The general aim of the project is to promote human rights and empower youth participation in society. There will be workshops discussing general fields of human rights in order to raise consciousness and awareness of the participants as to conceive themselves as democratic citizens and to strengthen their ability to become active in the development towards an inclusive society.
Youth for Rights
Active Participation and Human Rights
20th – 28th April 2015
ANTIGONE-Information and Documentation Centre on Racism, Ecology, Peace and Non-Violence
6th floor, 29A Ptolemaion Street, Thessaloniki
About the project
The general aim of the project is to promote human rights and empower youth participation in society. There will be workshops discussing general fields of human rights in order to raise consciousness and awareness of the participants as to conceive themselves as democratic citizens and to strengthen their ability to become active in the development towards an inclusive society.
Workshops
‘There will be four 4-hour workshops and the preparation and realization of a short campaign on human rights and democracy in the end of the project. The learning methods are based on non formal education. You as participants will be actively involved in the learning process throughout the workshop and can exchange your personal experiences. Therefore you are able to use and develop your imagination, creativity and critical thinking and to become familiar with non formal methodology tools. The topics that will particularly be treated are the following: Workshop 1 – Right to be equal and different (20th of April) Workshop 2 – Gender equality and gender identity (21st of April) Workshop 3 – Human rights and disability (23rd of April) Workshop 4 – Human rights and environment (24th of April) 1st extra workshop – How to create a campaign (27th of April) 2nd extra workshop – How to create a campaign (28th of April) Final activity – Running a campaign in the streets of Thessaloniki
The participation in the workshops is free and a certificate of attendance will be distributed at the end of the activities.
Deadline for applying is 3rd of April 2015.
For further information or registration please contact athanasia.telliou@antigone.gr and patrizia.deiala@antigone.gr or call us in the office of ANTIGONE at 2310285688.
