Project Description

Culture and Art for Restorative Justice – CA4RJ

Project Nr.: 2020-1-UK01-KA227-ADU-094445

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The successful and organic integration of migrants into EU hosting societies remains problematic for many national migration policies. This is a persistent Europe-wide challenge, which has now become more urgent, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has disrupted our lives and societies, but extensive research is showing that the pandemic has already revealed and exacerbated pre-existing socioeconomic inequalities of migrants, a group also facing the additional burden of xenophobia and discrimination. At the same time, the cultural and artistic sectors were hit the most.

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Culture and Art for Restorative Justice (CARJ) aims to respond to this need, using the power of art and restorative justice to increase cultural awareness and thus contribute to the successful integration of migrant communities at one of the most challenging times for Europe.

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The Erasmus+ KA2 project “CA4RJ” aims to empower creative and cultural professionals who support migrants and especially those who are at risk of marginalization. This will be achieved through the project’s tailored and evidence-based accredited trainings which are based on the combination of creative arts with the values of restorative justice.

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Partner organizations

  1. IASIS
  2. Restorative Justice for All International Institute cic
  3. Reframe House Ltd
  4. KINONIKES SINETERISTIKES DRASTIRIOTITES EFPATHON OMADON
  5. Kapadokya Egitim ve Arastirma Derneg
  6. Consultoría de Innovación Social
  7. RESEARCH AND EDUCATION OF SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT AND TRANSFORMATION-RESET LTD

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The end users are workers and professionals working with migrants, creative and cultural professionals who work with migrants and use art for migrants’ integration and restorative justice practitioners. The final beneficiaries of the project are migrants, especially those with fewer opportunities and at risk of exclusion.

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Outputs

  1. A training manual focusing on the use of restorative art in migrants’ integration
  2. A face-to-face and online training programme for workers and cultural/creative professionals working with migrants with a “Continuing Professional Development” accreditation.
  3. Piloting of the training material through workshops with migrant population
  4. An e-book with chapters capturing the overall learning material from the project

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You can learn more here:  http://ca4rj.org/

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