Call for Participants!!
Loesje is inviting you for the School of Freedom training for trainers
“I follow dreams – you can join me anytime”
Participating countries: Germany, Palestine, Egypt, Macedonia, Poland, Armenia, Italy, Slovenia and Georgia.
Duration: 10 Days, 15th – 24th September 2014
Location: Heiligensee, North-West Berlin
http://www.zeltlagerplatz.info/zeltlagerplatz/zeige_zeltlagerplatz/zeltlagerplatz_28.html
Fee: 30€
About the training: The training is designed for trainers from Loesje groups around the world, from new as well as more experienced groups. The participants will learn how to (re)shape/translate their inner capabilities (professional, personal), knowledge and creativity into a workshop, discussion or other activity. They will learn how to plan, present and execute this kind of activity. Therefore the beginning of the program is aimed at practicing these skills. The participants will live together, cook together and share responsibilities for everything from cleaning to evening activities!
The training is based on the ‘School of Freedom’ method, which has been developed in the Loesje network, to organize activities in group in a way that enables vast exchange of knowledge and skills.Here everyone is a participant and everyone is a workshop giver! This means that each participant can suggest, as well as wish for workshops, lectures and other activities. As far as ideas go, the sky is the limit - and why even the sky? You don’t have to be an expert on a topic to lead a workshop about it; you can try out new things or join others and prepare something you are curious about.
Participants can wish for some types of activities, themes and so on, that they would like to learn, this way other participants who are also interested could join them and others might be able to offer a workshop on that topic. This method has been used since the 1990'ies at the yearly international Loesje Summer Camps.
During the training the daily newspaper the Daily A4 will document what is happening. Everyone can contribute to this! We will also make a Film of Freedom, fully made by the participants of the training.
About Loesje: Loesje groups all around the world write and spread posters signed by the girl Loesje, with one-liners about everything that happens in society. Loesje texts are mostly positive and funny, and at the same time critical, wanting to stimulate the viewers to see things from new perspectives, and take action in their own lives. Loesje texts are not trying to tell you what to think; instead they often invite to many different interpretations. Anyone is welcome to join making the posters in text writing workshops. You don’t have to subscribe to any particular opinions, but the activities are based on a humanistic value base, which means believing in the power of and solidarity between people, and refrain from social exclusion. The key values of Loesje are: Showing solidarity, being Anti-authoritarian, being sexually free, Showing Initiative, being Decisive, being A-religious and being Independent.
Apart from the core activity of the posters Loesje tries to stimulate press freedom, creativity and active citizenship through international projects, where people from different parts of the world come together and share their experiences. Since 2005 Loesje runs international and local activities from an office in Berlin.
How to join?
From the Berlin/Germany team we are looking for participants who can also help with logistics, so please let us know if you have a drivers license and would be prepared to drive (to buy food) during the training.
If you want to be part of the School of Freedom experience, please send us your motivation to martina@loesje.org