Our base in Vallendar, the UN Campus in Bonn, a place of unsustainability, local citizens' initiatives and referendums on sustainability issues from the German province of North Rhine-Westphalia, International Democracy Day - We have a rich programme in store for you.
22 August, 8 pm CET - Digital Kick-off - Getting to know the participating NGOs, other participants and the planned activities. We would also like to collect your ideas and wishes for a successful Democracy Camp!
Wednesday 13 September - Location: Youth Centre Marienberg
During the Democracy Camp we will use varying moderation forms and group sizes.
| Time | Activity |
| 16:00 | Check-in: Welcome snacks |
| 16:45 | Welcome and discussion with Mayor of the Municipal Association Vallendar, Adolf T. Schneider (independent) |
| 17:30 | Introductions, getting to know each other |
| 18:30 | Dinner |
| 19:30 | EuroTrivia |
Thursday 14 September
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 7:15 | Breakfast | Youth Centre Marienberg |
| 8:00 | Departure for Bonn | |
| 10:00 |
Group 1: Guided visit to the UN Campus and Q&A session – Topic Global Challenges.
Group 2: Round table discussion on local citizens' initiatives on sustainability. |
Group 1: UN Campus, Group 2: LVR Museum |
| 11:45 | Joint summary in plenary | tbd |
| 12:15 | Lunch break | tbd |
| 14:00 |
Group 2: Guided visit to the UN Campus and Q&A session – Topic Sustainable Development Goals.
Group 1: Round table discussion on local citizens' initiatives on sustainability. |
Group 2: UN Campus, Group 1: LVR Museum in Bonn |
| 16:00-17:00 |
Group 1: Transnational democracy, sustainability and inclusive societies: Expert input with European Citizens' Initiative Ambassador Daniela Vancic on the European Citizens' Initiative and the global campaign 'We the Peoples' for a UN World Citizens' Initiative Group 2: Free time in Bonn |
Bonn |
| 17:00-18:00 |
Group 2: Transnational democracy, sustainability and inclusive societies: Expert input with European Citizens' Initiative Ambassador Daniela Vancic on the European Citizens' Initiative and the global campaign 'We the Peoples' for a UN World Citizens' Initiative Group 1: Free time in Bonn |
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| 19:30 | Dinner and free time | Youth Centre Marienberg |
Friday 15 September - International Democracy Day! Location: Youth Centre Marienberg
| 8:00 | Breakfast |
| 9:00 | World Café: Youth Participation across Europe (part 1) |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 10:45 |
Group 1: Intersectionality workshop with the Diversity Ambassadors of Mut-zu-Taten (Courage-To-Act)
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| 13:45 | Lunch break |
| 15:00 |
Group 2: Intersectionality workshop with the Diversity Ambassadors of Mut-zu-Taten (Courage-To-Act)
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| 17:30 | Free time |
| 18:30 | Dinner |
| 19:30 | Reflection round |
| 20:00 | Room for your ideas - Programme organised by you and the other participants |
Saturday 16 September - Location: Youth Centre Marienberg
| 8:00 | Breakfast |
| 9:00 | World Café: Youth Participation across Europe (part 2) |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 11:00 | Diving Deeper: Exploring successes and shortcomings of concrete democratic initiatives around sustainability and inclusive societies |
| 13:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 | Expert input: Project Management (part 1) - you will be able to choose 1 out of 3 topics |
| 15:30 | Break |
| 15:45 | Expert input: Project Management (part 2) - you will be able to choose 1 out of 3 topics |
| 16:45 | Joint recap and reflection round: Best practices, shortcomings, and promising formats at different political levels |
| 17:30 | Free time |
| 18:30 | Dinner |
| 20:15 | Closing party Party-cipation |
Sunday 17 September - Location: Youth Centre Marienberg
| 10:15 | Idea brunch - Democratic instruments for sustainability and inclusive societies. We will use these as the basis for the Camp handbook which we will send to European decision-makers in the aftermath of the Democracy Camp. |
| 12:30 | Feedback and closing |
| 14:15 | Departure |
