30 May (arrival by 18h at the airport) - 3 Jun (departure after breakfast) 2022, 3 working days, Romania
“We need to talk about racism. And we need to act. It is always possible to change direction if there is a will to do so. I am glad to live in a society that condemns racism. But we should not stop there. The motto of our European Union is: ‘United in diversity’. Our task it to live up to these words, and to fulfil their meaning”.
- President von der Leyen, European Parliament, 17 June 2020
To address the topic of (cultural) diversity SALTO ID, in cooperation with several NAs, is planning till 2028 to focus on topics like anti-racism, interfaith dialog... and work on each for period of 2 years. Each thematic cycle of the “Embracing diversity” series will include several activities like: seminar, webinars, study visit(s), partnership building activity and training course. The aim is to explore different forms of diversity and strengthen and develop youth workers 'diversity management’ skills.
We start off with the topic of anti-racism.
The motto of the European Union is: ‘United in diversity’ and the Commission’s EU Anti-racism Action Plan for 2020-2025 aims to step up action against racism and achieve a Union of Equality. Research has shown that racism has wide-reaching negative effects on individuals, families, communities, and entire societies. Racism has an impact in areas you may not have considered including healthcare, education, employment, and housing.
Then why is the struggle for racial equality not over, and seems that it is just starting now in many places through important, big movements, like “Black Lives Matter”? What is (anti-)racism and how can YOUth work address it is important question that we want to tackle with this seminar.
Anti-racism is a process of actively identifying and opposing racism. The goal of anti-racism is to challenge racism and actively change the policies, behaviours, and beliefs that perpetuate racist ideas and actions. Anti-racism is rooted in action. It is about taking steps to eliminate racism at the individual, institutional, and structural levels. It is not a new concept, but the Black Lives Matter movement has helped increase the focus on the importance of anti-racism. Anti-racism requires looking at your own beliefs and actions critically.
We want to create space for reflection and putting our own, social and organisational attitudes, beliefs and practices under the magnifying glass. To be able to better understand the power structures and dynamics, we’ll analyse the roots and mechanisms of the racial discrimination, but we, as professionals will have to examine our own biases and powers too. Are our projects and structures really accessible and built on equality and fairness? How can we challenge ourselves and power systems in order to create the change and what role international programmes have in this?
The seminar will be accompanied and follow up with the ID Talks webinar(s) and study visits in Finland in Jun and in Austria in October 2022.
To develop professionals 'diversity management’ skills in order to create better opportunities for young people faced with or at risk of discrimination and racism.
Objectives:
Max 35 professionals working directly with young people on a regular basis. This includes youth workers, youth leaders, teachers, coaches, social and health workers, employment officers, local authorites, policy makers, researchers…
Seminar is co-organised by SALTO Inclusion & Diversity and the Romanian National Agency for the E+ programme.
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