Poetry of Resistance – To promote European Remembrance Amongst Young People

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Poetry of Resistance aims to promote European Remembrance and the active participation of today’s youth, by studying and reflecting on the role played by resistance movements in the combat to dictatorships of the 20th century. We witness in occidental societies the diminishing of political participation, especially amongst young people (Sveningsson, 2015). In Europe there is a decline in the connection of young people with the traditional political processes (Youth Participation Strategy, SALTO 2020). We understand that preserving the memory of the resistance movements across Europe may be an effective and attractive way to engage young people in civic and political life, reversing the tendencies described and creating opportunities for new democratic achievements based on the common European history. Given this, our specific objectives are: O1- To create opportunities for young people to explore and reflect about historical facts and promote informed historical memory; O2- Increase the knowledge and awareness of young people, youth professionals and relevant stakeholders for 20th century European history, namely related with totalitarian regimes and resistance movements that overthrew them; O3- To provide and publicly disseminate information about literary resistance movements across Europe through attractive and accessible channels (digital); O4- To promote active citizenship competencies in young people. These will be accomplished through the implementation of the following Work Plan: Work Package 1: Poetry of Resistance – Research and Reflect Work Package 2: Digital Content Creation Work Package 3: Capacity-building Work Package 4: Awareness Raising Local Events Work Package 5: Transnational Event