CREW - COMMON ROOTS OF THE EUROPEAN WORDS
With this project we want to contribute to the preservation and revival of the European community sense. Our project involves participants who come from 12 Countries; they are the “crew” of the ship that will sail many routes ( cultural and linguistic routes) and finally they will arrive in the safe port of European Civilitation. About Project
In the 6
0th year since the signing of the Treaties of Rome, which gave start to the process of European integration, it is most appropriate to re-read the words of the “ Manifesto di Ventotene”: “ A free and united Europe is the necessary premise to the strengthening of modern civilization”. With our “vision” (CREW – COMMON ROOTS OF EUROPEAN WORDS) we want to contribute to the preservation and revival of the European community sense. Our project involves participants who come from 12 countries; they are the “crew” of the ship that will sail many routes ( cultural and linguistic routes) and finally they will arrive in the safe port of European Civilitation. Through non-formal learning of the common linguistic roots, of cultural affinities, and through the promotion of diversity, we can recognize ourselves in other people; and and we can developing the feeling of a common European culture and identity. This awareness is necessary to re-new the idea of Europe as a community of people; a community that want to break down cultural barriers and to rejects radicalism and dis-integrating rhetoric. The project activities will encourage the idea of a society founded on the values of “ pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between women and men” (Article 2 - Treaty on European Union). Main objectives of this project
- to acquire and improve skills such as: problem solving social skills; and to promote respect, equality, dialogue and tolerance.
- the rediscovery of common roots will strengthen the European citizenship concept of a community based on respect for fundamental human rights, as reported and protected by the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights.
- acquiring methods and techniques to foster intercultural approaches; they will increase their idea of respect, equality, dialogue culture through the study and the discovery of diversity;
- improving the knowledge of foreign languages, that Is a necessary condition to ensure common training processes interconnection which contribute to improving the relational perspectives.
- foster participants’ awareness about other cultures and countries, offering them the opportunity to build international networks useful for active citizenship