{"id":3162936,"date":"2021-05-28T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/open-call-for-balkan-messengers-training-course\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:16:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:16:30","slug":"open-call-for-balkan-messengers-training-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/en\/open-call-for-balkan-messengers-training-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Open call for \u201cBalkan Messengers\u201d training course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n\nThe training course \u201cBalkan Messengers- The Role of Media in Creating Alternative Narratives\u201d is open to young people aged 18 to 30 from Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia. The training will take place in Kratovo, North Macedonia, from 15 June to 21 June 2021. \u00a0The training course is primarily designed to assist youth activists in using new media (mainly podcasts, memes, and videos) to combat nationalism, sexism, and homophobia. 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