Migrants, Politics & Internet 3.0 [API 3.0]

Influencing politicians by Influencing politicians by young people using the young people using the internet and social mediainternet and social media

API 3.0API 3.0

www.api3.euwww.api3.eu

IntroductionIntroduction

API 3.0: Migrants, Politics & Internet 3.0

Amsterdammers / Antwerpenaren, Politics & Internet 3.0 www.api3.eu

The objective of this project:

To learn young people from migrant background in the Netherlands and Belgium to effectively use the internet, social media and mobile telecom to influence political processes and politicians in particular.

SummarySummary2014 was a year of elections in both Belgium and The Netherlands. In this Youth in Action project 8 Belgian and 11 Dutch students with migrant background made their voices heard on political issues of their choice. They used internet, social media and mobile telecom to do so.

Migrants (Allochtonen), Politics and the Internet are the core concepts of this project. 3.0 represents the third generation of immigrants and the new internet era: social media and mobile telecom.

Since the participation of migrants in the political process is seriously lacking it is important that the new generation make their voices heard in the political debate.

In various workshops in Antwerp and Amsterdam the participants have learned how political communication works and how they can join in. They debated about social issues and made a choice which goals to pursue.

In this project they have learned and influence the political process. They have done this is several ways using publications, online campaigns and political debates. They operated both individually and in groups.


PartnersPartners

Maroc.NL Foundation

Connect Initiatieven Foundation

Kifkif vzwPlatform Allochtone Jeugdwerkingen vzw


FundingFunding

25%=

75%=

+ + +


External suppliers+

ParticipantsParticipants

Amsterdammers

Antwerpenaren


Goal YIAGoal YIA

Youth in Action supports projects that encourage participation of young people in the democratic practice on a local, regional and on an international level.


Goal API 3.0Goal API 3.0

With the project API 3.0 we strive for "capacity-building" among immigrant youth by teaching them how to using internet and social media to engage their communities and supportbase to influence policy makers and politicians.


FrameworkFramework INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

WORKSHOPSWORKSHOPS

CAMPAGNESCAMPAGNES

INTERVIEWSINTERVIEWS

DEBATESDEBATES

EVALUATIONEVALUATION

YOUTHPASSESYOUTHPASSES

1 mnd

3 mnd

1 mnd

2 mnd

2 mnd

1 mnd


MilestonesMilestones Preparation:

Partners prepare the programma and workshops. Participants are recruited and selected.

Kick off:

All participants meet for the first time and receive info on the project.

Workshops:

Participants learn about local / national / EU democracy, elections and politicians. Participants will learn more about the internet, social media and mobile telecom. Participants learn to prepare and set up online campaigns. Participants learn about audio & video recording and interview techniques.

Campagnes:

Participants launch campaigns around the chosen themes. Participants approach their base to support the mass campaigns.


Milestones IIMilestones IIElections:

Participants prepare to visit political debate prioir to the elections. The mass mail campagns start shortly before the elections and end on

electionday.

Interviews:

Participants form groups to interview a number of politicians on the chosen themes.

Debates:

Participants organize a public debate on a chosen theme.

Youthpasses:

All participants receive a certificate with a comprehensive statement of their learning objectives.


WebsiteWebsitePubliek: Over API 3.0 Goals Partners Foto Book Interviews Mass Mail Tool

Deelnemers: Login Dashboard My Profile My Contributions Social Media Survey


Social MediaSocial Media


Twitter:

185 tweets 219 followers

Pinterest:

19 pins 68 followers

Facebook:

44 posts 335 likes

CampaigningCampaigning

Iron has to be forged while it is still hot. Visitors to an election- debate are approached to read, sign and send the mass mailing.


Campaign VideoCampaign Video

To virally support the mass mail campaign the participants devised a campaign-video. They prepared, recorded and produced the video themselves together with friends.

All recordings were made with tablets and smartphones.

Amsterdammers / Antwerpenaren, Politiek & Internet 3.0 www.api3.eu

Description Mass Mailing ToolDescription Mass Mailing Tool

1. Participants compose a petition about a social problem in which they target a politician, ask questions, state demands and request accountability.

2. Petition is put online and linked to a campaign site and URL.

1. Participants use word of mouth, print, chat, blogs, email, and social media to involve supporters in order to send as many petitions as possible to the targeted politician.


Scheme Mass Mailing ToolScheme Mass Mailing Tool


Impression Mass Mailing ToolImpression Mass Mailing Tool


Action-page Dashboard-page

Mass Mailing ActionMass Mailing Action

Dutch participants:

1. Petition on the ultra high youth unemployment among migrants in Amsterdam

Belgian participants:

1. Petition on the discrimination on the labormarket in Belgium

2. Petition on the discrimination on the labormarket in Flanders


Results Mass Mailing ActionsResults Mass Mailing Actions

Action 1: High unemployment migrant youth Amsterdam Wethouder Hilhorst, Wethouder van Es, Wethouder van de Burg

Number of petitions: 1028

Action 2.a: Discrimination on labormarket in Belgium Minister DeConinck


Action 2.b: Discrimination on labormarket in Flanders Minister Muyters



Replies PoliticiansReplies Politicians

Action 1: High unemployment migrant youth Amsterdam Alderman Hilhorst (PvdA) = invitation participants Alderman van Es (GroenLinks) = formal letter Alderman van de Burg (VVD) = no reply

Action 2.a: Discrimination on labormarket in Belgium Minister De Coninck (SP.a) = invitation participants

Action 2.b: Discrimination on labormarket in Flanders Minister Muyters (N-VA) = no reply

Action 3: Debate on high unemployment migrant youth Amsterdam Alderman Vliegenthart (SP) = invitation

participants Deputy Major Amsterdam-West Baadoud (PvdA) = offering traineeships


InterviewsInterviews

Nabilla Ait Daoud (N-VA)

Hamid Riffi van (CD&V)

Mehmet_Karanfil (Open VLD)

Güler Turan (Sp.a)

Imade Annouri (Groen)


Minister MeetingMinister Meeting


The mass mailing action has led to an invitation from the Minister of Employment, Monica De Coninck, to talk about discrimination on the labormarket.

DebatesDebates

Antwerp: debate on discrimination against applicants with migrant background by employment agencies in Belgium.

[8 participants]

Amsterdam: debate about the high unemployment rate among immigrant youth in Amsterdam.

[108 participants]


Youthpass CertificateYouthpass Certificate

Digital competences

Learning to learn

Social civic competences

Sense of initiative and entrepeneurship

Cultural expression and awareness

All participants received a Youth Pass in which all the knowledge and competences the participants gained are listed.

The main objectives are achieved in the following areas:


Overall Results

1 video (as a support for the social media campaign)

2 debates (on discrimination labormarket and high youth unemployebility)

3 campaigns (aimed at alderman and ministers)

6 interviews (with a minister and with 5 different politicians of migrant origin)

8 workshops (about politics, internet, social media and interview-methods)

20 certificates (a Youthpass for each of the participants)

33 articles (reports, articles and blogs of the participants during the project)

2045 mass mails (total number of sent mass mailings)

13077 pageviews (total number of visits to the API-website during the project)


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