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.
Celebrating successes, solving problems: representatives from 42 European youth organisations from 14 European countries met in Cologne for five days to evaluate four years of intensive cooperation and plan the next steps for the future. At this year’s network conference of Generation Europe – The Academy, the youth work professionals involved spoke out for maintaining […]
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 […]
A comprehensive documentation of the results of the European Youth Work Symposium “Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers” in Dortmund, Germany has now been published! Here is the executive summary written by Gisele Evrard.
Another exciting and extraordinary year full of action is nearing its end. It’s hard to believe how much fits into a single year of Generation Europe – The Academy. Let’s have a look back!
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.
Better conditions for youth work to preserve democracy in Europe – that is what youth workers from European youth work organisations and young people from 14 countries are calling for. At the European Youth Work Symposium, they met with representatives from academia, politics and administration. The motto of the event: building bridges, breaking barriers. Those […]
Big events cast their shadows ahead: just one day before the European Youth Work Symposium ‘Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers’, young people from twelve European countries and met in Dortmund, Germany. Together, they prepared to present their views on the burning issues in the field of youth work to representatives from administration, politics and academia.
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 […]