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.
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.
Times are tough, but together we can make a difference! Local youth groups from 14 European countries have declared 4 to 11 October 2024 as their European Action Week. Under the slogan „Act Local – Connect European – Think Global!“, they are organising events, street actions and other activities for democracy, sustainability and social inclusion. The […]
What does your own city have to do with Europe? In the run-up to the EU elections, the “Let’s Europe” weekend festival took place in Bochum on June 1st and 2nd, where the city council and civil society initiatives joined forces to highlight the many connections from Bochum to Europe and the world. And of course, the local group from Generation Europe – The Academy could not miss the event.
75 years ago, the German Basic Law (Grundgesetz) officially came into force – the constitution that was designed to form the basis for a democratic and peaceful society with basic rights for all, after the horrors of the National Socialist dictatorship. The Munich local group of Generation Europe – The Academy took part in the anniversary celebrations in Munich. With a performance about the violation of rights in the education system, the youngsters made it clear that constitutional rights are only the foundation on which we can be active against discrimination and for a just society.
For Earth Day, the local group of Generation Europe – The Academy in Florence, Italy participated in an EcoFestival in the village of San Donato, on the outskirts of Florence. Previously, the local group of Generation Europe – The Academy had already experienced an intense afternoon in which artistic coaches worked with the young artists and activists to try out some of the methods presented last December in Florence during the first international workshop of ENGAGE, a project that aims to introduce participatory tools to help young people become agents of change.
The local youth groups from Bochum and Nordhausen actually work closely with their project partners from Italy and Portugal, respectively Spain and Poland. However, Generation Europe – The Academy also enables additional alliances. Bochum in the Ruhr region and Nordhausen in Thuringia have been official twin towns since 1990. What could be more obvious than to fill this connection with life also at the level of youth work?
The Centro di Creazione e Cultura (CCC), our project partner in Florence, has published an impressive video about the commitment of the local group of Generation Europe – The Academy in Tuscany. The video summarises the three most important local activities of the past year and shows how closely the young people work together with other civil society organisations.
The Munich local group of the international youth network “Generation Europe – The Academy”, which is coordinated by the Pädagogisches Institut – Zentrum für Kommunales Bildungsmanagement, decided to launch an action against the shift to the right after the state elections in autumn 2023. The young people read the party manifestos of all the parties […]
Youth Coop, the local project partner of Generation Europe – The Academy from Agualva-Cacém in Portugal, held a remarkable event to mark International Human Rights Day. The young people of the local group organised a GenE Fest to showcase their work, and our unique network of European youth cooperation. Encounters, community, extraordinary experiences: As a […]
Youth work in Ukraine during the war – is that even possible? Among the more than 40 organisations of Generation Europe – The Academy, there is the “German-Ukrainian Community of Youth Work”, DUGA for short. This is a story about practical networks of solidarity, and local activities that do make a difference.