Background:
Vega’s mission is to raise social awareness amongst Serbian youth and to assist them in increasing their understanding of the cultures and environments they live in. Vega’s main goal is strengthening creative socialization among Serbian youth. Vega achieves its goal through promoting tolerance; providing a platform for information exchange; organizing seminars and youth exchanges; promoting informal education; and developing intellectual perspectives.
Re-Imagining Gender is a seminar with elements of training in video-making skills. The goal is to explore world of gender imagery that surrounds us through learning and sharing experience, making videos, discussing, debating, photography.... Vega recognized the need to explore the problems, dilemmas, contradictions and wide variety of issues in relation to gender imagery and gender representation that we all have to operate within our day-to-day lives.
The six-day program will include:
• A theoretical and practical exploration of the concept of gender and gender representation in taken from a personal, political and social
perspective;
• Workshops to discuss different issues as a way of sharing personal and organizational experiences whilst raising awareness;
• Videoing and video editing
• The creation of a safe environment for all participants to learn more about the relationship between the societal portrayal of gender and
their identity-formation;
• A social program including intercultural evening, a free day, a welcome and closing party.
Eligibility:
This Seminar is for neighbouring partner countries, others, Youth in Action Programme Countries and recommended for Youth workers, students, youth activists, individuals.
The course is aimed for youth and youth workers (students, activists, individuals) active or those who want to be encouraged to become active in their own communities and/or internationally who:
• Are older than 18 years of age;
• Are interested in sharing experiences and are committed to learn about the topic of the conference;
• Are able to work in English;
• Have some experience (even if little) related to the topic of the conference (we are looking for beginners as well as experts);
• Can act as multipliers within their own organization or community;
• Are committed to set up follow-up activities after the conference;
• Are able to attend for the full duration of the activity.
Costs:
Registration fee for the conference is 50 Euros/30 Euros for participants from Serbia. No exceptions will be made. Due to limited finances to hold this conference, Vega YC has very limited possibilities to reimburse all travel costs. Therefore, we will prioritize reimbursement for participants from economically and socially disadvantaged environments. The maximum amount for travel reimbursement varies from country to country and it depends on geographical distance as well as on availability of cheap air-fare companies, etc. – it cannot exceed 70% of the total travel costs.
Venue:
The seminar will take place in Serbia from the 22-29 April 2012 and the working language is English.
Deadline: 30 March 2012
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