Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe
Rethinking and re-imagining conceptual approaches, (un)learning democracy and human rights under rapidly changing conditions. A networking conference for YOU(th) workers, EDC/HRE trainers, educators, facilitators, youth researchers, and activists
23.08. – 28.08.2026, European Youth Education and Meeting Centre in Weimar
On 8 July 2026, the Committee of Ministers adopted Recommendation CM/Rec(2026)11, calling on member States to strengthen peace education by, with, and for young people.
It includes also Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on peace education by, with and for young people – and contributes in this way to the necessary and important discourse among educators, youth and youth workers on what peace education is, should be, and how it relates to other concepts in the fields of Education for Democratic Citizenship/Human Rights Education.
The Digital Youth Work – Rights-sensitive, Open, Accessible, Democratic (DIYW-ROAD) project’s final activity took us to Brussels between June 29 and July 1, 2026. This is where the General Assembly of the LLLP—the European platform for lifelong learning, of which DARE is a member—took place. The focus was on digitalisation.
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Key challenges, findings, European policy linkages, and recommendations from the project DIYW-ROAD
Key challenges, findings, European policy linkages, and recommendations
Wednesday, 01. July 2026 | 9-11:30 am | Brussels
at Lifelong Learning Platform, Rue Des Deux Eglises 14-16 | 1000 Bruxelles | Belgium
Registration: under this link (links to Framaforms)
Questions: Email to Nils-Eyk Zimmermann, nz@dare-network.eu
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Intensive and inspiring days at the DARE TrendsLab and General Assembly 2026 are behind us. The DARE members exchanged about practice and policy. They discussed the development of the DARE network which will look forward to the 25th anniversary in the next year. The citizenship-related competence framework currently developed as part of the EU Key Competences for Lifelong Learning was also the subject of lively discussion, as the general state of civil society in Europe (with most non-formal citizenship and human rights education providers as its part).
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From 21 to 23 April 2026, Timișoara (Romania) became a meeting place for European professionals from the fields of youth work, education and digitalisation. Also the DIYW-ROAD project had the opportuniyt to contribute to the meeting organised by the CoE-EU Youth Partnership.
Continue reading “Critical Thinking in the Digital Age”The F.R.I.D.A.S. project deals with fundamental rights in daily actions of social workers. It published recently a case study collection with 46 real-life cases of human rights violations, discrimination, and vulnerability, social inclusion, presented through didactic cards accompanied by corresponding audio versions.
Continue reading “Fundamental Rights in Daily Actions of Social Workers: Case Studies Published”
Cite: Plasencia-Kanzler, M.; Rapetti, E.; Zimmermann, N. (2026). More than Go with the Flow. From platform users to active citizens. Competendo Facilitator Handbook, Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe, Brussels. 107 pages, DARE network
https://competendo.net/en/More_than_Go_with_the_Flow
Authors: N. Zimmermann, M. Plasencia-Kanzler, E. Rapetti (ed.)
Design: S. Georgiev
Download: PDF
Languages:
EN: More than Go with the Flow
DE: Mehr als mit dem Strom schwimmen
BG: Не просто да се нося се по течението
ES: Ir contra la corriente
PT: Mais do que só seguir a corrente
The discussion day will open at 10 am, with a live expert session (45 minutes) featuring