Involved Youth Coalition

Multicultural Traditional Inheritances within EUROPEAN IDENTITY
5-14 July 2008

The youth exchange "Multicultural Traditional Inheritances within EUROPEAN IDENTITY" brought togrther in Iasi, Romania, at Ezareni entertaining station between 5-14 July 2008, 30 young people from Romania, Spain, Turkey, Italy and Portugal to promote and share their authentic cultural-artistic values.

The exchange was focus on traditions of participants countries' folklore in music, fashion and dance as aspects of the national identity.

We invite you to watch the movies of the project!

The project objectives were:

• Facilitate the intercultural exchange of traditional folk heritage of participating countries in music,fashion and dance, illustrating the national identity of young
• Continuity and implementation inheritance in traditional multicultural European identity based on respect of young people for cultural diversity.
• Use art as a form of communication between young people from different cultures to overcome intercultural barriers
• Promotion of active European citizenship by developing a sense of civic responsibility on the membership of the European cultural space
• Encourage active involvement and cooperation, spirit of initiative and creativity of young people by organizing cultural and artistic manifestation to implement artistically the multicultural traditional legacies in common European identity.

Participant organizations:

Romania: Kasta Morrely Cultural Artistic Association
Turkey: TUFAK Tourism Folklore Research Center
Italy: Ufficio Progetto Giovani – Settore Servizi Sociali – Comune di Padova
Portugalia: Vertigem – Associacao para Promocao do Patrimonio
Spain: Association Cazzala Intercultural


Project activities:

• Organizations presentations
• intercultural evening
• Presentation of each country's traditional inheritance in music,fashion and dances
• National Night of each participating country dance, music and fashion
• Visit to the Ethnographic Museum - Iasi Moldova National Museum Complex
• Visiting the Botanical Garden of Iasi

• The public debate -" iTraditional multicultural heritage in European identity"
• Cultural and artistic performance "Multicultural Traditional Inheritances within EUROPEAN IDENTITY"
• Presentation "Youth in Action" Program
• Focus group to assess project
• Representative of the cultural sightseeing Iasi
• Romanian Traditional Dinner
• Public conference to disseminate results
• Closing date of the project and the farewell between participating groups

Movie of the project
part 1

Movie of the project
part 2

Movie of the project
part 3