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| It is in this perspective that, since its creation in 1998, the French organization Via Brachy ([[http://viabrachy.org/|www.viabrachy.org]]) has been running **travel-based trainings** to **support people in their personal development and socio-professional journey**, including disabled people and young people with fewer opportunities. | It is in this perspective that, since its creation in 1998, the French organization Via Brachy ([[http://viabrachy.org/|www.viabrachy.org]]) has been running **travel-based trainings** to **support people in their personal development and socio-professional journey**, including disabled people and young people with fewer opportunities. | ||
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| //“We travel to change, not location but ideas.” Hippolyte Taine// | //“We travel to change, not location but ideas.” Hippolyte Taine// | ||
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| The Heterotopia Tour relies on the idea that travelling offers, to whoever experiences it, an opportunity to **take a step back** from one’s daily life. It enables a person to **questioning their own convictions, lifestyle, choices and motives**. | The Heterotopia Tour relies on the idea that travelling offers, to whoever experiences it, an opportunity to **take a step back** from one’s daily life. It enables a person to **questioning their own convictions, lifestyle, choices and motives**. | ||
| During this set amount of time, the person is ready and expecting to **welcome new experiences**. The setup keeps changing, helping to create a **physical and mental dynamic** as opposed to a sedentary routine. Throughout this time period they are **willing to face and address their perception of self and others** and question their relationship to their environment. | During this set amount of time, the person is ready and expecting to **welcome new experiences**. The setup keeps changing, helping to create a **physical and mental dynamic** as opposed to a sedentary routine. Throughout this time period they are **willing to face and address their perception of self and others** and question their relationship to their environment. | ||
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| The safety provided by the frame of the trip enables them to **step out of their comfort zone**. It is a **supportive framework** which makes it possible to **examine your bias, beliefs and ethics**. It is a space to **regain spirit**, to **express and speak your mind** in new ways, to **open up to new realities**, new activities, new kinds of relationships, new perspectives. It is an opportunity to **try and tackle new projects**, both personal and professional, to **challenge yourself within a group**, in a context that differs from the usual, to **explore different strategies** in order to grow one’s ideas into realities and, in the end, to **boost your confidence in your ability to take initiatives**. | The safety provided by the frame of the trip enables them to **step out of their comfort zone**. It is a **supportive framework** which makes it possible to **examine your bias, beliefs and ethics**. It is a space to **regain spirit**, to **express and speak your mind** in new ways, to **open up to new realities**, new activities, new kinds of relationships, new perspectives. It is an opportunity to **try and tackle new projects**, both personal and professional, to **challenge yourself within a group**, in a context that differs from the usual, to **explore different strategies** in order to grow one’s ideas into realities and, in the end, to **boost your confidence in your ability to take initiatives**. | ||
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| The Heterotopia Tour also brings already existing solutions forward, to **conciliate the development of human societies and the preservation of the environment**, exploring the **new ways of working** in the 21st century, in order to **open perspectives** for people and **prevent the social issues and environmental doom** to which our modern lifestyles and productive system is currently leading us. | The Heterotopia Tour also brings already existing solutions forward, to **conciliate the development of human societies and the preservation of the environment**, exploring the **new ways of working** in the 21st century, in order to **open perspectives** for people and **prevent the social issues and environmental doom** to which our modern lifestyles and productive system is currently leading us. | ||
| - | It promotes **exchanges of good practices** between people and social economy practitioners, it **stimulates existing networks** and leads to the **emergence of new partnerships** between actors from different fields (youth and social work, social economy, environmental education, peace education, promotion of social and intercultural dialogue, sustainable agriculture…) in different countries, who share common values and are looking at the same time for **efficient and sustainable solutions** {{ :guide:heterotopiesc4pbl-113.jpg?direct&200|}}to address the issues of unemployment, climate change, acts of violence… | + | {{ :guide:heterotopiesc4pbl-113.jpg?direct&200|}} |
| + | It promotes **exchanges of good practices** between people and social economy practitioners, it **stimulates existing networks** and leads to the **emergence of new partnerships** between actors from different fields (youth and social work, social economy, environmental education, peace education, promotion of social and intercultural dialogue, sustainable agriculture…) in different countries, who share common values and are looking at the same time for **efficient and sustainable solutions** to address the issues of unemployment, climate change, acts of violence… | ||
| The Tour offers a **resolutely optimistic outlook on the current state of our world** and **opens perspectives** to people by showing **successful social and eco-friendly initiatives**, using a playful, creative and participative approach that helps reach a wide audience. | The Tour offers a **resolutely optimistic outlook on the current state of our world** and **opens perspectives** to people by showing **successful social and eco-friendly initiatives**, using a playful, creative and participative approach that helps reach a wide audience. | ||
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| ===== Specific objectives of the Tour ===== | ===== Specific objectives of the Tour ===== | ||
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| The Heterotopia Tour brings participants to **discover innovative social and ecological projects**, based on **cooperation** and **humane values**: freedom, justice, solidarity, welcoming the Otherness, overall inclusion. | The Heterotopia Tour brings participants to **discover innovative social and ecological projects**, based on **cooperation** and **humane values**: freedom, justice, solidarity, welcoming the Otherness, overall inclusion. | ||
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| - | Its purpose is to be a **practical inspiration** for those who participate, from both personal and professional reasons, by creating ideal conditions for keen individuals to **meet**: those who want to act (but are clueless as to how or where) and those who can offer practical, innovative and sustainable answers to those interrogations - in various contexts (economic, social, environmental, cultural, political…) and fields (education, health, housing, craftsmanship, agriculture, ITCs…). | + | Its purpose is to be a **practical inspiration** for those who participate, from both personal and professional reasons, by creating ideal conditions for keen individuals to **meet**: those who want to act (but are clueless as to how or where) and those who can offer practical, innovative and sustainable answers to those interrogations - **in various contexts** (economic, social, environmental, cultural, political…) **and fields** (education, health, housing, craftsmanship, agriculture, ITCs…). |
| The Tour offers a chance to **unravel prejudices against alternative lifestyles** and to **build new possible futures** thanks to the time spent meeting people with an **inspiring background**, who are actively involved in down-to-earth social and/or eco-friendly projects. | The Tour offers a chance to **unravel prejudices against alternative lifestyles** and to **build new possible futures** thanks to the time spent meeting people with an **inspiring background**, who are actively involved in down-to-earth social and/or eco-friendly projects. | ||
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| The Heterotopia Tour is also an **intense human experience**. | The Heterotopia Tour is also an **intense human experience**. | ||
| It relies on the idea that, through mobility, a participant will have to open up to **new people and their differences**. Travelling is a key opportunity to address the question of how identity is formed, to lay foundation for a sense of **transnational citizenship**, and to develop a set of skills that take into account the wide **variety of relationships to the self, to others and to the world**. | It relies on the idea that, through mobility, a participant will have to open up to **new people and their differences**. Travelling is a key opportunity to address the question of how identity is formed, to lay foundation for a sense of **transnational citizenship**, and to develop a set of skills that take into account the wide **variety of relationships to the self, to others and to the world**. | ||
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| In practical terms, the Heterotopia Tour gathers people from **different backgrounds, ages, cultures, origins, living conditions**…, among which people with fewer opportunities or facing specific social or economic difficulties, for an **extended experience of community living within a multicultural group**. | In practical terms, the Heterotopia Tour gathers people from **different backgrounds, ages, cultures, origins, living conditions**…, among which people with fewer opportunities or facing specific social or economic difficulties, for an **extended experience of community living within a multicultural group**. | ||
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| ==== An opportunity to challenge ourselves into a more sustainable lifestyle ==== | ==== An opportunity to challenge ourselves into a more sustainable lifestyle ==== | ||
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| Finally, the Heterotopia Tour introduces the participants to a **more ecological lifestyle**. | Finally, the Heterotopia Tour introduces the participants to a **more ecological lifestyle**. | ||
| They will meet the opportunity to learn **practical know-hows**, to reduce one’s ecological footprint and sort out what is actually a necessity for them to thrive from what is unnecessary and excessive. | They will meet the opportunity to learn **practical know-hows**, to reduce one’s ecological footprint and sort out what is actually a necessity for them to thrive from what is unnecessary and excessive. | ||
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| In practice, all the Tour long, participants are using **dry toilets**, decreasing their use of water and electricity, experiencing **seasonal cooking**, discovering **local and fair-trade supply sources**, low-impact hygiene and cleaning products, **renewable energy** and **fuel-efficient equipment**. | In practice, all the Tour long, participants are using **dry toilets**, decreasing their use of water and electricity, experiencing **seasonal cooking**, discovering **local and fair-trade supply sources**, low-impact hygiene and cleaning products, **renewable energy** and **fuel-efficient equipment**. | ||
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| This wide range of activities eventually allows participants to **understand the issue of sustainability** and to gain **practical knowledge** on **how to apply ecological values in their daily life**, either they are living in the countryside or in the city, and whatever their standard of living. | This wide range of activities eventually allows participants to **understand the issue of sustainability** and to gain **practical knowledge** on **how to apply ecological values in their daily life**, either they are living in the countryside or in the city, and whatever their standard of living. | ||
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