political education

Training of Trainers: Education for Social Change

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Dear Friends, 

This year in cooperation with youth education center Kurt Löwenstein which is run by the  Socialist Youth of Germany – Die Falken we will be able to have the Training of Trainers for IUSY Pool of Trainers (PoT). 

Die Falken will organize a Training of Trainers 17-23 October 2021 on the topic of “Education for social change” in which participants will gain knowledge and skills how to design and run educational processes in an international surrounding.

For more than 20 years, the Kurt Löwenstein Education Centre of SJD-Die Falken Germany is an international meeting and encountering place for members and activists from IFM-SEI, IUSY and YES. In various seminars like Winter-school, Summer-school, Queer Easter and other seminars we discuss, dream and make plans how to contribute to social change.

For us it is important that these seminars and trainings are run by an international team to share different approaches and experiences, and to learn more about different realities we live in. The international team is composed of active members from various organisations from all over Europe, Israel and Palestine. They meet regularly, receive trainings and develop ideas for seminars in these meetings.

Despite many difficulties and restrictions of travel and physical meetings, we emphasise the importance of finding ways of learning, engaging, supporting each other, demanding and driving for change. 

The training will be about

  • ideas and methods of non-formal education,
  • inclusion of political and cultural aspects into activities of non-formal education,
  • ideas of socialist education and
  •  reflective and anti-discriminatory education.

Participants are expected (profile of participants) 

  • To have be already involved in non-formal learning or strong interest in non-formal education
  • To have the need to develop training competences and perform as a trainer/facilitator for IUSY and for their member organization. There is also possible to be involved with the educational team of KHL. 
  • Belong to IUSY member organisation (activity is aimed towards grassroot activists not leadership)
  • Be aged 18-35
  • Have a proficient level of English (the only working language during the activity)
  • Availability and commitment during the whole duration of the activity 
  • To share initiative and motivation in organasing follow up activities with IUSY

Since we expect to provide all regions with trainers for their events, we’re aiming for participants from all regions and from a variety of member organisations. According to the IUSY statutes, we’re also looking to achieve a gender-balanced training so we reserve the right to select participants based on gender criteria if needed.

Participation Fee
50-100€, depending on your country of residence. For selected participants IUSY will cover the costs. 

Travel cost reimbursement
Travel costs for selected participants will be covered. No tickets should be purchased without the confirmation from organisers side. 

Online-Registration:
https://www.kurt-loewenstein.de/de/formular/online-registration-education-social-change-2021

NOTE: Please make sure to put your organisations name when you fill in the application and also mention that your organization is IUSY member. Otherwise we will not be able to identify. 

NOTE: On the comments section please share your motivation of applying for the training and further sharing your skills within IUSY Pool of Trainers. 

Registration deadline
04 October 2021 

Visas

Participants needing Visa invitations, please apply as early as possible. You will receive a visa invitation of your application is selected. 

Please make sure to contact the Embassy of Germany I your country in order to find out about the current procedure for applying for visa.

Hygiene?
Currently our house operates under some restrictions due to health prevention. We follow special rules of hygiene (sorry, only available in German), such as covering mouse and nose in the corridors and dining hall, washing and disinfecting hands on a regular basis and separation of different groups in the house. So far, we have successfully organized several seminars under these conditions. We are confident, that the seminar will be possible. If it has to be cancelled because of the pandemic, you won’t have to pay any fees

CONTACT INFORMATION

Should you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact IUSY Secretariat at gohar.ghandilyan@iusy.org.

Global Seminar 2020: (Post)pandemic Political Education and Youth Work

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Dear friends and comrades,

We have the pleasure of inviting you to the forthcoming Global Seminar 2020.

Overview

The Global Seminar 2020 will gather together IUSY member organisationsfrom all over the world to meet and share the challenges young people and youth organisations have been facing since the beginning of the pandemic. 

Two-day Seminar will be a space for sharing our realities from different thematic perspectives. We will try to make this event as dynamic as possible with the elements of panel discussion, contribution of guest speakers and group work. 

Together we will imagine and map the recommendations for young people and youth organisations having youth work and political education in their agenda. 

As in 2019, this year we again cooperate and create our programme with the International Federation of Liberal Youth (ILFRY). This event will be a joint Global Seminar bringing both organisations and activists together. 

The aim of the Seminar will be to provide to the Member Organisations and to the SSU representatives a platformto discuss and come up with recommendation on how we can battle the shrinking spaces of democracy and imagine a post pandemic space for political education and youth work. 

A secondary aim is also to strengthen collaboration with IFLRY on topics that we agree on. The seminar will be an opportunity for us to learn and reflect upon new ideas and partnerships in our work for a fairer and more equal world. 

For any questions or remarks please don’t hesitate to contact the IUSY Secretariat at iusy@iusy.org.

With best regards,

Johanna Ortega                                           Ana Pirtskhalava

IUSY President                                            IUSY Secretary General 

Participation Profile & Selection Process

Each member organisation may register up to one participant for the meeting. 


The selection criteria will be based on
1. The questions listed in the application form

2. Gender Balance (both IUSY statutes and the global project require gender balance)

3. Regional Balance 

Participants must be able to attend the entire programme of the seminar.

It’s preferable that participants have an interest in workers rights, trade unions and decent working conditions. 

All participants must be aged 18-35 years old, with no exceptions. 

How to apply

Participants must apply by filling in the registration form that you can find here

 OR copy paste it to your browser: https://forms.gle/yEQcmWPrfgdnzVVa9

Deadline for registration is 1st of November 12:00pm CET.

Selected participants will receive the programme, the link to join the event and the technical information in advance.

Contact
iusy@iusy.org/ +4369913532960