Europe of Rights Community College 2003 @ Casacares



Europe of Rights Community College I

The ACC Italy Committee would like to thank all the ERCC-participants for their contribution and co-operation to the success of this project.
The final report is now available on this page.


Brief Description

The Europe of Rights Community College took place on August 2nd-11th 2003 at the retreat and group meeting centre Casa Cares in Reggello (Florence).

40 young Europeans attended this Community College exchange, concerning the importance of fundamental human rights for the implementation of intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding in our societies.
The Council of Europe’s European Convention on Human Rights and the European Union’s European Charter of Fundamental Rights offered a point of departure for the discussion.

Moreover, particular attention was devoted to the Charta Œcumenica, signed in Strasbourg on April 22nd 2001 by the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE), and to its role in the process of defining a “European identity”. This part of the project was carried through by our partner, the World Student Christian Federation – Europe Region (WSCF-ER).

Please, find here a thorough project description and a programme in Word-format, together with other useful resources.

The Europe of Rights Community College is financed by
- European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe
- Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze
- Unione Femminile della Chiesa Evangelica Valdese di Livorno
- Commissione Esecutiva del Terzo Distretto della Chiesa Evangelica Valdese
(Unione delle chiese valdesi e metodiste)
- Arcidiocesi di Perugia - Città della Pieve

The ERCC is supported by Regione Toscana, Provincia di Firenze and Comune di Reggello.

Special thanks to:
- Mr. Paul Krieg, Director of Casa Cares
- Dr. Aldo Giordano, Secretary General of Consilium Conferentiarum Episcoporum Europae
- Rev. Klaus Langeneck of Chiesa Evangelica Valdese di Livorno
- Soprintendenza Speciale per il Polo Museale Fiorentino
- Galleria dell'Accademia
- Musei fiorentini - Comune di Firenze
- Museo dei Ragazzi di Firenze
- Dr. Franco De Giorgi, Headmaster of Istituto Comprensivo Giovanni Falcone in Cascina
- Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze S.p.A.
- Agenzia per il Turismo di Firenze
- Agenzia per il Turismo di Pisa


European Youth Foundation

Council of Europe

Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze

Chiesa Evangelica Valdese

Arcidiocesi di Perugia - Città della Pieve

Regione Toscana
Provincia di Firenze

Comune di Reggello

Agenzia per il Turismo di Firenze

Agenzia per il Turismo di Pisa

Museo dei Ragazzi

ACC Italy Committee

In charge of the Europe of Rights Community College is the ACC Italy Committee. Eva Valvo from the Board together with Marzia Pistolesi, Peter Ciaccio and Silvia Cardi are the members of the Committee.

Contact ACC Italy Committee.