus+. We work with dozens of organizations from across Europe, as well as Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, China and Mexico among others. Together with several other organizations we run webside with open educationoal courses for volunteers.
T-shirt for Freedom: The aim of the campaign, which started in 2004, was to stimulate discussion on tolerance and minority rights in Poland. It is a solidarity gesture with groups discriminated because of their appearance, origin, sex, disease and other traits. T-shirts with slogans like I’m a lesbian, I’m unemployed, I was in prison, I am an Arab, I do not listen to the Pope revealed nationwide discussion. The campaign has been supported by Oliviero Toscani and dozens of important Polish politicians, artists and athletes. T-shirts were sold out to thousands of people, we also held many debates and exhibitions.