In addition to its Cultural Projects, PALAS ATHENA organizes and maintains many other projects and free entrance activities throughout the year that are aligned with its Educational Programmes and principles. These projects and activities have an ethical, intercultural and interdisciplinary approach, and are developed by Brazilian and foreign professors, teachers and specialists from various universities, schools, and educational institutes.
They are also undertaken by PALAS ATHENA’s volunteer teams, and are often inspired by the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela and other leaders embracing non-violent positions. These projects not only promote a reflection on modern-day topics of common interest, but also offer interesting means to bridge theory and practice. They include seminars, courses, workshops, meetings, talks, round tables, presentations, open-air activities, marches, retreats, bodily arts, films, drama, and music, among other events. Examples of key special projects undertaken by PALAS ATHENA:
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Palas Athena International Seminars •
Gandhi Week held every year in October
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Martin Luther King Jr. Week held every year in April
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International Philosophy Week held every year in June in partnership with UNESCO
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Peace Wants Partners (open-air cultural and artistic activities with community participation founded on Gandhi’s thoughts and actions)
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Renovation project of Gandhi Space in São Paulo, where PALAS ATHENA holds several open-air activities.
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Sentinel Project:
Training in Values, Ethics, and Culture of Peace for the Prevention of Violence (in partnership with the Health, Education and Culture Departments of the city of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul State, and the Brazilian Social Assistance Foundation - LBA).
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Fersol School at the Fersol agricultural plant in Mairinque, São Paulo State
