OUR DEFINITION OF INCLUSION

After an intense and fruitful discussion in several stages we came up with the following common understanding of inclusion:

"Building a Society by creating opportunities in which every person can participate and retain her/ his identity.
Offer an environment where individuals can feel free, safe and respected." Inclusion TV 2013

 

The TV studio

The editing corner

The mixing table

The TV Studio

Information about Inclusion TV

There isn’t much information about Inclusion TV on this website. 
So now we will give you some information.
 

The best part of most conferences and courses is the opportunity to network, share knowledge and celebrate achievements. This usually happens on the sidelines. This time we are putting it quite literally centre stage. The stage is a live TV studio environment where everyone gets the chance to be behind and in front of the cameras. 

The Date

The project starts on 5^th September and ends 14^th September 2013

The Place

The project takes place in the “Seehof” and the “Jugendfreundehaus”, Innsbruck, Austria. It is an amazing venue with good food, a comfortable environment for creative discussions and learning.

Jugendfreundehaus

Seehof

 

The People

45 professionals and young people from Germany and Austria come together. Everyone has ideas and experience to share about inclusion and how to advance this through their international projects.

The Team

The TV studio will be run by young people from a variety of backgrounds from Germany and Austria, the training is delivered by a team from Momentum World.  www.momentumworld.org and organised by AK-Tirol www.tirol.arbeiterkammer.at and the National Youth In Action agencies for Austria and Germany.

The Approach

This event is all about inclusion in practise. You will hear and see inspiring examples of inclusive projects around the UK and Europe. But this event will offer firsthand experience of an inclusive project where everyone has a role and is valued for what they can do.

So we, the participants, work in a self built TV studio, we broadcast live news, record and edit films and post this on the blog for you.

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The Power of Inclusion

My name is Sophia and I am a media student from Germany. I was sorted into the wrong group by accident and just switched to the Reporting Team on Tuesday to be able to work with all the cameras and the TV studio equipment. Even though I came late, the team included me as their newest addition and treated me equally to everyone else. They have all been very supportive and nice to me, thus I am enjoying my time here a lot.

Morning exercise on Tuesday

The participants of the Inclusion TV project are very interesting and different people. We all have our own opinions and ideas to contribute towards the Inclusion TV News and videos we are creating. Of course, we have discovered some similarities such as hobbies we have in common with each other. Still we are all extremely individual people with various strengths and obstacles we wish to overcome. I am certain we can say that each and every one of us has made a big step forward and developed as a confident human being on the way into a great future. Perhaps we will not even realise everything we have learnt this week, until later in life – and I am confident we will.

The people involved with this project are from 13 different nations, in total. Most of us are from Austria and Germany, so naturally we have a casual conversation in German every once in a while. Yet when we are working on our video projects, we speak English to make sure everyone is included and nobody feels left out. All the team members are very dedicated to making sure everybody is an important part of this program, so that we all feel essential and necessary for the group.

Alisa, Kathi and Gregor

We don’t just work though. There are breaks, during which we sit down and talk or have a meal together. Some of us will hang out at the end of the day or go out for a drink. Whatever it is that we are doing, nobody ever has to be alone, and that is what inclusion is really all about.

Wednesday, 11 September 2013

Paul (l.), Leo,Hanna, Manuel and Nina

 

Wednesday, 11 September 2013

Today we are going to tell you about our day. First there was a press conference about Inclusion TV and the unemployment of youth. Leo started the press conference by welcoming everyone. He explained what we do in Inclusion TV and how they started their partnership. After that, Paul informed the audience how Inclusion TV started. Paul ended his speech and Anna and Manuel explained what they have experienced. Nina from the German national agency also spoke to the audience and told us what the national agencies in Europe want to do for projects like Inclusion TV.

Anna and Manuel

After the speeches the audience had the chance to ask some questions. A question for example was if the social/youth workers found a solution for the unemployment of youth. Leo answered that they have some ideas like making the jobs attractive for the young peoung people need more opportunities and that these opportunities need to be individual. Another question wple. If the jobs are not interesting the youth would lose its motivation to do these jobs. He also said that the yoas if we should get the youth to do paid jobs or unpaid jobs because in some countries there are no jobs anymore. And the answer of Leo was that it could be better for the young people to go to projects like Inclusion TV. This is because the activities on projects like this are not about whether you get paid or not but instead, about the abilities of the youth and the individual.

Karolina filming the press conference

Deniz writing down everything for the blog

Michael and Igor working with the staff team

Before lunch the Director of the AK (Arbeiterkammer) held a very short speech and Tirol TV a regional TV-station took some pictures of the participants and everyone involved in Inclusion TV.

At 2 o’clock the TV-Team broadcast the Inclusion TV News. They showed a short film about the event on Monday and what the social workers thought about the event.

After the film Karolina and Sophia (from the Reporting Team) were invited on stage to talk with the presenters Isabella and Josephine about how they made the film.

Ali Mahlodji

Later in the day, Ali Mahlodji a social worker from Austria talked about the project he is involved with. He started the project called Watchado. It’s a website full of videos, about the different jobs that people do. Afterwards the film is uploaded on to the website, young people can check the interviews and films and can see if there is a job they like. If you want to check out this project, go to this website:


www.watchado.net




After the speech of Ali the social workers and the young people had to make a 30 sec Video. The videos will be judged later today and the winner gets the “Inclusion Oscar”.

In the evening we had free time and we could either go to Innsbruck or we could stay at home.
What we got up to, will be a secret.

A few Photo's from the Week so far!

Sven, Josie & Manuel

Kati

Anna & Alissa

Gregor

Ronald - busy filming

The TV studio team, filming the Austrian TV crew

Michael with the camera - filming the press conference

Andrew, Amy & James

Inclusion TV - UNEMPLOYMENT

Here is a short slideshow of the first ITV news report we produced.  We had to meet very tight deadlines and get the video finished in time for the TV studio show.  A lot of hard work and long hours went into creating the video and we'll be sure to upload the full version as soon as we can.  We discussed the topic of unemployment in Europe and found out how the public felt as well as opinions of various social workers.

Unemployment in Europe - What do you think?

During the project “Inclusion TV” the Reporting Team got the chance to interview social and youth workers. Now I will give you the chance to read some information they told our Reporting Team.

Nina S. from Germany

What do you think about projects like this?
 

“I think the young people can exchange their experiences together. 

Young people, social workers and youth workers can learn something.”

“Working together is a step in the right direction because we can think 

about what we can do together, to fight against the unemployment of the youth.”

Alonso E. and Carmen C. M. from Spain

What do you think about youth unemployment in Spain and in Europe?

“Unemployment is a difficult problem and we have to find a solution. Most of the young people leave Spain and Europe to work in the USA. That’s why we have to give them the opportunity to start their own business in areas in Europe. Otherwise Europe will lose this generation. And because of this, countries have to work together. And also the youth shouldn’t be alone and work alone. We have to help them. We have to think for the future and in the present.”

Ramon M. from Spain (works in Germany)

How does youth unemployment in Spain differ from that in Germany?

“It’s a lot harder to find a job in Spain than in Germany.  In Germany, the young people have opportunities but they don’t use them but in Spain, they have no opportunities even though they want to do something. The youth in countries like Germany or Austria have to understand that when they have a good opportunity, they have to take it.”

Berni K. and Michael S. from Austria

What do you think about Inclusion TV and what are the reasons are for youth unemployment?

“We haven’t heard much about Inclusion TV but we are looking forward to this week. We want to see how the team works with the youth and we are interested to see what the young people do during this week and what they accomplish.”

“We believe that most of the young people don’t know what they want to do. They don’t even know about some fields of work. These fields should be made more obvious for young people. If the politicians do not work on youth unemployment, than there will be more and more unemployed young people.

What do you think?

The Event

On Monday evening we headed down to Innsbruck to participate in an event about youth unemployment and to meet youth/social workers from thirteen different countries. There were also some VIPs like the Director of the AK (Arbeiterkammer), the Prime minister from Tyrol and two regional ministers. The event started with a short movie about a young lady who participated in an earlier project called “Rueckenwind”. After that we listened to some speeches from the regional ministers, the Director of the AK, and a youth worker named “Petra Klein” who made a speech about “What is Inclusion TV”. In my opinion the speeches were very political but we found out about some important information and statistics such as: 

1.  In July 2013, the youth unemployment rate was 23.4% in Europe.
2. The lowest rate of youth unemployment was observed in Germany (7.7%), Austria (8.7%) and Malta (10.6%)
3. The highest rates were observed in Greece (62.9%), Spain (56.1%) and Croatia (55.4%)

It’s a shame that I couldn’t get an interview with one of the VIPs because they have a lot of knowledge about this topic and it would have been a pleasure to speak to them. All the speeches where held in German. But there was a professional translator who translated everything for people who couldn’t speak German. During the event two participants named Isabella and Josephine of Inclusion TV hosted together with Leo and Sven and Katharina filmed a lot of the event. After the speeches we had an awesome meal. Now came the time to learn more about the social workers. The reporting Team (Karolina, James and Deniz) interviewed some of the people and took pictures of everyone who came. The event was a good chance to get connections to other countries and in my opinion it was a great night.

The Official film Channel

Latest film added 17/9/13 - Outtakes from Inclusion TV - https://vimeo.com/74647458

All the films will be uploaded and added into the official ITV Austria film Channel

The link is: https://vimeo.com/channels/588541

Every time the post increase by 250 page views more video content will be added

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Paul

Innsbruck

Population:      121,329

Area:               104.91 km²
Elevation:        574 m (1883 ft)

The name of Innsbruck comes from the word bruck meaning "bridge" which leads to "the bridge over the Inn". Innsbruck is the capital city of the federal state of  Tyrol in western Austria.

It is located in the Inn Valley at the junction with the Wipptal, which provides access to the Brenner Pass, some 30 km (18.6 mi) south of Innsbruck. Located in the broad valley between high mountains, the Nordkette (Hafelekar, 2,334 metres or 7,657 feet) in the north, Patscherkofel (2,246 m or 7,369 ft) and Serles (2,718 m or 8,917 ft) in the south.

In Innsbruck, there are some 78,000 employees and about 8,000 places of work. Nearly 35,000 people shuttle every day into Innsbruck from the surrounding communities in the area. Also Innsbruck is a university city, with several locally based colleges (or universities).

The city is the cultural and economic centre of western Austria. It is also one of the most famous and substantial tourist centres, with more than a million overnight stays. This is because on the one hand it is an internationally renowned winter sports centre, and hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics as well as the 1984 and 1988 Winter Paralympics. It also hosted the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2012. Other notable events held in Innsbruck include the Air & Style Snowboard Contest from 1994 to 1999 and 2008. Innsbruck's Bergiselschanze is one of the hills of the famous Four Hills Tournament. And on the other hand there are main sights like the "golden Roof" (Goldenes Dachl), Kaiserliche Hofburg (Imperial Court) and the Hofkirche (Imperial Church). Further there are alot of museums, churches and parks and gardens.

In 1809, Bergisel, a hill near Innsbruck, was the site of the four Battles of Bergisel under the command of the freedom fighter Andreas Hofer. The battles occurred on 25 May, 29 May, 13 August, and 1 November 1809. In 1892, the Andreas Hofer monument was erected in order to commemorate the battles.

ITV NEWS - THE WELCOME EVENT

Inclusion TV News 2 video is finally here where we explore the welcome event at AK-Tirol in Innsbruck

We hope you enjoy it and please share our blog www.itvaustria.blogspot.com



Inclusion TV - ITV NEWS 2 from Momentum Films on Vimeo.

ITV NEWS - UNEMPLOYMENT

Check out the Inclusion TV News Report 1 on the topic of Unemployment. Hope you enjoy!

Inclusion TV - ITV NEWS 1 from Momentum Films on Vimeo.

Documentary Team

Michael

Age: 17
From: Austria
Occupation: He wants to be a physio
Hobbies: Skiing, working with motorbikes, working with people
Expectations: To make friends and gain experience
Why are you here: Interested in movies and the TV studios.



 

James S

Age: 30 

From: UK, Silkstone Common, near Sheffield 

Occupation: Professional Producer / Director 

Hobbies: Martial arts “Aikido” (peacefull), guitar, Japanese, cooking, reading, climbing, squash, comicbooks 

Expectations: To increase my creativity because these projects teache me how to look at problems from an alternative perspective. Young people to learn that they are stronger in a team rather than alone.

Anna

Age: 22
From: Sinzig - Germany

Occupation: Pupil at high school 

Hobbies: Visiting her football stadium for her favorite club – Mainz 05, Partying, Listening to music, Reading books 

How did you get involved: Through a Youth Centre 

Future plans: To meet new people and work in a team

Andrew

Age: 42 

From: UK, Yorkshire 

Occupation: Driver for Royal mail 

Hobbies: Golf, fishing, socializing and rugby. 

Expectations: For everyone to become more confident and come together to make new friends.

Why are you here? Because of Paul, my brother and because it's a great opportunity. It felt good to drive from the UK to Austria and deliver the TV-Studio, which is really important

Hannah

Age: 17
From: Innsbruck, Austria
Occupation: Pupil, School
Why are you here: To visit the project, Momentum and James S because of a film made about her in her project, Rückenwind
Expectations: To have new ideas, to work in a team.
Hobbies: Photography, horse riding, listening to music, making films
Future Plans: Finish school, study, make her own movies,

TV Studio Team

Alisa

Age: 19
From: Sinzig – Germany
Occupation: Job Seeker
Hobbies: Swimming, being in the nature, singing
How did you get involved: Youth Centre – opportunities for young people
Future plans: To look for work experience in a school, learn more English

Katharina

Age: 16 

From: Kobleinz - Germany 

Occupation: Pupil - Year  10

Hobbies: Socializing with friends, cinema, swimming, sports 

How did you get involved: Advised by a social worker 

Future plans: Work experience at “Kaffeehahn” (company that works with children), learn new things and improve English skills, learn how movies are made and work with the cameras.

Josephine

Age: 19
From: Innsbruck – Austria
Occupation: Student
Hobbies: Traveling, snowboarding, taking photos, swimming, reading books
How did you get involved: Through the S-Factor project with Momentum World in the UK
Future plans: Travel to foreign countries, learn about making movies, work in a team and learn more English

Igor

Age: 30

Occupation: Dental Technician

From: Germany / Deutschland

Hobbies: Downhill Mountain Biking, Basketball, Socialising 

Future plans: Wants to work as a social worker.

Why are you here: To learn more about this type of project. 

What have you learnt so far: How to set up a TV Studio, use the cameras and microphones

Isabella

Age: 19
From: Zirl - Austria
Occupation: school – she has completed the Matura Hobbies: Family, friends, traveling, swimming
How did you get involved: AK - Leo advised her
Future plans: Study at university – visit new people and improve English skills

Sven

Age: 28 

From: Germany / Deutschland 

Occupation: Self Employed Journalist, 

Hobbies: Internet/Radio presenting, riding his bike, watching TV, railway enthusiast 

Expectations: To learn more about making TV shows, to work in a team, to make more social connections, to do good work. 

Why are you here? To update his knowledge about TV Production 

What have you learnt so far? How to set up the TV studio. 

Amy

Age: 24
From: Yorkshire – UK
Occupation: Creative assistant at Momentum World
Hobbies: Rugby, climbing, photography
How did you get involved: Through her film qualification
Future plans: See more of the world – travel, buy a car and teach other people film skills, learn more German, to see inclusion in practice 

Ronald

Age: 17
From: Austria

Occupation: Jobseeking - Cook / Politician 

Hobbies: Politics, Skiing, Hiking 

Expectations: To learn more English, work in a team, learn more about TV 

Why are you here: AK - Leo advised him to come because he is interested the project. 

What have you learnt so far: How to set up the camera and TV studio. 

Manuel

Age: 18
From: Austria
Occupation: Shop Assistant
Hobbies: Football, Tennis, Swimming, watching DVDs
Expectations: To learn how a TV studio works, improve his English.
Why are you here: He asked if he could join the project because it sounded interesting.
What have you learnt so far: How to set up a TV studio and how to film

Dominic

Age: 18 

From: Austria

Occupation: Actor, Cameraman 

Hobbies: Swimming, football, riding his bike 

Expectations: Learn more about TV Production and improve his English 

Why are you here? He found out about the project through the internet and he is interested in TV. 

What have you learnt so far: How to correctly use a camera. 

Ramón

Age: 26
From: Spain
Occupation: Project Manager for young people
Hobbies: Relaxing under the sun, comics, watching horror films
Expectations: For the team to work well together, the participants to take part in awesome projects and good parties after days of hard work
Why are you here: Representing “Hot Sinzig” to help a group of young people
What have you learnt so far: The importance of coordination between the different TV roles

Paul

Age: 44 

From: UK, Yorkshire 

Occupation: Director of Momentum World

Hobbies: Motorbikes, reading, working with young people, developing Momentum World. 

Expectations: To be surprised by how much he can learn from young people, for young people to become more confident, to learn new skills (practical and personal) 

Why are you here: To explore what inclusion means, to have fun, party when the projects go well. 

Tanja

Age: 20
From: Innsbruck - Austria
Occupation: Student - AK
Hobbies: skiing, inline skating, friends
How did you get involved: AK - Leo
Future plans: Travel to New Zealand – internship for social work study, broaden knowledge about the situation in Europe, Inclusion and unemployment, visit people, gain experience of people, movies & film

Gregor

Age: 26
From: Austria
Occupation: Socialworker / Student
Hobbies: Mountain biking, hiking, volleyball, travel
Expectations: For the young people to develop new skills and experience new methods of informal learning. 
How did you get involved: Was asked to be involved.