1. Social exclusion Or social inclusion? Presented by Stefan Alievikj

2. 1. We made society with norms that don’t fit each human being on this planet Social exclusion is a multidimensional process of progressive social rupture, detaching groups and individuals from social relations and institutions and preventing them from full participation in the normal, normatively prescribed ... Why we even managed to reach system with social exclusion?

3. 2. Wrong-labeled system of values Tough we may find ourselves knowing all about certain issues in the society, yet we are taught at our homes about our safety. They teach us when we are little kids that we should not talk to strangers for example; then a stranger in need comes to ask for a little help and we exclude that person. That person is nobody in your world. You turn the other cheek, because that’s the easiest way out.

4. 3. Alienation Did you turn your intentions into actions or did you joined the club Forever silent? Silence is what is killing us. We managed to isolate ourselves… The bigger percentage of young people are inactive and silent. Life is taken easily as one big beauty contest.

5. Then again, what can be done? I can talk about integrating new school subjects at school about social inclusion where teachers or social workers even, can teach little children that there is nothing wrong with people that are different. I can talk about what can be the topics to those classes. Those classes can be about how abandoned, immigrants, underprivileged youth in general are the same as the other “normal” people. This is of course very utopian vision…

6. DON’T STAY SILENT Then again, I read this sign about staying silent and I decide to give piece of mind.

7. Improvements in education can increase social inclusion Education is vital for forming the points of view among the new generations. Only if they had opportunity to learn (in improved ways) about some simple moral and right-labeled values about how they should not make their peers feel underprivileged, it can be big achievement…

8. So, what seems advisable here… Implementing new classes in the schools on the topics of: 1. social inclusion 2. alienation 3. Cultural studies

9. How should the classes look like? Interactive (interaction between social workers, professors and students = not a classic form of lecturing) Intermediary (the students task can be ones where they will locate forms of social exclusion in literature, movies, videos, newspaper etc)

10. What we can gain is… 1.Higher percentage of youth interested in problems of the modern age; 2. More compatible youth to answer questions or propose resolutions to many issues; 3. Gaining knowledge about general culture, literature etc = gain of humanity!