In its first two years, young members of our network (the Minority Messengers) were not only trained in the application of non-formal education tools, but also planned and implemented different workshops all over Europe. All of these small-scale activities aimed to inform and exchange experiences about the life of young people belonging to a minority. The Minority Messengers visited a variety of youth organisations and youth groups, both from minorities and from mainstream society.
Minority Messengers
About
The Minority Messengers Project run by YEN from 2018 until the end of 2020. The overall aim of the project was to empower minority youth to raise awareness on issues and topics important to them as members of minorities in Europe.
2021
Changing the Narrative
The topic accompanying us throughout 2021 is “stories and narratives”. With the Workplan “Changing the Narrative” we want to take a closer look at the stories, that we tell about ourselves as individuals, that minorities tell about themselves and at the stories that society tells about us. We will learn and explore how we can write and tell our own stories.
Every day we are surrounded by stories and narratives that influence how we think about other people, about society and the world. Most of the time we only listen to those who are the loudest, the most powerful or have the best networks. Sadly, this often means that only one-sided, over-simplified or wrong stories are told about marginalised communities. This is exactly why it is important to understand and critically question how narratives and stories are written and distributed.
With the Workplan 2021 we want to contribute to making the European society more diverse and therefore focus on self-representation of young people from national, ethnic and linguistic minorities. We want to offer a space in which you can reflect and strengthen your identity and have the opportunity to tell your own story and narrative with confidence.
2020
Changing the Narrative
The topic accompanying us throughout 2021 is “stories and narratives”. With the Workplan “Changing the Narrative” we want to take a closer look at the stories, that we tell about ourselves as individuals, that minorities tell about themselves and at the stories that society tells about us. We will learn and explore how we can write and tell our own stories.
Every day we are surrounded by stories and narratives that influence how we think about other people, about society and the world. Most of the time we only listen to those who are the loudest, the most powerful or have the best networks. Sadly, this often means that only one-sided, over-simplified or wrong stories are told about marginalised communities. This is exactly why it is important to understand and critically question how narratives and stories are written and distributed.
With the Workplan 2021 we want to contribute to making the European society more diverse and therefore focus on self-representation of young people from national, ethnic and linguistic minorities. We want to offer a space in which you can reflect and strengthen your identity and have the opportunity to tell your own story and narrative with confidence.