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The SCI Archives launched this summer a photo competition for next year’s (2010) 90th anniversary of the SCI. SCI volunteers were invited to make photos in workcamps, which are inspired by photos from historic SCI workcamps.Several photos were submitted to the competition. The photo committe chose the contribution of Carmen Fiore as winner of this…

In 2010 SCI celebrates its 90th anniversary. In 1920 the first workcamp was organised in the war damaged village Esnes near Verdun.A campaign with the working title “Provoking Peace” is in preparation, which will set the focus on Pierre Ceresole the founder of SCI.

Le groupe bibliothèque du Groupe quaker de Genève invite à une présentation dePierre Ceresolefondateur du Service Civil InternationalMardi 16 juin 2009, de 18 à 20 heures Maison quaker, 13 avenue du Mervelet (Bouchet / Pt-Saconnex) Transports publics : 22 – Mervelet ; 14,16,10,29 – Bouchet entrée libre

Your canons and machine guns do not defend me. They bother me. They suffocate me.Take them away, let me go and see these Germans. I am perfectly sure that over there I will find men, who are decent people, rather similar to us – when we and they are not beset by militaristic ravings. Pierre…

The SCI International Archives is launching a photo competition for next year’s (2010) 90th anniversary of the SCI. SCI volunteers are invited to make photos in workcamps which are inspired by photos from historic SCI workcamps (see below). Competition In the photos you take you should try imitate or reproduce the workcamp situation shown in…

Die Tätigkeiten des SCI für einen anerkannten ZivildienstMittwoch 6.Mai 2009 ab 17 UhrBüro SCI Schweiz, Monbijoustrasse 32, 6-Stock, BernKarin Jenni untersucht in ihrer Lizarbeit, wie sich der SCI Schweiz seit seiner Gründung für einen anerkannten Zivildienst einsetzt.