How to fight and forestall extremism

Aims & objectives

- To re-explore the key concepts, such as stereotypes, prejudices, discrimination, extremism, intolerance and their transformation in European reality
- To analyze what are the main reasons for the rise of Extremism in different European countries
- To discover the right attitudes towards an intercultural society
- To promote active citizenship, international dialogue and non-formal education
- To analyze the European values and how they can be used in contrasting those phenomena.
- To develop new projects promoting tolerance and multiculturalism

Target group & international/intercultural composition of the group & team

2 international trainers(Armenia, The Netherlands) and the organizer(Finland)

The participants were from Belgium, Finland, Greece, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands.

Training methods used & main activities

Role plays, Programme-rally, Simulation games, Forum-Theater, Group discussions, homework, group presentations, energizers and etc.

Outcomes of the activity

Letter of recommendations to the NGO-s, Youngsters and the oppressed about how to fight and forestall extremism.

Positive evaluation by the participants.

Publications.
http://www.snk.fi/ajankohtaista/kalenteri/how-to-fight-and-forestall-extremism-nuorisokeskus-oivangissa.html

http://www.usbngo.gr/%CE%9D%CE%AD%CE%B1/%CE%A3%CF%87%CE%AD%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BF-%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%AC%CF%81%CF%84%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%B7%CF%82-how-fight-and-forestall-extremism-21-28-%CE%99%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85-2017-kuusamo-%CE%A6%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B4%CE%AF%CE%B1

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

The development of the content part of the project
Implementation of several sessions
Preparation of the trainers' report

I worked on this training for 6 days as a full time trainer.