COMFORT ZONE! Democracy and e-democracy thank to life skills improvement, participative cultural researches and creative laboratories - ETM - DEL

Programme(s): Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV)-undefined

Topic(s): CERV-2022-CITIZENS-CIV

Type of action: CERV Lump Sum Grants

Project ID: 101081343

Objective

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 specificaThe 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. More specifically the project:
-Want to create knowledge on the legacy of past, in order to draw an important lesson for today: dealing with the historical theme of totalitarianism, the project wants to achieve the importance of democracy (democracy is a priority of the project);
-The project looks at digital media as the most important one to reach the newer generation: digital can reduce the distance, and give access on a broader scale to educative content (media critics is a priority of the project);
- The project will create a lasting network of collaborations between partners and engage citizens of different nationalities, ages and social classes. The output includes the making of 4 international events and 2 exhibitions, with the partnership of 7 countries (Italy, Croatia, Latvia, France, Germany, Netherlands and Belgium). Three approaches will be used:
1. The first provides two historical research and dissemination activities, allowing the collection and digitize testimonies by veterans of resistance;
2. The second provides two participatory events that give voice to civil society, especially young people: events will gather perceptions about contemporary European history, values and mechanisms, and educate about that at once;
3. The third uses a creative approaches: a selection of artists that will engage young people in a reflection on the democracy thanks to creative laboratories (and related exhibitions) All the material produced during these events will be documented, collected into a book and transformed into an educational tool.