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Data: 13/07/2011
NR.: 186
DATA: 13.07.2011
TITOLO PROGETTO: "Merging Parallel Societies: Toolkit to Unite"
RICHIESTA PROVENIENTE DA: Geert Ates (Macedonia)
TIPOLOGIA: Gioventù - Conference
ARGOMENTO: Intercultural dialogue
PAESI PARTNER CHE HANNO GIÀ ADERITO: -
ALTRE NOTIZIE:
Activity date: 15th – 20th of October 2011.
Venue place, venue country: Macedonia.
The conference "Merging Parallel Societies: Toolkit to Unite" in Macedonia on 15-20 October 2011 will bring together 70 activists from across Europe to discuss strategies for intercultural dialogue and cooperation in multicultural communities. The aim is to create a stronger platform to network and cooperate on issues of dialogue by fostering communication and synergy among those active in the field. The conference will encourage participants to share best practices and strategies for working with segregated communities and parallel societies, as well as exploring issues such as the role of antifascism, methods and practices that promote intercultural dialogue.
Description and aims
While cultural diversity has economic, social and political benefits, it can also bring about new challenges, triggering intolerance, stereotyping, racism, xenophobia, discrimination and violence that can threaten the peace of local and national communities.
Today Europe is facing the challenges of multiculturalism; many, including our governments, are questioning diversity and integration of immigrants in society. The conference aims to reframe multiculturalism, developing strategies and tools to promote interaction, collaboration and inclusion among divided communities.
Effective inter-community cooperation is built on diversity - the fact that each of us is a unique individual and has the exact same human rights. Our strategies for social cohesion will also target nationalism, which destroys inter-ethnic communities at their foundations and leads to hatred and tension.
Working methods:
... plenary sessions, working groups, lectures, workshops, political cafés, presentations, debates, intercultural 'games', information market, cultural activities, excursions, open forum.
Participants:
The conference is planned for 70 participants (living in the countries of the Council of Europe) who represent (inter)national antiracist, antifascist, refugee, human rights and minority rights organisations. Active grass-roots groups from all over Europe are also invited. Participation is rotated from one conference to another. Priority will be given to nominations from young delegates (under 30 years old) with a minority background. Preference is given to those organisations that actively take part in UNITED campaigns. Participants should act as multipliers, spreading the information to as many people as possible. We will try to reach an equal balance of female/male participants and a good geographical distribution.
Each organisation can nominate only ONE delegate.
Language: English.
Participation fee - travel costs
The participation fee of the conference depends on the country where the nominating organisation is based:
125 Euro for participants from group 1:
A, B, CH, CY, D, DK, E, F, FL, FIN, GB, GR, I, IS, IRL, L, M, N, NL, P, S.
75 Euro for participants from group 2:
BG, CZ, EE, H, HR, LV, LT, PL, RO, SI, SK, TR.
50 Euro for participants from group 3:
AL, ARM, AZ, BH, BY, GE, H, KZ, KY, MK, MNE, MD, RS, RUS, UA, UZB, XZ.
Full board & lodging and the complete program is included. Organisations that paid their 2011 supporter fee to the UNITED Network will receive a 50% reduction of the participation fee.
Contribution to international travel costs
Participants travelling from group 1
(A, B, CH, CY, D, DK, E, F, FIN, GB, GR, I, IS, IRL, L, M, N, NL, P, S): UNITED can contribute maximum 70% to the costs of your travel, not more than 200 Euro.
Participants travelling from group 2
BG, CZ, EE, H, HR, LV, LT, PL, RO, SI, SK, TR
UNITED can contribute maximum 80% to the costs of your travel, not more than 250 Euro.
Participants travelling from group 3
AL, ARM, AZ, BH, BY, GE, H, KZ, KY, MK, MNE, MD, RS, RUS, UA, UZB, XZ
UNITED can contribute maximum 90% to the costs of your travel, not more than 300 Euro.
Please look for the cheapest and most environmentally friendly possibility to travel. Further information
• Please fill in the form below completely providing all data as requested. If you invest more effort in the application it has more chance to be successful!
• Each organisation can nominate only ONE representative (living in Europe).
• Priority will be given to nominations from young delegates (under 30 years old) with a minority background.
• Sending this form to UNITED does not guarantee that you will be selected for the conference - we receive many nominations.
Only selected candidates will be informed about the result of their selection and receive further information via e-ma
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