We cordially invite you to the 94th Session – Danube-Networkers invite: “Come together! Connecting people by culture!”
Time and date: Sunday, 22nd of December 2024, 18:30-20.00 (6.30-8.00 pm) German, Italian and Serbian time, some countries 7.30 pm (19:30) (Bulgaria and Romania), in other countries 5.30 pm (17.30) (in England).
You’re invited to our special Christmas Come Together Session filled with music, poems and traditions from the Danube region! We’ll enjoy a variety of Christmas carols and performances from Romania, Bulgaria, Germany, Serbia, and Ukraine. Additionally, you will learn the meaning of the Romanian dessert Cozonac and how it is made (maybe it will inspire you to try it yourself 🙂 ). Join us for our Christmas get together!
This session will be moderated by Marina Kuch (ILEU, Germany)
Dear colleagues and friends from Europe and other areas,
we cordially invite you to the 93rd Session – Danube-Networkers invite: “Come together! Connecting people by culture!” :
“Ukraine–Exploring its Land, Culture, and People” presented by Ukrainian refugees and partners of ILEU from Ukraine
Time and date: Sunday, 1st of December 2024, 18:30-20.00 (6.30-8.00 pm) German, Italian and Serbian time, some countries 7.30 pm (19:30) (Bulgaria and Romania), in other countries 5.30 pm (17.30) (inEngland)
Ukrainian refugee women in Ulm and (if the energy supply allows it) some Ukrainian partners living in Ukraine will present their beloved country – geography, nature, culture, education and more.
The lecture is prepared by a group of refugees in Ulm and will be held in German with translation into English, Bulgarian, Romanian, Ukrainian and Serbian. It is a big challenge for them, but they want to show us how wonderful their country is and that there are many things we don’t know about.
Please come numerously, it is a real discovery tour and a true sign of solidarity!
This session will be moderated by Carmen Stadelhofer (Ulm, Germany) and Olha Antonenko (Ulm, Germany / Odessa, Ukraine)
Dear colleagues and friends from Europe and other areas,
we cordially invite you our very a special, different kind of Come Together session!
“Come together, Cook together!”
Time and date: Friday, 29th of November 2024, 18:30-20.00 (6.30-8.00 pm) German, Italian and Serbian time, some countries 7.30 pm (19:30) (Bulgaria and Romania), in other countries 5.30 pm (17.30) (inEngland)
You think cooking together via video conferencing doesn’t work?
Why not try it out with us! As some of you may know during our project Vives we regularly cooked together online. We met for an informal and cosy evening from kitchen to kitchen, tried out recipes and then enjoyed eating what we have created! We would now like to revive this wonderful format on an international scale and cordially invite you to join us this Friday!
Our dear colleague Gabriele Flemming will prepare one of her favourite winter dishes and you are welcome to cook along: Carrot/ginger soup and as dessert Apples baked with goat’s cheese or sheep’s cheese and honey – we provide the recipe with the ingredients you need and in the end we can all eat together a wonderful meal together via Zoom.
If you enjoy cooking or would like some inspiration, you’ve come to the right place. Don’t forget – the best parties take place in the kitchen!
We cordially invite you to the 91st Session – Danube-Networkers invite: “Come together! Connecting people by culture!”
Time and date: Sunday, 17th of November 2024, 18:30-20.00 (6.30-8.00 pm) German, Italian and Serbian time, some countries 7.30 pm (19:30) (Bulgaria and Romania), in other countries 5.30 pm (17.30) (inEngland)
We invite you to join our presentation session Bulgaria – Beyond Creativity – History and Culture, which will be hosted by students and lecturers from the University of Rousse, representatives of adult clubs and cultural community centres. You will enjoy a video about the students’ training, presentations about the activities of the seniors, beautiful songs, poetry and many beautiful photos collected by the students of the University.
This session will be moderated by Emiliya Velikova (University of Ruse, Bulgaria) and Carmen Stadelhofer (ILEU, Germany)
Dear colleagues and friends from Europe and other areas,
we cordially invite you to join the 90th Come Together Session of the Danube-Networkers devoted to the topic: “Fostering Citizen Participation & Democracy by digital and analogue tools”
Date: October 22, 2024 (Tuesday) Time: 18:30 (6:30 P.M., CET)
Developments in many countries raise the question of why people do not seem to be aware of the importance of citizen participation. In particular, however, it seems that the opportunities to get involved are often not even known. During this special Come Together Session, we wish to explore these opportunities across our countries with you. We will collect information on analog and digital political participation opportunities and invite you to share your experiences with us: How have you been involved? Or why haven’t you used the existing possibilities so far? What offers should be made to get more people involved?
Let’s discuss together about this important topic and use this great chance to exchange examples from our own experiences and to brainstorm new ideas together!
Preparation: We encourage you to think about and gather examples from your country / your city beforehand. You can also send them to us in advance to info@ileu.net.
Languages: The session will be held in English and translated into German, Romanian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, and Serbian.
Moderated by: Carmen Stadelhofer (ILEU e.V.) & Marina Kuch (ILEU e.V.)
Access to the session:
Danube Networkers invite: Come Together – Connecting people by culture!
What do you think of when you think of traveling? Getting to know new people and cultures, getting away from everyday life, taking a deep breath…!? Together we would like to explore the topic of traveling: how do you plan a trip, why do you travel at all – but we would also like to talk about what we should pay attention to when we travel, e.g. sustainability. We look forward to your stories, thoughts and tips. We will also hear great travel stories with beautiful pictures and be treated to poems and songs.
We invite you to join our session on the interesting topic of “Serbia on focus – people, tradition & legacy” where you will learn more about Serbia – a country in the center of Danube basin, but still not well known, and a hidden pearl of Balkan and Europe. You will discover life of first Serbian woman painter and poetess Wilhelmina Mina Karadzic from early 18. Century, hear about young talents that unite Europe, and listen to the song and performance of a talented Serbian musician.
We will also have an interesting discussion about our personal experience from this country: Have you visited Serbia? Do you know some famous persons from or Serbian by origin? Do you know something about Serbian gastronomy, mentality and folklore? Let’s exchange and get to know together Serbia!
From July 11-13, the 8th meeting of the Danube Networkers took place in Ulm / Neu-Ulm – there was a lot of interesting exchange, discussions and many warm moments between the participants and partners of the network. We would like to use the Sunday to tell you all about the lively exchange, the new acquaintances, the cultural activities, and also about the conference on Friday “Strengthening Civil Society in the Danube Region for a joint Europe”. As always, we will be accompanied by music and poetry, this time from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Slovakia.
We would also like to use the evening to remember two of our dear Danube Networkers who unfortunately passed away this year – Stan Miller and Veska Uzunova. They will be missed a lot and we would like to remember them together with you.
A big thank you to everyone who participated in our session and congratulations to all the winners of our competition “Traces of Europe in my town”. You’ll find all the winners submissions and prizes here.
“Traces of Europe in your town” – presenting the results of this interesting competition – presented by Carmen Stadelhofer and Marina Kuch (ILEU e.V., Ulm, Germany)