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Festival Lila with Milchjugend (Zürich ZH)

 

Camp code:

CH-SCI 6.1

Country:

Switzerland

Start Date:

09 Oct 2018

End Date:

16 Oct 2018

Topic:

6: Gender equality and sexuality

Work Types:

Art / Festival

International age:

18 - 99

National age:

18 - 99

Extra fee to be paid in the hosting country:

0.00

Required Language:

English

 

Description: Milchjugend is a Swiss youth organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans* and other young people who create spaces for themselves and their friends through conscious action. Young people are given the opportunity to express themselves, get to know each other and gain confidence. This year Milchjugend is going to organize a big festival for the 2nd time. The artists will explore gender, body and identity. Different forms of queer artistic creation interact with each other and a young crowd. Dance and performance art presented in a more intimate and connected venue will also have its place. The festival venue (a photo museum in the heart of Zürich) will be transformed into a vibrant space of culture. Various artistic interventions will surprise, fascinate, irritate and excite the visitors

Type of Work: You will help to set up the stage, the infrastructure and decorations for the festival, as well as dismantling the above-named things after the festival. Furthermore, you will assume various tasks during the festival itself. These tasks include assisting at the bar or at the food stands, helping with the electronic infrastructure, looking after the artists, doing some cleaning work, etc.

Study Theme: You will participate in a workshop where the organization «Milchjugend» and all our projects will be presented. We will also talk about gender, sexuality, intersectionality and our mission to fight for a better world where everyone is allowed to be who they are. Of course this is not like a lesson at school – you are invited to discuss with us and develop our ideas.

Accommodation: Unfortunately, Milchjugend will not be able to provide a hostel as such. They are currently trying to find an accommodation where all the volunteers could sleep in one location. Otherwise Milchjugend will accommodate you in the apartments of our resident organisers.

Language: The required camp language will be English and the local spoken language is Swiss German.

Organization Description: SCI Switzerland is a non-profit-organisation which stands for intercultural exchange, sustainable development and non-violent conflict resolution. It is certified with the Intermundo-SQS-label, which guarantees high quality standards in youth exchange. SCI Switzerland has been organizing workcamps and long-term exchanges for volunteers worldwide since 1920. Each year, more than 100 volunteers from Switzerland engage in SCI projects abroad, while around 200 international volunteers work in projects in Switzerland. Swiss workcamps have a main focus on the work and exchange with children and youth living in asylum-seeking centres as well as environmental protection. In that line SCI Switzerland promotes a more environmental-friendly lifestyle in accordance with the goals of sustainable development. Therefore volunteers are expected to be aware of their environmental impact and encouraged to choose more eco-friendly means of transport.