What if democracy wasn’t taught… but experienced?

1,000 young people stepped inside a civic metaverse to live it.
This report captures what happened — and what it might change.

https://open.substack.com/pub/associationredefine/p/the-european-union-and-democracy?r=6l8ed8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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Accessibility is often treated as a feature. Something you add at the end, if there’s time, if there’s budget, if someone asks.

But what if it’s not a layer?
What if it’s the logic of the system itself?

When accessibility is designed from the beginning, participation stops being selective. It becomes structural.

And that’s where democracy quietly shifts from principle to practice.

https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/democracy-in-3d-how-the-eu-democracy?r=6l8ed8

#Democracy #CivicTech #DigitalDemocracy #EU #YouthParticipation #Accessibility #EdTech

Real thinking doesn’t happen automatically.

It needs structure, psychological safety, and the right questions.

Through Youth4Peace and the EU Democracy Campus, we developed a small set of tools used in debates and workshops with 1,000+ young people.
https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/tools-for-building-better-thinking?r=6l8ed8

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Democracy is often discussed. It is rarely practiced across borders.

This short video takes you inside the EU Democracy Campus and its virtual parliament: a space designed for young Europeans to rehearse democratic participation together, across languages and borders.

https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/practicing-democracy-virtual-parliament

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Jersey School Councils Collaborate with Government on Safety and Wellbeing

Ministers and representatives from primary and secondary school councils in Jersey are set to meet for the first School Council Network session of the term. This forum, held up to six times a year, gives students the opportunity to directly influence government policy. The current session will focus... [More info]

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👉 Democracy needs young people!

The effects of current decisions on long-term challenges will mainly affect those in society who have little to no voice in policy-making. Nonetheless, they are the most engaged generation in the fight for climate justice and mental health.

Learn how youth assemblies can offer a space to engage and leverage their viewpoints to shape public decisions with:

🗨 Katie Reid designed and facilitated a child participation process for Scotland’s Climate Assembly and the Children and Young People’s Assembly on Biodiversity Loss in Ireland.

💬 Che Wagner is the Programme Lead «Participation» at Pro Futuris Think + Do Tank and Co-Project manager of the «Future Council U24».

✒ Moderated by Dr. Nabila Abbas

Register to join us on March 26 ▶ https://lnkd.in/dzZerx9d

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RT by @europe_creative: At 23-24/11 Education, Youth, Culture & Sport Council #EYCS with @Ili_Ivanova.
Key topics:
🧑‍💻#EUDigitalEducation
🗳️#YouthParticipation in democratic life
🙎🏻‍♀️ ↗️female talent in science&tech
🎭artists’ working conditions
👟 equality & safety in sport..
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