We’ve just finished the summer meeting of young leaders of dialogue in Suwałki (July 4th-9th). Our group took part in warm up activities (such as canoeing in the beautiful countryside of north-east tip of Poland) and workshops at “Pogranicze” (Borderland) multicultural center in Sejny. Afterwards Forum’s young leaders found out about less known facet of Polish tradition of religious liberty during a meeting with a family of the Old Believers (Russian Orthodox Christians who maintain the liturgical practices as they existed prior to the reforms of the second half of the 17th century; many were forced to emigrate after being persecuted by the Russian authorities). Later they explored the heritage of another three groups that formed the cultural landscape of the Suwałki region: Jews, Lithuanians and Polish Catholics. Since Forum believes in putting theory into practice, the young leaders first designed and later conducted workshops for children attending the Catholic Intellectuals Club’s summer camp.
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