Theater and Inclusion

We are looking for partners in of programme countries to send young people on a Youth Exchange in Thessaloniki, Greece. The mobility aims at fostering inclusion and awareness for human rights for young people through theatrical tools, thanks to non-formal methods like body movements, role play and an inspiration from the Theater of the Oppressed.

OBJECTIVES:
- To empower youth to take an active role for social inclusion in their communities in fighting discrimination and marginalization thanks to theatre tools.
- Familiarize participants with the basic principles of theatre for social change / Theatre of the Oppressed / Invisible Theatre
- Promote European values by exploring subjects like solidarity and tolerance, respect and mutual understanding, intercultural dialogue and cooperation between young people coming from different religious, cultural and social backgrounds;
- Understand the mechanisms whereby theatre for social change can be adapted to different countries/environments/communities.
-Enrich body expression of young people as individual and as groups
- Highlighting the connection between human rights, democracy, intercultural learning, and European citizenship
- Encouraging active participation, increasing self-empowerment of young people view on their role in society
- Raise awareness about the need for activism in order to reach social achievements, through empathizing with the position of the oppressed.
-Gaining knowledge and developing new skills on Youthpass as a recognition tool for non-formal learning;

We are looking preferably for mutual partnerships.

Please submit your application by completing this Google Form before 5/09:
https://forms.gle/ktuVC894xsJ4Znjn8