Project Description

Ties of freedom focuses on the transition from authoritarian and totalitarian rule to democracy, highlighting lessons retained for the future on how to defend key EU values, such as democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights. The project is based on a collaborative approach to promote key democratic values through an intergenerational perspective to European Remembrance.

Objectives

  • engage democracy advocates from several countries in discussions and debates on issues related to past authoritarian tendencies and emerging threats to democracy, the rule of law, and human rights in the EU today
  • promote an intergenerational exchange of living a democratic life as a strategy to raise awareness among more young people; and disseminate personal stories of people who lived through the democratic transition
  • promote participatory discussions among children and young people about democratic experiences and participation
  • influence educators and relevant stakeholders to adopt a more active and proactive discourse in the promotion of EU democratic values

Expected results

  • A short animated film: Voices of freedom
  • An intergenerational booklet on democratic transitions
  • Toolkit to implement Democratic Talks
  • Intergenerational Gaming Box about the democratic transition and the EU democratic values
  • Toolkit to implement Circles of Democracy

Promoter

European Association for Social Innovation, Romania

Project partners

AFEJI, France

Aproximar, Portugal

Transcena, Romania

Meridaunia, Italy

Timeframe

01.03.2025 – 28.02.2027

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.