Dear AEGEEans,
In the last days, you have raised your voices and proven the power of a unique cooperation across borders: sharing information about the happenings in dozens of cities in Turkey day by day through mailing lists, blogs and social media, standing up together for the fellow AEGEEans, showing solidarity through demonstrations, posted pictures, lit up candles and supporting messages.
Dear friends who stood up for your rights and democracy in Turkey! Know that the Comité Directeur fully supports your peaceful demonstrations and AEGEE-Europe condemns the violation of human rights and the brutal use of force by the police.
You will find more support from the Network in the newsletter below.
We wish you all the best.
Enjoy also the rest of the newsletter, including the kick-off of Y Vote 2014!
Anna, Bea, Kathrin, Lucille, Luis, Miguel and Pavel
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News
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Support for our members in Turkey
 Over the weekend, massive protests have started and have led to violent reactions of the police in Turkey, including two confirmed deaths of citizens.
What has started as a sit-in over a reconstruction in Istanbul has become something much bigger: Citizens stand up for democracy and freedom of speech in their country.The happenings have sparked a broad support for our members in Turkey in the Network. The AEGEEan has started a special reporting, collecting news and pictures from the Internet and our members on the spot, trying to keep us updated in what is happening.
The Human Rights Working Group has started an initiative to show our support with our Turkish friends standing up for democracy: Light up a candle for democracy in Turkey.
More than 80 people so far have lit up a candle for democracy in Turkey and shown their solidarity with the peaceful protesters in Istanbul, Adana, Ankara, Izmir and many other cities.
You can also participate: Light a candle, make a picture of yourself with the candle and send it to [log in to unmask]. Human Rights Working Group will upload the photo on their Facebook page.
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Last Chance to Contribute to AEGEE's Identity
The process of redefinition of AEGEE's identity is still ongoing in phase two. You have until 6th of June to fill in the survey which will build the basis for a new core of our organisation.It only takes 10 minutes of your time to shape AEGEE's future. Think BIG, and don't let yourself be limited.
Find the survey here: http://goo.gl/RtsZG
More than 500 members contributed in the first phase, can we beat this? To give you a little incentive to share with your friends and antenna, the Comité Directeur offers you the chance to win a trip to Brussels. Though tickets are not included, we will provide you with a city tour, our amazing cooking skills and a perfect weekend in the Belgian and European capital. The more members of your local fill in the survey, the higher are your chances to win!
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Y Vote 2014 Kicks Off in the European Parliament
This weekend, the CD house hosted the meeting of the Y Vote 2014 project. The next steps were discussed and the tasks divided among 10 extremely motivated people. All the different parts of the project, the next conventions, the voting guide, the bus tours, the training for multipliers and the local activities, were disscueed one by one during 3 intensives days.
The weekend was closed by the official launching of the event in the European Parliament on the 3rd of June, hosted by MEP Eider Gardiazábal Rubial (S&D). The presentation was a huge success, with a room full, not only with members of AEGEE, but also with representatives of other youth organisations.
We are looking forward to a great year working with many of you!
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Academy back on Track
The new Academy Board had their first and very productive meeting this weekend in Brussels. Maartje, Eleni, Patrick, Costas and Michal together with CD responsible Kathrin were only missing Emilia to be complete.
Plans for the upcoming board term and the upcoming year were made, discussing topics such as the recruitment and mentoring of new trainers, the improvement of website and PR and an improved monitoring and follow- up of training.
To give you a little sneak peak: The training calendar for the upcoming year has ten great trainings, including one new, one redefined and one further improved format.
Stay tuned and don't miss these amazing chances to develop yourself!
For more information on Academy, visit: http://www.aegee-academy.org/home.php |
Les Anciens as Official Alumni Organisation
Last week, Luis travelled to Malta to represent AEGEE-Europe at the General Assembly of Les Anciens. Les Anciens was created to collect very active people from the European Level of AEGEE, to be able to maintain a link with each other and AEGEE.
Today Les Anciens counts hundreds of members from different generations, working in all kind of international institutions and companies.
During this General Assembly, we asked Les Anciens to become the official Alumni organisation of AEGEE-Europe, making it open to all AEGEE members and strengthening the link between the current and the previous generations.
The General Assembly unanimously approved this decision.
As a next step, this development will be ratified by Agora Zaragoza.
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LLP Project in the European Parliament
On 4th of June, together with our partners from YEU (Youth for Exchange and Understanding), we hosted a Round Table discussion in the European Parliament, hosted by MEP Marian Harking from the ALDE Group, to present to the different stakeholders our new project: "Certification of Competences of Youth Workers in Europe", cofunded by the LLP Project of the European Union.
The projects aims at developing a universal recognition of the competences and skills that young people gain in and through youth work.
We counted with the presence of the European Commission, the European Youth Forum and other youth NGOs such as ESN, JADE, ELSA, WOSM, MIJARC, EEE-YFU and others.
During the event we presented the aims and objectives of the project and had a fruitful discussion on the processes of validation of competences obtained in the youth field when working in youth NGOs and the recognition of validation of Non Formal Education (NFE).
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The
AEGEEan Section |
Charlemagne Youth Price for Europe on Track
On May 7th 2013 AEGEE reached another milestone in its history when Europe on Track – Capture the Future of Europe won the Charlemagne Youth Prize for best European youth project. An achievement with great international significance and which, when you look at it in a broader perspective, provides us with a variety of promises and opportunities. Mathieu Soete: “Getting this kind of high-level external validation is quite exceptional”.
Read more:
http://www.zeus.aegee.org/magazine/2013/05/26/charlemagne-youth-prize-for-europe-on-track/ |
When talking about sustainability in AEGEE
What do AEGEE members understand when talking about sustainability? Where did they learn about this? And how would they like AEGEE to be involved with this topic? Finding out the answers to these questions was the aim of the survey on sustainability which was completed by almost 120 people from over 60 locals all around the network. Both multiple choice and qualitative answers were analysed and quantified, and will serve as input for AEGEE’s position paper on sustainability.
Read more:
http://www.zeus.aegee.org/magazine/2013/05/22/when-talking-about-sustainability-in-aegee/ |
The two biggest AEGEE-Europe publications are on their way
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A tale of two Young entrepreneurs
Entrepreneur [ˌɒntɹəpɹəˈnɜː] n., a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit. Such says the Oxford Dictionary, but what exactly are these people? And are they only in it for the money? More in general, an entrepreneur is somebody who takes advantage of a gap in the market. These gaps occur because of imperfections of the market (e.g. slow integration of a new technology, a limited number of producers, government intervention,…).
Read more:
http://www.zeus.aegee.org/magazine/2013/05/28/a-tale-of-two-young-entrepreneurs/ |
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Beyond
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AEGEE-Europe part of Steering Committee of EUCIS-LLL
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Proven: Non Formal Education Improves Employability
The European Youth Forum has conducted a very interesting research on the positive consequences of youth work and Non Formal Education on the skills development of young people. This study proves that several of the key skills which are developed through volunteering the ones which are most demanded by the labour market, proving consequently that Non Formal Education has a positive impact on youth employment. You can read the executive summary here: http://issuu.com/yomag/docs/nfe_employabilitystudy-executivesummary
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Youth Policy Watch 80
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External
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Call for Participants "A Common Future in the Eurozone?"
The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union invites 15 young people from the southern member states of the eurozone and from Germany to Brussels in order to discuss the economic, social and political problems in their countries. The seminar will take place from 30 September till 4 October 2013 in Brussels.
Application deadline is 15th of June.
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OneDayWith Siemens
Siemens is currently looking for fresh graduates in various fields for their Siemens Graduate Program (SGP). It is an international development program for recent graduates that has been encouraging the development of future leaders and the promotion of excellence since 1922. Today, the SGP is an intensive and internationally oriented two-year program that prepares fresh talents for future leadership tasks.
Join OneDayWith Siemens and follow online presentation and join interactive chats with managers and recruiters from Siemens. Live Day will be on 13th of June 2013!
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2013 Eurodesk Brussels Link Traineeship
Eurodesk is the main source of information on European policies and opportunities for young people and has a network of national coordinators connected to over 1300 local information providers and partners in 33 European countries. Eurodesk Brussels Link (EBL) coordinates the activities of national partners, who operate as a permanent support structure for the EU’s Youth in Action programme. The network also updates and manages content on the European Youth Portal.
Eurodesk Brussels Link is recruiting a trainee for a period of 5 months to support our research and information dissemination work.
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Peace Revolution European Fellowship: 'Peace In + Peace Out = Sustainable World Peace'
The 4th successive fellowship will use meditation, workshops, yoga and other group activities for participants to explore the concept of self-development as a foundation of peace.
Date: 11th-16th October
Location: Lede, Belgium
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Free food, accommodation and retreat fee.
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Participants must cover their travel costs to the venue.
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Participants must also complete at least 21 days of the on-line 'Self-Development Programme'
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Upcoming
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Gucha Trumpet Festival 2013
05.08.2013 - 12.08.2013
BELGRADE, JAGODINA, GUCHA
Gucha is a traditional trumpet festival held in Serbia. Almost 500 000 people attend it every year to witness a competition of the best trumpet players of the country and abroad. Visitors are placed in houses, surrounded with beautiful nature and cool atmosphere.
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The Orange Phoenix: Survive to the Tomatina!!
21.08.2013 - 29.08.2013
ALICANTE STARTS VALENCIA FINISH
•MOORS & CHRISTIANS •TOMATINA Places we will visit: Alicante, Cocentaina, Ontinyent, Valencia, Benicássim, Alborache, Buñol.City Tours: Alicante, Valencia and Ontinyent. 2 meals are included
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29.08.2013 - 02.09.2013
CAGLIARI
YEP, Youth European Pariticpation, is a 5 days meeting during which participants will have the change to enlarge their knowledge about european citizenship but also have fun, visit our island, make new friends and get more and more multicultural therefore european
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15.09.2013 - 20.09.2013
ÇANAKKALE
As AEGEE-Çanakkale we are organizing an event that will be pretty different. This event will be a chance for all of you to discover yourself in a different way. Altogether, we will see the importance of those years through workshops and experience through simulations. We are waiting for you!
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17.09.2013 - 25.09.2013
VALLETTA
Summer Event in the Maltese Islands!
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30.09.2013 - 06.10.2013
LEÓN
This is a big project worked by the Sports Working Group (SWG) and AEGEE-León to promote the Sports and physical activity in our organization in an event inspired by the Olympic Games.
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External
Events |
3-9 September 2013
Llinars del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
The main topic of the training course “Activist Theatre for Active Citizenship” is European Citizenship, and the rights that go with it. Working methods will be based on social theatre, clown and street theatre. Activities will be based on NFE approach.
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6-11 October 2013
Antalya, Turkey
SALTO EuroMed, Turkish National Agency, EuroMed Youth Centre and Akdeniz University, are organising an International Meeting for all the active trainers in EuroMed with a specific focus for whom took part in TOTEM I and II and TATEM.
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28 July - 5 August 2013
London, United Kingdom
This project is a training course that aims to give tools to young people to facilitate and work in the socio-educational sector. Eligible countries: Serbia, Albania, UK, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Italy, Spain, Lithuania.
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14-22 July 2013
Bristol, United Kingdom
The project will equip participants to work in intercultural environments and how to use theatre arts (ex. physical theatre, image theatre etc.) in different contexts. Eligible countries: UK, Lithuania, Spain, Hungary, Portugal, Bulgaria and Turkey
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9-13 October 2013
Poland
Giving a strong positive first experience of international youth projects to motivate the participants to use the Youth in Action and the future youth programme from 2014.
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23-27 October 2013
Croatia
The aim of the BiTriMulti course is to offer an international learning experience for practitioners active in the youth work field, enabling them to develop their competences in setting up quality Youth Exchange projects;especially newcomers to this field
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21-26 October 2013
Italy
“Get Ready for Youth Entrepreneurship”: Seminar for youth workers on youth entrepreneurial Learning.Co-organised with the Italian National Agency and the support of Swedish and Hungarian National Agencies. Deadline for applying:16 June 2013
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5-14 August 2013
Jelgava, Latvia
The training "Strengths resonance of Eastern Europe" brings together 30 youth workers/ educators from Eastern Europe. It is personal development training by introducing with coaching method working with youth and building up networking in Eastern Europe.
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9-13 September 2013
Innsbruck, Austria
Inclusion TV is a three day course for youth workers who want to learn about inclusion in practice. The course is run in TV Studio enviroment together with young people and promotes practical approaches to inclusion within Youth in Action projects.
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14 October 2013 - 14 March 2014
Firenze, Italy
The objective of the Master is to provide participants with the skills to successfully work in the field of European cooperation, through the use of funding made available by the European Commission.
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