WHAT IS PEACE CHILD ALPHA OMEGA?

„Peace Child - Alpha Omega 2010“ is a educational and cultural cooperation project between the UK, Estonia and Turkey that was supported by European Commission program Culture 2007 – 2013 initiated by UK-based youth organisation Peace Child International. Project’s main activities are three Peace Child Alpha Omega performances connected together by David Gordon’s powerful music; every country stages its own story and addresses questions relevant to their context.

Purposes:
1.    To initiate intercultural and interreligious dialogue in communities across Europe and advance International cooperation on youth work and culture.
2.    To advance among young people the idea that cultural differences within the Estonian society are a resource and not a problem.  
3.    With partners from the UK and Turkey create new means for developing societal openness and dialogue.
4.    To conduct info seminars, workshops and discussions in different Estonian schools and youth organisations to reinforce the projects ideas.

Activities 2008-2010

2008 –the beginning
13.12.2008 In Varietate Concordia – International conference, where Peace Child International representatives President David Woollcombe and Rosey Simonds, Peace Child Alpha Omega head producer took part.

2009 – comprising project creative team, finding cooperation, starting media coverage and other pre-work.

Main events:
23.01.-28.01.2009 Trip to the UK. I Creative Meeting between Turkey, UK and Estonia in Ely.

27.03.2009 Project introduction in Estonia Winter Garden on the International Day of the Theatre where present were Peace Child International President David Woollcombe, composer David Gordon and musician Richard Sharpey, stage director Neeme Kuningas and Turkey ambassador in Estonia Sule Soysal and other invited guests from different Ministry’s, NGOs and others.

21, 26-27.09.2009. Ida-Virumaa Culture Festival. Creative Meeting with producer Rosey Simonds.

21.11-22.11.2009 „Youth Participation: Opportunities and Challenges“ – International conference, where also Peace Child International President David Woollcombe was present.

2010 – project main activities
March - May 2010 Educational activities (Seminars, introductory events and discussions in different educational activities in different schools and youth organisations in Estonia).

March - June 2010 Media coverage and advertising campaign in Estonian level.

March – June 2010 Putting together the Estonian production and carrying it through.

1st of June2010 at. 19.00 „Peace Child - Alpha Omega” performance
in Russian Theatre in Tallinn of the International Children’s Day.

2nd of June 2010 at 15.00 Conference and reception
„Estonia 2050: the future of young people in an ageing society“.
The official discussion on the following day of the „Peace Child - Alpha Omega” performance. Invited are all spectators, politicians, guests, NGO leaders, experts from the business and public sectors and academics from different fields – on the local and International level.

August 2010 the release of Peace Child Alpha Omega Study Guide. Includes all materials and is done in cooperation between all three countries.

September 2010 the release of Peace Child Alpha Omega documentary that includes all three performances and other information.