The Foundation for Partnership and Civil Society Development

Theatre for Activism and Participation (T.A.P.)

Location: Pula (CRO), Region Veneto (IT), Koper (SLO)
Project value: 23.460,00 Eur
Role: Lead applicant
Donors: European Commission/ Youth in Action/ Measure 1.3
Duration: 10/2013 – 09/2014

The aim:

The promotion of active citizenship and local participation between young people, who should act as future, but also as current leaders of the community. Citizenship education is an integral part of combating the negative perception of politics and at the same time preparation for active involvement in the EU (and national) parliamentarian elections. Two sides of citizenship education must be taken into consideration: the formal and legalistic framework of rights and duties in representative democracy and the empowering of individuals to act, changing social structures and processes. The last will be approached by the proposed project through exchange of different participatory art methods of the Theatre of the oppressed between six partner organizations from 3 different countries.
 

Project activities:

It will involve 30 young participants, 10 from each country. They will for 3 days learn about the democratic process in the region of Veneto, than for 6 days work on their active participation skills in Slovenia, Koper and finally try the democratic process through a 8 days practical workshop in Pula, Croatia. During the project 3 short movies with the project activities and 3 plays (one per country) will be produced and published.

Methodology:
The Theatre of the Oppressed, a new working method that will be used was developed in a specific context of violation of human rights as a tool to empower people in communities. Using debates, legislative theatre methods, skills for active citizenship methods and lectures will help to express easier, learn from each other’s and fight against marginalization.