Inclucities: youth work & activism for more inclusive communities

This TC is designed to introduce participants to the topic of migrations and the current situation in Europe regarding migrants and refugees while sharing with them tools for fighting discrimination and building a more inclusive society.

WHAT? "Inclucities: youth work & Activism for more inclusive communities" is a 10 (8+2) days TC to provide participants with theoretical and practical knowledge related to the current migrant and refugee situation in Europe, and provide them with tools for understanding this problem, for fighting discrimination and building their community into more understanding and inclusive one.

WHY? From 2015 until today, during the “European Refugee Crisis”, millions of refugees and migrants have had their desperate journey to Europe, coming mostly from war-torn Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. These people came running away from unbearable living conditions in their countries, searching for safety and a future for themselves and their families. Their way to Europe is full of obstacles and difficulties and what they encounter once they finally reach Europe might be devastating. They become subjects to discrimination, stereotypes, exclusion, and unfortunately even violence. At the same time, the media are either not reporting about it or they're sending incorrect, exaggerated and even dangerous information. All this creates an atmosphere of lack of understanding, discrimination, and prejudice towards refugees. To make the first steps towards the change in this atmosphere, we would like to provide participants with the knowledge and tools they can use to make the change.

HOW? Through workshops, group work, lectures, interactive presentations, and discussions hosted by experts on the subject, participants will learn and practice different approaches to this situation which will hopefully inspire them to act and implement new inclusive projects in their local community.