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"OH BROTHER, WHO ARE YOU?" - Preventing the rise of Radicalism and Islamophobia trough art

2019-1-IT03-KA105-0160412019Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: IT|BG|TR|EG|ES|AT|RS|TN|EL|PS|BA|HR|PT · Grant: €24,294
Creativity and cultureInclusion - equityMigrants' issues

Objectives

Migration flows both in the EU and the Balkans have increased over the last years. Ineffective integration policies led to a deeper marginalisation of migrants, facilitating the development of Islamic radicalisation and home-grown terrorism. On the other hand, the instability in the Balkans’ area has led in the last years to many identity issues and to the raise of radical ideologies in the poorest and most isolated places. Radical religious ideals often become very attractive for young people with a migrant background feeling neglected by the European society they were born (or brought) into. At the same time, Islamophobia is raising across European communities due to fear, stereotypes, and ignorance about the migration phenomenon. Thus, these two negative phenomena appear to feed on each other making it crucial to adopt a two-fold approach acting on both of them in parallel. But we can't forget from where refugees/migrants come and how thy arrive. We thought it will be very important to understand how the situation is in Middle East and Northern Africa countries. "Oh brother, who are you?" TC aims at promoting inter-cultural dialogue and developing youth workers’ skills to transfer the values of freedom, tolerance, democracy and respect of human rights. Youth Workers play an important role in empowering and engaging youth in active citizenship and in transferring these values to marginalised young people, while enhancing their sense of belonging to a shared community. The main objectives are: • To foster inter-cultural dialogue and social cohesion within the youth field by improving youth workers’ ability to prevent radicalisation and counteract Islamophobia across European and Balkan countries. • To improve the skills and competences of youth workers and better promote their knowledge of non-formal methods and innovative approaches to learning in the field of inter-cultural, inter-religious dialogue and social inclusion. • To demonstrate the role of non-formal education approach in developing the values of solidarity and tolerance among young people and support their active participation in democratic life. • To improve the potential of youth work to connect young people thus creating new opportunities for them to put their ideas into practice and foster the inclusion of those with fewer opportunities.

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