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41st International Youth Meeting
un article par Diana Tashkova
Tolerance, loyalty, respect and solidarity - these are the values promoted by the organizers and participants i the 41st International Youth Meeting. Members of District 103 of the Lions Club in South Central France hosted 28 young people from 18 different countries. The youth passed three weeks in France, including one week living with a local family.
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The young people were recognized by Lions Clubs in their home country as ambassadors of peace. One of the objectives of the Lions Clubs is to "create and develop a spirit of mutual understanding among the peoples of the world."
Thanks to the hospitality of the Clubs, the youth had the chance to travel through different towns in the Rhone-Alps region and learn about the culture, history and values of the people. The international students all participated in discussions, visits and official presentations of their homelands.
The International Meetings have become both a cultural and a friendship experience. After living for three weeks in France with youth from all over the world, the participants developed a true spirit of tolerance, respect and solidarity.
By speaking the French language and making friends, they discovered the region of Rhone-Alps, made many new friends and helped create a world more respectful and peaceful.
Click here for the original French version of this article.
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DISCUSSION
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Global meetings, conferences, assemblies, What is the best way for delegates to interact afterwards?
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"to maintain the momentum achieved during these mobilizations so that participants can remain active and connected with each other and with the Global Movement as a whole" is a crucial issue that few youth NGOs have ever achieved yet. . .
nice websites with profiles, some chatting, but little action or dialogue, little visible inspiration or local down to earth outreach...
maybe check this approach: highlighting "who does and achieves what, and how, and how to copy it" in lively format. http://www.pnyv.org/index.php?id=218; http://www.pnyv.org with an instrument and format to install it in the biggest multiplier of all: public school hallways. http://www.pnyv.org/index.php?id=467 with status of Official Proejct of the UN Decade of Edu for Sustainable Development in coop with http://youthactionforchange.org for free online courses on global issues.
We have piloted pnyv! for some years with great feedback, yet not promoted because we first want to have a solid office to be able to respond to requests about special editions, local editions etc... SO, we are doing research in Berlin for setting up an office where we can have some stable staff to do basics while the hundreds of online volunteers (translators, editors, web editors) keep buzzing.
We have talks with a great culture centre this september, after i return from latinamerican-european youth networking in barcelona, and we are preparing several EU fundign proposals incl. positive news podcast online radio with http://noticiaspositivas.org of Argentina, backed up by the websites and inviting all positive actors to send in their stories, speak the news, develop branches to their countries - of particular interest for developing countries where RADIO and COMMUNITY RADIO still are the major medium.
And - how about a special edition on PEACE and PEACE-BUILDING? we can include http://1000peacewomen.org/.
Like the 100 page edition on WATER under construction; publishing date relayed until we have an office. http://www.pnyv.org/water/.
OK, enough impressions, my friend :)
see you later, if you like it!
Cheers from Berlin,
Eric
pnyv! project director. . ... continuation.
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