"Migration and Otherness"
Rota Jovem in collaboration with other organizations from Armenia, Lebanon, Spain, Greece, Ukraine, Macedonia (FYROM) Hungary, Bulgaria and Serbia is organizing an Erasmus+ multi measure project around the topic of migration, identity and human rights. “Migration and Otherness” is the name of the project and we are going to have an Youth Exchange and a Training course in Portugal.
We aim at discussing the issues of (forced) migration, refugees and the changes in societies that are now shaping European Union, analysing how notions of citizenship, cultural insecurity and fear of otherness have impacted on personal and community lives, policies and mostly mentalities and how basic democratic values are being disregarded. We wish to bring up the importance of DIALOGUE (dialogical learning, the dialogical self) and how it can change positively the way we self-reflect and the way we deal with others. We hope to contribute to a bigger awareness regarding intercultural and interreligious dialogue, self-reflection, to provide basic tools to decipher hate speech and most of all to develop a feeling of a shared humanity based on international solidarity and cooperation.
Youth Exchange -Youth Ambassadors for Change
Living in a globalized and interdependent world has changed greatly the way both individuals and communities see and analyse themselves. The feelings of safety and immutability of the local environment and of the nation-state are no longer possible and in many contexts have been highly defied. Modern identities are not unidimensional anymore and individuals are required to adapt themselves constantly to otherness and difference. The current events of (forced) migration, the creation of multicultural societies and the intense exchange between individuals from different backgrounds has created a new promising typology of modern individuals, but it has also deepened the fear towards foreigners and migrants/refugees and is pushing people and societies towards nationalist/fundamentalist attitudes. In the most extreme cases, these ideas have generated physical violence and even desire of extermination.
We will use mainly the non-formal methodology in order to create a real dynamic and active participation from participants, who are expected to contribute with real input and reflections to the discussions. Theoretic and academic information will also be discussed. Working language is English.
We will use mainly the non-formal methodology in order to create a real dynamic and active participation from participants, who are expected to contribute with real input and reflections to the discussions. Theoretic and academic information will also be discussed. Working language is English.
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