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Link By Symbols
Start date: Aug 15, 2014, End date: Mar 14, 2015 PROJECT  FINISHED 

Is it possible to unify cultures through symbles? In such countries as United States (especially in Canada), where the problem of social integration is very popular, this method is getting good results. The initiative "Link By Symbols", according to these good practices coming from America, wants to experiment this technique among the own context. The project will involve therty-two young people coming from: Italia, Bulgaria, Turkey and Latvia. The aim is to encourage the intercultural dialogue and fhight the social exclusions. The activities will be in Scafati (IT), a town characterized by a high percentage of immigrates often not well integrated. The social barriers, often fueled by false belief and prejudices, entail tensions and and ghettoization of such areas. The whole project will last six months of wich the activities will last nine days. The participants will be able to compare each other and experiment the use of symbles as a diagonal language excluding ratial, religiouse and cultural issues. Many symbles (like dragon, eagle, lion, crown, star, etc...) that are part of collective conscience and are archetipes recognized in almost all cultures. We can find those imagines in the past as nowdays, taking on different meanings. Is this an ascertaining element of singularity of human nature, excluding each kind of distincions? Each partner will show the symbles of own culture, inclused legends, lores and anything else identify the own country. The initiative is distributed in more sessions that foresee: team building and team working; creativity labs; visits in historical places to identify symbles; meeting with local youth organizations; final exhibition with the performance of flag players. The project foresees original, clamour and creativity moments that ensure a high impact on local community and media. The organizations, institutions and stake holders will be able to cooperate or symply observe an original initiative for method and and contents; in this way they will be encouraged to undertake future similar projects. The interest from media will be helpfull to spread the results off the local environment. The production of videos and films shooting the main moments will represent a good practice that will shared among several contexts, both national and international.
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