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Aşîtî Games

2017-3-IT03-KA205-0123222017Strategic Partnerships for youthfinalized
Countries: IT|ES|PT|PL · Grant: €67,873.25
Ethics, religion and philosophy (incl. Inter-religious dialogue)EU Citizenship, EU awareness and DemocracyNew innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project summary

In recent years, Europe has visibly been marked by terrorist attacks perpetrated in different capitals. Cities are the places where many religions and philosophical movements coexist, and where European citizens have been living in a climate of fear and distrust in recent years, public places of life are often guarded, militarized and targets of violence and dramatic episodes. In an attempt to address the issue of the growth of fundamentalism, mistrust and exclusion, increasing discrimination, European institutions have an open dialogue with religious and non-confessional, first referring to Article 17 of the Treaty on the Functioning of European Union (TFEU), introduced by the Lisbon Treaty, providing for the first time a legal basis for an open, transparent and regular work between EU institutions and religions, religious and philosophical and non-confessional. Creativi108, inspired by the commitment of promoting tolerance and mutual respect as important features of the European Community, through the Aşîtî Games project aims to encourage the reduction of the impact of terrorist acts by providing a positive example of peaceful integration and peaceful coexistence among ethnic citizens and different religion. Generating, therefore, useful tools for the prevention of religious extremism among young people. A Bootcamp, proposed in Bologna (IT), will involve 12 young Youth Workers from Italy, Portugal, Spain and Poland, in a multi-religious context. The goal is a multidisciplinary intensive non-formal education laboratory and social innovation for the generation of Urban Games. their dissemination across Europe will be supported by a careful dissemination plan in four European cities, thanks to a media campaign on social networks and the involvement of local stakeholders. Youth workers will be changemakers for their community, positive influencers and organizers of the Aşîtî Games events, created to play in urban spaces from twenty to fifty young people and at the same time in the city.They will become the bearers of a new methodology aimed at the prevention of religious integrity, active citizenship and participation in democratic and civil life in Europe. The Aşîtî Games project will produce a Toolkit for the dissemination of Games in other countries, and the final conference will enable the involvement of new stakeholders interested in promoting the activities even after the 20-month project ends.

Final report summary

Creativi108, committed to promoting tolerance and mutual respect, as important features of the European Community, with the Aşîtî Games project intends to combat a reduction in terrorist actions according to a positive example of integration and peaceful resistance between citizens of different ethnicity and religion. Generating, therefore, useful tools for the prevention of religious extremism among young people. The project took place in 4 European cities in the first phase. The Boot Camp, proposed in Bologna (IT), involved 12 young operators of young workers as creators and designers of Urban Games concerning the theme of the project. The games created in Bologna were tested in the cities with events that involved citizenship. In Bologna 100 citizens, in Valencia around 50 in Loulè 30 while in Opole participated young people from second grade secondary schools, about 40. Creativi108 developed a non-formal education methodology: Canvas Urban Games present in the tool kit. Useful for guiding game design processes in the context of collaborative learning. Participating youth workers will use these tools in their organizations. The partnership has allowed the spread of the manual with useful tools for other news. The project will continue its journey towards specific training for teachers, the document will be shared on the Saltho Youth platform and will continue with an Echad Urban Games project in Venice 2019/2020. Long-term beneficiaries will be young people, local authorities and citizenship involved in the dissemination, implementation of the design model and in the events that Creativi108 is planning to carry out. The methodology will be used for the prevention of religious fundamentalism and religious literacy for a democratic and civil life in Europe. # EUARE2020 in June, promoted by the European Academy of Religion held annually in Bologna.

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