1. Environmental Protection
2. Filmmaking
3. Arts & Crafts
4. Media
5. Youth Activism
6. Human Rights
7. Performing Arts
8. Marketing
9. Sustainable Development
10. Photography

Environmental Protection

(AIAT - Association of Environmental and Planning Engineers - Italy)

The world of tomorrow... Will we be environMENTALLY sustainABLE? In this fast - developing and increasingly interconnected world, the consumption and depletion of non-renewable resource (fossil fuels, drinking water, land…) is unfortunately increasing. This can be considered a by - product of positive processes such as the development of large areas of the world and the increase of the living standard for a large percent of the global population. It therefore needs to be addressed by everyone, with particular focus on younger generations and especially university students, as they are the leaders of tomorrow. The main goal of this workshop is to show participants how everyday behaviour and small changes can greatly affect the bigger picture and create a healthier environment, both on a local and global level.

Filmmaking

(Experimentáculo Associação Cultural - Portugal)

FILM AS A PERSONAL SOCIAL AWARENESS TOOL The workshop intends to give an insight as to how film can be produced on a very low budget. Modern digitalization makes invaluable film production tools widely accessible. Nevertheless one must configure his/her priorities in order to make a film with limited recourses. All you need to make a good film is a good idea, any camcorder and a computer with film editing software. As film production has become so simple, we can finally think of it as a tool for social awareness. Anyone can shoot anything, anywhere and show it to everyone, everywhere!

Arts & Crafts

(FreshWesh - Serbia)

reFRESH your tolerance by FRESH WESH Participants of our workshop will learn how to make a short film using stop - motion animation, stencils, and how to practically apply them. Through the process of making stencils we will try to materialize a brainstorming on the workshop motto. The final stop - motion animation will demonstrate what a team can achieve when having tolerance in mind as a main motto. Another activity will be making a nature - tolerant sculpture.

Media

(WAVE Magazine)

Gate Keepers – borders of professional journalism Participants of this workshop will be introduced to the basics of media ethics. They will then use the international dimension of the workshop as a basis for discussion and joint work. They will have an opportunity to compare practices in the different countries they come from and exploring the nature of (in)tolerance in the media and the limitations it imposes. In collaboration with lecturers and group leaders of the workshop, they will try to give answers to sensitive questions such as: how to report on minorities, social division and conflicts, war crimes, crime and corruption, conflicting financial and economic interests etc. Do journalist and editors have the right to express their own personal opinions (or the opinions of the media), and if so in which way? Or do they have to be neutral and risk turning into a mere transmitter of information? Where do we draw the line between tolerance and (auto)censorship? The interactive workshop will enable participants to compare different applications of theoretical knowledge. They will have the task of writing a few investigative stories that will be published in WAVE magazine, and (potentially) in some form of national media. Participants will also visit selected Belgrade media houses and gain insight into how they work.

Youth Activism

(AEGEE - Association des Etats Généraux des Etudiants de l’Europe)

Intolerance – a disease of modern society? This workshop is aimed at young thinkers and especially students of social sciences who want to explore the phenomenon of intolerance in modern society. Starting with an introduction to the psychological background of intolerance, the programme focuses on various different aspects in the course of the week, such as social and political stereotypes that lead to intolerance, religious fundamentalism etc. The workshop concludes with a debate on the motto of ISWiB 2010: “Do we tolerate intolerance?” and a final evaluation of the entire week. Every day includes at least one professional or academic guest speaker, giving necessary scientific input as a basis for discussion. Through a range of activities that are common in the non-formal education sector an interactive and creative atmosphere will serve as an ideal background for a truly informative, interesting and inspiring experience.

Human Rights

(Zveza študentskih klubov Slovenije – Zveza ŠKIS, Slovenia in cooperation with Students Union of Serbia, Studentska unija Srbije – SUS, Serbia)

Face to face with discrimination! The workshop will deal with discrimination and human rights, not only in the European Union and the Balkans, but also in the problematic parts of the world, which are still dealing with extensive discrimination. The human rights workshop we intend to create at ISWIB 2010 will be attended by all kinds of students, but only if they are prepared to be critical and open-minded to other opinions. We will compare two different ideologies, by giving examples and encouraging the discussion of various topics and the problems they face (human rights, discrimination, religion, sexual orientation, poverty, child abuse, the death penalty, gender, work and politics issues, people with disabilities, migration and refugees, social and economic rights...). During debates we will try to explore how we and our society as a whole can reduce discrimination, are we exposed to discrimination, where is discrimination to be fond, are human rights violated (including practical case studies), how to predict and prevent these problems and how to educate about specific problems... An important aim of the workshop is to increase understanding between different countries and cultures, to encourage young people to be more active and involved in their own societies as well as enabling them to grow as individuals and gain new perspectives.

Performing Arts

(Dalija Acin - Serbia)

IN/Tolerant bodies This workshop will be based on the Body - Mind Centering aproach. This approach is based on two premises. One, that the mind is inseparable from and centered in the body; and two, that through the body the mind can be explored and expressed. The aim of the workshop is to raise self-awareness of the body and in turn gain an understanding of how the mind is expressed through the body and the body through the mind. Activities focused on body contact and communication will challenge participants by encouraging them to understand the presence of other bodies, responsivity in communication, different levels of communication and so on. Particpants of the worshop do not need to have any previous experience in the dance or peforming arts field.

Marketing

(Marketing Workshop - Serbia)

Marketing Gym Work out your marketing muscle through interactive lectures on branding, public relations, market communications and corporate social responsibility. In the present market, "the ad sells the product". That's why, for quality positioning, it's necessary to know the secrets of good marketing, and be constantly working on, and upgrading the relationship with the target market. Companies invest more and more resources into these activities, so every professional in the field always needs to be practicing and advancing these skills. The "Marketing Gym" is the ideal place for this.

Sustainable Development

(Green Youth - Serbia)

Green Economy The main theme will be a holistic perspective of green economics and the role of youth in implementing the key concepts of ecological economics and in achieving sustainable development. With this event we want to encourage young people to take an active role in their societies and explore the best methods of doing this, to fight for a new sustainable basis of economics which will not endanger the environment, violate human rights, create a gender misbalance and which will not support the widening gap between rich and poor social groups. We want to learn about the role of young people in building a greener society based on ecological economics, and about methods that can be used to make youth work efficient and effective by implementing a democratic way of work and respecting human rights. We plan to celebrate diversity, promote intercultural and inter-ethnic understanding. This can be done by encouraging multiculturalism and interethnic dialogue by emphasizing youth work and activism as important part of supporting a sustainable, democratic, multiethnic and diverse social development.

Photography

(Jovan Marinkov, Nenad Nikolic, Marija Zindovic - Serbia)

We do not tolerate intolerance All students who want to learn something about or are just interested in photography can join the Photography workshop. All participants must have their own cameras, of any kind (compact, SLR or DSLR) and have some experience in photography. Trough this workshop we will try to introduce photography to the participants by teaching them some basic and advanced skills in both the technical and philosophical aspects of photography. The theme of this year workshop “Do we tolerant intolerance?” is sufficiently wide for each of the participants to have a chance to create their own story and approach to the theme.