The Citizenship Academy’s main goal is to boost active citizenship and the construction of development roots with principles of social, economic and environmental sustainability. Our ambition is to empower people and organizations in the exercise of deepening democracy. Educational, communicative and artistic activities are our areas of intervention. Non-formal education and participative and active research are our methodologies.

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MoveBG is a community of people who share common moral values and principles, strive for the democratic development of Bulgaria, actively participate in the European process and create sustainable development policies. MoveBG is where experts and progressive citizens come together to participate in the search and discovery of adequate, balanced, long-term solutions for the state and society. MoveBG combines expertise and civic energy to build a better, modern, democratic European Bulgaria.

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Le Tran calls Oakland, California, and Ho Chi Minh City his two homes. His work largely focuses on racial justice and solidarity among youth and refugee groups, which has taken him France, southeast Asia, and Canada. Currently Le is based in Madrid, where he works in education and social justice.

A native of Albania who has been living in Greece since 1998, Bledar Feta studied European and International Relations at University of Piraeus and obtained his master degree from the Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Bledar is a Research Associate and Policy Analyst for the South East Europe Programme at the Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy where he analyzes the political, economic and social developments in Albania, Kosovo and the Albanian inhabited areas of the Western Balkans. He previously worked as a Project Evaluator for the UK’s Department for International Development in Kosovo, as a Political Analyst for Oxford Analytica, as a Junior Researcher at the Joint Policy Program between the Hellenic Centre for European Studies (EKEM) in Athens and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC and as a Liaison Officer for the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Bledar has published several reports for the South East Europe Programme of ELIAMEP and a number of insightful short analyses for top Western European and Balkan media such as EurActive, BalkanInsight, TransConflict and Tirana Times.

Expertise in International Relations and European Studies with a special regional focus on the South Eastern Europe. Experience in government, private and non-profit work, in policy analysis, research and international affairs. Specialties: Foreign Policy Analysis, European Integration of Western Balkan Countries, Politics in Albania and Kosovo.

During the last years Leonie’s main field of political work has been immigration policy with a special focus on EU and national refugee and asylum policy. She has been active in several groups in multiple places. Having worked and studied in France, the Netherlands, Greece and Morocco has broadened her horizons and made her value transnational links in activist work.

The vision of the European Youth Forum is to be the voice of young people in Europe, where young people are equal citizens and are encouraged and supported to achieve their fullest potential as global citizens.

The European Youth Forum (YFJ) is the platform of youth organisations in Europe. Representing 99 youth organisations, both National Youth Councils and International Non-Governmental Youth Organisations, we believe youth organisations are the tool through which we empower, encourage, involve, represent, reach out and support young people. The Youth Forum brings together tens of millions of young people from all over Europe, organised in order to represent their common interests.

The Youth Forum works to empower young people to participate actively in society to improve their own lives by representing and advocating their needs and interest and those of their organisations. In the current uncertain political and social context that affects young people, they can be powerful catalysts for positive change and contributors of innovative solutions to Europe’s problems.

www.youthforum.org

Musicians Against Racism is a politically and religiously independent association. The initiative was taken in 2012 by Alexander Goldmann in Gothenburg as a reaction to escalating racism. In 2013 non-profit associations were formed in Gothenburg, Malmö and Stockholm.

Our vision is that the music is a force to influence people to take an active stand against racism and for diversity in their everyday lives. Musicians Against Racism also aims for all events to be 50/50 men and women. The work of the association is entirely voluntary and events are not for profit.

Musicians Against Racisim collaborates with among others SSensus, ABF and other educational associations, Stiftelsen Expo, Uddevalla Solid Sound, and other public / private stakeholders.

www.musikermotrasism.se