Act local – connect European – think global! There is a lot going on in the network of Generation Europe – The Academy. Here you can find recent updates and reports on activities in our network.
Being active – for yourself, for others, and for the community: Under this motto, the local youth group of Generation Europe – The Academy in Telšiai, Lithuania, is making its mark. By setting up a new music room in their youth centre and organising an intercultural cooking event, they are putting self-organised participation into practice.
Summer in Portugal – that sounds like sun, community and carefree days. In Évora, about a hundred kilometres east of Lisbon, there is much more going on: Together with our partner organisation Oficina Fermento, the local youth group of Generation Europe – The Academy is showing how to make a real difference at a local level and strengthen social participation for all.
Within Generation Europe, the local youth groups from Bochum and Nordhausen (Germany) work closely with their international project partners. But Bochum and Nordhausen are twin towns, so the two groups have also formed an additional network. As in the previous year, the group from Nordhausen invited the Bochum group to the traditional Rolandsfest.
How can we work together to redesign the spaces we live in every day? As part of the Generation Europe – The Academy network, our local group from Florence has taken a practical approach to this question. Together with other young artists, they carried out a collective experiment in public space that reflected many local realities.
School and participatory youth work, are these two completely separate worlds? Not at all! Youth Coop, the local project partner of Generation Europe – The Academy from Sintra, Portugal, was invited to present its work at a colloquium.
Act local – connect European – think global: As part of Generation Europe – The Academy, the local youth groups continue to be active in their cities and communities this year. The projects planned by the young people are diverse, but have a common basis: they enable participation and advocate positive change. Here are 22 […]
Currently, the local youth groups within the Generation Europe – The Academy network are planning their local activities for this year. For example, in Bochum, Germany, the young activists dedicated an entire weekend to developing and refining plans for upcoming projects and initiatives. Among other things, the young people from Bochum want to create a […]
The local youth group organised by the Federico Ozanam Foundation used the European Action Week to prepare a theatre performance to reflect about their experience as racialised people living in Spain. The title of their collective creation: “Instructions for peeling a Durain”. Now the perfomance has premiered at Museo del Fuego in Zaragoza.
Local youth groups took to the streets and event venues in 14 European countries! Under the slogan „Act Local – Connect European – Think Global“, the have declared 4 to 11 October 2024 as their European Action Week. In the framework of Generation Europe – The Academy they are committed to positive change in their local communities. Here are eight examples of their remarkable activities.
On 5 October, the local group of “Un Strop de Fericire” from Ploiești, Romania, organised their European Action Day, an event meant to spread awareness about important topics in our local community. The aim was to empower young people to find their voice and use it in order to make Europe a better place for […]