Come to know us

Project background
Nevo Parudimos association since 6 years implement educational, youth and community development activities in Mociur ghetto community from Resita.
During this activities, we observe a very high level of discrimination against this community as a result of the prejudices and stereotypes which the mass media and the public speech of the politicians about that ghetto community transmitted to public.
After more meetings with the young people from Mociur they decided to make a project which to show to the other population living in Resita The real image of their community to fight those stereotypes and prejudices.

The project:
“Come to know us” will be a youth exchange which involve 60 young people Roma and nom Roma from 6 countries which during 10 days will create different activities In the city of Resita which to show to the general population of the city the real image of the people living in Mociur involving the young people from the community.

The purpose of the exchange it’s to fight prejudices and stereotypes which the general population of Resita city have about Mociur ghetto community
Objectives:
The objectives of the training are:
- To create a safe space were the 60 young people to share and express themselves open using different types of arts
- To improve the knowledge about fighting prejudices and stereotypes of 60 young people
- To increase the knowledge of the 60 participants about Roma culture from diferent European countries
- To show to the population of Resita the reality about Mociur community
- To increase the knowledge of 60 participants about how to use visual arts in fighting prejudicea and stereotypes

Profile of the participants:
Young people 16-30 years old, Roma and non Roma, artists, photograph, film makers, musicians, volunteers, bloggers, journalists

Theme: Antidiscrimination

Methodology:
The activities will be based on the non-formal education methods and artistic methods and will offer to the participants the possibility to use they experience as creative as possible in order to offer the opportunity to the young people to share from their own experience.

Working language: English – all participants are expected to be able to actively communicate using English language

Time: Duration of the project is 8 months,
- Duration of the exchange will be 12 days in 10-22 July 2018(travel days excluded)