This afternoon, the WOA’s Gabfest club members (Window on America center in Dnipro, Ukraine) observed the World Tolerance day.
As it was a difficult topic for discussion we decided to use infographics and define the term of tolerance with it.
Notions connected with this word – sharing, forgiveness, communication, judging and others.
The notion of tolerance was easy to explain with popular quotes. We read, translated and discussed several quotes about what should be tolerated and what should not be tolerated. The highlight of the discussion was Kofi Annan’s quote, which says that we all belong to one human Race irrespective of our religion, language or skin color.
The group was offered to share their funny stories about tolerance in everyday life. Most stories we heard were about how to tolerate “naughty” neighbors in urban living.
The medical context meaning of the word “tolerance” was also presented to the group to avoid misunderstanding (like “glucose tolerance test”, etc.).
The topic was educational and enjoyed by all participants.
Instructor: T. Gavryliyuk
Pictures: S.Usenko
Number of participants – 47 persons.
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To observe the International Day for Tolerance the WOA Center Dnipro presented to the patrons a book display “Colors of Tolerance”. The display highlights the books on tolerance from the DOUNB Library collection. In a world of diversity, tolerance is a prerequisite for peace. It is also a lever for sustainable development, as it encourages the construction of more inclusive and thus more resilient societies that are able to draw on the ideas, creative energy and talents of each of their members (UNESCO).
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Today’s Speed English session at Dnipro Window on America center (Ukraine) aims at little but contribution to the tolerance between the people. Very often, we do not understand each other because of the differences in the languages we speak. That is why the topic of Speed English is the “Words which Trick on us”. Some English words are very similar in sound to the Ukrainian and Russian ones but are quite different is their meaning!
One of the long time missing club member joined us again today. He said that the atmosphere is more cheerful with Speed English in the club compared with what was before.
Number of participants – 38 persons.
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