Civic Education
Developing civic competences
By supporting young people in their social and civic life you fight against social exclusion, and you engage, connect, and empower them in different ways.
Here you’ll find a list on type of actions and measures that young people can make to participate in their civic life and what they can do in order to fight against discrimination and social exclusion.
1. Match the actions and measures below to the following topics:
a. Develop the sense of belonging to the community b. Take initiative – discuss with other people, make them aware and understand different subjects and topics c. Protesting
d. Fight against discrimination and social exclusion e. Active membership in a group or association f. Democracy
Topic Action / Measure
Organize different events for your community.
Register in youth center and participate in their activities.
Promote civic engagement among your friends, families, colleagues, and other people.
Know the political parties from your country and what they stand for.
Fight against bullying and protect other people from bullies.
Learn about civic engagement and how you can be active in your community.
Ensure visibility of protests you believe in – give shares on social media.
Know how democracy works in your country.
Know your community problems and struggles.
Contact an organization in order to become a member.
Organize different cultural events or activities that involve different social groups.
Get to know the main events, trends, and agents of change in the national, European and global and current history, with a specific perspective on the European diversity.
Help organizing protests.
Make a better use of public places (public parks or other).
Post on social media/ repost on social media articles about the community, about topics that concern local/ regional/ national/ European communities.
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ENGLISH FOR INTERNATIONAL YOUTH WORK
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