This 7-day-trainig brings together people involved in formal and non-formal education from 11 countries to reflect on challenges of discrimination. It aims to developing strategies &common international activities in the field of anti-discrimination work.

Description

The topic of anti-discrimination has a long history in (international) youth work and still forms a crucial concern in contemporary European societies. Discrimination based on lines of differentiation forms a reality in our daily lives and youth work can play an important role in this sphere to contribute to a positive change. One of the most prevalent forms of discrimination in nowadays Europe is discrimination based on (ascribed) cultural identities, which is becoming a more and more crucial topic through the increasing diversification of European societies due to the migration flows of the last decades.
Several approaches in the field of anti-discrimination work are however based on assumptions, which become doubtful under a closer look, e.g. the idea that we will actually be able to ever get completely rid of our prejudices and biases. Another problematic approach is the limitation of the discrimination problem to a certain group of people who just need to be “brought back on the right way”.
Another common problem is the limitation of the target group to the beneficiaries of the non-formal education sector. Organisations working in this field are often facing the difficulty to reach out to new target groups, especially the ones who don’t have a previous sensitization for the topic. An important step to improve this situation can be in building up stronger cooperation with the formal education sector, which in return can also benefit from methodological approaches used in the non-formal context.
Taking into consideration the described context and challenges, the proposed training wants to provide a space for youth workers/leaders as well as people working in the formal education sector to reflect about the topic of discrimination and to discover new ways of cross-sectoral cooperation.

Objectives of the trainings are:

– To provide a space for participants from the formal and non-formal educational sector for an in-depth reflection on topics related to discrimination with a special focus on discrimination based on (ascribed) cultural identities
– To equip participants with innovative tools and methods, which can be used in anti-discrimination work with young people
– To give participants the chance to commonly develop strategies to extend their activities by involving other educational sectors
– To develop follow-up projects aiming at raising the awareness of young people of discriminatory practices and to raise their motivation to act against social injustice

Costs

We will be able to reimburse you the following maximum amounts for your TRAVEL COSTS:
fpr participants from:
– Norway, Germany: up to 530,00 €
– Sweden, Italy, Slovakia, Russia: up to 360,00 €
– Romania, Belarus, Ukraine: up to 275,00 €
– Georgia up to 180,00 €
These amounts are set by the European Commission based on the distance to the venue.
ACCOMODATION and BOARDING COSTS during the training will be covered 100%.

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