2. NETWORK PROJECTS
In accordance with the decision of the ALF Secretariat and Polish ALF coordinators, a
competition for a common project of the Polish ALF network in 2012 was intended for all
members of the Polish network. There have been two joint network projects implemented
so far:
In search of the lost Commonwealth. Uni- or multi-cultural Poland? (2010)
Education for dialogue. Multimedia materials for educators (2011)

3. COMPETITION RULES
A joint network project is a common action carried out by the members of national
networks (a leader and minimum 10 organizations forming together one consortium).
The objectives are:
•To integrate the members
•To reflect the social and cultural diversity of the country, its specifics and problems faced
by citizens

4. THE ORGANIZERS
The winning project in the competition was titled “Together for a Just Future,” and was
prepared by a consortium headed by the REVERS Foundation.
The members of the consortium
REVERS Foundation / The Baltic Sea Cultural Centre / PRO-MED Ltd / Association for non formal
Education MERITUM / The Therapy & Development Foundation in Gdansk / Foundation for the
Promotion of Culture and Audiovisual Media Education Cracow Script School / Center for
Armenian Research / Foundation for European Studies / The PO-MOST Humane Integration
Society / UNESCO Initiatives Centre / The “Common Knowledge” Educational Association /
ContraPunctum Foundation / Foundation Centre for Creative Activities / Deep Democracy
Foundation / Edyta Stein Society / Pedro Arrupe Formation Center for Educational Leaders /
Polish Robert Schuman Foundation/ The City Culture Institute / Tunisian Association Of Scientific
Children / Kenana NGO / Resources for Development Center / The Other Space Foundation /
European Solidarity Centre / Students Self Government of Jagiellonian University

5. PROJECT RULES
Integration and activation of the network is implemented by common preparation of the
forum on the basis of:
Openness
•Each network member could become a consortium member
•Preparation of the forum program took place during group discussions
Participation
•The forum program allows the largest number of network organizations to be presented
•Various work methods are applied in the project program, which allows the largest possible
number of members to take part and to become acquainted with each other
•Each network organization is responsible for particular forum events
Representation
•The forum program reflects the interests and diversity of the Polish network

6. PARTICIPANTS / REGISTRATION
Open part of the forum (debates)
•Up to 100 representatives of social organizations from the Pomerania Region
•Up to 100 registered ALF network representatives
Closed part of the forum (workshops, open space, speed meeting)
•Up to 100 registered ALF network representatives
•55 network members can apply for reimbursement of travel and accommodation expenses
More information about registration at: www.justfuture.pl/registration

7. FORUM PROGRAM
Debates, workshops
•All of the organizations will have an opportunity to present themselves to one another
•All interested organizations from the Baltic region can participate in the debates, which is
of great importance for promotion
•The debate motions will be considered in the common plans of network activity in the
years 2013/2014
Speed meeting, informal meeting in Buffet Club
•The participants will have an opportunity to get to know each other
Open Space
•The forum participants can discuss the aims and joint network activities for the years
2013/2014
•The motions will be passed on to the organizers of the ALF Forum in Marseille in April

8. VENUES
The forum’s events will take place in the rooms of the 17th-century Old Town Hall (seat of the
Baltic Sea Cultural Centre), in the City Culture Institute located in the most prestigious street in
Gdańsk, Długi Targ, and, courtesy of the European Solidarity Centre, in the BHP Hall on the
grounds of the Gdańsk Shipyard – the cradle of the “Solidarity” movement.

9. FORUM TOPICS
Debates
Does Poland Lie on the Mediterranean? Poland’s Relations with the Euromed Region
(International Cultural Centre)
The Universal Character of Arab Revolutions (REVERS Foundation, European Solidarity
Centre)
Multicultural Education for Diversity and Dialogue (The Baltic Sea Cultural Centre)
Gender Equality in Poland and Arab Countries (The Therapy & Development Foundation
in Gdansk)
Facts and the Media: the Picture of Reality Presented by the Media Versus the Real
World (Foundation for the Promotion of Culture and Audiovisual Media Education Cracow
Script School)

10. FORUM TOPICS
Workshops
•How to Launch Educational Activities (in and Out of School) Connected with
Intercultural Dialogue
•Journalism in War
•The Birthplace of Solidarity
•Cooperation with Eastern European NGOs: Rules of the Game
•The Heteromatrix – Workshop on Gender Sensitivity and Various Psychosexual
Identities
•Intercultural Training: How to Effectively Work with a Foreign Partner
•Efficient Contact with Media, Public Speeches – Practical Tools of Supporting
Multicultural Dialogue
•The Acknowledgement of Children’s Rights
•Building Social Projects with “New Media”
•Supporting Seniors’ Education Through Intergenerational Cooperation
•Sex, Power & Boundaries

11. MORE INFORMATION
About the forum
•Official forum website: www.justfuture.pl
•Facebook: www.facebook.com/TogetherforaJustFuture
The forum program
www.justfuture.pl/agenda
The forum’s promotional materials to download
www.justfuture.pl/about-forum/promotional-content
Sponsorship
www.justfuture.pl/sponsorship

12. CONTACT The coordinator of the forum
WOJCIECH ZAŁUSKI
E-mail: forum@justfuture.pl