EKNO 20th anniversary conference: “Every young person matters”

EKNO 20th anniversary conference “Every young person matters”.

The Estonian Deaf Youth Organisation (EKNO) is celebrating its 20th anniversary and invites you to its jubilee conference!

Every young person matters. We need to talk about the future as well as the present. Young people are not only the shapers of the future, but members of society already today. Their voices, experiences and opinions must be listened to and taken into account.

You can look forward to substantive workshops and discussions, inclusive activities, good humour and a chance to share ideas and experiences. Come and meet old and new friends and celebrate EKNO’s 20th anniversary together!

What awaits you?

• exciting workshops and discussions designed from the perspective of deaf young people

• the FlowTV entertainment programme

• involving community members, cooperation and development

• exciting games and activities

Topics include: the impact of being deaf on mental health (Aleluya Peña, deaf psychologist), how to give deaf young people a voice and influence in the wider society (Lubna Mehdi, principal of Ål folkehøgskole og kurssenter for døve), language resources and AI from the perspective of deaf communities (Professor Christian Rathmann and visiting researcher Péter Zalán Herbszt-Romanek), and the design of deafblind people’s needs (Pere Cantenys Gómez, head of the youth section of the World Federation of the DeafBlind).

Programme:

16:00–16:30 registration and coffee break

16:30–18:00 workshops: first round

18:00–18:30 coffee break

18:30–20:00 workshops: second round

20:00–21:00 dinner

21:00–21:30 FlowTV show

21:30–22:30 games and activities

22:30–23:00 FlowTV show

23:30–00:00 games and activities

00:00–00:30 departure

Who is it for? Young people and everyone who wants new experiences, to share their thoughts and to be part of the community.

The event is interpreted between international sign language and Estonian sign language, in both directions.

Supported by the Ministry of Education and Research and Erasmus+.

Come and celebrate EKNO’s 20th anniversary and create new shared memories with us. Your presence and your voice matter!

See you on 5 December!