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Why?
Give
Europe a Face has as objectives fostering the idea of European Citizenship
– that there is more that young people across the continent
have in common than separates them, informing young people about
how important it is for them to vote in the upcoming European Parliament
Elections during June 2004, as the EU has such an direct impact
on their lives. It also explains why a European Constitution is
a positive step towards the creation of a democratic and effective
European Union that will shape the lives of young people as they
grow up.
Your
Press Contacts:
Marianne
Bonnard and Joan Marc Simon - JEF Europe
Chaussée de Wavre 214 d – B-1050 Bruxelles
Tel: + 32 2 512 0053
Fax: + 32 2 626 95 01
Email: info@giveeuropeaface.net
More
information: www.giveeuropeaface.net,
www.jef-europe.net
The
elements of the project are:
1.
Activities
2. The website
3. Postcards
1.
Activities
Where?
 The
pan-European campaign activities take place in some 30 countries
across Europe, held by the local JEF sections. Up to 300 events
were successfully organized so far. Activists came up with many
different ideas depending on their local concerns and organize various
actions in a decentralized manner.
Find
more information at http://www.giveeuropeaface.net/index.php?id=630
What?
 Local
activities
- Round
tables and debates make it possible to reach a large number of
young people and to involve them into the debates about the future
of Europe.
- Street
stalls with multi-lingual information materials, interactive games,
music and theatre, allowing Europe to be brought to the people.
The European institutions is explained by giving away booklets
and leaflets on these matters in the street.
- Short
lectures on the importance of EP elections and the meaning of
the Constitution;
- Local
seminars for young people, 1-2 days each, to debate various European
topics in a more relaxed and friendly environment. 20 to 30 youngsters
participate every time, exchanging perspectives and experiences
of “their Europe”, learning at the same time about
the European integration.
International events
 Activities
that aim to show the fall of the borders in Europe, especially now
with the May 2004 enlargement. The signed accession treaties finally
close the gap between East and West and JEF members celebrate this
in their border actions!
 JEF
International Seminar “European Elections: The First Time
in the Enlarged European Union” in Boskovice, Czech Republic,
15. - 22. May 2004
Experts
from the Czech Republic discussed some key structural problems of
the European integration today, especially about the upcoming EP
elections, which will take place the first time in the Enlarged
European Union. Also part of the seminar was a large international
conference including a round table discussion of top election candidates
to the EP elections from the Czech Republic.
The
participants learned by attending working groups, discussing with
experts in the field of European integration and by joining the
UEF conference in Prague. Click to find out more about the results
of this seminar: http://www.jef-europe.net/events/archives/cat_boskovice_may_2004.html
2.
Website - www.giveeuropeaface.net
The
project “Give Europe a Face” has its own regularly updated
website. It has information about the organizers of the campaign,
volunteers and partners. The activities sector describes the local
debates, international events going on country-by-country and also
a division for feedback from the viewers as well as final activity
reports. On the website you can give Europe a face, a Constitution,
a President. You can learn about the EU through the different sections
in Euro News and the Euro-fun section as well.
Voting
for your Face For Europe
 A
section on the website, in which 4 prominent figures of Europe from
the fields of sports, arts, music, business and politics, with a
short description, are proposed for voting. After each week, one
winner is chosen and we have four of them in the finals. Now, with
the European Parliament elections in less than two weeks away, we
reach the final, where Zinedine Zidane takes on three politicians.
The results will be available on June 10, 2004.
Faces
of Europe
 Is
a part of the website in which every day there is posted the photo
of a young European from different country together with his/her
own quote about Europe, visions about the future of the Continent,
the EU and wishes for the people of Europe and suggestions to the
different Institutions of the EU.
Latest
News
 A
section with the up-to-date news on European elections and on the
future of Europe.
There
are news from all around Europe about the events going on concerning
the European Parliament pre-election campaigns, elections in different
countries in June 2004, the Constitution, the activities of other
youth organizations. The news are in their original language of
publishing with a link to their initial location.
The
team also prepares a newsletter sent weekly to more than 7000 subscribers.
Through the newsletter you can follow the EP campaigns, read interviews
with young candidates running for the elections, hear the echoes
from the civil society concerning the EP elections and enjoy the
fun section.
3.
Postcards - The artistic touch
 A
series of postcards with a sketch of a human face, on which people
can draw their own face of Europe and a message to the attention
of the European politicians. These postcards are distributed and
collected throughout Europe at all the events organized in the framework
of this campaign (local debates, visits to school, street actions,
etc). Out of all postcards gathered, some will be picked-up, whose
“designers” will be invited to take part into an international
youth event to take place in early 2005. It will give people the
chance to express their idea of Europe through visual arts and short
messages.
The
postcards can be ordered and also sent from the website: http://www.giveeuropeaface.net/index.php?id=701
About
JEF
The
Young European Federalists is a political youth organisation, but
not party affiliated. It is composed of national groups in some
30 countries around Europe. JEF’s cooperates closely with
youth political parties, European, national and local institutions
and associations, as well as the general public.
In
the frame of pan-European projects, JEF organizes international
seminars, debates, info stands, border actions etc to promote the
creation of a European Federation, first step towards peace and
World Federation, and for a freer, more just and more democratic
federal society. It campaigns for the adoption of a European Federal
Constitution.
This project was organised in the framework of JEF European project
“Give Europe a Face” supported by the European Union.
JEF European Secretariat
Chaussée de Wavre 214d/Waversesteenweg 214d
B-1050 Bruxelles/Brussel
Tel.: +32 (0)2 512 00 53; Fax.: +32 (0)2 626 95 01
Email: info@jef-europe.net
Website: www.jef-europe.net
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