Submitted by rnz031 on 16 April, 2006 - 22:31.
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.
