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International Voluntary Service 1932 Safien (Switzerland)
In 1932 an SCI Service took place in the village of Safien which was affect by an avalanche. A team volunteers went immediately there.Arround the Service in Safien an interesting correspondence took place between Pierre Ceresole and the minister of Defence.
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Karin Jenni : Zivildienst als Friedensdienst, Lizenztiatsarbeit
Abschlussarbeit von Karin Jenni an der Universitïät Fribourg (Schweiz) über das Verhïältnis des Service Civil International zum Zivildienst, insbesondere die Situation in der Schweiz.
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Not working in silence
A look back on the SCI Model service on the Kasernenareal, the formerarmy barracks area in Basel (Switzerland) in 1976
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Origin of SCI’s East-West Activities with organisations in European Socialist Countries
Short historical review by Ralph Hegnauer, international secretary of SCI, about the E/W exchange during the socialist periods.
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Pierre Ceresole – A lifetime serving Peace
In 2010 the La Chaux-de-Fonds Municipal library and SCI put together an exhibition devoted to Pierre.A brochure was published, which contains the content of the exhibition. It includes as well a short biography of Pierre Ceresole, which shows his evolution to a radical pacifist. An extensive bibliography helps the reader to explore in a broader…
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Pierre Ceresole – The Founder of Service Civil International
A short biography about Pierre Ceresole
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Pierre Ceresole in Germany for Peace – The border crossing in 1918, 1933, 1942 and 1944
Being a convinced anti-militarist, Ceresole has always felt compelled to seek out and make direct contact with his supposed enemies. Towards the end of World War I, 1933, 1942 and 1944, oblivious to fears expressed by his friends, Ceresole crosses the unguarded border of the German Empire without caring about any border formalities. This archives…
