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From Palermo to Ljubljana for the European Union Youth Policy Dialogue on the Digital Fairness Act
This article spotlights the experience of a young Italian representative at the European Commission’s Youth Policy Dialogue, one of the European Union’s key initiatives for promoting direct dialogue between young people and policymakers.
How Italy changed me in 15 days and a job shadowing experience
The experience described in this article is part of the European project Bottom-Up Talks and its Job Shadowing activity, an international mobility opportunity offered to one Youth Advisory Board (YAB) member from each partner country. Participants are selected based...
From education to rights: a shared journey to prevent gender-based violence among adolescents and young people
How can we develop effective policies to prevent gender-based violence (GBV), starting from an understanding of the needs of local communities? This is the question behind the first Technical Roundtable organised within the framework of the Bottom-Up Talks project, marking the beginning of a process of dialogue through which institutions, schools, services and third-sector organisations will work together to develop shared recommendations for the city of Palermo.
Pride Month: Beyond celebration, the reality of LGBTQIA+ people in Europe
While Pride Month is a time to celebrate LGBTQIA+ communities, it is also important to reflect on the realities they continue to face across Europe and beyond. Despite important progress in some areas, discrimination, violence and unequal access to rights and services remain widespread – from education and healthcare to employment, housing, sport and mental health support.
Menstrual health education: menstruation, inequalities and the right to health
For the International Menstrual Hygiene Day on 28 May, there is renewed urgency to bring this topic back into public debate – where menstrual health remains one of the most invisible issues.
Learning together: The role of peer education – Bottom-Up Talks YABs share their experience
A French young person talks to two Greek girls about their experience in the Youth Advisory Board.
My experience as a Youth Advisory Board member in the Bottom-Up Talks project
Melya tells her experience on the Youth Advisory Board.
Rethinking masculinity: Health, wellbeing and gender norms in youth work
By Matas Petrokaitis, researcher, sociologist, PhD student of Vilnius University and and educator of House of Diversity Education. In the context of the Bottom-Up Talks project, which focuses on preventing gender-based violence, promoting healthy relationships, and...