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COIMBRA!
Are you ready to show the power of youth vote? The how and why of different forms of civic participation in national and European elections? Then the first GenZ Votes event in Coimbra is for you!
FORMAT
VIDEO STORYTELLING
The challenge is to develop youth stories of making a difference via video storytelling! What’s that?
Video storytelling is a creative method that uses the naturally engaging video format to tell a story that gets to the heart of the audience and ignites an emotional connection and reaction (sparks of change!) towards something.
TOPICS
4 Research Areas:
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Historical or current events that show how young people’s involvement sparked societal change (ex: Czech Velvet Revolution, May ’68 in France, Fridays for Future…)
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Good news of everyday young civic engagement that goes unnoticed.
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Little-known yet useful rights EU citizens have, and they need to be aware of.
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Even more than Erasmus! Available EU opportunities and how to make youth voices heard at the EU level.
YOUTH SPARKS OF CHANGE
REGISTER & JOIN THE YOUTH SQUADS
To ensure students feel supported in their tasks and bonding with each other, the project's first event in Coimbra is dedicated entirely to our Youth Squads! This launch event is designed as a team and skill-building event to help you get to know your team members, share your aspirations to improve civic participation and build your skill set to create video content.
Are you...
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An Activist
A Storyteller
An Actor
An Editor
An Influencer
A leader
Are you willing to...
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Be engaged during the entire duration of the project (22 Months), dedicating at least 3 hours weekly to GenZ Votes activities.
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Participate in-person in our 4 international events.
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Be a dedicated, present and enthusiastic team player in your Youth Squad to achieve its mission and have a regular online presence.
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During the entire project duration, network online and in-person with other associations, micro-influencers, fellow students... to increase youth civic engagement and spread the reach of your videos.
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Be engaged online in between events to:
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Collaborate with your peers in the completion and quality of the videos
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Ensure online civic engagement
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Be active in our Slack channel and monthly online Happy Hours.
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…then we count on you to make of GenZVote a success and promote youth civic engagement!!!
Selection process
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Download our Call for Applications to have all the details beforehand!
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Send us your application by completing our application form by 12 February at 23:59 (Brussels Time). The selection will be made on a rolling basis, so hurry up not to miss your opportunity in GenZVotes!
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Online Interviews will be done on a rolling basis, with the latest ones taking place on 14 and 15 February.
The final results will be announced on 16 February (if you applied early, you’ll have them before!) and you must confirm your participation by sending your transportation tickets by 22 February at 23:59 (Brussels time). In case of any questions or if you need support for booking your tickets, please contact us at info@euca.eu.
AGENDA & VENUE
VENUE FOR ALL DAYS :
Coming soon!
DAY 1
16 March – Team Building
09:30 - 12:00: Arrival at the hostel
12:00 - 12:30: Welcome and Registration
12:30 - 13:00: Introduction by EucA
13:00 - 14:00: Lunch
14:00 - 14:45: Icebreakers & teambuilding
14:45 - 15:15: Presentation of GenZ Votes goals
15:15 - 15:45: Break
15:45 - 18:45: A Day in the Life of a European: national videos & presentations of students’ culture, traditions, daily life & aspirations
DAY 2
17 March – Knowledge & Skill Building
09:00 - 09:30: Welcome and Registration
09:30 - 10:30: Testimonials on youth activism, civic engagement, elections, voter turnout
10:30 - 11:00: Squad formation
11:00 - 11:30: Break
11:30 - 13:00: Intro to video making
13:00 - 14:00: Lunch
14:00 - 15:00: Plenary sessions with testimonials from nano and micro-influencers
15.30 - 16:00: Break
16:00 - 18:30: Tutorials and training for video skills
DAY 3
18 March – Content Creation
09:30 - 10:00: Welcome and Registration
10:00 - 11:00: Squadwork to research four topics
11:00 - 11:30: Break
11:30 - 13:00: Videomaking: Brainstorming video storyboards and scripts
13:00 - 14:00: Lunch
14:00 - 15:00: Videomaking: Recording
15.00 - 15:30: Break
15:30 - 16:30: Videomaking: Recording and editing
16:30 - 17:00: Break
17:00 - 18:00: Videomaking: Editing the videos
Each group has to produce 1 video of max. 3 min for YouTube + 10 short videos for Instagram and TikTok on the four topics.
DAY 4
19 March – Content Planning
09:30 - 10:00: Welcome and Registration
10:00 - 11:00: Video Festival
11:00 - 11:30: Next steps planning
11:30 - 12:30: Wrap-up session
LOGISTICS
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All the events will be held in English in person. No remote participation is possible.
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Once your selection is confirmed by EucA, you need to book and pay autonomously for your means of transport to Coimbra. We will reimburse you up to 200 EUR after your successful participation in the event.
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For the three nights of the conference, you will stay in shared rooms in a hostel provided and paid for by the organisers. Extra nights in Coimbra must be booked and paid for by you, independently of the organisers.
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The organisers will provide most of the conference meals, the highlight being a dinner all together.
For more information regarding our cancellation & reimbursement policy, check our Call for Applications:
For other information or if you want to say hi, please contact us at info@euca.eu
