Day 1 - "We all are going to be star shining like a constellation in the training course"

First day:

So after a long day what do you write when there is a beautiful landscape waiting for you? 

And of course the unknown experience of  a new training course?

The funny games you played this morning to know other persons better? The coffee break with beautiful lake on ice and warm sun caressing you  with its gentile rays?

And the crazy afternoon in Otepää? Who were amazed with the availability of the Mayor? Who didn't take a picture with the Bear Guy? And what about the kid whit 12 years spoke English perfectly?? And we are sure that the police lady will be on our mind for a while with her friendly NO!!!(irony)

Today we met people that we hope that would be our friends during and long after this training course ends. People with good histories to tell, funny people, cool people, people with talent, we've got everything J

And now, we know what to write, now that we are in the intercultural night dancing, learning and laughing, we realize in the dark of the video presented, we realized that we are stars and with our shiny personality we will light the constellation of this new training course J

"Stop Feeling Sorry, Start Acting!" introduction

Welcome to our project blog! Let us give you a short overview of the project!

Summary:

Mobility of youth workers: training course

Organized by: Seiklejate Vennaskond – ESTONIA

Funded by European Union Erasmus+ programme (key action 1 )

Project dates: 10th -20th April 2016

The general aim of our project is to combat hate speech online and offline.

Specific objectives are:

• To Increase the competencies of youth workers to recognize hate speech and human rights abuse and combat it in youth work
• To acknowledge the dangers of hate speech for youth and democratic values
• To introduce youth workers Bookmarks/Compass as a tool to work on hate speech and human rights with youngsters and provide them with useful methods
• To empower youth workers to stand up for human rights offline and online
• To share good practices of anti-hate speech actions in participating countries
• To create new initiatives on local and international level to combat hate speech.

36 participants have come together for this project from 10 different countries (United Kingdom, Greece, Romania, Italy, Portugal, Bulgaria, Spain, Slovakia, Germany and Estonia).

We plan to use non-formal methods, such as group work, role-play, simulations, reflection, online research, movie, work in pairs, practical workshops, activity in town etc. After the project participants will carry out workshops in their local communities.