Deadline: 9-Nov-21
The Council of Europe has announced the applications for the Youth for Democracy for Youth Campaign.
The Joint Council on Youth decided in October 2021 the modalities of a youth campaign for revitalising democracy. The campaign will run between March and October 2022 with a flagship event in Strasbourg in June. The campaign will address three major issues: revitalising democracy, youth participation and digitalisation.
The campaign will be based on national activities and initiatives, coordinated and articulated by the Council of Europe. The activities will have monthly thematic focus that reflect the main issues covered by the project. National partners will be able to adapt and contextualise the nature and scope of the activities to national issues and realities.
The inception seminar is organised to plan the campaign in all its aspects together with the main stakeholders and partners at European and regional level. It will be the first opportunity for potential activists and partners to discuss and plan the campaign, develop a sense of ownership and, in some way, to democratise the campaign.
Results
The inception seminar should result in:
- A shared understanding of the rationale, aims and objectives of the campaign
- A plan of key activities at national and European levels reflecting the three themes of the campaign (revitalising democracy, meaningful youth participation, digitalisation)
- A strategy for communication at European and national levels, based on the concept being prepared for and by the Council of Europe
- A clarification of the roles and communication channels between national partners and activists, the Council of Europe and other European partners
- An understanding of the financial resources available and required for the campaign and the possibilities for fundraising for specific activities.
Participants
- The participants in the seminar should be future activists and organisers of campaign activities at national level proposed for, or nominated by, national youth councils and/or the governmental authorities responsible for youth policy, typically the members of the European Steering Committee for Youth. Ideally all member states should be represented at the seminar.
- Additionally, European youth organisations intending to take part in the campaign or to run specific activities on its themes are also invited to propose and send participants.
Conditions
- Dates: The seminar will be held on 23, 24 and 25 November. These dates may be slightly adjusted to cover the period 24-26 November.
- Venue: The activity will be held at the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg.
- Accommodation and boarding: Will be provided by the Council of Europe at the European Youth Centre or at nearby hotels.
- Travel expenses: Will be reimbursed by the Council of Europe Working languages English and French with simultaneous interpretation.
- Covid 19 restrictions: Participation in the activity is subject to restrictions on travel and access to France and other sanitary measures applicable to the European Youth Centre.
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