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Jon Grepstad
Jon Grepstad (born 2 July 1944) is a Norwegian freelance journalist, photographer, peace activist and former head of information of the Norwegian Language Council. Career Jon Grepstad was born in Skien, Norway. He studied languages and literature at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, at the University of Tours, France, and at the University of Bergen, Norway. He also read philosophy. He graduated from the University of Bergen in 1974 and later pursued his studies of English at the University of Oslo. For a few years he was a high school teacher, in 1972–73 chairperson and general secretary of the Norwegian chapter of War Resisters' International (WRI), and in 1974–77 a research assistant at the Norwegian Council of Educational Research. From October 1979 until 1986 he worked for the Norwegian campaign against nuclear weapons, «Nei til atomvåpen», of which he was a co-founder. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skien
Skien () is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the Norsjø area and Bø. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien, which is also the administrative centre of the whole county. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Åfoss, Hoppestad, Klovholt, Luksefjell, Melum, Kilebygda, Skotfoss, Sneltvedt, and Valebø. The municipality is the 147th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Skien is the 18th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 55,924. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 5.5% over the previous 10-year period. The conurbation of Porsgrunn/Skien is reckoned by Statistics Norway to be the seventh largest urban area in Norway, straddling an area of three municipalities: Skien municipality (about 62 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Service
Alternative civilian service, also called alternative services, civilian service, non-military service, and substitute service, is a form of national service performed in lieu of military conscription for various reasons, such as conscientious objection, inadequate health, or political reasons. Alternative service usually involves some kind of labor. Definition Alternative civilian service is service to a government made as a civilian, particularly such service as an option for conscripted persons who are conscientious objectors and object to military service. Civilian service is usually performed in the service of non-profit governmental bodies or other institutions. For example, in Austria, men drafted for alternative civilian service mainly serve in healthcare facilities and retirement homes, while other countries have a wider variety of possible placements. Alternative service is often rejected by antimilitarist conscientious objectors, who still regard it as part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirke Og Kultur
''Kirke og Kultur'' (Norwegian language, Norwegian: ''Church and Culture'') is a Norwegian language monthly cultural and clerical magazine published in Oslo, Norway. It has been in circulation since 1894. History and profile ''Kirke og Kultur'' was founded in 1894 by Christopher Bruun and Thorvald Klaveness, originally named ''For Kirke og Kultur''. The magazine has its headquarters in Oslo and is published on a monthly basis. Early contributors of ''Kirke og Kultur'' included Søren Kierkegaard. Sverre Hov, a Norwegian poet, was a regular contributor to the magazine between 1937 and 1993. From 1968 the magazine was edited by Inge Lønning, with Kjetil Hafstad as co-editor from 1994. In November 1940 Ronald Fangen became the first Norwegian writer to be arrested by the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, German occupants of Norway due to an essay published in the periodical ''Kirke og Kultur''. ''Kirke og Kultur'' covers articles and criticism, commentaries on religion- and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
