BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:216@kviriem.lv SUMMARY:Join the Conversation | Focus Groups - The Collective Act DTSTAMP:20260701T130403Z DTSTART:20260708T151500Z DESCRIPTION:What does it mean to care for others while also caring for your self?\n\nAre you a youth worker\, teacher\, facilitator\, mentor\, NGO wor ker\, psychologist\,\nsocial scientist\, trainer\, community organizer\, o r someone working closely with\nyoung people and communities? Do you navig ate emotional labour\, burnout\,\nuncertainty\, group dynamics\, conflicts \, inclusion\, support\, or community care in\nyour work?\n\nDo you wish t here were more spaces for reflection\, emotional support\,\nsustainable pr actices\, and collective care within youth and community work?\n\nThen we invite you to join one of our focus groups within The Collective Act\nproj ect.\n\n08.07 - 18:00\n\nOnline\n\n09.07 - 18:00\n\nLGBT House\, Riga\n\nW ant to participate? Fill in the application form here or in the linktree i n\nbio: https://forms.gle/tifXZtwpqW1NDru77 [https://forms.gle/tifXZtwpqW1 NDru77]\n\nPlaces are limited\, so make sure to reserve your spot early!\n \nTogether\, we will explore the realities\, needs\, challenges\, and supp ort\npractices of people working in youth\, educational\, and community se ttings. The\ninsights gathered will contribute to the creation of a reflec tive journal and\nsupport tools focused on:\n\nmental wellbeing\n\nreflect ive practice\n\nemotional support\n\nsustainable care\n\ncommunity empower ment\n\npeer support and resilience\n\nWe especially welcome people intere sted in creating inclusive\, accessible\,\nsafer\, and braver spaces for a ll bodies\, identities\, and experiences\, and we\nstrongly encourage part icipation from people with diverse professional\nbackgrounds\, lived exper iences\, and identities\, especially those from\nunderrepresented or margi nalised communities.\n\nDuring the focus groups we will:\n\n• Reflect on t he emotional and practical realities of care and youth work\n\n• Discuss w ellbeing\, burnout\, boundaries\, and support systems\n\n• Explore what to ols and practices actually help us sustain ourselves and our\ncommunities\ n\n• Share experiences\, challenges\, and hopes for more caring\, intersec tional and\nsustainable spaces\n\n• Co-create ideas for a reflective journ al designed for youth and community\nworkers\n\nSounds interesting? Join u s!\n\nWhat is the Collective Act?\n\nThe Collective Act is a long-term\, c are-centered Erasmus+ KA2 project that\nbrings together youth workers\, yo ung people\, and communities to explore mental\nhealth\, emotional regulat ion\, and peer support through non-formal education.\nTogether with our pa rtners\, we create safer and braver spaces to connect with\nourselves\, ea ch other\, and the outdoors\, using art\, movement\, dialogue\, and\nshare d experiences.\n\nThe project is co-funded by the European Union through t he Erasmus+ programme\,\nwhich is administered in Latvia by Jaunatnes star ptautisko programmu aģentūra\n[https://www.facebook.com/Jaunatne?__cft__[0 ]=AZYAQ4y4vlifWEAuf10k71AN6LdGTaOooDvGsZM890-qGpVharwegheQ675yA7Nx7MKN6TAa zBY8vmFaLgh4cdiyCcPIaqkYhh5KTxSsgwfTTmtfSkXb5HNZnBAUqYvb59iipHmJv5oxuKdnLg 4qY9Koobha7euhSpxNUgjXAFKtAxxc0kUmn45b1Y11-2oqjEg&__tn__=-]K-R].\nIt is a small-scale partnership programme\, coming out of the collaboration\nbetwe en Active Rainbow and Peemoti keskus\n[https://www.facebook.com/peemotikes kus?__cft__[0]=AZYAQ4y4vlifWEAuf10k71AN6LdGTaOooDvGsZM890-qGpVharwegheQ675 yA7Nx7MKN6TAazBY8vmFaLgh4cdiyCcPIaqkYhh5KTxSsgwfTTmtfSkXb5HNZnBAUqYvb59iip HmJv5oxuKdnLg4qY9Koobha7euhSpxNUgjXAFKtAxxc0kUmn45b1Y11-2oqjEg&__tn__=-]K- R]\n. URL:https://kviriem.lv/event/join-the-conversation-or-focus-groups-the-coll ective-act GEO:56.9576204;24.125972 LOCATION:LGBT House - Stabu iela 19 - 2\, Centrs\, Rīga STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

What does it mean to care for others while also caring for yourself?

Are you a youth worker, teacher, facilitat or, mentor, NGO worker, psychologist, social scientist, trainer, community organizer, or someone working closely with young people and communities? Do you navigate emotional labour, burnout, uncertainty, group dynamics, co nflicts, inclusion, support, or community care in your work?

Do you wish there were more spaces for reflection, emotional support, sustainable practices, and collective care within youth and community work?

The n we invite you to join one of our focus groups within The Collective Act project.

08.07 - 18:00

Online

09.07 - 18:00

LGB T House, Riga

Want to participate? Fill in the application form her e or in the linktree in bio: https://forms.gle/tifXZtwpqW1NDru77

Places are limited, so make sure to reserve your spot early!

Together, we will explore the realities, needs, challenges, and sup port practices of people working in youth, educational, and community sett ings. The insights gathered will contribute to the creation of a reflectiv e journal and support tools focused on:

mental wellbeing

ref lective practice

emotional support

sustainable care

c ommunity empowerment

peer support and resilience

We especial ly welcome people interested in creating inclusive, accessible, safer, and braver spaces for all bodies, identities, and experiences, and we strongl y encourage participation from people with diverse professional background s, lived experiences, and identities, especially those from underrepresent ed or marginalised communities.

During the focus groups we will:

• Reflect on the emotional and practical realities of care and youth work

• Discuss wellbeing, burnout, boundaries, and support systems

• Explore what tools and practices actually help us sustain ourselves and our communities

• Share experiences, challenges, and hopes for more caring, intersectional and sustainable spaces

• Co-create ideas for a reflective journal designed for youth and community workers

S ounds interesting? Join us!

What is the Collective Act?

The C ollective Act is a long-term, care-centered Erasmus+ KA2 project that brin gs together youth workers, young people, and communities to explore mental health, emotional regulation, and peer support through non-formal educati on. Together with our partners, we create safer and braver spaces to conne ct with ourselves, each other, and the outdoors, using art, movement, dial ogue, and shared experiences.

The project is co-funded by the Europ ean Union through the Erasmus+ programme, which is administered in Latvia by J aunatnes starptautisko programmu aģentūra. It is a small-scal e partnership programme, coming out of the collaboration between Active Ra inbow and Peemoti keskus .

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