CRitical thInking feat. poliTICal activiSm

This project aims at strengthening political activism, waking up individuals and promoting a personal struggle that leads to a common victory. In today's world, the personal is political and the private is political, and we are all strong and need to improve this world. The fact is that people around the world are mostly illiterate in the media, critically subconscious and politically passive, and this project was needed because it aims to educate. It seems that no system is built in the interests of a common citizen. Organizations that have created this project work with vulnerable groups based on their previous experience. In their statutes, youth and young people have values such as improving the community in which they operate. Its goals are to promote cultural, educational and activist values. This project allowed the exchange of knowledge and reaching of common conclusions, improving each individual local environment. The project acted on prevention, because we want to work on prevention and not wait for the consequences.

There are different forms of political and cultural activism in each of the partners’ countries, and within the EU. Youth participation in political decisions and induction of initiatives is an important concern to show in a lively democracy. Especially in times when radicalization tendencies are becoming more visible again, it is particularly important to show democratic means to participate in socially relevant issues that strengthen the values of the European Union and allow all citizens to participate equally. This is the only way to ensure social inclusion - a society in which every person is accepted and can participate in it on an equal basis and independently - regardless of gender, age or origin, religious affiliation or education, any disabilities or other individual characteristics. The aims of the project are to collect various methods of political action from the 3 project countries and thus to create a set of methods for radical-free political activism and critical thinking. The project will foster the development of social, civic and intercultural competences and tackle discrimination, segregation, racism.

Project Management and implementation: this activity was carried out throughout the project; TPM 1: Kick off Meeting: Sintra, Portugal Kick off Meeting: At this meeting the partners meet for the first time in this consortium. TPM 2: Meeting: Áustria: The meeting served to assess the work done up to that date and outline the next steps of the project; (LTTA), Greece: The 3 days training course in Greece was to upgrade the staffs’ competences in order to improve youth trainer’s competences in the work with youth; Video Guides to Boost CRITICS: The creation of the 18 partner videos,(6 each partner) based on the guide made after the research, allowed to disseminate by our target group in a much more playful and effective way, the main guidelines of a real critical thinking and a potential political activism; Comparison and analysis of civic engagement and political participation: This research was fundamental for making the guide mentioned in the project and later the videos; Guideline: “No to Radicalism”: With this guideline we help youth with a set of standards that will create an alert in their minds and open the discussion among their peers of what should be: CRitical thInking feat. poliTICal activiSm

Comparison and analysis of civic engagement and political participation: With this activity was possible to have a real research of the 3 partner countries, with an actual and effective research of the situation on political activism and critical thinking in society; Guideline: “No to Radicalism”: With this guideline the consortium can put the objectives of the project into practice. Is a real guide for the perception of what it is to be an active citizen and aware of the political importance of each one. This guideline is a important instrument for disseminating the project and the results obtained in the research carried out previously. In paper and digital form, translated into the mother tongue of each partner, is an added value for young people to effectively understand the importance of their civic duty; Video Guides to Boost CRITICS: The creation of the 18 partner videos,(6 each partner) based on the guide made after the research, allowed to disseminate by our target group in a much more playful and effective way, the main guidelines of a real critical thinking and a potential political activism.