ARTOOL MARKET - art for intercultural dialogue

The international seminar “Artool Market” has the main aim of developing the skills of European organizations and informal groups facilitating processes of prevention of discrimination, intercultural dialogue and cohesive societies, with the creation of resources and space for cooperation available for other organizations all over Europe. Specific objectives: • To share perspectives on migration phenomenon depending on different European contexts and diverse way of valorizing it as an oppurtunity of developing within the diversity • to develop the quality and variety of tools and methodologies based on art in the field of intercultural dialogue, anti – discrimination, inclusion of migrants and peacebuilding processes, fostering the competences of youth organizations and informal groups in creating and using them • to create a network of organizations that will cooperate in a long term prospective on this topic becoming a resource for the other organizations all over Europe. This international activity will be held from 13 to 19 of March 2017 and is targeted to 20 youth workers, trainers, staff members working with migrants and/or having a migrant background. The international meeting has been thought as market of tools and open workshops facilitated by experts, trainers and youth workers experienced in migration, intercultural dialogue, discrimination, racism, able to use art as a facilitation process. The main output of this meeting will be represented by an online video toolkit with clear descriptions which will provide more insights on how to use the shared tools and methodologies and will enrich a Museum of Migration and Human Rights in a confiscated property to Mafia given to CEIPES in Palermo and its online collection, being at disposal of all organizations around Europe. The video toolkit will consist of educational videos of the tools shared during the Artool Market, spoken language will be English. Each organization will be filmed giving a very detailed version on the objectives, activities, target groups and tips of the tool. FOLLOW – UP It will be requested to the partners to use the toolkit where they will consider more needed (schools, migrant centres, university, municipalities, etc…) and to deliver at least one workshop or other type of local actions with migrants in their communities. It will be asked the cooperation of the partner organizations to translate the toolkit to two or more languages, in order to be more accessible at local level. This Seminar is the first phase of a long-term project: Mandala – meeting is an art, which will realize a second activity involving migrants who will deliver workshops in local schools in the province of Palermo. As established by Council of Europe, the age limit to participate in the project is 30 (there will be space for 5 people over 30 years old). The gender balance will be ensured by trying to select an equal number of female and male participants. How to apply: Fill in the application form at the following address: https://goo.gl/forms/OrkuSIL7H4WZKFi43. There are no confirmed sending organizations for this project that you can refer to, to apply you need to be part of an organization of your own.