In choosing to launch a media outlet at the heart of our association, and linking it to our various grassroots citizen projects, the Ambassadors for Citizen Expression were keen to combine learning about journalistic approaches, media education and encounters between different ‘spheres’ of society, both civil and political, with young people in Brussels. We were keen to develop a whole dynamic of social, intercultural, intergenerational and intersectional cohesion, and to link this dynamic to the operation of an online media, produced by young people and aimed at society as a whole. The aim was also to encourage discussion, debate and reflection on a range of issues of concern to young people (in the broadest sense of the term), from sustainable development to questions of identity and social justice. Through Parresia, we wanted to enable young people (involved in the media and/or benefiting from it) to better articulate the projects and encounters they are experiencing, the social issues they are integrating and the opportunities they have to take their place in society, to participate in the social debate as well as in social commitment. We know how little space is given to the voices of young people in the so-called mainstream media, and even more so when they come from minority backgrounds. It was therefore essential to allow them to take their place in a media space that belongs to them, which would also give them a greater place in society in general. The aim of our project was to articulate three parallel dimensions: 1. Providing the tools and time needed to learn journalistic expressions, in all their diversity (writing, podcasting, editorial meetings, etc.) 2. Offering events to raise the profile of some of Parresia's work, as well as providing more in-depth food for thought (through meetings, debate evenings, etc.). 3. Integrate the two previous points into a progressive involvement process. Although a ‘core’ team (made up of ambassadors) was behind the creation of the media project, we wanted other young people to become involved in Parresia at a later stage, through activities, projects or even ‘simply’ by being affected by the content Parresia offers online. We also decided to set up a media outlet so that we could nurture the critical minds of both our freelancers and the readers of our content. Young people between the ages of 15 and 25 (and beyond) are constantly swallowing up information via social networks. As a result, they are much more aware of what's going on in the world, but they sometimes lack the necessary perspective to analyse this information. That's why we've chosen to promote ‘slow journalism’: a way of talking about the news that doesn't involve knee-jerk reaction. Through analysis, reflection and debate, Parresia enables its audience to form an opinion, to take the time to study a subject from another angle, another prism, by highlighting the voices of those who are too rarely heard (and yet who are often the first to be affected). Parresia had one ambition: to be a medium for social interaction.