Democracy and e-democracy thank to life skills improvement, participative cultural researches and creative laboratories
The project aims to explore, rework and reconstruct in collective terms the contemporary perception of European common history, identity and culture, in order to foster dialogue and participation on a democratic level.
More specifically:
- The project wants to create knowledge on the legacy of the past, in order to draw an important lesson for today: dealing with the historical theme of totalitarianism and democracy building, the project wants to spread the importance of democracy for today and for tomorrow, revealing important knowledges in the democratic mechanism (democracy is a priority of the project);
- The project looks at digital media as the most important ones to reach the newer generations: digital can reduce the distance, and give access on a broader scale to educative contents, informations rather than disinformations (media critics and e-democracy are priorities for the project);
- The project Create a lasting network of collaborations between partners, while engaging citizens of different nationalities, ages and social classes in participative and creative practices to improve the skills able to change their attitude towards an inclusive proactive building of the democratic society.
The output includes the making of international in-person and digital events, as well as 2 exhibitions, with the partnership of 7 countries (Italy, Croatia, Latvia, France, Germany, Holland and Slovenia).
Three approaches will be used:
- The first provides participative historical researches, also including the collection and digitize testimonies by veterans of resistance;
- The second provides participatory online and in-person events that give voice to civil society, especially targeting young people: events will gather perceptions about contemporary European history, values and mechanisms, and educate about the mechanism of democracy;
- The third uses a creative approach: a selection of artists, educators and art- therapists will engage young people and their families (parents, grandparents) in a reflection on democracy and e-democracy thanks to creative laboratories: in this way it will be possible to create the conditions for the boosting of cognitive and not cognitive competencies able to guarantee a better awareness of the democratic process.
All the material produced during these events will be documented, collected into a book and transformed into an educational tool.
Furthermore, an emotional video will be produced and circulated virally, as a major instrument in the dissemination process.
Project calendar and partners
FIRST EVENT OF THE PROJECT – Mariano del Friuli (Go), Italy / April 2023 – runned by IoDeposito
The event will involve youth from 13 to 35 years old, with customed level of participation in the activities. The event is a workshop, the core will be dedicated to the experimentation of techniques and practices devoted from the art world, in order to reflect collectively on the mechanism/cycle of creation-circuiting-reception of informations in the new media
Follow us on: https://www.comfortzoneatelier.org
SECOND EVENT OF THE PROJECT – Trieste (Ts), Italy / June 2023 – runned by IRSREC FVG
A seminar, accompanied by a workshop, for youth, students and citizens of the cross-border area, analyzing collectively the democratic process on the “mobile border”.
Follow us on: http://www.irsrecfvg.eu
THIRD EVENT OF THE PROJECT – Nova Gorica (Slo) / June 2023 – runned by Carinarnica
a walk around the cross-border city of Gorizia-Nova Gorica, stopping around the most interesting places of democracy and democracy negation, accompanied by philosophers and historians
Follow us on: https://www.facebook.com/Carinarnica/
FOURTH EVENT OF THE PROJECT – Mariano del Friuli (Go), Italy / June 2023 – runned by IoDeposito
The event will involve youth from 13 to 35 years old, with customed level of participation in the activities. The event is a workshop, the core will be dedicated to the experimentation of techniques and practices devoted from the art world, in order to reflect collectively on the mechanism/cycle of creation-circuiting-reception of informations in the new media
Follow us on: https://www.comfortzoneatelier.org
FIFTH EVENT OF THE PROJECT – Online event coordinated by Biedriba, Latvia, on the topic of democratic youth engagement
(from august to november 2023, date to be confirmed)
Follow us on: https://www.mobilitiesinlatvia.eu
SIXT EVENT OF THE PROJECT – Sagrado (Go), Italy / June 2023 – runned by IoDeposito
The event will involve youth from 13 to 35 years old, with customed level of participation in the activities. The event is a workshop, the core will be dedicated to the experimentation of techniques and practices devoted from the art world, in order to reflect collectively on the mechanism/cycle of creation-circuiting-reception of informations in the new media
Follow us on: https://www.comfortzoneatelier.org
SEVENTH EVENT OF THE PROJECT – Wuppertal, Germany (from august to november 2023, date to be confirmed) – runned by Institute fur Roma and Minorities
The event will involve youth and citizens with customed level of participation in the activities. The event is a workshop, the core will be dedicated to the experimentation of techniques and practices devoted from the art world, in order to reflect collectively on the mechanism/cycle of creation-circuiting-reception of informations in the new media, in the idea of avoiding prejudice.
EIGHT EVENT OF THE PROJECT – Gradisca d’Isonzo (Go), Italy / (from august to november 2023, date to be confirmed) – runned by IoDeposito
The event will involve youth from 13 to 35 years old, with customized level of participation in the activities. The event is a workshop, the core will be dedicated to the experimentation of techniques and practices devoted from the art world, in order to reflect collectively on the mechanism/cycle of creation-circuiting-reception of informations in the new media
Follow us on: https://www.comfortzoneatelier.org
NINTH EVENT OF THE PROJECT – Amsterdam, Netherlands (from september to december 2023, date to be confirmed) – runned by Autre Directions
Creative visual-lab workshop for youth, a re-working on the history of media and information while pro-actively using new technologies and media.
Follow us on: http://www.autresdirections.nl
TENTH EVENT OF THE PROJECT – Nantes, France (from september to december 2023, date to be confirmed) – runned by Center For Intercultural Understanding
Online event with debate on the topic of democratic participation and intercultural understanding.
Follow us on: https://www.coconutwork.org/fr
ELEVENTH EVENT OF THE PROJECT – Italy and Croatia / from november to april 2023, runned by IoDeposito supported by the Image War Museum in Zagreb: contemporary artists portrayed the most important democracy challenges, by re-working the history.
Online exhibition
Follow us on: www.bsidewar.org
TWELFTH EVENT OF THE PROJECT – Udine (Ud), Italy / october-november 2023 – runned by IoDeposito
Exhibition in the 2nd world war bunker of the city of Udine.
Contemporary artists portrayed the most important democracy challenges, by re-working the history.
Follow us on: www.bsidewar.org
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