People, Let’s Talk!

If the choice is action, COMMUNICATION, alternation…
If DIFFERENCE is accepted as a chance to become better…
If TOLERANCE is the answer to “different”…
If a DIALOGUE is a manner of overcoming our own boundaries…
Then INTERCULTURALISM is a path to build our future!!!

eYouWiNS – The European Youth Week in Novi Sad is the first and the largest youth festival with a thematic focus in Serbia. eYouWiNS is dedicated to youth in Serbia, Europe and worldwide, and its mission is to promote the spirit of cooperation and to link cultures, ideas and, above all, people. We started in 2006 and in short time have gained popularity among young people all over Europe.

eYouWins 2008, titled People, Let’s Talk!, invites 150 participants to come to Novi Sad, Subotica and Indjija between 20th and 27th August. Our aim for 2008 – European year of Intercultural dialogue is to raise the awareness, knowledge and skills of young participants about personal and cultural barriers, European citizenship, various cultures and living stiles of European youth, conflict management and ways of successful communication.

Synergy of three festival elements – People, let’s talk! (education), People, let’s create! (creativity) and People, let’s party! (fun) will lead to fulfilling project objectives. eYouWins 2008 – People, Let’s Talk! focuses on real-life intercultural dialogue. The aim of the 3rd European Youth Week in Novi Sad is to get to know each other by hearing different opinions about important topics and questions. Exchanging the opinions and ideas will create an intercultural atmosphere where participants can learn the importance of cultural diversity and common thinking at the same time. Besides learning about each other’s cultures, cultural innovation through interactive communication will be placed in the centre of discussions and actions.

Since eYouWins participants come from about 15-20 countries, it is a good occasion to learn from each other’s cultural and social background in order to find a common field of co-operation. This learning experience will be additionally amplified by multinational and multi religious surrounding of Novi Sad and Vojvodina.
Different methods will be used to treat the themes. There will be teambuilding games, plenary meetings, practice-oriented and interactive workshops, presentations, debates, artistic performances, multimedia practice, as well as daily group and final individual evaluations.