by beactive | Apr 25, 2020 | News
Funded by the Europe Union through the Europe for Citizens Fund the Young Mayor Team are part of a project called Be Active Shape Europe. It is a partnership led by an organisation called Kedith in Thessalonikki in Greece. The other partners are Santa Maria da Feira in Portugal who we do lots of work with, Association” Varna – European Youth Capital” in Bulgaria, Mladinski Cultural Center, Maribor in Slovenia and Comune di Cinisello Blasamo in Italy.
The project started last year and so far we have take part in the first two activities heree in Lewisham. Which has meant organising a”structured dialogue” meeting and a National workshop, inviting young people to participate, identify issues and how then to share those and negotiate with politicians and policy makers, locally nationally and in Europe. The Young Mayor Team work closely with local politicians so this was an opportunity to see how to widen that influence into Europe. It was also an opportunity to learn more about Europe and specifically think about the UKs position in terms of Brexit and what that might mean. Schools were invited to participate, the events took place on 10th May 2019 and the 3rd February 2020 at the Civic Suite in Catford.
Main Objective: Enhance young citizens’ participation so they can contribute to society and political life, and learn about the experiences of others in different European countries
Activities:
- Structured Dialogue in each partner: with young people, civil society, Local Authorities and stakeholders about European Union and the next period 2021-2027.
- National workshops in each partner: between policy makers, stakeholders on relevant policy issues and young people aiming to create a Guide on problematic and proposals for the support of democratic engagement, direct democracy and youth engagement.
- Transnational Conferences: Activate participation of young people based on the principles of non-formal education. They will learn about others’ culture on Environmental policy, but also how to meet, accept, share their ideas, to show an interest in cooperation and communication with citizens from other European countries.
- Transnational Workshop in Thessaloniki: The project Be Active – Shape Europe be the basis for future initiatives and actions between the towns involved, on the issues addressed or possibly on further issues of common interest.
The final two elements of the project have been postponed because of Covid 19 but are an opportunity for older young people (18-30) who have been involved to travel and meet their peers from the other participating countries, share their ideas and experiences, build soildarity and understanding. For more information please get in touch.
For more details contact Katy Brown, Advisor to the Young Mayor, Young Mayor Team, London Borough of Lewisham,1st Floor, Laurence House, Catford, London, UK SE6 4UT
T:02083146313 M:0957198312
Katy.brown@lewisham.gov.uk
www.b-involved.org
www.lewisham.gov.uk
Published also in: https://www.lewishamyoungmayor.com/post/be-active-shape-europe-project
by beactive | Apr 4, 2020 | Events, News
A Structured dialogue between young people and professionals was held in Varna over the past weekend on March 7-8.
Young people from the age of sixteen to thirty from all over Bulgaria attended to the event, including workers, students, and doctoral students.
All of them had the opportunity to exchange the information with the guest speaker, the executive director of Varna-European Youth Capital Sergey Petrov , and the Deputy Minister of Education Mr. P.Nikolov.
In a few words, the moderator of the discussion S.Petrov reminded the participants how important it is to overcome the distance between the young people and the decision-makers.
The participants got acquitted with the diagram of Tony Karrer-Four L Model, as well as the ladder of participation, where everyone determined exactly where is on it.
The Deputy Minister of Education shared more about civic education and answered the questions that interested the young people. The discussion then focused on what youngsters can be more active in.
According to all participants, at the end of the first day, it became clear that much higher activity is needed on their part.
During the second day of the workshop, the young people expressed the pros and cons on various topics related to the youth, authorities, stakeholders, and communities. They finished with reports on coping with the problems.
At the end of the day, they created a “bubble” symbolizing their belonging to the society they have created in recent days.
The meeting finished with thanks to the representatives of the municipality of Varna and The Ministry of Education and Science for the open dialogue.
The Meeting-discussion took place within the international project “Be Active, Shape Europe”, funded by “Europe for Citizens”.
Metting Agenda
The Structured dialogue was realized within the framework of the international project “Be active, Shape Europe” funded by “Europe for Citizens”. Partners are organizations from a total 6 EU countries. The project is intended to provoke interest in issues related to our common European home and involve a total 440 young people in six countries.
by beactive | Apr 3, 2020 | Events, News
A meeting between young people and professionals was held in Varna over the past weekend on March 7-8.
Young people from the age of sixteen to thirty from all over Bulgaria attended to the event, including workers, students, and doctoral students.
All of them had the opportunity to exchange the information with the guest speaker, the executive director of Varna-European Youth Capital Sergey Petrov , and the Deputy Minister of Education Mr. P.Nikolov.
In a few words, the moderator of the discussion S.Petrov reminded the participants how important it is to overcome the distance between the young people and the decision-makers.
The participants got acquitted with the diagram of Tony Karrer-Four L Model, as well as the ladder of participation, where everyone determined exactly where is on it.
The Deputy Minister of Education shared more about civic education and answered the questions that interested the young people. The discussion then focused on what youngsters can be more active in.
According to all participants, at the end of the first day, it became clear that much higher activity is needed on their part.
During the second day of the workshop, the young people expressed the pros and cons on various topics related to the youth, authorities, stakeholders, and communities. They finished with reports on coping with the problems.
At the end of the day, they created a “bubble” symbolizing their belonging to the society they have created in recent days.
The meeting finished with thanks to the representatives of the municipality of Varna and The Ministry of Education and Science for the open dialogue.
The Meeting-discussion took place within the international project “Be Active, Shape Europe”, funded by “Europe for Citizens”.
Metting Agenda
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