Deadline: 1-Jun-21
Are you a young person from North Macedonia, Kosovo or Serbia interested in learning how to deconstruct hateful and dividing narratives by using digital media tools? Are you passionate and willing to challenge and change the stories for those who are marginalized and oppressed?
If you want to tackle topics such as nationalism, sexism, and homophobia through the usage of media, the training “Balkan Messengers – The Role of Media in Creating Alternative Narratives” is the right place for you.
“Balkan Messengers – The Role of Media in Creating Alternative Narratives” training course is designed as a 7 day intensive educational program.
During the training participants will be educated through the non-formal education methodologies which include simulations, case-studies, role-playing, plenary and group discussion, reflection exercises and media working stations.
The training working language is English. The training course is primarily designed to assist youth activists from the three Western Balkan places to use new media (mainly podcasts, memes and videos) in their efforts to combat nationalism, sexism and homophobia.
Therefore, young people with a background in activism, young podcasters, and youth social media influencers, but also any other young people who are interested to expand their horizons in the following topics are invited to apply:
- Influences of the past into the life of todays’ youth: understanding the context, dealing with the past, spotting the roots of nationalism, ethnocentrism, segregation, sexism and homophobia.
- Approaches to understanding harmful media narratives and mapping them.
- Approaches in narratives deconstruction, creation of counter narratives and alternative narratives.
- Power of stories and the youth position in creating alternative narratives and stories for marginalized communities.
- Media literacy and media activism as an essential step to combating negative influences of ethnocentrism, nationalism, segregation, sexism and homophobia.
- Exercising the usage of trending media platforms among youth, while creating alternative narratives about social groups and those targeted and harmed by the dominant harmful narratives.
- Supporting systems and mechanisms when dealing with hateful speech in the media or towards activists.
- Media working stations: Creation of podcasts, memes creation and media campaigning.
Eligibility Criteria
- The training course “Balkan Messengers- the Role of Media in Creating Alternative Narratives” is open to young people aged 18 to 30 from North Macedonia, Kosovo and Serbia. The training will take place in Kratovo, North Macedonia from 15 June- 21 June, 2021.
- Participants must comply with all COVID-19 measures at all times during the training.
For more information, visit https://www.rycowb.org/?p=10361