Description of S&O
Once a year WSCF-Europe organizes a meeting for Student Christian Movements to gather in one place, to meet with the WSCF Europe staff members, volunteer board members, and SCM representatives from other countries. This meeting is for all of you the opportunity to share the work you’ve been up to over the past year, as well as to learn new skills, make new contacts and to take lots of useful information home with you.
What are the topics of the Meeting this year?
This year’s meeting is entitled “Spot it, Stop it: Media Literacy to Combat Negative Narrative on Diversity and Inclusion”. More details coming soon!
The Meeting will be held between 6-11th May 2018 in Palermo, Sicily.
What are the benefits of this year’s edition of Staff and Officers meeting?
The preparatory group of the meeting and the invited experts will ensure you will:
… Learn to run a successful campaign in your local community and at European level.
… Learn about the role of the media in promoting Inclusion, diversity and human rights.
… Get ideas how to expose and combat negative narrative on diversity an inclusion.
… Increase your knowledge on Human Rights Education.
… Learn to run a successful campaign in your local community and at European level.
… Meet young people working for and with Christian students across Europe, as well
as the Regional Office staff.
… Have fun and enjoy interactive activities.
Who can attend?
The meeting is open to the staff and volunteers from the WSCF-Europe member movements (SCMs) in Europe and to young people coming from Council of Europe member states who has interest in the topics of the meeting and is highly motivated to contribute to the training course and implementation of it results.
If you want to know more about Staff and Officers meeting from last year you can find it here.
Application details:
Fill in the application form by 25th February (extended) to make sure you do not miss out on this opportunity. The deadline has now passed, however, apply ASAP if you wish to participate.
Financial contribution:
- the full participation fee is 200 € (covering 5 nights full boarding and other associated costs). The minimum participation fee is 70 €.
- Travel expenses can be covered by up to 80 % of total costs.
Financial/reimbursement guide based on solidarity is outlined in the application form. If you cannot pay the outlined minimum contribution, apply anyway and we will agree on financial terms.
Organizers:
Zuzana Babicova, Chaiperson
Luise Klein, Links Coordinator
Christiane Gebauer, Program Coordinator
Pavlina Manavska, Co-opted Member
The S&O 2018 Agenda is now available here.
We are open to your suggestions and ideas regarding the programme of the meeting. Let us know what would you like to discuss with representatives of other SCMs; which specific skills and activities that you would like to learn more about; which topics of spirituality that you are interested in. Your contribution is very important for us. Our Links Coordinator Luise Klein (links@wscf-europe.org) is awaiting your suggestions.
The project is financially supported by the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe and the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission.
Francesca Vincenzi
