SI MONTHLY NEWS August 2008 News - Istanbul 2
From SI Exco News
from Editor: Apologies that this sheet will not copy properly from the .pdf. Hence I can only give the text and no graphics. The complete sheet will eventually be found on www.servasyouth.org, once Pablo has put it there.
SERVAS INTERNATIONAL YOUTH MEETING
“ I S T A N B U L ’ 0 8 “
I S T A N B U L T E A M
Organization Committee:
Evren – Ömer – Jaki – – Semanur – Önder – Selçuk – Alp.
Servas Executive Committee:
Serdar – – Elif – Okan – Mehmet.
Organizing Workshops:
Aykut – Gül – Mehmet – Pelin – Bertan – – Sercan – Enise – - Özge – Ömer – Jaki – Folk dance & Music – Özgür – Elif – Nihan.
THANKS – THANKS – THANKS !!!
I S T A N B U L I N F I G U R E S
How many people were there? – 120
How many countries were present? – 25
What was the average age at the meeting? – 38
How many persons have run workshops? – 28
How many workshops have we celebrated? – 45
With how many NGOs we had joined activities during the meeting? – 6
How many hours we have been dancing at the lake side? – 32 !!!
I S T A N B U L I M P R E S S I O N S
- Peace + Love + Harmony. Carla – NETHERLANDS
- This is where I felt the soul of Servas for the first time. Now I am connected to all the participants from the heart. Tugba - TURKEY
- Undoubtedly there will be a potential 100th anniversary of Servas after experiencing the overwhelmingly positive energy full of Servas spirit of the lovely youth in Istanbul 2008. Anne – FINLAND
- A meeting filled with so much love and goodness. Sharing the same cores “Peace” and “Friendship”. Amazing, incredible! Rita - BELGIUM
- We were under the same sun; without borders, without prejudices. We believe in peace inside us, this is SERVAS Semmy – TURKEY
- Unity in diversity. Bettina – SWITZERLAND
- "……Intellectually stimulating and psychologically thought-provoking... potential to make far-reaching qualitative difference in our mission to establish a ethically high, morally upright society………" Ruksana - INDIA
- I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one – this meeting was a proof of that. We could build connections based on friendship and respect through our similarities and differences. Hope we´ll keep on this peace lamp forever!!! Maria Fernanda – BRAZIL
- Surprisingly productive, shockingly fun and warmly inclusive it was Terry - GREECE
Pablo Chufeni - Servas International Youth Coordinator - pablochufeni[at]yahoo.com.ar
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