Call for participants: XII International Youth Camp “Dialogue”

Deadline: 17-Jun-21

Applications are invited for the XII International Youth Camp “Dialogue” that recognises the importance of intercultural dialogue and the role of young people therein by making living together in peaceful and inclusive societies a priority of the youth sector, which includes:

better equipping stakeholders to tackle both the challenges of building inclusive societies through policies, programmes and projects that embrace diversity and of effectively monitoring and countering discrimination, violence and exclusion;
allowing young people, including those experiencing any form of discrimination and exclusion, to benefit from opportunities that develop their commitment to and exercise of democratic citizenship;
embedding key foundations, such as European unity, global solidarity, peace, diversity, intercultural and intergenerational dialogue and environmental sustainability, more prominently in policy, practice and research within and beyond the youth sector;
strengthening young people’s capacities, agency and leadership to prevent violence, transform conflict and to build a culture of peace through substantial support for funding, building networks and recognising the full diversity of young people and their ways of organising themselves.
The 2021 camp aims to strengthen the quality and relevance of the work of youth organisations for intercultural dialogue and peace, as well as counteracting discrimination and violence in society, by reviewing and renewing the purpose of intercultural dialogue in a global context marked by the Covid-19 pandemic and the climate crisis.

Objectives

to explore the principles and approaches of intercultural learning and its role in the projects and activities of youth organisations
to increase intercultural competences and motivation for leading youth projects in the field of intercultural dialogue
to discuss and share the impacts of the Covid19 pandemic on young people and on intercultural dialogue
to explore the impact of the climate and environmental crisis on global peace and dialogue and incorporate them in future dialogue activities as a contribution to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
to analyse the current challenges of promoting intercultural dialogue and countering discrimination in society and to develop possible responses through youth projects
to expand the community of practice of youth activists promoting advocating for intercultural dialogue, peace and human dignity.

The activity is co-organised by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the National Youth Council of Russia and the Youth Department of the Council of Europe with the support of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “MIREA – Russian Technological University.

Eligibility Criteria

The International Youth Camp Dialogue will bring together some 100 participants actively involved in projects in for intercultural dialogue with young people. Participants will come two main two main groups:

representatives of youth and ethnocultural organisations from the Russian Federation
members and multipliers of youth organisations from signatory States to the European
Cultural Convention and member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

All participants must: