ESC: No Border Fest 2023: an Italian festival about migration and borders

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Italy European Voluntary Service Social work Education Culture European Voluntary Service Social work +3 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

The hosting organization "La Città dell’Utopia" was born in 2003 and is today a social and cultural laboratory. It tackles the central themes connected to a new model of local and global development that is balanced, sustainable and fair. Every year La Città dell'Utopia hosts the "NO BORDER FEST", a two day long festival consisting of discussions, music, workshops and cultural events dedicated to the topics of migration, freedom of movement and resistance against any type of racism, as well as the central thematics of interculturality, a sustainable way of life and active citizenship. The volunteers will be involved in: The support of the construction and preparation of the scenography and the spaces; The logistic preparation of the festival such as cooking, cleaning, gardening; The promotion and visibility of the event through leafleting, spreading posters, preparing signs for the festival; Have an active role during the event-days and cleaning and closing of the spaces after.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers will be hosted in the social hostel of Casale Garibaldi run by "La Città dell'Utopia". There will be mixed rooms, with a maximum of 7 volunteers per room. Pillows and blankets will be provided by the hostel (bring your own towel), the bathrooms will be shared between the volunteers, and there will be a kitchen at disposal where the volunteers will cook and eat together. We believe in the values of sustainability and climate justice, why the food will be vegetarian/vegan, and why we also ask you to choose sustainable travel (train, bus) if possible to reach the venue.

🎒 Leisure activities

The Festival is focused on the most pressing topics that have emerged during the last months regarding the context of international migration, with a particular focus on Rome and Italy. The study part provided will focus on questions connected with migration and rights, and during the duration of the camp the volunteers will interact with the local organization Laboratorio 53, a partner of the festival, that since multiple years back has involved itself actively with asylum requests and refugees in Rome.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Be between 18 and 30 years old; Have an interest in the thematics of migration and social justice; Be prepared and motivated to be active in the organization of the events; Have a capacity to work in group; Artistic and manual skills; Motivated in cooking and gardening; Be capable of manual work like setting up spaces, transport chairs, tables, boxes, etc.
Deadline: Application deadline: 15/09/2023

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

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10/10/2023 → 25/10/2023

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Deadline: 15/09/2023

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Via Valeriano, 3f, 00145 Roma RM, Italy

Italy

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 22:05 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Italian