Young Citizens Assembly

Brussels, from 2 - 7 April 2013

This Young Citizens Assembly Wedia, will bring together 40 young people and youth workers from Europe, Africa and Québec, as well as a team of trainers and some media workers and specialists, all concerned by social injustice. The idea is to foster reflections, creativity, imagination and a citizens’ voice through exploring and implementing different media tools (radio, video, social media…)

All along this activity, through exchanges, analyses, experiences, practices… citizens’ action and expression spaces will allow to explore different themes linked to social justice, social rights, the fight for more equality in the youth field.

This Assembly hence proposes a fil rouge: To fight against social injustice through utilising social media

Objectives:

1. To develop a common and mobilizing understanding of social justice in the youth field;

2. To share and exchange about the various grass-root realities of the participants in the field of citizens’ action through media and social media;

3. To increase knowledge of the possible actions and opportunities offered by these media;

4. To create a joint citizens’ interventions through these different media and to initiate networking and follow-up processes among the participants.

Methodology:

The overall methodology for this activity will be entirely based on the principles of non formal education such as exercises, games, group dynamics, work in plenary and in sub-groups peer support, and self- directed learning, among others. Linguistic cooperation and solidarity will also be put forward throughout the days.

Profile of participants:

1. You are 18+ and you live in Europe (EU + EECA + SEE), in Quebec or in Africa

2. You are a youth worker, a representative or a volunteer of an NGO, or a young person active in a youth group or a youth structure;

3. You are actively involved in actions tackling the fight against social injustice and respect of human rights, especially young people;

4. You already use media and/or social media, or you wish to know how to best use them in the future;

5. You are ready and committed to engage and participate fully in the activity at the planed dates.

Dates and venue:

Brussels, from 2/04/13 (arrival) to 7/04/13 (departure) - 4 activity days.

Participants should arrive on 02/04 before 6.00 PM.

Organisers:

Le Bureau international Jeunesse (BIJ) and DG Education and Culture of the European Commission.

The facilitation or trainers team:

Mario Serrao, Buzz Bury, Johan Claeys, Gisele Evrard, Bénédicte Deprez, Noémie Cheval (free lance trainers);

Majo Hansotte, Thierry Dufour, Isabelle Degulne, François Bestard and Claire Guinier (BIJ)

The media team and specialist

· Action ciné médias jeunes

· Les Corsaires

· Espace citoyen

· Le GSARA

· Loupiote

DEADLINE:

February 2013

Contacts:

In case of questions, don’t hesitate to contact

Thierry Dufour (BIJ, BEFR NA): thierry.dufour@cfwb.be – 32-(0)2-548.38.81 and Claire Guinier (BIJ): stagiairebij3@cfwb.be - +32-(0)2-227-52-86

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