Public Programme 1 April 2009
Arte Sustenibile - Art, Design and Sustainability
The exhibition made sustainability a first-hand experience. Themes were the protection of natural resources, energy efficiency, the reduction of greenhouse gases, encouragement towards tolerance and humanitarian aid, reduction of social discrimination and the observation of human rights. Arte Sustenibile presented practical examples of art and design from more than 60 artists from all over the world: I.E. Solar Art, wind games, art in context with public transportation, art made from or with renewable resources, recycling art, art against war. Very popular were the human powered kinetic art objects and vehicles. Solar architecture and solar-flying without noise and exhaust gases were given attention, too.
Most fascinating was a world record car: The Swiss Paccar II makes incredible 5385 km with only a one-litre petrol equivalent. Included in the exhibition are designers, architects, video artists, photographers, painters, and sculptors. In part, different groups of people contributed, even from the margins of society. There were wind plays made by young prisoners and works from artists who are involved with homeless people.
Organizers: Association for Arts, Health and Education, patronage: German Commission for UNESCO
Date and Venue: 06.03.-05.04.2009, Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4, 53113 Bonn
The knowledge box – The future of our city is unknown but we can create it
We live in houses, work in factories, learn in schools, meet in assembly rooms - places in a city fulfil different functions for us. We walk through forests, transport goods over streeets and rivers…
But how does the water quality for a flush have to be? How many machines do we really need? What goes better, the cable railway or my old car? What tastes better, the apples from my garden or those from Australia? How much of a forest does the print shop need for a newspaper? Can I benefit from the sun on my house top?
To answer these questions, we need informations and imagination. In the knowledge box in front of the ancient Bundestag and a few steps from here.
Organizers: artpromotion-bonn.de
Date and Venue: 31.3.-2.4.2009, World Conference Center Bonn, in front of the main entrance, Platz der Vereinten Nationen 2, 53113 Bonn
More Information: info[@]artpromotion-bonn.de
Hot Times - taking the climate into your Hand!
The Eine Welt Mobil (One world Automobile) is a part of the new campaign "Hot times - taking the climate into your hands" for young people and children, which is a 2 year campaign that promotes sustainable learning.The Eine Welt Mobil is a bright, red bus that is packed full with exciting games and materials, ready to make a day visit to your school! On this day you could escape the classroom to learn about climate change; the issue everyone is talking about. During a project day with the one word automobile we learned what exactly climate change is, what it is doing to the world, how it is caused, if it will affect the entire world and what we can do to save the climate.
Organizer: Eine Welt Netz NRW
Date and Venue: 31.03. - 02.04.2009, World Conference Center Bonn,
in front of the main entrance, Platz der Vereinten Nationen 2, 53113 Bonn
Forest forum
The forest forum aided to demonstrate the importance of forest to Education for Sustainable Development. There was a "green classroom" which was surrounded by trees, logs served as benches. It was located at the Münsterplatz in the centre of Bonn. We invited pupils from Primary Schools and Kindergarden-Children to the "forest forum". In a forest-like atmosphere four classes or groups each day learnt facts about forests, sustainable utilisation of wood and the sustainable developement. Due to the public location other people were able to watch this event and had the chance to get some informations about Education for Sustainable Development.
Organizers: German Association for the Protection of Forests and Woodlands
Date and Venue: 30.03 - 06.04.2009, 8.00 - 7.00 pm, Münsterplatz, 53115 Bonn inner city, Germany
Child labour: Children’s rights are human rights
Children’s Rights are Human Rights. Meaning that children have the right to spend their childhood without being forced to work. Furthermore, they have the right to education. However, more than 218 million children have to work every day. The exhibition ‘workers-neglected childhood’ showed photographs of the Italian photographer Cristina Francessoni who is engaged in a comprehensive documentation of children’s destinies. Francessoni wants to stop child labour and stands up for their rights.
Organizers: Welthungerhilfe
Date and Venue: 31.3.-2.4., Kreuzgang der Katholischen Hochschulgemeinde Bonn, Brüdergasse 8, 53111 Bonn
Open: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.- 8 p.m., weekend 10 a.m.- 8 p.m.
Getting Mobile for ESD - LUMBRICUS bus in front of the conference venue
Mobile Environmental Education Projects (MEEPs) with their specialised technical equipment and educational methods form an attractive means of conveying ESD. Representing the network of mobile educational projects (AGUM), which exist in many countries throughout the world, LUMBRICUS, the rolling classroom from North-Rhine Westphalia, allowed a glimpse into its hands-on experiments for ESD and provided information on the international network of MEEPs.
Organizers: Association for MEEPs (= mobile environmental education projects)
Date and Venue: 31.3. - 2.4.2009, 10:00 am - 4:30 pm, World Conference Center Bonn, in front of the main entrance, Platz der Vereinten Nationen 2, 53113 Bonn
Wadden Sea meets Biotope
Questions like global climate change, energy supply and sustainability are in the focus of an exhibition at NaturGut Ophoven. While walking in the garden, visitors can examine and experience factors, problems and solutions related to these topics. A climate station shows youngsters the difference between climate and weather; local biotopes give a brief idea of what hands-on pedagogical experience means and staff members of the International Wadden Sea School explain why nature has to be protected across national borders. There are plenty of things to do and see. On your mark, ready, go!
Organizers: NaturGut Ophoven, Germanwatch, International Wadden Sea School
Date and Venue: 31.03.2009, 9.00-17.00 h; 1.04.2009, 9.00 – 17.00 h; 2.04.2009,
9.00-17.00 h – NaturGutOphoven, Talstraße 4, 51379 Leverkusen
Water quality and research - the ship MS "Burgund" as a swimming classroom
The measuring and investigation ship MS “Burgund“ was open to the public in addition to the members-only workshop.
On board of the MS "Burgund" people were able to get to know a special teaching and learning concept developed for pupils of the first secondary school level. The concept trained pupils to become „laboratory assistants “, „river researchers“, „Rhine discoverers“ and/or „ship leaders“. These stations were supervised by authentic experts e.g. a ship leader and a laboratory assistant. Hence, these experts were on board during the puplic programm to answer to all the questions of the publicity.
Organizers: Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Consumer Protection
of the German Federal Land Rhineland-Palatinate (Abkürzung im Deutschen MUFV)
Date and Venue: 1st of April 2009: 10 am till 3:30 pm and
2nd of April 2009: 10am till 4:30 pm
MS "Burgund" - Quay/Pier „Bundeshaus“
Sustainable food, energy efficiency and intercultural dialogue
The UNESCO associated schools are not only educational institutions; they are also promoters of sustainability concepts. Thus, it is no wonder that the UNESCO associated schools presented their work at the UNESCO World Conference on Sustainable Development. In the focus of the shown projects were activities in the areas of energy, media competence and ecology. Possibilities of intercultural learning via internet were explained. SolarNet presented its cyberspace network with more than 900 users from 38 countries. Furthermore, students prepared sustainable food and showed how to boil water in an alternative way. Last but not least, visitors were able to have a look at the preparation of a sustainable buffet. Delicious!
Organizers: Robert-Wetzlar-School for vocational education, Schillergymnasium Münster, Comenius-Kolleg Mettingen
Date and Venue: 1.04.2009, 15-16.30 h.; 2.04.2009, 10-13 h – Robert-Wetzlar-Berufskolleg. Kölnstraße 229, 53117 Bonn
Sustainability in forests
Forest education, hunting and school are no contradiction. On the contrary, they complement each other and give new input to current discussions related to new learning styles. The ‘House of Nature’ wanted to show new approaches in the field of nature education. Visitors experienced nature with ‘head, heart and hand’ and got to know new concepts on how to advance sustainable development. Being crucial for sustainability, forest use could be examined in detail. Examples were given and interaction with ecological, economic, social and cultural factors were not left out.
Organizers: House of Nature, ‘Querwaldein’, Forestry of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, German Hunting Protection Association, University of Freiburg and Pedagogic College of Ludwigsburg
Date and Venue: 31.03.2009, 16.00 – 20.00 h; 1.04. 2009, 10.00 – 15.00 h; 2.04.09, 11.00 – 17.00 h, Haus der Natur Bonn-Kottenforst (Waldau), An der Waldau 50, 53127 Bonn
Conducted Tour along the "Bonner Weg der Artenvielfalt"
We followed the tracks of Felix, the travelling hare, along the "Bonner Weg der Artenvielfalt". Located in the midst of the Kottenforest, close to the "Haus der Natur", a small museum with interesting exhibitions, the way offers altogether seven interactive stations and around 10 information boards due to the themes native trees, herbs and animals. Beside this you could have a look at living deers, wild boars and the spooky forest with bizarre, very old head-beeches. The path has especially been created for children to sharpen their consciousness for the unique nature by offering them lasting impressions, experienced with all kind of senses.
Organizers: Naturschutzbund Deutschland, Kreisgruppe Bonn (NABU Bonn)
Date and venue: 1. April 2009, 12.30 - 14.00 p.m.
Entrance of the "Bonner Weg der Artenvielfalt" (An der Waldau/Haus der Natur)
Education for Everybody Now!
Students of the Lise-Meitner-Gymnasium in Leverkusen (5th class) arranged a theatre programme dealing with education. Masqueraded, they walked through the pedestrian zone and attracted attention. Playfully, they got into contact with the passers-by and debated about Education for Sustainable Development and expressed their own point of view. The program exemplifies how active and vital education can be, that education is always about communication and most of all, that education can be a lot of fun!
Organizers: Education meets Development, NRW
Date and Venue: 1. April 2009, 3.00-4.30 p.m.
Inner City of Bonn, Münsterplatz and Surrounding Area
Bonn Dialogues series on Global Environmental Change
"Living with Risk - Preparing for the Worst and Learning to Adapt"
The "Bonn Dialogues on Global Environmental Change" was a workshop series focusing on substantive issues related to anthropogenic drivers and the consequences of Global Environmental Change and Human Security – addressing, in a cross-cutting manner, related themes such as climate, water, energy, or food. The Bonn Dialogues Series served as a platform for important questions which were relevant for various stakeholders and the public and expert discussions on substantive global environmental change issues. The 5th event of the “Bonn Dialogues on Global Environmental Change” series focused on risks and the role of education. This public panel discussion comprised four representatives.
Organizers: United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP), German Committee for Disaster Reduction (DKKV)
Date and Venue: 1 April 2009, 18:30
German Post, room Scandinavien
Climate Irritations - multimedial Performance of South-North-Dialogues
„Climate Irritations" presents South-North-Dialogues for prevention and adaptation strategies with regard to climate change. They take place in the process of the blended learning Summer University „Audiovisual Communication – Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Climate Change” (Berlin – Santiago). It combines these issues with audio, video and viral spots, as well as short films, which represent the results of the dialogues. The audiovisual products furthermore deliver action-oriented and motivating messages.The Summer University also connects them with aesthetic interpretations and designs for the future, which have been created in a digital German-Chilean competition for web2.0 fomats.
Organizers: Kolleg for management and formation of sustainable development and International Summer University "Audiovisual Communication - Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Climate Change" Berlin - Santiago de Chile
Date and Venue: 1st April 2009, 19:00h
Gustav Stresemann Institut, Langer Grabenweg 68, 53175 Bonn
More information: www.uinternacional.org, www.kmgne.de, www.klimaclima.org
