are kept out of the way of achieving the goals that those who are being marginalized want to achieve. Firstly, it would be highly beneficial if agencies would focus on educating the youth as early as possible. The root of all evils, here, can be said to be the preconceived ideas that they will grow up with, which often leads to internalized oppression, as stated by Mr. Damien Walsh, from the Irish Traveler Movement (ITM) during his interview to the EYCM team in Ireland. As a matter of fact, the ITM has initiated the Yellow Flag Programme (http://www.yellowflag.ie/about_yellow_flag) which is a fantastic way to try to break this vicious circle by educating each and every kid about their background, and how to be proud of it instead of constantly trying to hide and deny it, and at the same time to develop mutual respect for other’s culture and religion. This brings us to the second part of our suggestion i.e. to create sustained activism. One way to do this would be to bring together the youth in a fun and friendly atmosphere. What we noticed was that many of today’s youth have little interest in worldly affairs, unless it appears on their Facebook newsfeed, or is a trending tweet. After all, the key to any successful movement is knowing your audience - and this is exactly what this is all about. Which is why we came up with the idea of talking to them the way they understand; the hashtag, like and share language. IRENE MASALA Uno dei due zapatisti che ci hanno accompagnato durante la visita al Caracol zapatista di Oventic.
The main reason why youngsters are not interested in what is happening outside their bubble is because they do not fully understand the necessity of it. The importance of increasing citizenship participation is quite simple; once one realizes the paramount importance of having one’s rights recognized and not taking them for granted, one will automatically raise awareness in one’s immediate surroundings. Making the youth see the “bad side” of globalization, the underlying 157 // EYCM