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Youth Dialogue Lab about community and Europe
Read more: Youth Dialogue Lab about community and EuropeRecently we organised special sessions of our Youth Dialogue Lab project, at two schools in Tallinn. At Audentes International School students talked about the question ‘What do I need to feel safe in my community?’ At Avatud Kool the focus was on European values like freedom, democracy, rule of law and freedom of speech. During…
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Dialogue Cricles ‘How can I cope?’
Read more: Dialogue Cricles ‘How can I cope?’In what ways does Estonia’s geopolitical and security situation affect our daily lives? How can I cope? What makes me feel safe? What can support me and my community? These questions were the starting point of two dialogue circles that we recently organised. One took place at our office with people living in Estonia, coming…
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Child Rights International Network launched
Read more: Child Rights International Network launchedWe are very happy to announce our participation in the new Children and Democracy Network, initiated by the Child Rights International Network (CRIN). Two weeks ago the network was launched, with inspiring stories from youngsters, telling about their experiences in different participatory and deliberative processes. Their voices are crucial. Not just one or two who…
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Empowering Youth Voices Through Dialogue
Read more: Empowering Youth Voices Through DialogueAddressing Social Fragmentation and Democratic Participation in Tallinn Autor: Olena Kozmenko, doctor in pedagogical sciences and co-founder Youth Dialogue Lab – An Estonian version of this article has been published by Erasmus+ ja Euroopa Solidaarsuskorpuse agentuur on their website. The Youth Dialogue Lab in Tallinn was established to tackle an urgent societal challenge: the lack…
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New Visual Identity
Read more: New Visual IdentityToday we unveil the Estonian Dialogue Academy’s new visual identity. Over the last six months, we have worked with great passion on this project together with art director Savvas Theodosiou at the Tartu based ‘Purpose-driven design studio’ Orgcaos. Our goal was to create something that represents the core values of our organisation: empowering people to…
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How to understand and promote peace education in Estonia?
Read more: How to understand and promote peace education in Estonia?On 2 December 2025, a group of adult educators and peace education promoters met at the Estonian Dialogue Academy in Tallinn for a group dialogue as part of the Teach Peace project, which is developing an approach to peace education for adults. Since “peace education” can feel unfamiliar at first, the session offered a chance…
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Participants Youth Dialogue Lab discuss youth crime
Read more: Participants Youth Dialogue Lab discuss youth crimeWhat is the reason for a child or teen to commit a crime? And who should we blame? These questions were discussed last week by twenty young participants of Youth Dialogue Lab (Noorte Arutelulabor). After a performance of the Ukrainian song and dance group Volya the participants warmed up by discussing opposing ideas: Rules or…
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Õhtupoolik muuseumis
Read more: Õhtupoolik muuseumisTeisipäeval käisime Vabamus, kus saime põhjalikuma ülevaate Eesti lähiajaloost ja meie tänapäevase vaba ühiskonna kujunemisest. Meie giid tutvustas miks Vabamu loodi, milliseid lugusid püsinäitus esile tõstab ning kuidas erinevad perioodid on kujundanud inimeste igapäevast elu. Püsinäitus selgitas nii repressioone kui ka vabaduse taastamist ning seda, kuidas need suured muutused mõjutasid tavalisi inimesi. Ruumides oli tunda,…
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Evening in the museum
Read more: Evening in the museumOn Tuesday we visited Vabamu, where we gained a deeper understanding of Estonia’s recent history and the development of our modern free society. Our guide explained why Vabamu was created, which stories the permanent exhibition highlights, and how different historical periods have shaped everyday life. The exhibition covered both repression and the restoration of freedom,…
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Why should we care about people we don’t know?
Read more: Why should we care about people we don’t know?The participants of our Youth Dialogue Lab meet every second week. On Tuesday we a guest at Mondo NGO in Tallinn. We started off with an inspiring and interactive presentation by Global Education expert Mari Jõgiste. They learned about the aid work of Mondo around the world and about their global education program. The intro…
