Day of Respect
Rabbi Soetendorp believes that intercultural learning is essential for creating an open society where differences are respected.
Therefore he initiated the Day of Respect, which is being organized by the Day of Respect Foundation. The Soetendorp Institute helps to organize the Day of Respect that is being celebrated as an annual programme in over 3.000 primary schools all over the Netherlands. It is the aim of the Day of Respect to make young people, and through them their parents, aware of the fact that Dutch society is made up by people from many different backgrounds, with different cultures, and with different ideas, customs and religious traditions. The programme specifically targets the grades 7 and 8 and thus the 10 – 12 years-old.
- Category: Day of Respect
- Wednesday, 19 October 2016
The annual Week of Respect will be held for the 11th time in The Netherlands, from 7 to 13 November 2016. This year's motto is "You make the difference". As in previous years, the focus will be on schools and sports. An overview of the program in English can be found here.
The Week of Respect...
- Category: Day of Respect
- Thursday, 24 November 2011
The Day of Respect that was initiated by Rabbi Soetendorp in 2006 was celebrated for the sixth time on 10 November, 2011. More than 3.000 schools participated in the programme that centered on the theme "Respecting Myself". The schools addressed this topic in guest lectures, public events...
- Category: Day of Respect
- Tuesday, 30 December 2008
The OneVoice Movement is an international mainstream grassroots movement which aims to amplify the voice of the overwhelming but heretofore silent majority of moderates who wish for peace and prosperity, empowering them to demand accountability from elected representatives and work...
- Category: Day of Respect
- Wednesday, 18 December 2013
Please check out the latest video of the Day of Respect twinning project:
- Category: Day of Respect
- Tuesday, 06 January 2009
The Day of Respect is a project co-developed by Rabbi Soetendorp to give young people an awareness of the meaning of respect. In 2006, the first Day of Respect was organised, which focused particularly on 11 and 12 years-old, in grades 7 and 8. As part of the Day of Respect program...
- Category: Day of Respect
- Tuesday, 30 December 2008
“The World Congress of Imams and Rabbis for Peace brings together Imams and Rabbis who formally seek to initiate rapprochement between Judaism and Islam… These gatherings were attended by religious leaders, from over 43 countries, who are actively...
- Category: Day of Respect
- Wednesday, 18 December 2013
In 2012, the Day of Respect added an international programme to their annual activities.
Together with Cordaid Kinderstem, the Day of Respect Foundation started a Twinning project, connecting schools in the Netherlands and Mindanao, the Philippines.