Crew Project

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