AJC - Young Citizens' Assembly - Wedia online action for social justice
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AJC - Young Citizens' Assembly - Wedia online action for social justice
Seminar
2-7 April 2013 | Brussels -Youth hostel De Waterman - www.dewaterman.be, Belgium - FR
AJC aims at gathering around 40 young people & concerned with the question of social injustice. The idea is to foster reflections, creativity, imagination and express a citizen’s voice through exploring and implementing different media tools.
This Young Citizens Assembly Wedia, will bring together 40 young people and youth workers from Europe, Africa and Québec, as well as a team of trainers and some media workers and specialists, all concerned by social injustice. The idea is to foster reflections, creativity, imagination and express a citizens’ voice through exploring and implementing different media tools (radio, video, social media…)
All along this activity, through exchanges, analyses, experiences, practices… citizens’ action and expression spaces will allow to explore different themes linked to social justice, social rights, the fight for more equality in the youth field.
This Assembly hence proposes a fil rouge: To fight against social injustice through utilising social media
Objectives:
1. To develop a common and mobilizing understanding of social justice in the youth field;
2. To share and exchange about the various grass-root realities of the participants in the field of citizens’ action through media and social media;
3. To increase knowledge of the possible actions and opportunities offered by these media;
4. To create a joint citizens’ interventions through these different media and to initiate networking and follow-up processes among the participants.
Methodology:
The overall methodology for this activity will be entirely based on the principles of non formal education such as exercises, games, group dynamics, work in plenary and in sub-groups peer support, and self- directed learning, among others. Linguistic cooperation and solidarity will also be put forward throughout the days.
Profile of participants:
1. You are 18+ and you live in Europe (EU + EECA + SEE), in Quebec or in Africa
2. You are a youth worker, a representative or a volunteer of an NGO, or a young person active in a youth group or a youth structure;
3. You are actively involved in actions tackling the fight against social injustice and respect of human rights, especially young people;
4. You already use media and/or social media, or you wish to know how to best use them in the future ;
5. You are ready and committed to engage and participate fully in the activity at the planed dates.
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Training overview
http://trainings.salto-youth.net/3295
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This Seminar is
for 40 participants
from Eastern Partnership countries , Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries , Western Balkan countries
and recommended for
Youth workers, Youth leaders, representatives or volunteers of an NGO
Working language(s):
The languages which will be used are English and French (sometimes separated, sometimes together). Cooperation and linguistic solidarity between French and English will be a major challenge during the activity.
Organiser:
Bureau International Jeunesse and DG Education and Culture of the European Commission, programme “Youth in Action” (National Agency)
Contact for questions:
Thierry Dufour
E-Mail:
Phone: 003225483881
Costs
As far as the Programme countries of Youth in Action are concerned, the costs of the activity (programme, accommodation, food) are taken in charge by the BIJ. The costs of transport are taken in charge by the respective National Agencies.
For the SEE and EECA countries, the costs of the activity (programme, accommodation, food) are taken in charge by the BIJ as well as the international transport.
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass: