Civic Activism training
The regional training of Transformers Civic Activism – Arts for Social Change (second for 2020), brought together in Ohrid from 8 to 13 of October a group of change-makers, civic activists, teachers, environmentalists and LOJA team members and trainers from #WesternBalkans, #Germany and #France. This training is part of a series of regional trainings that encourages active involvement of (young) citizens and aims to enlarge the group of #Transformers that together develop and support creative civic actions. The training is designed to encourage the use of artistic techniques to address relevant issues and to contribute to improving the quality of life in local communities. In addition to providing instructions and theory on civic and urban art techniques, the training also included the opportunity to develop simulation projects in the surroundings of Ohrid and Struga. The learnings from this first practical experience are then used to develop actual civic activism related projects that are set to be implemented over the period October 2020 to April 2021. The #Transformers initiative is implemented by Centre LOJA and is supported by the partner organization Kurve Wustrow in the framework of the Civil Peace Service program (supported by German Government – BMZ). #More_Regional! #More_LOJA_more_European