FEATURES AND MAIN AIMS.
The training is focused on the European
democratic systems and the active democratic movements. The main topics will
be:
- Democracy concept and democratic model. What do we mean when we talk about democracy?
- State of democracy in European countries, especially in the diffucult times of economical crisis. Democratic crisis and lack of autonomy in the representative organisms. Possible threats to democracy (e.g. hate speech, lack of tolerance, discrimination, racism, xenophobia, homophobia, rise of fasict and far-right approaches, globalization, etc.).
- Democratic challenge: from representative democracy to participative democracy.
- Democratic activism: control models and democratic participation. Alternatives to the current model.
- How we, as peace and human rights activists, can educate the local communities we work and live in, in order to build a democratic, open, tolerant and respectful society.
Participants will gain an overall and specific
vision about the situation of democracy in European Union and in the nations
that make it up.
For this purpose, participants of different
countries provide an introduction to the democratic situation in their homeland
through presentations, activities, workshops ... Therein, it will consider the main issues affecting today
democracies (lost of autonomy and representation, globalization, lost of social
rights, hate speech, lack of tolerance,
discrimination, racism, xenophobia, homophobia, rise of fasict and far-right
approaches...) and possible initiatives to improve the quality of democracy
(citizen activism, social movements, democratic control, direct democracy
models...).
Organizers adduce necessary tools for the
development of activities, lectures and workshops. In addition, the organizers
will invite diferents citizens and social platforms which working to improve the health of democracy.
The platforms will share their principles, methods and objectives. We aim to provide participants with new
knowledge and skills for developing and projecting actions seeking to improve
and increase participation and democratic activism.
