Impact4Values: three activities for a more inclusive society
In October, as part of the Impact4Values 2.0 project, we took part in three activities: we talked about values with secondary school students, about resilience against extremism with researchers from four countries, and about how to campaign for change with NGOs.
Values, tolerance and cultures with the students of BC Naklo
What kind of society do we want in 10, 20 or 30 years? The answer is being shaped today – in classrooms, in conversations, and in the moments when we meet someone different from ourselves.
Together with ADRA Slovenija and the Africa Centre Association (Društvo Afriški center), we ran global learning workshops with teachers and students at Biotechnical Centre Naklo. Društvo Medkulturni Dialog contributed an intercultural presentation. Together with the students we explored:
- what the values of the European Union mean to us,
- why tolerance is more than just “putting up with difference”,
- what social justice is and where we meet it in everyday life,
- how rich the world of different cultures is,
- what NGOs do and how each of us can become part of change.
“A tolerant, sustainable future does not happen by itself. It is built through cooperation – between people, cultures, generations and organisations.”
The key takeaway from the workshops
The students impressed us with their openness, critical thinking and willingness to take part. Thank you to the students and teachers of BC Naklo for the warm welcome.
Dialogue Talks I: The Role of Intercultural Dialogue in Building Resilience Against Extremism
The first panel of the international Dialogue Talks series filled the conference hall of the Oton Župančič Library. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mirjam Milharčič Hladnik (Slovenia), Assoc. Prof. Miklós Szabó (Hungary), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jozef Žuffa (Slovakia) and Dr. Iralia Kotsakidou (Greece), guided by moderator Carlos Pascual, discussed hidden forms of extremism, the power of listening, online hate speech and the stories missing from our schools.
It was followed by the Impact4Values roundtable “Innovative Methods for Inclusive Societies”, moderated by Katja Kotnik (ADRA Slovenija), with Furkan Güner (Društvo Medkulturni Dialog), Aigul Hakimova (KD Gmajna), Romana Zajec (Zavod APIS) and Flurina Ametaj (AKD LIRIA).
“Words are not just words. They can lead to actions.”
Iralia Kotsakidou
Advocacy in Practice: workshops for NGOs
The Advocacy in Practice workshops were designed for NGO representatives running advocacy campaigns. Three trainers showed, from different angles, how organisations can draw attention to problems and influence change.
Intercultural Dialogue as an Advocacy Tool
Legal Tools for Advocacy
Advocacy through Music and Influencing
Furkan Güner showed how MKD gives migrants a voice and builds bridges between communities through the Enolončnica show on Radio Študent, podcasts, open Ramadan dinners and community gatherings.
Impact4Values 2.0
Impact4Values 2.0 strengthens European values, tolerance and inclusive societies through cooperation between NGOs. The project is led by ADRA Slovenija, implemented in Slovenia by CNVOS and co-funded by the European Union through the CERV programme.
the European Union
Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
Thank you to all the partners, trainers and participants who helped us build bridges in October.
