12 August, 2015
Maribor Island, Slovenia

Five organisations in the city (MMSM, the Association EPEKA, Soc. Ent., EKTC, Mkc Maribor and ŠOMB) joined the International Youth Day (12 August) and decided to co-create this day. For the first time, this time in the city by the river Drava, on the popular Maribor Island. With a 40% discount on all-day admission for EUR 3.00.

The aim of International Youth Day is to bring youth issues to the forefront and to make them known to the international community. An important aspect of the event is also to recognise youth as a partner, which has so far proved to be an untapped potential. Young people are an opportunity and undoubtedly offer progress for society as a whole. Engaging with young people on a global level thus brings a better quality of life and new skills that are needed in today’s globalising world.

In 2015, the theme of International Youth Day is youth civic engagement or active citizenship, which is also a key objective of the United Nations strategy on youth at all levels. Youth have no real access to political participation, decision-making, no economic power and, as a consequence, they are limited in their ability to connect with others or to change their miserable situation in society.

The International Youth Day event, which we are implementing together with Maribor Sports Facilities, the Municipality of Maribor, the Office for Youth, the Movit Institute and other partners, aims to raise awareness at local and national level about the importance of young people, the benefits to society of their civic engagement and the benefits to each individual, including for sustainable development as well as for basic things such as health and well-being.
Young people bring their full contribution to social progress, development and peace.

The following programme has been prepared by the organisers:

  • 10.00 – MKC Maribor Workshops “Create and Play”
    11.00 – Youth Round Table: the perspective of the Sub-Saharan region
    Guests:
    Mag. Aleksandra Podgornik (Director of the Styrian Chamber of Commerce)
    Daša Babič (Employment Service Maribor)
    Moderator: Klemen Vovšek
  • 13.00 – Let’s have fun with the Maribor Experimental Centre
  • 14.00 – Water games and a prize draw for participation in the Erasmus + project in Portugal
  • 15.00 – Presentation of the Maribor – European Volunteer Capital 2017 initiative
  • 16.00 – Shaking to the beats of DJ WHO
  • 22.00 – Afterparty of the International Youth Day in Satchmo

The Association EPEKA, Soc. Ent., Inc. will present the initiative and the new title that the Youth Friendly City and European Youth Capital 2013, Maribor, could bear in the future. Maribor 2017 – European Voluntary Service Capital or Maribor 2017 – European Voluntary Service Capital or Maribor 2017 – EVS Capital.

More information  at info@mms-mb.si / www.epeka.si / epeka@epeka.si / stefan@epeka.si or at https://www.facebook.com/events/1644023709152513/

Join us.
It’s going to be hot!

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