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11 December Dec 2015 1042 11 December 2015 62.8 million Americans volunteered in 2014
The report "Volunteering and Civic Life in America" published by the Corporation for National and Community Service and the National Conference on Citizenship, offers an annual picture of civic engagement and volunteerism in the United States
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9 December Dec 2015 1545 09 December 2015 London collective Assemble win the Turner Prize
Assemble are the first collective to have won the Turner Prize: the UK's most important and prestigious visual art prize, which was awarded in Glasgow on the 7th of December. Assemble are a group of 18 young architects and designers (all under 30) working at the intersection of art, architecture and design.
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30 November Nov 2015 1621 30 November 2015 Including the voice of the youth in the negotiations
The European Youth Forum calls for a more democratic and equitable process for the climate change negotiations, which both includes young people and also tackles inequalities.
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30 November Nov 2015 0742 30 November 2015 Empowering a new generation of social entrepreneurs
The program "Entrepreneurs for Social Change" designed by Fondazione CRT and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations aims at training 20 young people from the Euro - Med area who are capable of building bridges using dialogue and employment. Record number of applications received: over 1,200.
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27 November Nov 2015 0939 27 November 2015 Why I quit the Muslim Brotherhood
Vita International spoke to writer and blogger Mohamed Louizi, about his 15 years in the Moroccan and French branches of the Muslim Brotherhood, and his decision to quit and become involved in producing a counter-narrative on jihad, non-violence and youth radicalization.
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27 November Nov 2015 0823 27 November 2015 Integrating young refugees in Europe ? Invest on education
The process of becoming a new european citizen starts with making Europe’s schools more inclusive. The insights of Christian Bodewig, the lead education specialist at the World Bank.
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25 November Nov 2015 1233 25 November 2015 Parliament secured the maximum amount of funding possible for migration and refugees
Parliament adopted the EU budget for 2016 on Wednesday, setting commitment appropriations at €155 billion and payment appropriations at €143.9 billion as agreed between Parliament and Council on 14 November.
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17 November Nov 2015 1527 17 November 2015 Boosting youth employment and inclusion in Europe
The European Commission and business leaders partner up to support the creation of 10.000 quality business-education partnerships, with the shared target to establish together at least 100,000 new good quality apprenticeships, traineeships or entry-level jobs.
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16 November Nov 2015 1557 16 November 2015 Fighting ISIS' invisible hand
“We live in difficult times", said Gilles De Kerchove, the EU counter-terrorism co-ordinator, talking to Vita International just a few days before the November 13th attacks in Paris. “I know I am saying nothing new, but what we are seeing now is a war of information.”
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10 November Nov 2015 0840 10 November 2015 Education and intercultural dialogue as tools against radicalisation
At a time of rising concerns in Europe over radicalization and violent extremism, the role that education and intercultural dialogue can play in promoting respect for diversity, pluralism and human rights is increasingly under the spotlight