International Falcon Movement – Socialist Educational International
Founded | 1922 |
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Founder | Kurt Löwenstein |
Type | International Umbrella Educational Organisation |
Focus | Socialism, internationalism, children's rights, democracy |
Location | |
Origins | European Socialist Education Movements |
Area served | Global |
Method | Popular education |
Key people |
Christine Sudbrock (Secretary General) Ana Maria Almario (President) |
Slogan | Span the world with friendship, Education for Social(ist) Change |
Website | http://www.ifm-sei.org |
A fraternal member of Socialist International |
The International Falcon Movement – Socialist Educational International (IFM-SEI) is an international non-profit organisation based in Belgium that campaigns for children's rights.[1] It is a fraternal organisation of Socialist International[2] and works closely with International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) and ECOSY - Young European Socialists. IFM - SEI is a full member of the European Youth Forum (YFJ) which operates within the Council of Europe and European Union area and works closely with both these bodies.[3] In Latin-America it is a full member of the Foro Latin-America de Juventud (FLAJ). And it is part of the International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organisations[4] (ICMYO) which consists of worldwide active youth organisations and regional youth platforms coordinating their activities towards the UN and its agencies.
It has member organisations all over the world and is strongest in Europe and South America. Many of its member organisations work with children and young people of all ages through activities, groups and camping.
IFM - SEI members are children and youth self-organizations, family organisations and other organisations who are working for the benefit of children and youngsters.[5] IFM - SEI organise campaigns, for example against child labour or child pornography, seminars, trainings, camps and other educational activities. Their activities are carried out by member organisation, and international seminars are held regularly in cooperation with the other fraternal organization. A recent activity was the Peace Camp with Israelis and Palestinians.[6] The LGBT event of IFM is called Queer Easter.[7]
President
- Max Winter from Rote Falken, Austria (1925)
- Anton Tesarek from Rote Falken, Austria (1955–1959)
- Hans Matzenauer from Rote Falken, Austria (1967–1980)
- Eric Nielsen from DUI leg og virke, Denmark (1980–1983)
- Piet Kempenaars from Belgium (1983–1985)
- Eric Nilsson from Unga Örnar, Sweden (1985)
- Jerry Svensson from Unga Örnar, Sweden (1985–1995)
- Jessi Sörensen from DUI leg og virke, Denmark (1995–2001)
- Östen Lövgren from Unga Örnar, Sweden (2001–2005)
- Ted Birch from Unga Örnar, Sweden (2005–2007)
- Tim Scholz from SJD - Die Falken Germany (2007–2013)
- Ana Maria Almario from Acacia Fundacion Colombia (2013–present)
Secretaries General
- Kurt Biak from Austria (Voluntary) (1931)
- Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez from Spain (first full-time) (1966–1972)
- Ilpo Rossi from Nuoret Kotkat, Finland (1972–1976)
- Ulric Andersen from Unga Örnar, Sweden (1976–1979)
- Jacqui Cottyn from Belgium (1979–1995)
- Odette Lambert from Belgium (1995–2001)
- Uwe Ostendorff from SJD - Die Falken Germany (2001–2007)
- Tamsin Pearce from Woodcraft Folk, United Kingdom (2007–2013)
- Christine Sudbrock from Germany (2013–present)
Current Presidium
The Presidium is made up of the Secretary-General, President and two Presidium members from each region (Africa, Latin America, Middle East, Europe and Asia) to make a total of 12 members. Regional Representatives have one seat reserved for a women and one seat reserved for an under 30 year old. The last election were held in 2013 [8]
- Christine Sudbrock (Secretary General) from Friends of Nature, Germany
- Ana Maria Almario (President) from Acacia Fondacion, Colombia
- Diye Diallo (Africa) Action Enfance, Senegal,
- Elvis Wepngong (Africa) OGCEYOD, Cameroon,
- Eko Manurung (Asia ) KKSP Foundation, Indonesia
- VACANT (Asia) place reserved for a women
- Ali Hlayel (Middle East) Independence Youth Union, Palestine
- Liana Meirom (Middle East) Hashomer Hatzair, Israel
- Sylvia Siqueira Campos (Latin America) Mirim, Brazil
- Javier Diaz Almendarez (Latin America) Mentes en Accion, Honduras
- Marc Cases Martin (Europe) Esplais Catalans, Spain
- Carly Walker-Dawson (Europe) Woodcraft Folk, United Kingdom
Republics and Camps of the IFM-SEI
There were four children's republics held by the international before World War II they were:
- 1933 First Republic : Oostduinkerke, Belgium .
- 1935 Second Republic : Verneuil-l'Étang, France . 900 children from Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, UK and Switzerland.
- 1937 Third Republic : Brighton, United Kingdom . Theme: Solidarity, 2,000 participants from Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Britain, Spain and Tunisia.
- 1939 Fourth Republic : Wandre, Belgium . Theme: Freedom and Peace, 1,600 participants, from Belgium, France, UK, Switzerland, Tunisia and refugee children from Spain.
Since the end of World War II the IFM-SEI organises international camps as well as encouraging bi- and multi-lateral camps between members. The following is a list of official IFM-SEI camps held since 1945:.[9]
- 1946 Brighton, United Kingdom
- 1951 Döbriach, Austria
- 1952 Füssen, Germany
- 1955 Oslo, Norway
- 1956 Stockholm, Sweden
- 1958 Vienna, Austria
- 1961 Deurne, Belgium
- 1965 Reinwarzhofen, Germany
- 1967 Scunthorpe, United Kingdom
- 1971 Lathi, Finland
- 1974 Döbriach, Austria
- 1977 Oslo, Norway
- 1981 Walsrode, Germany
- 1985 Döbriach, Austria
- 1988 Imatra, Finland
- 1991 Norrköping, Sweden
- 1994 Reinwarzhofen, Germany
- 1997 Zanka, Hungary
- 2000 Döbriach, Austria. Theme: Children's Rights, 1000 participants
- 2006 Kent, United Kingdom. Theme: Millennium Development Goals, 5000 participants
- 2010 Döbriach, Austria and Jedovnice, Czech Republic: Theme: Train 4 Change, 1000 participants
- 2016 Reinwarzhofen, Germany: Theme: Welcome to Another World
Member Organizations
Member and candidate organisations are listed here:
Africa
- OGCEYOD
- Action Enfance Senegal
- Mouvement National des Pionniers Senegalais
- Movement Falcons Mauritius - Mauritius Socialist Movement Education
- Pionniers of Mali
- Youth for Behavioural Change (YOBEC)
Asia
- Antar Bharati
- Dr Ram Manohar Lohia International Trust
- All Pakistan Federation of United Trade Unions
- KKSP Foundation
- Youth Organization of Bhutan (exile in Nepal)
Europe
- Faucons Rouges
- Rode Valken, RVPA
- Armenian Youth Federation (ARF-YO)
- Falcons of Malta
- DUI - Leg og Virk
- Latvia
- Liepajas Jaunie Vanagi
- Kinderfreunde / Rote Falken
- Lietuvos Sakaliuku sajunga
- Magyarország Gyermekbarátok Mozgalma
- Nuorten Kotkain Keskusliitto
- Kinderfreunde / Rote Falken
- SYB - The Falcons Belarus, Belarus (in exile in Lithuania)
- Centre for studies of social democracy - CSSD
- Unga Örnar
- Georgian Falcons
- Associacao para a Promocao Cultural da Criança
Middle East
- Association for the right of Iranian children (exile in France )
- Independence Youth Union
- Independent Youth Forum
- Palestine Red Crescent Society
Latin America
- Fundacion Acacia
- Los Cachorros
- Club infantil CHAP "Mayo 23"
- Mundo Nuevo
- Movimiento de Expresion Politica (MOEP)
- CEDECAP
- Falcons of Ecuador
- Horneros Punto Ar
- INDAJOVEN
- Manque Chile
- Agrupacion Integridad Absoluta,
- Mentes en Accion
- Movimiento Infantil Luis Alfonso Velásquez Flores (MILAVF)
- MIRIM
- Organizacion Nueva Generacion
- Panama Verde
References
- ↑ http://www.ulb.ac.be/ceese/OCDE/OCDE_275.htm
- ↑ http://www.socialistinternational.org/viewArticle.cfm?ArticlePageID=931
- ↑ http://youthforum.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=294%3A-international-falcon-movement-socialist-educational-international-&catid=58%3Amember-organisations&Itemid=58&lang=en
- ↑ http://scout.org/en/about_scouting/partners/youth_platforms/icmyo/icmyo_members
- ↑ http://www.woodcraft.org.uk/news/kieran-represents-us-ifm-sei-committee-meeting
- ↑ Peace Camp
- ↑ Queer Easter
- ↑ http://www.ifm-sei.org/articles/ifm-sei-congress-took-place-in-manchester
- ↑ http://www.c3.hu/~mgym/emuseum.html
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