"Speak Out Against Racism" Long Term Campaign at American University in Bulgaria
Submitted by rnz031 on 16 April, 2006 - 21:49.
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The presentation of long-term campaign “Speak Out Against Racism” in American University in Bulgaria (AUBG)
Organized by People to People International (PTPI) AUBG Club in cooperation with UNITED
On April 13, Thursday People to People International (PTPI) American University in Bulgaria Club (AUBG) in cooperation with UNITED has launched its long-term campaign “Speak Out Against Racism”. The presentation of the campaign has been held at 20:00 pm in Multipurpose Room, Scaptopara Residence Hall with the support of American University in Bulgaria. The flyers regarding the time and location of the presentation and more than eighty UNITED posters on “Speak Out Against Racism” have been attached in the University Main Building and Dormitories.
More than forty students and one university professor attended to the presentation of the Racism Campaign. The presentation started with a movie shown on Racism. The launch of the campaign started with the presentation on racism, what it is, history, types of racism and how racism can be defeated in the university campuses. The president of PTPI AUBG Club Mr. Rauf Zeynalov gave a presentation on Objectives and Action Plan of the Campaign. Mr. Zeynalov informed the students about the launch of e-Newsletter on the Campaign and encouraged them to sign in for the newsletter to receive recent updates regarding the campaign and get actively involved.
The campaign will continue for seven weeks and will include Lecture Series on Racism from different NGOs and Governmental organizations, and one workshop “Students Against Racism” will be organized by professional trainers on racism with the participation of the students. The active participants in the workshop will receive certificates. The campaign will continue with a football game organized in the campus “Racism Out of Football” by the Griffins Club of the University. There will be an essay competition on racism and related topics and the winning students will receive a monetary award and the winning essays will be published in the university media. The campaign will continue with “Movie Nights on Racism” with the support of American University in Bulgaria, and three different movies and short clips will be shown on Racism throughout the week at Multipurpose Room on a big screen. The refreshments will be provided during the Movie Nights. The campaign will finish with the “Marching of Students on Racism” with the participation of students and faculty members in Blagoevgrad City, Bulgaria. There will be special web forum designed after the campaign for students to report any racist jokes and actions in the campus. The main objective of the campaign is to increase the awareness of the students in American University in Bulgaria on racism and actively involve students on fight against racism.
Action Plan of “Speak Out Against Racism” long-term Campaign at American University in Bulgaria (AUBG)
Organized by People to People International (PTPI) AUBG Club in cooperation with UNITED
Week 1
Lecture on Racism; a guest lecturer from NGO or Governmental Organization in Bulgaria. The specific lecturer to be decided.
Week 2
Lecture on Racism; a guest lecturer from NGO or Governmental Organization in Bulgaria. The specific lecturer to be decided.
Week 3
Workshop “Students Against Racism” will be organized by professional trainers with the participation of the students. The workshop will start ice-breaking games and the students will talk about their experience related to Racism in Campus. The participants will be divided into several groups and they will be given topics related to racism and the ways to defeat it in the University Campuses. The teams will work together on their specific topics and will present it to the audience. The active team members will receive certificates.
Week 4
Football Game on “Racism Out of Football” in cooperation with the Griffins Club of American University in Bulgaria. The game will be announced in the university campuses with specific posters and the field will be designed with banners and posters on racism issue.
Week 5
Essay Competition on Racism; the students will be asked to submit essays on Racism issue. The jury composed of different professors will evaluate the essays and the winning students will receive monetary awards and the winning essays will be published in the University Media.
Week 6
“Movie Nights on Racism” with the support of American University in Bulgaria, there will be three different movies and short clips shown on Racism throughout the week at Multipurpose Room on a big screen. The refreshments will be provided during the Movie Nights.
Week 7
“Marching of Students on Racism”; after getting permission of Blagoevgrad Municipality, there will be marching on racism with the participation of students and faculty members. The specific shirts will be distributed to the marching participants. The participants will be provided banners and posters related to Racism issue in English and in Bulgarian to increase the attention of the population in the city. The campaign will end with the marching of the students in the city. There will be special web forum designed after the campaign for students to report any racist jokes and actions in the Campus.
For detailed information on the Campaign “Speak Out Against Racism” at American University in Bulgaria, please contact Rauf Zeynalov, President of PTPI AUBG Club at rnz031@gmail.com
Please do not hesitate to contact us for any suggestions regarding our campaign. What we can add to our Action Plan that could increase the awareness on Racism among students and what we can do to make students actively involved in campaign against Racism. Thank you very much in advance for your cooperation and assistance for making this campaign a success.
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