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Data: 22/03/2013
NR.: 101
DATA: 22.03.2013
TITOLO PROGETTO: “Citizens for Europe – Europe for Citizens”
RICHIESTA PROVENIENTE DA: Hilma Ruokolainen (Finlandia)
TIPOLOGIA: Gioventù - Seminar / Conference
ARGOMENTO: European citizenship
PAESI PARTNER CHE HANNO GIÀ ADERITO: -
ALTRE NOTIZIE:
Activity date: 28th – 29th of May 2013.
Venue place, venue country: Tuusula (Helsinki), Finland.
Summary:
Europe is for citizens but how citizens can participate in building our common Europe? Citizens for Europe – Europe for Citizens is a short seminar and project building activity on citizenship and Europe.
Target group: Youth workers, Youth leaders, Youth Policy Makers.
For participants from: Youth in Action Programme Countries.
Group size: 50 participants
Details:
Citizens for Europe – Europe for Citizens is a short seminar and project building activity on citizenship and Europe. Seminar starts with inspiring speakers, followed by finding solutions to participants´ everyday life. Participants come to seminar with a specific theme from their everyday life (such as youth participation, environment, rural youth, immigrants in democracy, etc.) Participants explore the themes together and help each other in building thematic projects.
Aim of the seminar
European citizenship has been understood as the world’s first post-national citizenship, a feeling of belonging to a larger group of citizens than just one’s own nation. The aim of the seminar is to celebrate European Year of Citizens by encouraging people to make a difference in the society. Including (young) people in decision-making is essential if we are to build more democratic, inclusive and prosperous societies. However, participation in the democratic life of any community is more than voting or standing for election, even though these are important elements. Participation and active citizenship is about having the right, the means, the space and the opportunity, and where necessary, the support to participate in and influence decision-making and the engagement in actions and activities in order to contribute to building a better society.
Objectives of the seminar
• to gain inspiration and motivation needed to implement citizenship projects;
• to discuss how to support active citizenship in young people;
• to present grassroots level problem and find innovative ways to solve it with the aid of European funding.
Programme in a nutshell
Do citizens have a say in Europe?
• What’s citizenship? What’s Europe? Does European citizenship exist?
• What are the means of participation EU offers to its citizens? Pros and cons, experience.
Does democracy end on the eastern border of EU?
A peek behind the headlines. What & where is it happening on a grassroots level? What is the value EU-EECA co-operation?
Methodology – new ways of participation
Would e.g. e-participation be an answer to the need for a further move towards a greater and more efficient participation of young people? Internet & other non-traditional means of participation
And young people in all that…
• What kind of participation is interesting to young people?;
• Community democracy – a way to start;
• Young immigrants.
Not forgetting
Contact-making, project planning, information on funding schemes and how to proceed when you get home.
Costs:
This project is financed by the Youth in Action Programme. Being selected for this course, all costs (accommodation, travel, visa, etc.) relevant to participation in the course will be covered by the NAs involved in this project - except a participation fee which varies from call to call and country to country. Please contact your NA to learn more about the financial details, and how to arrange the booking of your travel tickets and the reimbursement of your travel expenses.
Working language: English.
SCADENZA: 29th of April 2013.
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