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Almost a year ago, we, the Krzyzowa Foundation and our partner, the Kreisau-Initiative e.V., won the NETTZ-Förderpreis. The project “#CreatingSpace A digital future with ethics in mind” was awarded. The starting point for the project was that we as educational institutions in political education increasingly see the need to no longer view political education and media competence separately. Rather, there is a clear need for action to expand media competence with digital media ethics competence. First the prize, then the kick-off event on the topics of digital ethics in December 2019 was successfully held in Kreisau. Full of zest for action, we then went into the conception phase to continue the project series in 2020. The participants* were recruited and the financing was secured, and then came Corona and the question was: Do we dare to do it online? YES! After an organisational marathon and thanks to the flexibility of our sponsors, the Foundation for German-Polish Cooperation and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation as well as the participants*, the concept for the online training was ready after a few days of intensive work.

Read more: Project || "#CreatingSpace A Digital Future with Ethics in Mind”

On 16 and 18 June two working meetings of the "School of Dialogue" project took place. Of course both virtual. The first was devoted to seeking further financing for the implementation of the project. The second was a meeting of the extended working group and concerned the adaptation of Dutch materials to the Polish education system and Polish cultural conditions.

The second meeting brought together people from Amsterdam (Anne Frank House), Rotterdam (CED Groep), Wrocław (University of Lower Silesia), Berlin (trainer) and of course the Krzyżowa team (some from Wrocław, some from Krzyżowa). It was possible to constructively plan further work on the adaptation of the program and the comments of its creators from the Netherlands, who also shared their experience with the implementation of the program in schools, were invaluable here.

Read more: Working meetings of the "School of Dialogue" project

On Monday, 15 June, the webinar "TikTok: Between lip sync and political participation" took place. In the 70-minute webinar, the participants learned what TikTok is about and how trends, hashtags and challenges influence each other, also to understand why it has a great fascination especially for young people.

Read more: After the Webinar #TikTok

The TikTok app has reached one billion active users faster than any other social network ever. The app is, also thanks to Corona, an indispensable part of the smartphone for many young people. But how exactly does the app work and what makes it so special compared to Instagram and Snapchat? What dangers does it offer, but also what opportunities? Is there a balance between lip-sync and political participation that we can find and focus on in terms of young people's media literacy and to create a responsible use of the app in the future?

These are the questions we will address in our 70-minute webinar. The event will be held in Polish and English and will be translated.

Read more: Webinar #TikTok - 15.06.2020, 15:00, online