DEMOCRTIC is a long term project that aims at promoting youth active citizenship and boosting young people’s involvement in the democratic process at local, regional and European level. It  will gather young people from 12 organizations from Spain, Poland, Italy, Greece, Turkey and Romania. Democritic is realised with the support of the European Commission through Youth in Action Programme.

WHY?
The rate of non-participation in the last European Parliament elections makes us think about the lack of active citizenship among young people at all levels: from local to European one.

WHAT IS THIS FOR?
DEMOCRITIC was born to drive young people to become the main characters of their own lives and to let them make the most of all the resources they can reach, promoting active citizenship and social participation.

HOW?
Through three seminars, based on non formal education and dealing with: youth participation, European resources, EU organization and structure, youth work, Public organization that represent us, key words: democracy and participation, being “democritic” in your daily life, the new challenges of 21st century, the struggle against organized crime etc.

WHERE AND WHEN?

San Sebastián, Spain   7-13 of May 2010

Kraków, Poland September 2010   (dates still to be confirmed)

Naples, Italy December 2010  (dates still to be confirmed)

The three courses will share a common aim (to encourage youth participation and active citizenship) and a similar structure. Some workshops and sessions (such as “Key words: Democracy and active participation”, “strategies to improve youth participation”, etc.) will be presented in every seminar. Nevertheless, each event will deal with a specific issue: “cultural barriers in a border-free Europe” in San Sebastian; “East-West dialogue” in Kraków and “the struggle against organized crime” in Naples.

INFO ABOUT THE TRAINING COURSE IN SAN SEBASTIAN
The seminar aims at developing competences of active citizenship and youth participation and promoting democratic values. In particular, it will focus on knocking down cultural barriers and stimulating intercultural dialogue.

Training sessions will be based on non formal education and will include round tables, group discussions and workshops about: democracy and participation, EU organization and structure, being “democritic” in your daily life, new challenges of 21st century and much more.

The participants will have the chance to prepare  a real strategy to encourage youth participation and to try it in the real world (practical activity “on the ground”).

WHO IS IT ADDRESSED TO?
The project is addressed to young people (not over 30) interested in youth participation and democratic life that are looking forward to know Europe close up.

HOW CAN YOU PARTICIPATE?
In order to take part in the first seminar (San Sebastián, 7-13 of May 2010), please fill in the  application form here until the 8th of March 2010.

PRACTICAL INFO

Participation fee: 30€

Meals and lodging will be provided by the organization team and the participants will get a reimbursement of the 70% of travel costs based on presentation of relevant invoices and choise of economic routes (IInd class railways, economy airfare, etc. )
The working language will be English in all the seminars.

For further details please contact

Cristina Popescu

cristinaiulia.popescu@gmail.com

In perioada 1-7 martie 2010 Human Rights Education Youth Network (HREYN) organizeaza la Belgrad un curs de formare intitulat `To-gender. Training course for trainers and youth workers in Theatre of the Oppressed in youth activities on gender-based violence`. Cursul va avea loc la Belgrad, Serbia si va reuni participanti din Franta, Italia, Albania, Macedonia, Turcia, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia si Romania, fiind condus de o echipa internationala de formatori experimentati. Selectia participantilor din Romania este organizata de Asociatia social culturala Baraka, membra fondatoare HREYN.
Proiectul este realizat cu sprijinul Fundatiei Europene de Tineret a Consiliului Europei.

Criterii de selectie:
varsta cuprinsa intre 18-30 ani
lucrator cu tinerii sau formator
motivatia, experienta si posibilitatea de a aplica/disemina rezultatele cursului
motivat sa colaboreze cu HREYN si Asociatia Baraka pe viitor in proiecte similare sau locale
buna cunoastere a limbii engleze

Conditii financiare
- sunt decontate 70% din cheltuielile de drum in conditiile in care sunt alese variantele economice (cls.a II-a, economy class, etc) si in baza prezentarii facturilor/biletelor originale. Cheltuielile de drum vor fi rambursate in timpul cursului
- 25 euro taxa de participare, va fi dedusa din cei 70% costuri drum decontati.

Organizatorii asigura masa, cazarea, pauzele de cafea si materialele pentru curs.

Cei interesati sunt rugati sa completeze acest formular de inscriere pana joi, 25 februarie 2010, ora 12.00. Cei selectati vor fi anuntati joi, 25 februarie 2010 in cursul serii.

Pentru detalii suplimentare:

Ruxandra Pandea
Tel: +40318066047
Mobile:+40727320912
ruxandra.pandea@gmail.com
www.24hbaraka.org
www.hreyn.org

Maria Scutaru.

Uite ce zice Catalina:

Cand am aflat ca o sa merg la Tirana, am fost incantata, insa prieteni de-ai mei, afland unde urmeaza sa plec, au strambat din nas, zicand: aaaa, Albania, in alta parte nu ti-ai gasit? Si cu toate acestea, nu am fost nicun moment descurajata, pentru ca aveam un sentiment ca n-o sa fiu dezamagita.

Pot spune cu sinceritate ca asteptarile mele au fost mai mult decat implinite, pentru ca am cunoscut un oras mai frumos decat Bucurestiul (sic!), si niste colegi minunati, care au tinut mereu cu mingea la fileu in timpul disputelor despre drepturile omului si educatia de la egal la egal. Ganditi-va ca acestea nu au fost putine, avand in vedere ca am atins subiecte sensibileprecum ierarhizarea drepturilor omului in drepturi primare si secundare, discriminarea pe baza de etnie si minoritatate sexuala, despre excizia femeilor din Africa si mereu am avut lucruri noi de facut precum jocuri de simulare in care trebuia sa facem proiecte pe diverse teme de drepturile omului.

Acest curs de formare pe drepturile omului s-a dovedit interactiv inca din prima zi pentru ca echipa noastra de traineri ne-a supervizat cu profesionalism, implicandu-ne in “misiuni imposibile”, punandu-ne sa uitam tot ce-am invatat in scoala si sa reconstituim drepturile omului cu bun-simt, inteligenta si toleranta. Totodata am avut ocazia sa cunosc si organizatiile partenere din celelalte tari. Am aflat lucruri pe care nu le stiam: ca exista chiar si un manual de educatie non-formala pentru tineri care se numeste Compass! De asemeni mereu am imbinat tot ce utilul cu placutul si am pus in practica cele invatate prin metode non-formale precum reprezentari artisitice  de tipul pictogramelor sau  al teatrului experiential.

Intalnirile noastre intelectuale au fost condimentate de energizere care ne-au crescut dinamismul si de grupuri de proiect , de fiecare data altele, astfel incat am avut ocazia sa ne cunoastem cu totii intre noi. Adrenalina ne-a crescut in mod periculosJ la intalnirea cu primarul Tiranei sau la vizita in platourile de filmare ale televiziunii nationale, unde am discutat despre misiunea noastra

Si ca ziua noastra sa fie cat mai reusita, pot sa ma laud ca am incheiat mereu serile in mod glorios cu petreceri interculturale, in care am degustat din aperitivele specifice fiecarei tari, cu iesiri in oras in care am luat pulsul Tiranei in cluburi sau restaurante albaneze .

Per total, pot sa spun ca m-am distrat in aceasta saptamana ca niciodata in viata mea, imbinand intr-un mod original  invatatul cu distractia, si mai ales mi-am facut niste prieteni deosebiti, cu care tin mai departe legatura. Sergio din Italia, Klesta din Albania, Dejan din Macedonia, Rasha din Egipt, Ilker din Turcia, mi-au fost tot atatia companioni de incredere, cu care peer education a devenit nu numai un concept folosit in human rights, ci si in toate problemele de viata pe care le-am discutat: conceptii, prejudecati, diferente de mentalitate si cultura.

Chiar ma bucur ca am participat la acest training de formare si am invatat un lucru foarte important pe care as vrea sa-l transmit tuturor celor care ar citi aceste randuri: nu conteaza locatia unde se desfasoara trainingurile de acest fel, ci tema si oamenii care participa!

Sper ca sa pot participa si mai departe la astfel de traininguri, workshopuri, seminarii interactive si sper ca intr-o zi sa devin si eu un formator de opinie sis a pot implementa to ce-am invatat in aceste zile!

Baraka social cultural association is member of HREYN since 2007. The network aims to contribute to the development of human rights education with young people in order to promote mutual understanding, peace, friendship, respect for human dignity and human rights, non-violence and non-discrimination and act against persistent violations of human rights through awareness raising, campaigning, prevention and education in formal and non-formal settings.

More about HREYN on http://www.hreyn.org

]]> http://www.24hbaraka.org/?feed=rss2&p=244 0 http://www.24hbaraka.org/?p=241 http://www.24hbaraka.org/?p=241#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:05:49 +0000 Ruxandra http://www.24hbaraka.org/?p=241 Aurelia, Albina, Ioana, Raluca, Adriana, Victoria, Catalina, Petrut, Cristina si Razvan sunt echipa Baraka ce participa la Festivalul Talking about my generation. Festivalul are loc la Atena in perioada 14-16 noiembrie 2009, “Technopolis” (100 Pireos str, Gazi), Hala “Konstantinos Kavafis”.

Festivalul este parte a proiectului ” Europe for all? Raising Youth awareness on European Citizenship and Second Generation Immigrants”realizat cu sprijinul financiar al Fundatiei Anna Lindh for Dialogue Between Cultures si al Comisiei Europene prin programul Tineret in Actiune. Proiectul se desfasoara in perioada ianuarie- decembrie 2009 si are ca obiectiv implicarea tinerilor dezavantajati din mai multe state europene si mediteraneene in realizarea unei campanii informative privind situatia imigrantilor de generatie a doua in Europa si nu numai.

In perioada septembrie-noiembrie 2009, la Bucuresti, Asociatia social culturala Baraka a organizat o serie de seminarii de week-end pentru tineri, imigranti si non-imigranti, prin care am explorat si discutat situatia imigrantilor in Romania, drepturile lor. Seminariile au implicat cercetare pe teren in zona Colentina-Europa si explorarea artistica a povestilor colectate de la imigranti.

La Atena, grupul Baraka va prezenta sambata, 15 noiembrie in intervalul orar 16.00-20.00, o reprezentatie de teatru labirin, combinand instalatia cu arta performativa. Spectatorii vor putea experimenta diverse situatii din viata imigrantilor in sase camere al caror concept se bazeaza pe povestile spuse de imigranti, experienta noastra in cercetare si discutiile din workshopuri.

O reprezentatie este planificata la Bucuresti pentru inceputul lunii decembrie2generationfestivalweb

We are searching young immigrants in Romania to participate in the `Europe for all` project that will take place between September and December 2009 in Romania and partner countries: Greece, Italy, Spain and Turkey. The project will also involve an intercultural exchange and festival in Athens, Greece. The project is realized in partnership with  ANCE (Greece), Hangar (Turkey), Nexes (Spain) and Xena (Italy).

The aim is to involve young immigrants in organization of a campaign for information and cultural events to promote diversity and European citizenship. The project explores themes such as identity, inter- ethnic and -cultural relation, human rights.

The group of participants will be formed out of 20 young people, both immigrants and non-immigrants, aged 16-26, residents in Romania, especially Bucharest.

Three-day workshops will take place in October and November 2009. They will be based on arts and non-formal education. The group will develop on experiences of young immigrants, starting with personal identity and going through such themes as intercultural dynamics and human rights practice in our society and communities. Themes such as racism, xenophobia, discrimination, dialogue, cooperation will be discussed in a comfortable and respectful environment to be build from the first sessions.

In the second half of November a part of the participants will be able to participate in an intercultural exchange and festival in Greece together with youth from the partner countries.

The dead-line for applications is 27 september. You can complete an English language application here or a Romanian language application aici.

You can also contact us if you have questions and commnents via email or telephone (see below)

The languages of the Bucharest seminars will be Romanian and English depending on the needs of the group of participants.

What else can you do>

If you want to share and learn more, apply to the seminar.

If you have friends who are immigrants or from immigrant families, tell them of our initiative and encourage them to contact us.

If you want to take part in the campaign write us via email.

Project coordinator: Ruxandra Pandea, ruxandra.pandea@gmail.com, +40727320912

Project assistant: Vlad Atanasiu, vlad.atanasiu@gmail.com, +40721717165

Proiectul este finantat de Comisia Europeana prin programul Tineret in Actiune. ]]> http://www.24hbaraka.org/?feed=rss2&p=238 0 http://www.24hbaraka.org/?p=224 http://www.24hbaraka.org/?p=224#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:24:55 +0000 admin http://www.24hbaraka.org/?p=224

Cautam tineri imigranti pentru a participa la proiectul international `Europe for all`, care se desfasoara in perioada ianuarie-decembrie 2009 cu activitati paralele in cele 5 tari europene si va culmina cu un festival in Grecia, la Atena in noiembrie 2009.

Proiectul este organizat de catre asociatia social-culturala Baraka, impreuna cu ANCE (Grecia), Hangar (Turcia), Nexes (Spania) si Xena (Italia) organizeaza proiectul “Europe for All”.

Scopul proiectului este de a implica in special tineri imigranti de generatia a doua in organizarea unei campanii de informare si evenimente culturale ce promoveaza diversitatea si cetatenia europeana, si exploreaza teme precum identitate, relatiile interetnice si interculturale. Grupul va fi format din 20 de tineri cu varsta cuprinsa intre 16-26 de ani.

In cadrul proiectului vor fi organizate workshopuri de 3 zile folosind metode artistice de lucru – teatru, arte vizuale, scriere creativa si altele. Grupul va dezbate experientele tinerilor imigranti in raport cu cele ale majoritatii culturale, pornind de la identitate personala si ajungand la dinamica interculturala si la practica drepturilor omului. Subiecte precum rasism, xenofobie, discriminare, dialog, cooperare, diversitate vor fi abordate intr-o atmosfera comfortabila de cunoastere si respect ce va fi cladita in primele sesiuni cu grupul. Workshopurile se vor desfasura in perioada septembrie – noiembrie 2009 in Bucuresti.

In a doua jumatate a lunii noiembrie o parte din participantii la workshopurile din Romania vor putea participa la un schimb intercultural cu tinerii participanti din celelalte state partenere. Schimbul se va realiza in cadrul unui festival intercultultural organizat la Atena, al carui continut va fi creat si sustinut de catre ei.

Termenul pentru inscrieri este 27 septembrie. Te poti inscrie completand chestionarul pe care il gasesti aici: sau intrand in legatura cu noi prin email sau telefon.

Ce poti face tu
Daca ai vrea sa impartasesti cu noi experienta ta despre diversitate si dialog intercultural inscrie-te pentru a participa la proiect completand formularul de inscriere.
Daca ai prieteni care imigranti, spune-le despre initiativa noastra si incurajeaza-i sa ne contacteze.
Daca ai vrea sa participi la campanie scrie-ne pe adresa asociatiei sau contacteaza-ne telefonic.

Coordonator proiect: Ruxandra Pandea, ruxandra.pandea@gmail.com, +40727320912

Asistent proiect: Vlad Atanasiu, vlad.atanasiu@gmail.com, +40721717165

Proiectul este finantat de Comisia Europeana prin programul Tineret in Actiune.

The language of the course will be English. Participants should be proficient in English.

Arrival: 11 December 2009, before 12.00 (afternoon) Departure: 17 December 2009, in the early morning

All participants will be met at the airport and will be taken to Bakurini by Bus. A final program will be forwarded to participants 1 week prior to the training.

Travel costs: You will be reimbursed 70% of your travel costs from your home city to Bakuriani, Georgia. According to the rules of YiA program, and in order to comply with environmental standards, we kindly ask you to take the most economic public transport available to you. We generally do not refund individual car travel, unless there is no other possibility. Also, we will cover the costs of further transportation related to the training, such as the sightseeing tour within Georgia. ! Note: Reimbursement of travel costs will only be done upon presentation of all (including return leg) original tickets, receipt/invoices and boarding passes. This means that once home after the training, you will be requested to send us the originals of all return documents and boarding passes. Please remember to bring the original invoice with you – there will be no reimbursement without the original invoice. You need a valid passport for travelling in Georgia. No visa is required for EU citizens. All participants will receive a certificate of participation and have the possibility to register for a EU Youthpass and add this event at: http://www.youthpass.eu/en/youthpass/

If you are interested and fit the profile, please complete this online application form. The dead-line for applications is: 12 October 2009.

For further details and information: Ruxandra Pandea, ruxandra.pandea@gmail.com, +40727320912.

Giosef Unito, Persefone and Amnesty International Torino (Italy) in partnership with Baraka social cultural association organize the international training course `Gender and Violence Links` in Torino, Italy, between 26th October and 3rd November 2009. The training course aims to increase the knowledge and awareness of young people and youth workers who are in a position to act as multipliers to prevent and act against gender based violence in different local contexts. Baraka social-cultural association is selecting 2 participants to take part in the training course.

The participants should be:

• able to act at ”multipliers” in their local contexts and follow up their participation in the course by working with Baraka social cultural association on common projects;
• interested and highly motivated in the topic of the course;
• young people between 18 and 30 years (exceptions will be possible only based on valid motivations),
• actively involved in youth work and/or motivated to co-operate with their associations; • sharing principles and values of the partner organizations;
• giving their availability to be present for the whole duration of the course;
• able to work in English language.

Technical details:

Travel costs are reimbursed up to 70% of an maximum amount of 200 euro. Reimbursement of travel costs will only be done upon presentation of all (including return leg) original tickets, receipt/invoices and boarding passes. This means that once home after the training, you will be requested to send us the originals of all return documents and boarding passes.

A participation fee of 45 euro is required to ensure full board and lodging of participants.

The project is realized with the support of the Youth in Action Programme.

If you are interested please complete this online application form by 25th September 2009.

For further details please contact Ruxandra Pandea, +40727320912, ruxandra.pandea@gmail.com.

The other partners for the event are: Arcigay Comitato Provinciale Torino “Ottavio Mai”, United Nation Association of Bulgaria (youth), YEU – Youth for Exchange and Understanding, MIGS – Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies, NGO Estonian Mental Health Society, Keskustan Venäjänkieliset ry, Amnesty International Greek Section, UNOY – United Network of Young Peacebuilders, Amnesty International Poland, rEDHe, OPIM – Organisation Supporting the Integration of Minorities, Društvo Informacijski Center Legebitra, NANE Women’s rights Association.