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Creative Action against Discrimination

Funder: European CommissionProject code: 2019-1-AT01-KA204-051493
Funded under: ERASMUS+ | Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices | Strategic Partnerships for adult education Funder Contribution: 165,102 EUR

Creative Action against Discrimination

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"<< Background >>We saw a gap in the field of anti-discrimination work that we wanted to address with creative workshops that would attract persons to anti-discrimination workshops that would otherwise not join such trainings. We saw the target audience for the project as people who might have good intentions and are generally open to the subject but are not accustomed to reflect about such issues and need a different kind of access to the topic of discrimination in society and people who are open to the subject but don't think they need to attend such workshops on account of them regarding themselves as ""aware"" enough. We wanted to introduce this group to the topic via creative workshops using theatre, Participatory Video, and social media. Additionally, we saw the potential that is inherent in these three creative areas to engage with topics like identity, community, and communication. They offer great opportunities for participants to reflect on their own perceptions, stereotypes, and biases.Another observation in the field of anti-discrimination work was also the often times neglected question of evaluation of such workshops. With this project we also wanted to address this gap by proposing creative tools for evaluation of such workshops.<< Objectives >>We wanted to create innovative workshop formats targeted at the audience mentioned above (people who are open the the subject of anti-discrimination but would not attend traditional anti-discrimination trainings). We designed and implemented workshops using theatre, participatory video, and social media that introduced the participants to (self)reflection and critical thinking through artistic means. The linking of artistic methods and anti-discrimination work can benefit both the anti-discrimination field and the arts themselves. Traditional anti-discrimination work gains broadens the array of tools to engage even people who would otherwise not be interested in anti-discrimination trainings. And the fields of theatre participatory video, and social media can deepen their methods by inclusion of questions and matters concerning anti-discrimination. The knowledge from the creation of the workshop formats are compiled in toolkits for educators and trainers. Three toolkits guide through the realization of theatre, Participatory Video, and social media workshops for anti-discrimination. A fourth toolkit gives theoretical insight into evaluation and its aims, and practical tools for short and long-term evaluation.<< Implementation >>Throughout the project, 3 pilot workshops on ""Participatory Video against discrimination"", 4 pilot workshops ""Theatre against discrimination"", and 3 pilot workshops on ""Social Media against discrimination"" were implemented. The knowledge and experiences of these pilot workshops were constitutive for the contents of the four toolkits that were produced during the project. Tools that were included in the toolkit ""Evaluation in the context of anti-discrimination work"" were largely tested during the aforementioned pilot workshops.To disseminate the toolkits, 8 multiplier events were organised in the four participating countries.The cooperation within the partnership was solidified in two in-person transnational partner meetings. and one online partner meeting, which partly had the character of a joint staff meeting. The other 2 transnational partner meetings could not take place due to Covid-19 restrictions that affected the entire project throughout its course.<< Results >>The project produced 10 pilot workshops on theatre, participatory vide0, and social media and accompanying toolkits that enable trainers, educators, art mediators etc. to implement creative workshops against discrimination based on these methodologies. Furthermore, a fourth toolkit is available with creative short and long-term evaluation tools to be able to assess the success and effects of these workshops. The toolkits are available in 6 languages (English, German, Italian, Hungarian, Spanish, Basque) PDF on the project website and on the European Results Platform. A printed compendium that combines parts of all 4 toolkits in a printed handbook is available in limited numbers. The project website is the hub where interested people can find introductory texts on the potential of art and creative workshops in anti-discrimination work and can download all toolkits. The website is translated into the 6 languages represented in the project. Additonally, 6 blogposts in English offer more content and extra insights in to the matters dealt with in the project.To share the results with a larger community, a blogpost on EPALE indroducing the results has been published, albeit after the end of the project."

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