{"id":2062,"date":"2011-09-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T15:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heakodanik.ee\/en\/2011\/09\/16\/democracy-week-gets-under-way-in-schools__trashed\/"},"modified":"2016-09-27T21:30:45","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T18:30:45","slug":"democracy-week-gets-under-way-in-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heakodanik.ee\/en\/news\/democracy-week-gets-under-way-in-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Democracy Week Gets Under Way in Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t<strong>Democracy Week, a civic education initiative organized by the Open Estonia Foundation, will be celebrated in 30 secondary schools across the country with a series of lectures from September 12 to 16.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--break--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n\tThe lectures will be given by people whose everyday work is connected with protecting democracy and its core values, the foundation said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n\tThey key speaker will be noted Russian journalist and satirist Viktor Shenderovich who will deliver a lecture in Tallinn on September 15. He will give the students an overview of the current political situation in Russia, focusing on the country&#039;s upcoming presidential and State Duma elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n\tThe list of speakers also includes political analyst Agu Uudelepp and head of the youth organization Open Republic Jevgeni Krishtafovitsh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n\t&ldquo;During the 20 years of [Estonia&rsquo;s re-independence], democracy has perhaps been taken too much for granted,&rdquo; said Mall Hellam, head of the Open Estonia Foundation, adding that democracy is not a fixed notion and is constantly changing like the society itself, also calling for a bold debate over its values among the young people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n\tIn 2007, the General Assembly of the United Nations proclaimed September 15 the International Day of Democracy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n\tThe news article appeared in the English version of&nbsp;Estonian Public Broadcasting news portal and can be read from<a href=\"http:\/\/news.err.ee\/education\/f093beca-0ce0-44e7-b996-8b8c3c59b5ff\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democracy Week, a civic education initiative organized by the Open Estonia Foundation, will be celebrated in 30 secondary schools across the country with a series of lectures from September 12 to 16. 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