International Falcon Movement - Republics and Camps of The IFM-SEI

Republics and Camps of The IFM-SEI

There were four children's republics held by the international before World War II they were:

  • 1933 First Republic : Oostduinkerke, Belgium .
  • 1935 Second Republic : Verneuil-l'Étang, France . 900 children from Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, UK and Switzerland.
  • 1937 Third Republic : Brighton, United Kingdom . Theme: Solidarity, 2,000 participants from Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Britain, Spain and Tunisia.
  • 1939 Fourth Republic : Wandre, Belgium . Theme: Freedom and Peace, 1,600 participants, from Belgium, France, UK, Switzerland, Tunisia and refugee children from Spain.

Since the end of World War II the IFM-SEI organises international camps as well as encouraging bi- and multi-lateral camps between members. The following is a list of official IFM-SEI camps held since 1945:.

  • 1946 Brighton, United Kingdom
  • 1951 Döbriach, Austria
  • 1952 Füssen, Germany
  • 1955 Oslo, Norway
  • 1956 Stockholm, Sweden
  • 1958 Vienna, Austria
  • 1961 Deurne, Belgium
  • 1988 Imatra, Finland
  • 1991 Norrköping, Sweden
  • 1997 Zanka, Hungary
  • 2000 Döbriach, Austria. Theme: Children's Rights, 1000 participants
  • 2006 Kent, United Kingdom. Theme: Millennium Development Goals, 5000 participants
  • 2010 Döbriach, Austria and Jedovnice, Czech Republic: Theme: Train 4 Change, 1000 participants

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