Local Group Activities

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Activities organised or planned by Transeuropa Local Groups

This is a description of activities organised/planned by local groups categorised together by theme. In your groups, discuss

he following actions:

Actions Field in the local activity description

What themes are your local group interested in working on Activities are divided up into themesWhat relationships are there between the different activities in the

heme/s selected?

Look at the field Describe the activity

What activities from other local groups would your group like to work

on / help develop?

Look at the field What help/skills would you

like from other groups to develop it?

What help/skills your members would like to offer specific

activities from other local groups?

Look at the field What help/skills would you

like from other groups to develop it?

Email the outcomes of your discussion [email protected] by 20 November
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Precarity and economic alternatives

What is the activity/project called? Co-Creating

Describe the activity This project will identify & discuss the issues faced by young people across Europe

in making a living, learn from local economic alternatives and train people to use

creative techniques to share these stories

List keywords/themes the activityelates to (i.e. migration, economy, etc)

Economy

What will it achieve? Develop transition paths for young people out of work into careers developing

economic alternatives

What outputs will it deliver (i.e.

event/publication/campaign/training)?

A visual publication on stories of young peoples experiences of work and of

economic alternatives

s it a local activity, open to other

groups, or a network-wide activity?

Open to other groups

What makes it transnational? Were looking for stories of experiences of work and economic alternatives from

each European cities

Are other local groups are involved in

t? If so, which ones?

Amsterdam, Berlin & Bologna

What help/skills would you like from

other groups to develop it?

To use similar creative methods in their local groups so we can find stories of how

young people experience work and how they develop economic alternatives from

across Europe

What help/skills from European

Alternatives would you like?

What financial help would you like? We have funding from YiA

What is the activity/project called? Job Insecurity, economic crisis: youth people as promoters of alternatives

Where is it based? Barcelona

Describe the activity The participants from Barcelona will promote the creation of autofinancingcommunities (CAF) among youth people as a feasible solution to the

economic crisis. They will debate and share with the other transnational youth

partners involved in the project any other proposal/action/solution that will

come out during the 3 transnational meetings (Barcelona, Bologna, Sofia). All

the participants can share and learn from other young people's experiencies

and practices.

List keywords/themes the activity relates to

i.e. migration, economy, etc)

Youth job insecurity

What will it achieve? It fosters to empower the capabilities of the young participants of the 4

countries (with 5 promoters) involved. The main goal is to achieve their active

participation for the elaboration of proposals and feasible solutions to youthjob insecurity.



a documentary elaborated during all the process, a pubblication for the

dissimination of the results and possible good practices that could be

implemented in the countries involved

s it a local activity, open to other groups, or

a network-wide activity?

It's a network activity among 5 promoters opened to any local association of

the 4 countries. The project aims to consolidate and strenghten the

commitment of young people and, at the same time, to support the quality of

the local organizations of the civil society that are involved in youth iniciatives

with a transnational perspective. An organization from Palermo (Sicilia),

Cooperazione senza Frontiere is participating to the project together with

other local groups of EA.What makes it transnational? the project aims to strenghten the cooperation among young people of the 4

countries promoters to share proposals and measures of good practice.

Are other local groups are involved in it? If

o, which ones?

Bologna, Transeuropa London, Sofia


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What help/skills would you like from other

groups to develop it?

Strenghten the commitment of local youth groups as promoters of

alternatives

What financial help would you like? We have funding from the YiA

What is the activity/project called? Stop youth precarity with renewed democratic involvement!

Where is it based? Paris

Describe the activity The project aims to elaborate on the common problems that the young people

from the Mediterranean region are facing - the precariousness and the

possibilities for democratic participation. One of the core issues, that will be

addressed, is the democratic transition in Egypt, and how the new politicalcontext affects the precarious situation of the young people.



Economy & Youth involvement & Euro-Mediterranean Dialogue & Democracy

What will it achieve? A stronger visibility of the Mediterranean Youths opinion on both economy

and democracy



A leaflet that will report on these exchanges and on-line articles, published in

Arabic, French, Spanish and English.

s it a local activity, open to other groups, or a

network-wide activity?


What makes it transnational? We seek to encourage an exchange of ideas/solutions regarding the challenge

of fighting precarity and also the challenge of building a democracy (with

different outcomes in European countries and in Egypt)

Are other local groups are involved in it? If so,

which ones?

Barcelona (and Egyptian partner : Egyptian Democratic Academy)



To gather stories and ideas from (at least) the three country, in order to get a

wider perspective on their vision and the issues that need to be tackled.

What help/skills from European Alternatives

would you like?

Their expertise in tools and experience working with activists, who are facing

different political circumstances, as well as best practices for fighting precarity

and austerity measures


What is the activity/project called? Social Market & Movie Projections

Where is it based? Cluj

Describe the activity We try to show 'economic' alternatives and make social market a habit in town,

perhaps develop a real network around with great social impact.We will continue

developing and applying the social market concept. We also try to take positions

on different issues approached in the movie projections we propose.

*Partnership with Group of Social Action

List keywords/themes the activity

elates to (i.e. migration, economy, etc)

Economic alternatives

What will it achieve? Develop a real network with great social impact



Social market and movie projections



Currently a local activity, but open to other groups to develop

What makes it transnational?

Are other local groups are involved in it? No



What is the activity/project called? Partnership with the university


Describe the activity We would like to share alternative forms of education-being them formal or

informal- inviting proffesors to generate debates, discussions or even hold


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lectures at some point on different themes: social inclusion, migration, etc..



Education alternatives

What will it achieve? Develop another framework of development and change of ideas on different

matters



Training/debates



Currently a local activity, but open to other groups to develop

What makes it transnational?

Are other local groups are involved in it?

f so, which ones?

No



Time banking cconcept eventually



What financial help would you like?

What is the activity/project called? Budapest Transeuropa Festival

Where is it based? Budapest

Describe the activity Transeuropa Festival



Crisis, austerity, EU, Eastern Europe

What will it achieve? Give publicity to common grounds of Western and Eastern European citizens

against austerity



Event



Local, open to other groups

What makes it transnational? The Transeuropa Festival networkAre other local groups are involved in


Hungarian Students Network, Position Working Group, Tranzit.hu (hu.tranzit.org)



Organizational experience



Organizational experience

What financial help would you like? I suppose there is a regular organizational fund for Transeuropa Festivals


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What is your idea for a transnational

activity/project called?

What is behind the Europe 2020 strategy?

Where is it based? Prague

Describe the idea for the activity The series of seminars, discussions and students essays competition are intended to

rise the awareness about the Strategy Europe 2020 and its impact on economics of

Europe and its member statesList keywords/themes the activity


Europe 2020, economy, discussion, EU

What will it achieve? Particular aims:

The different public activities are aimed to involve three particular groups,

namely decision makers and academics, journalists and young people

(students).

Since all events are public, the aim is to attract as wider audience as possible.

Prepare and provide information website which will serve as dissemnination

point for all events outputs

Concerning the content of the events the aim will be to raise the most

important issues from Europe 2020 and made discussion about themaccessible to wider audience.

Involve young audience into the European economics policies



Seminars, discussion, international workshop, students essay competition, website

Will it be a local activity, open to other


This project should include all, local, open and network-wide activity.

What makes it transnational? Topic itself, and international workshop



Participation during the realization of the activities.



Some modest guidance during the preparation phase.

What financial help would you like? We will let you know asap, we do not have a budget yet


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Still have to clarify the topic but it will be something like What are the

commons or what does the concept of commons mean to you?


Describe the idea for the activity It seems that every country has a different definition of commons. Lets take for

example the health care, which for the most part is provided by the government

in Europe but this is not the case in the USA. So what are the commons? Is the

term of commons applicable in each different context? What does this concept

bring in terms of new approaches and opportunities for citizens? The idea is to

build on the forum we currently organise, but we need to redefine our approach

to have coherent activities on commons throughout the year.



Economy & Fight against privatisation & Local governance and citizens

What will it achieve? A more in-depth understanding of the concept of commons ; A better

understanding of the situation in other European countries; What does it mean

in terms of citizen involvement/community-led development?

The sub-topic of community-led development can be specifically addressed as

well (in accordance with the work done during the festival - the introduction of

the cities in transition movement)



Workshop with creative approaches on commons/community-led

development/water (including activities targeting children)

A public discussion

Publications/articles



The discussion will be a local event but we would like to encourage other cities

to organise also public discussions, so that we could compare the results and

probably publish them in an article.

What makes it transnational? We are also interested in the situation of commons in different countries.



Share their vision of what are commons and discuss the best practices, applied

on the local level, to make citizens more involved in local governance.


would you like?

Expertise on commons. Expertise on workshop creation for children.



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What is the activity/project called? What future for Water and Commons in Europe? (built on a PPP forum)


Describe the activity This activity builds on one of the PPP 2012 topics, the commons in Europe. In

France water is a hot topic now. Last March in Marseille took place an

Alternative World Water Forum. What is more, the number of local authorities,

that have decided to recreate a sort of public service for water, is growing.

The first goal is to have a closer look at the challenges as to how Water can be

accepted as a real common good.

The second goal of this activity is to broaden the discussion on the concept of

commons and the potential to unite the struggles against privatisation that are

currently led in Europe, to defend natural resources, social and cultural goods,

and public services.

So that people from different European countries, engaged in struggles to

defend cultural places or to put an end to ACTA, will come to open up the widerchallenges, related to the use of commons as a political concept.



Economy & Fight against privatisation & Local governance and citizens

What will it achieve? A better understanding of what commons mean, both in theoretical terms

(i.e the potential to use it as a political concept and to rethink struggles in

Europe) and in concrete terms (concrete impacts and challenges in specific

sectors such as Water)



A large forum will be organised with the help of Paris municipality to gather

French and European actors, who are involved in defending water and

commons at local and EU level. Workshop and plenary sessions will be

organised, with a final focus on the action led by European municipalities andthe mobilisation created at EU level (with 2 ECI on Water)



Local activity but wed like to involve other local groups to participate in the

forum and in the upstream organisational process (communication in their

countries etc.) if possible.

What makes it transnational? Wed like to share experiences from different European contexts to understand

the various visions around the concept of commons.


o, which ones?

At the moment, no



To participate in the forum and to share their experiences by telling us more

about the political and economic context in their countries and the key issues,where the concept of commons is valid ; To help spread the word about the

forum in Paris, to enhance the communication in other European countries

(communication on digital media etc.)


would you like?

Experience of organising forums, especially in the framework of PPP, expertise

on the topic of commons

What financial help would you like? We have funding from PPP project, and we are waiting for confirmation for co-

financing opportunities from Paris municipality

New forms of democratic participation

What is the activity/project called? Discussion meeting: New forms of participation into politics and social activity

Where is it based? Rome

Describe the activity This project will identify & discuss the issue mentioned above

List keywords/themes the activity Politics and governance


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What will it achieve? Awareness and deep understanding



New forms of Activism. Political and social action




What makes it transnational? Were looking for stories of experiences of work and alternatives from other

European communities



Bologna (maybe)



Sharing of experiences and know-how



Sharing of experiences and know-how

What financial help would you like? Wed like to have funding from YiA

What is the activity/project called? Creative Participatory Workshop


Describe the activity We will have a creative participatory workshop with children treating an urbanistic

issue in town.



Urbanism, community, public participation

What will it achieve? Show the authority an example on the line of bottom-up approach in decision

making with regard to urbanistic issues; also determine people to get more

involved in the community development



Results of the workshop will be presented as part of a nice annual event organized

by the French Cultural Institute; it's called The european meetings from Clujand

has as a theme this year Patrimony and territory development



Local activity, has already taken place, open to other groups to develop ideas on

this line

What makes it transnational?Are other local groups are involved in it?

f so, which ones?

No







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Photo/Video Competition

Website Moviliza-t!

Where is it based? Valencia

Describe the idea for the activity This project pretends to create networks among local associations and local people.

In one hands, the photo competition tries to show what citizen participation is

through the point of view of local people. It is a motivational way to involvedpeople to participate and visualize what happens in their neighbourhoods and local

associations.

On the other hand, the goal of the website is to show the results of the competition

and be an open information window about local activities going on. The objective is

to promote and motivate about social participation.



Social Participation (although it can be directed to other themes like migration,

youth participation)

What will it achieve? To motivate local people to participate in local projects

To visualize in a positive way, what happen in their communities



A photo/video exhibition about local methods of social participation and info

websiteWill it be a local activity, open to other


Local and open to the network

What makes it transnational? The personal experiences



All the advices are welcome



Examples from other groups/cities

What financial help would you like? Advertisement and human resources. We can look for another fundings

What is your idea for a transnationalactivity/project called? Database of projects and organisations


Describe the idea for the activity This project wants to build networks among local and transnational organisations:

contact details, projects, funding, participation



Networking

What will it achieve? To create and build strong relationships among local and transnational groups

To share new strategies and methods of participation

To act transnationally



Transnational Database




What makes it transnational? The network







What financial help would you like? Human and technical resources. We can look for another fundings and

collaborations


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Film season and forum


Describe the idea for the activity Screen film and post debate with experts in different youth centres of the city



The first idea is migration but it can be related with other topics like discrimination

of minorities (homophobia, racism)What will it achieve? To raise awareness among youth people about the topics

To increase participation and volunteering

To create networks among youth people



Season of events












collaborations



Online series: Tweet Seminar and Discussion


Describe the idea for the activity This project pretends to use the new social networks, mainly Twitter, to increase

participation and promote discussions of different topics with experts and people

from all over the world.List keywords/themes the activity


It can be whatever: democracy, economy, migration, media

What will it achieve? To promote discussion about key concepts

To visualize personal experiences and opinions

To raise awareness through experts testimonies

To use social networks to increase social participation



Transnational discussions




What makes it transnational? The networkWhat help/skills would you like from







collaborations


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Exploring different forms of identity in the city



P.L.A.Y. (Participation, Learning, Action, Youth) for Urban Dialogue (Youth in Action

Program)

Where is it based? Bologna

Describe the idea for the activity P.L.A.Y. is a project aiming to foster active citizenship and to improve mutual

understanding in European metropolitan areas. In this context, with UrbanDialogue we mean concrete practices reinforcing social cohesion inside or between

communities: promoting better relations with migrants and other cultures, fighting

exclusion and empowering minorities. The aim of the P.L.A.Y. project is to involve

young people from three European countries (Italy, United Kingdom, Spain) who

will work together to design, organize and perform a transnational Serious Urban

Game, a public playful event to be held at the same time in different metropolitan

areas across Europe with the objective to foster urban dialogue in a pleasant yet

effective way. Such ludic activity will require players to explore urban areas, to

interact with other citizens and minority groups collecting narratives and anecdotes

to be shared with the remaining players in other countries via a videoconferencing

system set up for the game.The core creative group for the P.L.A.Y. project will be composed by twelve young

persons from three European cities (Bologna, Italy; London, Barcelona), who will

actively participate in a process of design and urban exploration towards the

Serious Urban Game. Young participants will learn the basics of urban game-design

and will be responsible for the development of the conclusive game and its

adaptation to the respective cities.



Dialogue, Urban Game, Youth Exchange

What will it achieve? Integration among young Europeans, benefits for the territories were the final

urban game will take place.What outputs will it deliver (i.e.


Workshops and final event during the Transeuropa Festival



This is a transnational activity taking place in Italy, Spain and UK

What makes it transnational? The network with new technologies and the final event happening during the

Festival





We think that this project has great potentialities and that could be extended to

other cities during the Transeuropa Festival and European Alternatives could help

getting fundings (for example putting this activities among those ones funded forthe Festival).

What financial help would you like? We must wait to see if we get fundings from the European Union for this project.


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We want to raise the topic of double life many of the migrants have - their

adaptation in their new country and the life they still have in their homeland

(family and relatives).


Describe the idea for the activity Firstly, our idea is to explore into detail what is the process of adaptation,

once you have arrived into your new host country. Furthermore, we

would like also to draw the attention to the situation of migrants that

cannot been followed-up, once they have arrived in the country,

because they do not meet certain administrative requirements.

Secondly, wed like to explore the impact (cultural & economic) of migrants

on their country of arrival and on their country of origin.


i.e. migration, economy)

Migration, Citizenship, Sense/Feeling of community

What will it achieve? It aims to achieve more visibility for the difficult process of adaptation and

more visibility for positive impacts of migration.



Key notes from trainers

A public discussion

A living library

Integral Photo exhibition - photos + personal stories



Mainly local activity but other local groups are also encouraged to make a

discussion about the topic.

What makes it transnational? We could have input from different local groups if they are interested in the

topic




would you like?


What is the activity/project called? Art and action: youth people, citizenship participation in multicultural

contexts


Describe the activity The project will co-finance the Berlin YiA Project that they won in

partnership with Barcelona and Warsaw. The project aims to elaborate

conceptually and artistically the Transnational Walk



Migration, Diversity, Multicultural urban spaces

What will it achieve? The project aims to promote a critical analysis of the multicultural urban

spaces through the implementation of artistic and cultural activities. A

local theatrical group, Xixa Teatre, will help us to develop the activities in

Barcelona during the next 6 months



A theatrical piece and a photographic exhibition to be presented to the

Transeuropa Festival of Berlin and Barcelona



It's a project to co-finance locally the Berlin YIA project

What makes it transnational? The participation of artists and local groups from 3 different countries

Are other local groups are involved? Berlin and Warsaw



What financial help would you like? We have funding from the YiA

Where is it based? Berlin


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Describe the activity Continuation / Elaboration of the Transnational walk that happened during the

Festival



Europe, public space, migration, urban life

What will it achieve? Mapping European places / stories in three cities in Europe, involving people in a

creative way



A walk in Berlin and maybe in Barcelona and Warsaw, a documentation of it



Open to other groups (if they want to/ have funding)

What makes it transnational? Its a transnational walk



Berlin, Barcelona, Warsaw





Its a continuation of the transnational walk so we take a learning experience one

step further


Other local activities:

We run a Stammtisch (a meeting open for the group and some members of the

public but not with large audience) to discuss themes of current importance

to allow the local group to get together and discuss. Often local groupmeetings are very organisational so this is a way to offer something else

then that. Next one in November with an input from an activist for Syrian

refugees in Germany

We will develop the local communication team in order to act stronger in public

space and communication channels.



To whom belongs Europe?

Where is it based? Berlin

Describe the idea for the activity Workshops/ consultation in differente cities around three major themes:

to whom belongs Europe? Question of commons, wealth distribution..

To whom does Europe not belong? The debate on migration, belonging,

citizenship

To whom does the future of Europe belong? Debate on democracy in crisis,

youth unemployment, lost generation

Methodology of the project is linked the PPP project of EA



In collaboration with the Mobile University Project in Berlin, local workshops are

being generated to involve people to think around these themes to develop

proposals and key questions that are being discussed with experts in a transnational

forum in Berlin and finally contribute to the Manifesto to be presented in Brusselsin January 2014

What will it achieve? People in three different cities coming together to find answers to most pressing

issues of Europe



The manifesto for Brussels, a video documentation of the process



Its open to anyone, there is funding (if granted) for Berlin, Barcelona and Belgrade

What makes it transnational? See above



Creative techniques for generating participation of citizens in public space, creative

techniques for presenting results / the questions generated

What help from EA would you like?What financial help would you like? We applied for a grant to a German foundation (awaiting news)

What is the activity/project called? Condominio Bel(le)trame

Where is it based? Bologna


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Describe the activity Bologna Local Group is now taking part in the activities of a place that normally is a

dormitory (one of the biggest in the city) but at the same time is the headquarters

of several associations/realities in Bologna, dealing with theatre, sport, recycling,

homeless people, etc, trying to open the structure to society and to bring people

from outside into the inside. Together with these associations we organize an

event every month; if the weather is good there is a garden that can be used where

the environment is really nice and comfortable. On Thursday 27 of September the

evening was led by European Alternatives and the screening of the video Citizens2:

Voices for a diverse Europe, output of the transnational project. The evening was a

great success and there was a great debate among the public, getting opinions also

from the people living in the dormitory, most of which were young migrants or

whose parents were migrants.



Migration, poverty, social exclusion, economy

What will it achieve? These events will permit to the Bologna civil society to get in contact with a reality

always put a part from the city, almost hidden. It also the occasion for the people

living in the dormitory to meet and interact with the outside. Finally it is a great

chance to make European Alternatives more popular in the city of Bologna.



We might write articles on the events organized in this place.

s it a local activity, open to othergroups, or a network-wide activity?

It could get an open activity if some of the other local groups might want toparticipate in the organization of an event.

What makes it transnational? The presence of European Alternatives among the associations involved and the

projects and themes brought by us.



Not at the moment.



Good communication skills would be useful.



What financial help would you like? For the moment we are optimizing the resources present in the structure and

brought by the other associations.



Persona view on i e o migrants


Describe the idea for the activity in the three cities. If you are interested in sharing with the world a personal peWe

invite you to take part in a breakthrough cultural project seeking to get a personal

view on the life of migrants in Cluj. This project is based simultaneously in Cluj,

Munich and Prague and is run by a transnational team of committed volunteers

basedrspective of your life in Cluj, you can achieve this through our photography-

based project.

For more information and the establishment of a first meeting with the organizing

team, please contact us through email at [email protected] and

[email protected] or by phone at 0752224286 (Silviu) until September 29th,

included.



Migration

What will it achieve? Sharing with the world a personal perspective of peoples lives



The best pictures taken by each of the selected participants will be displayed in

top-level art galleries in the Czech Republic, Germany and Romania. Disposable

cameras will be given to this purpose to each selected participant.Will it be a local activity, open to other


Transnational activity

What makes it transnational? Run by a transnational team


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What is the activity/project called? Migrants in the center

Where is it based? Sofia

Describe the activity This project will bring migrants and their stories to the centers of cultural and

academic life in Sofia and will create opportunities for their voices to be heard andtheir own ideas to become part of the future activities of Transeuropa Sofia.


elates to (i.e. migration, economy,

etc)

Migration

What will it achieve? Make migrants more visible in Sofia and create opportunities for them to suggest

and carry on activities that will help develop connections between migrant

comunnities and local ones.



Interactive game, exhibition and workshop.




What makes it transnational? We want to make it more multicultural by having participants from different

countries so that the migrants are not the only foreigners.



Only Sofia for now, looking for partners



Share experience, artistic skills



What financial help would you like? Not decided yet.



Living Library (no concrete name so far)


Describe the idea for the activity Organising a moving living library. After a pilot and a real living library in Prague,

once a month, or once in two months, the library would go to a different town in

the Czech republic (Brno, Ostrava, Olomouc, Cesk Budejovice, Plzen, Liberec,

etc). Hence, it would be a long term project; if it works, it could be a regular

activity of Transeuropa Prague.

List keywords/themes the activity relates

o (i.e. migration, economy, etc)

Stereotypes; tolerance; migration; minorities;

What will it achieve? Raising awareness, especially among young people, about stereotypes, racism,etc. What we would like to achieve is to set a regular dialogue between people;

between students, between Czechs and non-Czechs, etc. Make people think about

these important issues, share their experience, overcome their own prejudices,

teach their friends/acquaintances/any other people about these issues, etc.



Perhaps we could imagine to develop, in parallel to the living library sessions,

workshops and training for multiplicators who would intervene in schools.



It will be a local activity, though we can imagine to invite from time to time people

from other local groups to take part in the project.

What makes it transnational? The topics, the Books (who will be Czechs and non-Czechs, hopefully).



Any advice from other groups which organised a living library is welcome.



Same.

What financial help would you like? We will apply for an Open Society Foundation grant; I think we dont require any


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financial help, we will try to manage on our own.



Euro-Mediterranean Dialogue : Euro-Mediterranean identity


Describe the idea for the activity Europe and Mediterranean region have been always involved in active

exchanges because of their geographical position throughout the history. But

do we really know each other? Mediterranean is not only Spain, Italy and

Greece but we tend to forget that quite often. Today, following the global

economic crisis, the young people from this region are brought closer becausethey are facing the similar problems like high rates of unemployment and they

could easier relate to each other. But what is their actual image of their

counterparts? What is Europe for Mediterranean and Mediterranean for

Europe? What does it mean to them to be European or Mediterranean, or

both? Do these two terms overlap? Can we share a common identity?



Migration & Culture & Economy

What will it achieve? The aim of this project is to create a broader visibility and a more detailed

image of the Euro-Mediterranean region and to foster a cultural dialogue

among the young people from Europe and Mediterranean region (North Africa,

South Europe and if possible East Mediterranean)What outputs will it deliver (i.e.


As a first step we would like to create a short film with young people from

Europe and the Mediterranean region asking them what Europe and

Mediterranean is for them. (We are still thinking about the exact question that

we will ask). The movie can be shown during the Transeuropa Festival Paris in

October (see with video team of Transeuropa +Sverine + people motivated

from other local groups and from Paris)

Seconds step - we will encourage publications of short essays on the topic Euro-

Mediterranean identity.

Third step - organise a discussion in Paris - Topic to be decided



We would like to develop this project with countries from the Mediterranean

region - Egypt and Spain (which are already taking part in the project Stopyouth precarity) but it will be interesting to have an even broader input from

Italy, Morocco, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon(?), Israel (?). We are also interested

into asking local groups, from non Mediterranean countries, to explore their

vision and expectations regarding the Euro-Mediterranean relationship.

What makes it transnational? Asking the young people about the idea of their counterparts from different

countries (to this point at least 3) and how they, if ever, can relate to each

other. What would they want to change in the relationship.



Other groups can help by filming some short interviews (up to 1.30 min) with

young people and by suggesting questions for the discussion in Paris .They could

also send a representative to take part at this discussion. Furthermore, they canalso organise an event that would explore the idea of Europe/Mediterranean in

their community and how they relate to it.

What help/skills from EA would you like? Expertise on Euro-mediterranean dialogue + directing short movies

What financial help would you like? We will need financial support for organising the discussion (to rent a room

ex.g) and if possible to fly in some participants from other countries.

Civil and human rights

What is the activity/project called? Citizenship Participation and Human Rights


Describe the activity This project will propose different activities during one year (cinema-forum, debates, workshops etc,) to develop and improve human rights

among the citizens

List keywords/themes the activity relates to (i.e. Human rights, Migration, Diversity, Intercultural dimension


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migration, economy, etc)

What will it achieve? Raise awareness among citizens on human rights and equal

opportunities for anyone who lives in Europe



Dissemination of the results, web publications and a Manifesto



It's a project to co-finance the PPP 2013 and the festival with local and

transnational activities

What makes it transnational? The project's themes are related to the key themes of the PPP project

Are other local groups are involved in it? Berlin

What help/skills would you like from other groups

o develop it?

Help us for the participation of international speakers/artists

What financial help would you like? We have funding from the Spanish Foreign Office

What is your idea for a transnational activity/project

called?

The idea is to build the festival's program around three subjects

(LGBT/Women/Refugees)

Where is it based? Lublin

Describe the idea for the activity At this moment we think to organize debate/workshops and maybe

some event in a public sphere.

List keywords/themes the activity relates to (i.e.

migration, economy, etc)

Exclusion, Symbolic violence, Minority,

What will it achieve? At this moment we are not able to describe main goal/goals.



Actions/workshops/debates/meetings

Will it be a local activity, open to other groups, or a


Local activity

What makes it transnational? If there will be a possibility we would like to invite experts from

abroad to take part in our events.

What help/skills would you like from other groups to

develop it?

What help/skills from European Alternatives would

you like?

Promotion

What financial help would you like? We will try to get a grant from the City of Lublin


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Everyday life of migrants

What is the activity/project called? Gypsy Think ( to co-finance the project submitted to the EU Bureau of

Justice)


Describe the activity This project will be develop simultaneously in Barcelona and Sevilla (in

neighbourhoods where the Roma (Gitanos) live. Through the collaboration oflocal associations and artists it will be develop a documentary and a

theatrical piece (directly involving the Roma communities for the

preparation, elaboration and final dissemination of the results)



Roma rights

What will it achieve? Roma communities will directly propose activities (through artistic and

audiovisual tools) to raise awareness among citizens of the civil society about

the situation of exclusion that the Roma/Gitanos live in their everyday life.



A theatrical piece and a documentary

s it a local activity, open to other groups, or anetwork-wide activity? It's a project to co-finance locally the project that was submitted to the EABureau of Justice

What makes it transnational? The final dissemination of the documentary through the EA network


o, which ones?




would you like?

What financial help would you like? We have funding from the Diputaci de Barcelona ( we already won a small

amont and we are using it for the next PPP on October the 23th

). We have

also funding the same project from La Caixa Obra Social (a National Spanish

Bank)


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Media pluralism

What is the activity/project called? Freeing media voices

Where is it based? Sofia

Describe the activity Workshop for people interested in publishing a piece in a newspaper or e-zine:

A: discussing pressing issues that need to be addressed, but are often

ignored/misinterpreted by the media & deciding one those that could beelaborated in more practical terms;

B: creative writing and/or journalistic guidelines (depending on the

interest/background) for enhancing the participants skills

C: drafting/editing the publications & establishing publishing possibilities with

media partners



Media

What will it achieve? The aim is to incorporate independent voices in the (problematic) media sources,

thereby diversifying it, while also allowing interested citizens to express themselves

in a public domain.

What outputs will it deliver (i.e.event/publication/campaign/training)?

A number of publications (journalistic, academic, creative-writing) in media sources,preceded by appropriate trainings.




What makes it transnational? It could be useful to have experienced EA members or international partners to lead

the trainings, and also to contribute to the discussion of the pressing EU-wide

issues.



N/A



Suggest people who could lead the trainings; suggest international/electronic media

partners



Suggest people who could lead the trainings; suggest international/electronic media

partners

What financial help would you like? Financial support from EA



Spread the word and get more signatures.


Describe the idea for the activity Starting from April 2012 the tool European Citizens Initiative (ECI) is available

at transnational level. The Citizens Initiative allows civil society coalitions to

collect online or offline one million signatures in at least 7 EU member states topresent directly to the European Commission a legislative proposal forming the

base of a potential EU Directive.

We want to organise a public event and draw the attention of the public to the

problems of media monopolists and the political power that stays behind it and

that today the civil society has the power and the means to change something.

The main goal is to get as many signatures as possible for the EU Directive to

protect Media Pluralism and Press Freedom.



Freedom of expression/Free Media

What will it achieve? Public awareness of the European Citizens Initiative + signatures for the EU

Directive



Campaign for popularising the initiative and call for signatures; public

discussion with journalists and activists



It will be open for other groups, since the total amount of signatures has to be

from at least 7 EU countries.


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What makes it transnational? The requirements of the civil initiative make it a priori transnational



Advertising of the campaign and getting signatures so that we can achieve the

target.


would you like?

Contacts for more partners, advertising and expertise on the topic.



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Corruption

What is the activity/project called? Corruption, incredibly loud, extremely close, but


Describe the activity Forum on the issue of corruption, including: a keynote speech, presentations,

group workshops, and a final debate with conclusions.

List keywords/themes the activity relateso (i.e. migration, economy, etc)

Corruption; rule of law; organised crime; post-communist countries

What will it achieve? The goal is to raise awareness among Czech citizens about the issue of corruption;

although Czechs read everyday about corruption in the newspapers, they dont

really face this issue as citizens. They dont do anything against it, nor do they

seem to feel concerned, as citizens. We would like to make them think and talk

about the issue, in particular think about possible solutions at their level. We

would like to raise their involvement as conscious citizens in the flight against

corruption.



Online publication of the key points made during the event; perhaps also

publication of a final statement/policy paper.

s it a local activity, open to other groups,

or a network-wide activity?

It is a local activity.

What makes it transnational? We invite international speakers and the approach is transnational since the issue

itself is not limited to the Czech Republic.

Are other local groups are involved in it?

f so, which ones?

Other local groups are involved in helping us finding, or recommending us

interesting NGO/experts from their country to take part in our event.



We would be happy to get more local groups involved in the preparation of the

event, in particular in helping us finding NGOs or experts to invite. We would also

like to get some feedback on our event: is it interesting for other local groups?

Would they like to organise something similar? Would they like to follow the

event through video conference?



It is difficult for us to invite speakers, who are not very reactive. Perhaps the

reason is that we are not known in Prague. Maybe it would be helpful for EA to

intervene here, to give us more weight; but I dont really know how. We would

also be happy if someone from EA could come to the event, for the same reason.

What financial help would you like? We planned the event without any budget; so we dont require any financial help,

though we would welcome it, of course (e.g. it would enable us to invite

international speakers to Prague instead of making them participate via video

conference).



TRANSEUROPA FESTIVAL


Describe the idea for the activity The activities that we are planning are:

March with other local organisations

NGO market

FlashMobs on the streets

Film screening

Art exhibition

Music concert

Children activities



Migration, CIEs (Detention Centers), democracy, youth participation...

What will it achieve? Visualize European Alternatives brand

Create networks with local organisations

Raise awareness among youth people and another local communities


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Share transnational experiences



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collaborations

Documents

Local Group Activities