20 June – 24 August 2023 | Dublin, Ireland<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Are you interested in exploring digital spaces for Youth Advocacy? We invite teams of youth workers and young people to come together to learn how to support youth to activate their voices and learn how to use digital platforms including Virtual Reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“When the whole world is silent even one voice becomes powerful.” Malala Yousafzai <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Led by two experts in the fields of; youth-led self-advocacy, Seamus Quinn and digital youth work, Barry Haughey, this training is a modern, innovative, and forward-thinking opportunity designed to support young people interested in Youth Advocacy, delivered in 3 steps in varying dimensions (quite literally). Using a range of digital multiuser platforms, this program will explore digital spaces for youth advocacy, which will introduce the power of digital for wide regional youth advocacy using technology that is accessible to most, such as smartphones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Come meet like-minded young people who want to make a difference in their own life and the lives of others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Participants will:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dates of the online training (time TBC):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n On the 20th and 27th of June and 4th of July: 3 hours online session focused on self-advocacy<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11th July: introduction Overview of digital youth work and VR<\/p>\n\n\n\n 18th July: VR galleries and Avatars, Ready Player Me\/Spatial <\/p>\n\n\n\n 25th July: Catch-up session Q&A <\/p>\n\n\n\n 1st August: Multiuser platform 1, Rec Room overview and meetup <\/p>\n\n\n\n 8th August: Multiuser platform 2, EngageVR overview and meetup<\/p>\n\n\n\n 15th August: Catch-up session Q&A<\/p>\n\n\n\n Residential training in Dublin<\/p>\n\n\n\n Participants are expected to arrive on Sunday, 20th August evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Departure is scheduled for Thursday, 24th of August after the breakfast<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your trainers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Barry is the Founder of HoloGen, a digital artist and educator with over 20 years working in the UK and Irish education and youth work sectors. Throughout his career he has worked with a diverse range of harder to reach young people, striving to incorporate digital learning and future skills into his programmes. Over the past 4 years, Barry has been exploring and incorporating immersive technology, such as VR, into his educational and youth work practice using a range of multi-user platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n S\u00e9amus is known for his inspirational change facilitation style, combining leadership development, coaching, arts-based methods, and self-organised collaboration. He is also an expert in setting up and coaching youth led self-advocacy networks in Ireland and abroad. He is a core researcher on international projects in Human Rights and youth led media advocacy co-funded by Erasmus Plus, where he facilitates group dialogue for stakeholders that come together to navigate complexity and learn together on what matters most. He is the Founder and content creator at Quintessential Coaching<\/p>\n\n\n\n Target group:<\/strong> Teams should consist of 1 youth worker and 1 young person. The young people must be 18-30 years old and from the same youth organization as the youth workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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