Group 1 focused on the coalition building guide and put forward the following recommendations:
• The publication should focus on principles and not rules. It should provide inspiring and diverse examples of successful coalitions.
• This publication should not be a“ manual” but rather a guide that poses questions and incorporates a plethora of perspectives.
• The guide should highlight different kinds of coalitions that include different actors, levels and approaches.
• The guide should be carefully produced in paper, video and podcast formats.
• The guide should be widely disseminated. Consideration should be given as to whether the guide should have fixed content or be interactive.
• The content of the guide should be produced through a wide consultation process. The guide should further be peer reviewed.
• The publication should be addressed to a wide audience beyond civil society actors.
Group 2 discussed the activist workshops and provided the following input:
• It could be considered to devise an award system for youth who conduct important work in the sphere of combatting anti-Semitism and other forms of discrimination and intolerance that would allow them to get acceptance from families, communities and societies at large. For example, an award ceremony with the involvement of a recognizable figure( possibly a celebrity).
• It would be advisable to take into consideration the OSCE Youth Action Plan.
• It would be also practical to utilize the small project plan so that youth and other organisation could apply.
• It could be considered for the events to be of longer duration and take the form of seminars or platforms for exchange rather workshops. These could also involve representatives of the media, with dedicated time for site visits to offices of inspirational NGOs, as well as allowing time for informal interaction of the participants. Consideration could also be given to including op-ed writing trainings on the topics of these events. These events should have a clear purpose.
• It would be advisable to look at the existing networks and build on them rather than start from the beginning.
• It was also suggested that ODIHR could have three separate events( e. g. on youth, gender and hate crime) and bring all participants of these three events to the fourth and final event.
• The network should be created on the basis of a need and should not be forced to be created. It is important to be realistic and not assume that creating networks can be achieved in 2 years.
• If networks are created, liaison officers( who are not leaders of the organisations involved) should be appointed for communication purposes.
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