The Citizens' Pact for South Eastern Europe, EXIT team and Mediumgroup are inviting you to participate in the South East European Youth Summit MOVE!

What is SEE Youth Summit MOVE!?

SEE Youth Summit - MOVE!- is an international meeting of youth activists, organized for exchange of experiences and ideas, initiation and development of cross border cooperation and for creating a platform for regional approach to the youth policy.
The Summit MOVE! is organized by The Citizens' Pact for SEE, EXIT team and Mediumgroup, during the EXIT 04 festival in Novi Sad, with active involvment of The Citizens' Pact for SEE network members from whole the region.

Why SEE Youth Summit MOVE!?

In the SEE region percentage of the youth is drasticaly reduced in the last ten years. The percentage of the young people planning to leave the country for good is from 20% to 50%, depending on the country. For those that will stay there is no clear (or any) national strategy or if there is one, implementation is slowly developing. Unfortunately, young individuals are not showing willingness for active involvement. Less than 25% of the young from South Eastern Europe is included in any form of association (sports clubs, cultural associations, student associations, NGO's). As for involvement in political life, for instance in Serbia only 4% are members of the political parties and more than 50% is not interested or even have hostility toward parties.
We would like to change such a passive attitude regarding planning of the own future. In our opinion, guidelines for the future must be set up by those to whom this future belongs. That is the reason we are launching the Summit MOVE! - Mobility, Openness, Vision, Europe.
Aims of the Summit MOVE! are:
-To develop a platform for regional information flow and exchange of experiences, combining several youth networks in the SEE region
-Improve cooperation of NGOs by youth and for youth and national bodies for coordination and implementation of the youth policy.
-To raise attention in public regarding problems of young generation in the SEE countries and the level of development and implementation of national youth action plans.

Where and when will SEE Youth Summit MOVE! happen?

The Summit MOVE! will be organized in Novi Sad from 1st to 4th July, during the EXIT 04 festival. The Summit MOVE! combines the traditional festival with the possibility for the articulation of message sent by the youth from the SEE. EXIT is the greatest music festival in the area of Southeast Europe. EXIT has been organized on the beautiful and magical grounds of the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad since the year 2001. During the four years of its existence, EXIT Festival has been host to more than 700 000 visitors enjoying the unique location where music and theatre performances, movie screenings and academic programme are intertwined and simultaneous on more than 20 locations. Around 8 000 foreign visitors from ex-Yugoslavia, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Great Britain, Germany, Denmark, Holland, USA and Canada come to the Festival each year. More than 200 journalists from West Europe cover the event. The magazines Musik and Seven characterized EXIT Festival and Novi Sad as one of the destinations to be visited by all means.

What will happen during the SEE Youth Summit MOVE!?

Four days of the Summit will be organized thematically:

* 01.07.2004. Youth participation in South Eastern Europe.
-The active participation of young people in decisions and actions at local and regional level is essential if we are to build more democratic, inclusive and prosperous societies.." - Preamble of the Revised European Charter on the Participation of Young People in Local and Regional life
During the first day we will work on defining of preconditions and phases in the development of permanent partner relationship between the young and their representatives on the local, regional and national level in the South Eastern Europe.

*02.07.2004. Anti-trafficking day
Over half a million of people, mainly women and children, fall victim of trafficking every year. This problem particularly hits the Balkans owing to the militarization of the region, its geographical position and difficult economic situation.
Prevention and education programs in the region will be in the focus of the second day.

*03.07.2004. Mobility day
"Freedom of movement is a fundamental civilizational value and without freedom there could not be united, peaceful and prosperous Europe".
Central topics of the day will be:
" Visa regimes in the region and Schengen treaty (map of the existing regimes and implementation in the embasies and on the borders)
-Youth exchange programs

*04.07.2004. Open day
Last day of the Summit will have an open form, offering possibility for disscussing more topics of current interest in the region:
-tolerance and co-living
-conscientious objection
-brain drain

Activities will be performed on three locations every day:
- EXIT camp, (13h to 18h), where interesting, practical workshops, enabling interactivity between participants will be performed every day.
- "Gradiliste", future building of the Rector office (15h to 18h), alternative cultural centre, where presentations, open panels, discussions, debates, projections and performances will be organized
- The Fortress of Petrovaradin , (18h to 24h) combining two sets of activities:
" Open studios with representatives of political establishment from the region on topics which would be discussed during the day on "Gradiliste". Open studios will be organized in EXIT Press Centre, which is every year used by more than one thousand of acredited journalists.
-NGO stage, where participants of the Summit MOVE! will present their organizations, will be one of the fifteen festival stages. NGO stage will be set at the centre of the fortress, were most of the visitors are passing by.
Activities of the Summit will be monitored by the regional working group, formed by the representatives of project partners, as well as the representatives of NGO's and public sector from the countries in the region. The working group will consider the activity on working out of platform of the regional cooperation on the youth policy.

Who can participate?

The Summit MOVE! is open for:
- Representatives of the youth NGOs -for youth and by the youth
- Representatives of the students' associations
- Representatives of the national bodies for coordination and implementation of the policy for youth
- Individuals who are working activly on promotion and developement of the position of the youth

How?

The number of participants is limited, so we would kindly ask you to complete attached aplication form and send it as soon as possible. Please read carefully information in the application form.
For all participants four day tickets for free on EXIT 04 are provided.
Organizers provided 100 free tent places in EXIT camp and lunch for all participants in the student restaurant.
Special offer for the Summit MOVE! participants is accomodation in students' hostels "Slobodan Bajic" and "Veljko Vlahovic"located in the wider centre area, 15 minute walk from the Fortress and nearby the Gradiliste. The accommodation is provided in bedrooms for two or three people, for a price of 5 € per person. The hostel has one bathroom on every four rooms. You should arrive at the hostel on July 1st, at 10 am, and leave on July 5th by 6 pm.