We are happy to invite you to the NGO Market 2010 taking place on Friday 16 April 2010 at the National Technical Library (www.techlib.cz), Technická 6, Prague 6 – Dejvice.

At this one-day event organized by the Forum 2000 Foundation you will have the opportunity to learn about the work of nearly 150 non-profit organizations in the Czech Republic and abroad from a personal perspective to find out what it is they do and what services they offer their clients. You will also learn how you can get involved.

The Market also includes an abundant accompanying program of lectures and workshops. The program offers the latest topics from the world of NGOs, professional lectures, discussions with renowned personas led by the patron of the NGO Market 2010 Helena Houdová, a demonstration of assistance dogs training and much more.

Please note that the offices of the Association for Integration and Migration will be CLOSED from 5 April to 9 April 2010 for technical reasons.

We kindly ask all clients and partners to contact us after this period. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Thank you for your understanding,

your team SIMI

- NGOs from 48 different European countries mobilise against Racism - more than 235 actions are planned in Europe's largest anti-racism campaign. - In the European-wide Action Week Against Racism, around 21st March, hundreds of grass-roots organisations from all over Europe join forces and come into action against racism, xenophobia, right-wing extremism and related discrimination.

- The activities are coordinated by the Amsterdam based secretariat of UNITED for Intercultural Action - the European Network against Nationalism, Racism, Fascism and in Support of Migrants and Refugees.

- Association for Integration and Migration commemorates the 21 March as the Day against racisme in a symbolic way and will lead in this sense the upcoming seminar in the period of 24 to 27 March 2010, organised for delegates of the Portuguese partner organisation solidariedade Imigrante in the framework of the project Regularisation as one of the tools in the fight against irregular migration.

The SIMI team wishes alle the best in 2010 to all coworkers, partners, donors and clients!

The World March for Peace and Non-Violence began from New Zealand on 2^nd October. This unique initiative, connecting people of all continents, passes though 100 countries and arrives in the Czech Republic at the beginning of November. Come join in!

On 3^rd November a PEACEPARTY will take place on Wencelas Square in Prague. Wenceslas Square will be filled by the song Imagine and we will join in our voices to the appeal for the end to violence and wars. Together we’ll carry out the largest karaoke for peace, with an attempt at getting Prague recorded in the Guinness Book of Records!

The multicultural march with its diversity, colors, ideas and even dance will come by the center of Prague- invite your friends, your organization, your school....join in your instruments and ideas and become a part of the first peace carnival in Prague!

From 16:00, you can look forward to:

- Performances by the music groups: Marimba Marimba, BENGAS, Ekvator

- Peace Karaoke- Imagine by J. Lennon- attempt at the largest peace karaoke under the direction of 8 SuperStar finalists, the American Harlem Gospel Choir and other artists.

- Multicultural march with floats- the Czech steps of the World March escorted by TiDiTaDe, Capoeira Mandela and many others.

- Release of Thai lantern wishes

Moderated by Lucie Váchová and Jan Budař. Other participants: Zbyněk Drda, Ondřej Brzobohatý, Martin Altrichter, Klára Kolomazníková, Jitka Čvančarová and Miluše Bittnerová.

More information about the entire event can be found here.