Project summary

The project “Blue4EU” aims to educate young people about the defining historical moments in Romania and Italy of totalitarian regimes, resistance against these regimes, transition times that led to poverty and economic migration, and EU integration processes. Using the transformative and educational power of oral history, storytelling, co-design and co-creation methods and tools, Blue4EU will provide intergenerational and mutual learning contexts for young people in Romania and Italy with the general objectives of 1) engaging young people in promoting the EU fundamental rights and combating racism and intolerance through the oral history and storytelling processes, and developing advocacy campaigns and community projects; 2) raising awareness of young people about the EU fundamental rights through the power of oral history, personal storytelling, and intergenerational connection; 3) combating historical distortion about Romania’s communist regime and Italy’s EU integration and enhance young people’s critical thinking and resilience towards the current extremist and anti-EU movements. Blue4EU aims to engage 1000 + young people (13-25 years old) from Romania and Italy in oral history and storytelling processes and advocacy campaigns or community intervention projects; to involve 160+ witnesses from Romania and Italy who will tell their stories of resistance towards totalitarian regime, of resilience in transition times, and of hope during the EU integration moments to young people; to activate 100+ secondary teachers, in Romania, in a pilot activity, to explore their potential of developing intergenerational raising awareness projects; to support 60+ youth-led and past-connected community intervention projects and advocacy campaigns which will engage over 1200 educational multipliers and relevant local stakeholders, in Romania and Italy, to further promotethe EU fundamental rights, values and combat racism and intolerance.

Activities

WP1 Co-design session for project’s research tools and processes (in Romania)

WP2 Training on oral history and storytelling for advocacy and civic engagement for young people/ university students (in Romania)

WP3 Training on oral history and storytelling for advocacy and civic engagement for young people/ university students (in Italy)

WP4 1st Edition of Oral History and Storytelling for Advocacy and Youth Civic Engagement Post- Graduate Course for 50 secondary teachers (in Romania)

WP5 2nd Edition of Oral History and Storytelling for Advocacy and Youth Civic Engagement Post- Graduate Course for 50 secondary teachers (in Romania)

WP6 Film making - Romanian Revolution in Cluj- Napoca - educational material for young people (in Romania)

WP7 Reflection youth workshops - learning from the past for a European future (in Romania)

WP8 Reflection youth workshop - learning from the past for a European future (in Italy)

WP9 Blue4EU international exchange for adding the EU dimension to the lessons from the past for a European future (in Romania)

WP10 Publications of testimonies (in Romania and in Italy)

WP11 International training course on social media, advocacy & storytelling (in Italy)

WP12 International training course on community intervention projects (in Netherlands)

WP13 Community intervention projects/advocacy campaigns to combat racism & historical distortion and promote EU fundamental rights (in Romania)

WP14 Community intervention projects/advocacy campaigns to combat racism & historical distortion and promote EU fundamental rights (in Italy)

WP15 Blue4EU conclusion sessions & sustainability planning event (in Italy)