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Belgian non-profit organization
The
International Falcon Movement ? Socialist Educational International
(
IFM-SEI
) is an international non-profit organisation based in Belgium that campaigns for children's rights.
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It is a fraternal organisation of
Socialist International
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and works closely with
International Union of Socialist Youth
(IUSY) and
Young European Socialists
(formerly ECOSY). IFM-SEI is a full member of the
European Youth Forum
(YFJ) which operates within the
Council of Europe
and
European Union
area and works closely with both these bodies.
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In Latin-America it is a full member of the Foro Latin-America de Juventud (
FLAJ
). It is also part of the
International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organisations
[4]
(ICMYO) which consists of worldwide active youth organisations and regional youth platforms coordinating their activities towards the
UN
and its agencies.
It has member organisations all over the world and is strongest in Europe and South America. Many of its member organisations work with children and young people of all ages through activities, groups and camping.
IFM-SEI members are children and youth self-organisations, family organisations and other organisations who are working for the benefit of children and young peoples.
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IFM-SEI organise campaigns, for example against child labour or child pornography, seminars, trainings, camps and other educational activities. Their activities are carried out by member organisation, and international seminars are held regularly in cooperation with other fraternal organisations. A recent activity was the Peace Camp with Israelis and Palestinians.
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The LGBT event of IFM is called Queer Easter.
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President
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- Max Winter
from
Rote Falken
, (1925)
- Anton Tesarek
from
Rote Falken
, (1955?1959)
- Hans Matzenauer
from
Rote Falken
, (1967?1980)
- Eric Nielsen from
DUI leg og virke
, (1980?1983)
- Piet Kempenaars
from (1983?1985)
- Eric Nilsson
from
Unga Ornar
, (1985)
- Jerry Svensson
from
Unga Ornar
, (1985?1995)
- Jessi Sorensen
from
DUI leg og virke
, (1995?2001)
- Osten Lovgren
from
Unga Ornar
, (2001?2005)
- Ted Birch
from
Unga Ornar
,(2005?2007)
- Tim Scholz
from
SJD - Die Falken
(2007?2013)
- Ana Maria Almario
from
Acacia Fundacion
(2013?2016)
- Sylvia Siqueira Campos
from
Mirim
(2016?2018)
- Christina Schauer
from
Kinderfreunde Rote Falken
, (2018?2022)
Secretaries General
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Current Presidium
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The Presidium is made up of the Secretary-General, President, Vice President and one Presidium members from each region (Africa, Latin America, Middle East, Europe and Asia) to make a total of 8 members. Regional Representatives have one seat reserved for a woman and one seat reserved for a person under 30. The last elections were held in May 2023.
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Republics and Camps of the IFM-SEI
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There were four children's republics held by the international before
World War II
:
- 1933 First Republic: Oostduinkerke, Belgium
- 1935 Second Republic: Verneuil-l'Etang, France. 900 children from Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, UK and Switzerland.
- 1937 Third Republic: Brighton, England. Theme:
Solidarity
, 2,000 participants from Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Britain, Spain and Tunisia.
- 1939 Fourth Republic: Wandre, in Liege, Belgium. Theme:
Freedom
and
Peace
, 1,600 participants, from Belgium, France, UK, Switzerland, Tunisia and refugee children from Spain.
Since the end of World War II the IFM-SEI organises international camps as well as encouraging bi- and multi-lateral camps between members. The following is a list of official IFM-SEI camps held since 1945:
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- 1946 Brighton, England
- 1951 Dobriach, Austria
- 1952 Fussen, Federal Republic of Germany
- 1955 Oslo, Norway
- 1956 Stockholm, Sweden
- 1958 Vienna, Austria
- 1961 Deurne, Belgium
- 1965 Reinwarzhofen, Federal Republic of Germany
- 1967 Scunthorpe, England
- 1971 Lahti, Finland
- 1974 Dobriach, Austria
- 1977 Oslo, Norway
- 1981 Walsrode, Federal Republic of Germany
- 1985 Dobriach, Austria
- 1988 Imatra, Finland
- 1991 Norrkoping, Sweden
- 1994 Reinwarzhofen, Germany
- 1997 Zanka, Hungary
- 2000 Dobriach, Austria. Theme:
Children's Rights
. 1000 participants.
- 2006 Kent, England. Theme:
Millennium Development Goals
. 5000 participants.
- 2010 Dobriach, Austria and Jedovnice, Czech Republic. Theme: Train 4 Change. 1000 participants.
- 2016 Reinwarzhofen, Germany. Theme: Welcome to Another World.
- 2022 Northamptonshire, England. Theme: Common Ground ? International Friendship and Solidarity. Originally planned for 2020 it was postponed due to the Covid epidemic.
- 2023 Nurmes, Finland. Theme:
Yhessa Together, International, doing things together.
Member organisations
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Member and candidate organisations are listed here:
Africa
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- Girls Excel
- Youth Advocates Ghana
- Oyoun Masr Association
- Pionniers du Mali
- Action Enfance Senegal
- Mouvement National des Pionniers Senegalais
- Union Youth Saguiet el-Hamra and Rio de Oro
- Patsimederu Trust
Asia
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- Antar Bharati
- KKSP Foundation
- Youth Organization of Bhutan (exile in Nepal)
Europe
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- Armenian Youth Federation (ARF-YO)
- Kinderfreunde
/ Rote Falken
- SYB - The Falcons Belarus, Belarus (in exile in Lithuania)
- Faucons Rouges
- Rode Valken, RVPA
- Pionyr
- DUI - Leg og Virke
- Nuorten Kotkain Keskusliitto
- Georgian Falcons
- Sozialistische Jugend Deutschlands-Die Falken
- Hungarian Childfriends
- Arciragazzi
- Lietuvos Sakaliuku sajunga
- Framfylkingen
- Slovenian Falcons
- Esplais Catalans
- Kinderfreunde / Rote Falken
- Woodcraft Folk
Middle East
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- Hashomer Hatzair
- HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed
- Ajyal
- Independence Youth Union
- Independent Youth Forum
- Seeds Association for Development and Culture 'Bothoor'
- Association for Social Democracy
Latin America
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- Organizacion Nueva Generacion
- Manque Chile
- Agrupacion Integridad Absoluta
- Movimiento Infantil Luis Alfonso Velasquez Flores (MILAVF)
- Los Cachorros
- Club infantil CHAP "Mayo 23"
- Mundo Nuevo
- Juventud Pais Solidario (JPS)
References
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External links
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