"50 / 50 Campaign !!!"

No Modern European Democracy Without Gender Equality
The average gender pay gap in Europe is 17 %, women are largely underrepresented at decision-making levels in EU institutions, violence against women is persistent throughout Europe, and women’s right to abortion is being denied or restricted in several EU countries. These are some of the reasons why women’s movements remain mobilized throughout Europe.

With the financial crisis and the evident systemic challenges, a gender perspective is needed more than ever. It is also important to realise that women in Europe face different realities and struggles. Therefore, the possibility to create a more just society will largely depend upon integrating migrant women, lesbians, and disabled women into the core political processes. In view of the importance of the upcoming European elections in June 2009, European Women’s Lobby is running a campaign ‘No modern European democracy without gender equality - 50/50’, calling for more women in decision making at all levels.

Young Society Initiative supports the campaign "No Modern European Democracy without Gender Equality", initiated by European Women's Lobby.

"A Dialog for Change"

Youth Exchange
Kosice-Chisinau-MD, 22-29 August 2008

"A Dialog for Change" youth exchange gathered 36 young people from Armenia, Estonia, Georgia, Italy, Moldova, and Turkey. The participants discussed on the origins of belief and religions. They tried to come up with a way of creating dialog between societies with different religious backgrounds.

"Baracouda Nymphonik Orchestra"" shared their tunes with Izmir!"

Free Open-air Concerts & Workshop
Izmir-TR, 18-20 August 2008.


Baracouda Nymphonik Orchestra visited Izmir between 18th and 20th August 2008. They gave two free open-air concerts with the organisation of Young Society Initiative.

The orchestra gave their first free open-air concert (above) in Kıbrıs Sehitleri Caddesi at 19:30 on 18th August 2008. Then they played another free concert in Sardunya Bar between 22:00 and 00:30.

After official act in the Festival Stage(above), Baracouda Nymphonik Orchestra gave another concert on Kordon seashore between 22:45 and 01:00 on 20th August 2008.

Baracouda Nymphonik Orchestra is a brass band made up of 17 musicians that resides in Paris, France. They play a mixture of acoustic jazz, big beat and funk with the addition of different tunes around the world.

Young Society Initiative thanks Baracouda Nymphonik Orchestra for the joy and friendship that they shared with us in Izmir...

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