During the week of Sukkot (September) 2002, the ICU (International Cultural Union) (R.A.), held its Third International Children's Festival "Tolerance 2002". The festival dealt with values such as tolerance and coexistence. The festival was held in Haifa, Daliat El Carmel and in Acco with participants from fifteen countries including: Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Russia, Finland, Latvia, USA, Thailand, New Zealand, Romania, Ukraine, Holland, Australia, Ireland and Israel. The Israeli participants were students from Jewish, Christian, Moslem and Druze Schools. Artistic artworks from children in special education (autistic and retarded children) were featured.

PUBLICITY:

The festivals' events were advertised in national and local newspapers, on billboards, on television, on radio, in the Internet and on artistic posters.

PARTNERS:

UNICEF/Israel Committee of UNICEF, the Ministry of Culture, Haifa Municipality, Daliat El Carmel Local Council, Omanut Le'am, the Royal Netherlands Embassy, the Australian Embassy, the Austrian Embassy, the Slovenian Honorary Consulate in Haifa and the North, the Arisson Foundation, the Reuven and Judith Hecht Foundation, the Castra Art Center, the Sitex Vision Company, Local TV, the Travelnet Company (Internet support).

The International Banners Exhibition
The International Children's Paintings Exhibition
The Pen-Pal Project. Personal correspondence between Palestinian and Israeli youngsters by means of postcards photographed by themselves
New Zealand children preparing for the festival

Children from the Netherlands

Austrian participants

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