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DANZA COME STRUMENTO DI INCLUSIONE E TOLLERANZA

2022-3-IT03-KA152-YOU-0000928622022Mobility of young peoplefinalized
Countries: IT|FR|TR|RO · Grant: €25,994
Creativity, arts and cultureInclusion of marginalised young peopleEuropean identity and values

Objectives

Although hate speech has been a crime in Italy since 1972, it remains an existing social problem in Italian society. Racist hate speech, discrimination, and intolerance in public discourse are increasing among young people in Italy and Europe. Addressing hate speech cannot focus solely on repression; it must also involve education, prevention, and addressing the phenomena of intolerance, racism, antisemitism, and incitement to hatred and violence. It is evident that addressing hate speech against minorities in Europe is crucial. According to the Ethnic Discrimination Report by the Association for Human Rights and Solidarity for the Oppressed, citizens should be educated on tolerance towards ethnic identities and others. Tolerance and intercultural dialogue should be developed among ethnic groups, ensuring cultural participation in social and economic life, establishing cross-border relationships in the fight against ethnic discrimination, and fostering cooperation with neighboring states. Starting from this point, as a youth group, we wanted to create a youth project where different ethnic groups would come together and develop tolerance and intercultural dialogue among them. As a youth group, we decided to use dance as a tool to develop this tolerance. Dance is a symbolic expression conveying cultural values, consisting of ritualized actions and human movements, and is often used to foster intercultural dialogue and tolerance (Meng Wong, 2013). In this direction, we collaborated with four different non-governmental organizations and informal groups from Turkey, Italy, Romania, and France with diverse experiences in dance, inclusion, migration, and Erasmus+ to prepare a youth exchange proposal and develop tolerance and intercultural dialogue among different ethnic groups and cultural identities. We conducted a needs analysis on how to use dance. Based on the results of this needs analysis, we prepared a project proposal with a total of 35 participants, including 20 individuals facing fewer opportunities, from five different countries. Thus, we determined the objectives of our proposal as follows: 1. Increase participants' knowledge and skills on cultural similarities and differences, the history and figures of traditional and ethnic dances of partners, good practices against hate and discrimination suffered by ethnic groups in partner countries, stereotypes, and prejudice. 2. Improve cultural dialogue, conflict resolution techniques, and tolerance. 3. Enhance participants' knowledge and skills on environmental sustainability. 4. Strengthen dance, creativity, and teamwork skills of participants. 5. Enable participants to express their culture through dance, using it as a tool for the development of tolerance. 6. Inform young people about Erasmus+ and encourage them to take part in future projects and collaborations.

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