Push LAB - Zagreb, Global PACT, Rutgers University - New Jersey invite you to participate in
INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL: "Empowering the Community"
WHERE? Vukovar, Croatia
WHEN? July 06 – July 25, 2009
WHAT? Empowering the Community (ETC) is civic activism training focused on mobilizing citizens to act for social change. It is designed as a team-based immersion course, intended to help individuals learn how to initiate positive transformations in the society through developing their own social change project.
In small teams, in cooperation with local youth, students will initiate, develop and implement projects that will contribute to resolving social problems in Vukovar community identified as priority by the participants. This course will take you through this process step-by-step from issue identification to a live press conference on the project issue.
WHO? The program will gather around 40 university students from different cultural backgrounds (Croatia, USA, Balkans and EU countries). The teaching team will be a mix of Rutgers University (USA) professors and Croatian and American trainers.
HOW TO APPLY? In order to participate, you need to fill out the application form which you can download at www.pushlab. com and send it to info@pushlab. org by June 1, 2009. The costs during three weeks of training (accommodation in hotel Dunav, two
meals, teaching materials, weekend excursions) is 750 euros for EU participants and 500 euros for non EU participants.
We offer a limited number of partial stipends.
For any additional information please visit www.pushlab. org or contact
us at info@pushlab. org
Application deadline –June 1, 2009
We hope to see you in Vukovar!
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