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DDCP/EYCB/Greek RTC/10 |
11 November 2016, Budapest |
“Mirrors” regional training course on combating
antigypsyism through human rights education
Athens, Greece
16-19 November 2016
Final programme
Basic information about the training course
The regional training course will bring together young people, educators, youth activists and youth leaders working with Roma youth in Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Albania, “The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Greece to raise their competences in addressing discrimination and antigypsyism through human rights education using the Mirrors manual.
The overall expected outcome of the course is that as a consequence of it, participants will be motivated and ready to undertake concrete activities addressing antigypsyism: educational activities using and adapting Mirrors to their context and/or any other kind of activity
The objectives of this course are:
- To raise awareness and deepen the recognition and understanding of antigypsyism and its implications in relation to Human Rights Education
- To support the exchange of experiences and practices addressing issues of discrimination of Roma
- To develop the competences of 25 participants in organising non formal educational activities (based on “Mirrors”) and other activities as response of issues of discrimination and antigypsyism
- To support regional cooperation and networking among Roma and youth activists
- To inform participants about other activities of the Council of Europe, about funding possibilities, about peer support mechanisms, networking so that their activities can be more sustainable
Profile of participants
The regional training course is targeted at young people, educators, youth activists and youth leaders active in the Roma community and having experience in working with Roma communities and Roma youth in particular from Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Albania, “The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, Serbia, Montenegro and Greece.
Draft programme
15 November
Arrival of participants
19:00 Dinner
20:30 Welcome evening – Getting to know each other and Icebreakers
16 November
9:30 Opening, introductions and expectations and Team building
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 Group building and learning about different country contexts
13:00 Lunch break
14:30 Regional context/ Antigypsyism (practical exercise) / Personal reflection
16:00 Coffee break
16:30 Motivation / Self-reflection and the Daily feedback and Personal reflection process introduced
19:00 Dinner
20:30 Informal programme
17 November (Thursday)
9:30 Introduction non-formal education and Mirrors
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 How to use Mirrors and link to Human Rights
13:00 Lunch break
14:30 Good practices in combating antigypsyism and Mid-Term evaluation
16:00 Coffee break
16:30 Meeting and discussion with Maria Roidi (Advisory Council on Youth)
19:00 Dinner
Joint networking and party with the NTC group
18 November (Friday)
9:30 Antigypsyism and activism in the region
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 Exploring links to Human rights
13:00 Lunch break
14:30 Available support measures / Council of Europe and the Roma Youth Action Plan and other stakeholders; meeting Katerina Toura (EDC/HRE coordinator, Greece) and Ioulia Pyrrou (No Hate Speech Campaing Cpprdinatro, Greece)
16:00 Coffee break
16:30 Free time
19 November
9:30 Networking and Follow up (I)
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 Networking and Follow up (II)
13:00 Lunch break
14:30 Presentation of Follow up ideas and Evaluation
16:00 Visit the EEA Norway Grant closing event (Bodossaki Foundation) and photo exhibition on Roma in Greece
19:00 Dinner
Free time
20 November
Departure day