“Even if I knew the world would fall apart tomorrow I would still want to plant my apple tree” M.L.King — “it always seems impossible until it’s done” N.Mandela
ERASMUS+ 2024-1-IT03-KA151-YOU-000218670
WHERE: CASA LABORATORIO IL CERQUOSINO
PARTNER ASSOCIATIONS AND COUNTRIES:
North Macedonia – Council for Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency – SPPMD
Serbia – Udruženje građana za multikulturalnu saradnju centar Žil Vern
Spain – Youth BCN
Greece – ArtiMental -Art & Psychoeducation NPO
Romania – Universitur
Türkiye – Genc Birikim Dernegi
Bulgaria – CVS-Bulgaria
Lithuania – Tavo Europa
RESILIENCE CYCLE: “EVEN IF I KNEW THE WORLD WOULD FALL APART TOMORROW I WOULD STILL WANT TO PLANT MY APPLE TREE” M.L.King
A1 – PDA: 17-25 OCTOBER 2024
A2 – PDA: 20-28 JANUARY 2025
A3 – YEX: CANCELLED
A4 – YEX: 17-28 JULY 2025
DISABILITY CYCLE: “IT ALWAYS SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL IT’S DONE” N.Mandela
A5 – PDA: 19-27 NOVEMBER 2024
A6 – PDA: 20-28 MARCH 2025
A7 – YEX: 17-28 MAY 2025
A8 – YEX: 18-29 SEPTEMBER 2025
DESCRIPTION:
The theme of the project is social inclusion, the analysis of the situation of people with any kind of disability and fewer opportunities, and fight against discrimination.
We are going to analyse from many different points of view the situations, the rights of people with disabilities and fewer opportunities in every different country. We will experience what it feels like to be in other people’s shoes, and how the society faces their needs.
The goal is to experiment the encounter with dis-ability and the search for commonalities and the abatement of stereotypes and fears towards the “different from us”. The concept of inclusion leads to the recognition of a right as a form of contrast to its opposite: exclusion
The trainings and youth exchanges therefore aim to:
• Explore the cultural differences and explore how different Countries have addressed issues of disabilities and fewer opportunities.
• Examine the issues from different perspectives with regard to disabilities, marginality and the concept integration: stereotypes and prejudice
• Analyse how gender can affect group dynamics and how it can contribute to exclusion, with particular attention to the double discrimination of disabled women and LGBTQ+ communities
• The dynamics of power, as people exercise power over others: how it is used consciously and unconsciously in the groups and everyday life;
• Share and develop new tools in order to provide new methodologies to the social workers working about integration with people with disabilities and with fewer opportunities, in their social contest, to effectively implement competences in the help relation.
• Develop different communication styles, aiming to facilitate discussions and decisional procedures.
The workshops and the activities will be based on the active methodologies proposed by theatre (theatre of the oppressed), storytelling and songwriting, photo/video linked to the tales that everyone will share…
We believe that all these are powerful tools in order to promote dialogue, to exchange experiences and good practices, to analyse conflicts and address them in a non-violent way.