CALL for Participants
Training course:
“Today history class cancelled – time for future
class”
A part of the project: “Loesje crosses the
Mediterranean”
Training dates: 15th – 21st of
March 2013 (including travel days)
Location: Berlin, Germany
Care about encouraging dialogue, diversity, development and
democracy?
- Want to learn an innovative method for expressing your values and yourself, which is used already in over 30 countries around the world?
- Curious to meet interesting people from different cultures across the Mediterranean?
Here is your chance!
We are offering six motivated members of NGOs operating in Egypt, Germany,
Israel, Palestine, Slovenia, and the United Kingdom (36 altogether) the
opportunity to learn, discuss, share experiences and practice the creative
methods of Loesje; creative text writing, poster selection and lay out. We will
practically work with the Human Rights ‘Freedom of Speech’ and ‘Freedom of
Expression’, and stimulate intercultural dialogue.
Following the training course, the participants will work together on
conducting Loesje workshops and producing exhibitions, aimed at furthering the
goals of Loesje and their respective NGOs in their home countries.
Aims of the training course:
The participants of the training will:
- learn and increase their respect for human rights, religious tolerance and the acceptance of diversity,
- be able to form, discuss and express their opinions,
- learn to take responsibility for personal actions,
- work with others to achieve a common goal,
- promote the dialogue and strive for consensus,
- build their confidence along with the ability to change society,
- gain innovative and interactive tools for expression and active participation,
- get involved in a local youth organization with positive values and non-violent approach,
- get to know Loesje text writing warm-up activities, writing techniques, editing process;
- be able to lead Loesje creative writing workshop and editing process individually;
- get new intercultural experiences and develop their skills,
- develop their understanding of citizenship rights and responsibilities.
Profile of the participants:
We are looking for 6
participants (1 of them will be the group leader) from Egypt, Germany, Israel,
Palestine, Slovenia, and the United Kingdom. The participants should be:
- Motivated to attend the whole training course.
- Able to communicate in English (spoken and written).
- Committed to organize three workshops and one exhibition in their home countries following the training course.
- Preferably youth leaders or otherwise interested to act as multipliers, sharing the knowledge they have gained during the training with young people back home.
- Motivated to dealing concretely with discrimination, prepared to be active voices and witnesses.
- Interested in non-profit activities, open to share and invest energy in promoting values of peace building, democracy, human rights and diversity.
How to apply?
Until 31st January 2013 apply on web aplication form: link.
The
project and this training course is funded by the Youth in
Action Programme and the Anna Lindh
Foundation.
