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.
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 […]
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.