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MOSAIC - The training kit for Euro-Mediterranean youth work

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Variations<br />

You could use the method in “Let’s talk about sex”, which can be found in Compass, to<br />

address the concerns in a more public way. This will have the advantage that everyone<br />

will take part in the same discussion, but the disadvantage that you will probably not<br />

have time to address all concerns.<br />

Ideas <strong>for</strong> action<br />

Encourage participants to find out more about issues in their own society that give<br />

rise to negative images of other cultures. <strong>The</strong>y could write a letter to a local newspaper<br />

or even write their own article to dispel some of the more destructive myths. Some<br />

of them may wish to publish an account of lessons learnt from this activity, either<br />

in their own country or on an international <strong>for</strong>um like Salto-Youth <strong>Euro</strong>-Med<br />

(www.salto-<strong>youth</strong>.net) or the <strong>Euro</strong>-Med Youth Plat<strong>for</strong>m (www.euromedp.org).<br />

Suggestions <strong>for</strong> follow-up<br />

<strong>The</strong> activity “Can I come in?”, in Compass, is a role-play looking at the plight of refugees<br />

and could be a strong follow-up <strong>for</strong> this activity. You could also look at some of the<br />

activities in this T-<strong>kit</strong> on diversity and minorities – <strong>for</strong> example, Activity 23, “Reshaping<br />

racism”, which deals with racist attitudes and how they can be trans<strong>for</strong>med.<br />

<strong>MOSAIC</strong> - <strong>The</strong> <strong>training</strong> <strong>kit</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Euro</strong>-<strong>Mediterranean</strong> <strong>youth</strong> <strong>work</strong>

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