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Youth supporting Roma intergation
Timisoara, 23.05.2012
Three actions … one goal!
•Social rights are human rights – 2006
•Forum on intercultural dialogue – 2007
•YES to intercultural dialogue – 2008
The context
•Non-formal education
•Working for less privileged young
people
•Events supported by Youth program
(European Commission)
Social rights are human
rights
•Timisoara, 2006
•30 young people,
youth workers and social
workers from 15 European
contries – 7 days in Timisoara
•Methods: interactive games, role plays,
small group discussions, Forum theatre,
street event
Social rights are human
rights
•Results:
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One public event
More then 20 media covering
One booklet
One movie
One public manifesto
Social rights are human
rights – Manifesto
•STOP TO SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION
•ALL DIFFERENT ALL EQUAL
•FOR DIVERSITY AGAINST
DISCRIMINATION
•STOP MINORITIES OPPRESSION
•TIME TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS SAY NO TO
RACISM
•STOP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
•FREEDOM OF SPEECH
•STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND
PROSTITUTION
Social rights are human
rights
Forum on intercultural
dialogue
•October 2007 Timisoara
•25 young people from 20 countries –
members of the Council of Europe
•4 working days – using as method filed
visit, interaction with the community
Forum on intercultural
dialogue
•Aim:
• To stimulate local actors to engage in
intercultural dialogue at local level, discuss
methodological approaches and influence
European practice in this field
•Objectives:
• To experience a process of intercultural dialogue
• To establish contacts and networks which they
can use as a resource for their future work in
intercultural dialogue
• To explore methodological approaches to
Intercultural Dialogue
Forum on intercultural
dialogue
•Results:
• Interactions with the community – one day
in the neighborhood – taking interviews
• Influence of the White paper on intercultural
dialogue
• Media coverage during all the days of the
event
YES to intercultural
dialogue
•Training course: July 2008
•Target group:
• Staff or board members of youth and / or
social organizations, youth and social
workers
• Participants coming from the local Roma
organization Parudimous
YES to intercultural
dialogue
•Methods:
• Working together with the representatives of
the Roma community
• Working individually, in small groups, in
plenary or forum discussions,
• Experiential intercultural learning (learning
by doing).
• Working with Forum Theatre
• Within the diversity of this training course,
the group experienced various situations
instead of just talking about them.
YES to intercultural
dialogue
•Results:
• One public street event
• 42 young people – 28 young
people, youth workers, social
workers coming from EU countries,
together with 14 young Roma –
living, working, sharing the same
space for 7 days
• Visit to Maguri community
• Media coverage
Commune elements
•Interactive methods
•Working together with the target group
•Street events – using theatre
•Involving media: before, during and
after
•Share the work done: booklet, movie,
manifesto, influencing public policies
•Low costs events: total budget of the
three events … 60000 EUR
Thanks you for your attention!
Intercultural Institute Timisoara
2012