www.sabadell.cat

THIRD ANTI-RUMOUR AGENTS MEETING (APRIL 28TH 2015)

Third Anti-rumours Agents meeting was held on Tuesday April 28th, at 6.p.m., in the conference room of the building Casal Pere Quart (69 Rambla, Sabadell). The goal of this meeting was to think over the continuity of the project and the sustainability of the network.

Agenda:

6 p.m: Welcome

6:10 p.m: Presentation of the experience La família del costat, àpats interculturals entre veïns i veïnes by SOS Racisme.

6:25 p.m.: Coffee break

6:35 p.m.: Group picture

6:45 p.m.: Group activity

20 p.m.: Evening close

Llegir més...

SECOND ANTI-RUMOUR AGENTS MEETING (FEBRUARY 9TH 2015)

Second Anti-rumour Agent meeting was held on Monday Fabruary 9th at 6 p.m., in the conference room of the building Casal Pere Quart (69 Rambla, Sabadell). There were several subjects to discuss during the meeting: talk about the project Communication for Integration and inform the members of Sabadell Anti-rumour Network about its stage, watch the video of the Coexistence rap, evaluate the activities carried out and share experiences among anti-rumour agents.

At the end of the meeting, agents took a group picture for the photocall No t’encanxis als rumors (Do not stick to rumours).

trobadaagents

Llegir més...

THEATRE COMPANIES IN SABADELL PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY TO COMBAT RUMOURS AND STEREOTYPES AGAINST FOREIGNERS

During May and June, El Ciervo, Kakaiba, Pendientes de un Hilo and Aferssi Teatre, as well as actors independently, have participated in a training workshop on Forum Theatre techniques related to rumours and stereotypes against immigration.

The sessions were held twice a week during two hours and a half in the building Estruch. Almost fifteen people have learned strategies and techniques to dismantle rumours and stereotypes against foreign population through performing situations we can experience in real life and becoming aware of their own rumours. Games, improvisations, body and emotional work and other theatre tools, helped actors to learn more about this technique, getting ready to adopt an active role as anti-rumour agents in their lives.

Theatre Forum or Theatre for development, or the so-called Theatre of the Oppressed, is a technique created by the Brazilian dramatist and pedagogue Augusto Boal during the ‘60s. The methodology of this technique is based on real life problematic situations which are performed during the play to create a thought- provoking impulse to the audience, starting a dialogue with them and inviting them to perform their opinion about the topic. From that moment, the audience starts thinking about more constructive solutions that can be used in our daily life. Therefore, audience becomes an actor (spect-actor) and gets ready to act in their surroundings. This is a pedagogic technique which transforms, not only individuals but the whole society, asking for their commitment. Theatre for development invites citizens to adopt an active role in social conflict resolution by finding, all together, more constructive alternatives that facilitate exchange, integration and coexistence.

As a result of this training, on June 4th from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., actors participating in that workshop will run a Forum Theatre session at Estruch Bar (140 Saint Isidre, Sabadell) where they will perform different situations that occur in our environment. At the same time, they will invite the audience to participate in the performance. Admission is free, however, capacity is limited.

This workshop is an activity integrated in the program Sabadell Anti-rumour Network which has been shaped from January 2014 until May 2015, thanks to the collaboration of Sabadell City Hall, entities and individuals. Within the framework of the European project C4i Communication for Integration, the network is working to fight intolerance, xenophobic demonstrations and in favour of social cohesion and coexistence.