The [ http://www.coe.int/en/web/european-youth-foundation ]European Youth Foundation is inviting youth representatives to the 2014 edition of the World Forum for Democracy (WFD) taking place in Strasbourg on 31 October–6 November 2014. Under the theme: “From participation to influence: can youth revitalise democracy?”, the third edition of the Forum will engage with young people and with decision-makers and opinion-formers in a reflection on the patterns of exclusion and involvement and will explore new ways of engaging young people in re-visioning the democratic arenas of today.
300 young participants, from 16 to 30 years old, residents in one of the 50 signatories of the European Cultural Convention, actively involved in civil society Democracy initiatives, supported by a youth organisation or network or informal group working on democracy and available to participate fully in the World Forum for Democracy and the preparation process beforehand will have to:
– submit the [ http://youthapplications.coe.int/Application-forms ]application form; together with a support letter from their NGO/sending organisation. – post a short 1 minute video on YouTube, with the link attached to the online application form. Deadline: 22 June 2014, midnight CET. The common working language of the event will be English Board, lodging and travel costs will be covered by the Council of Europe.
Find out more: https://www.dropbox.com/s/dxs0tnpuy5jselv/CALL%20for%20participants.docx
– See more at: http://eurodesk.ua.gov.tr/avrupa-firsatlari-duyurular/0052.aspx#sthash.ZsJdZ9ce.dpuf
