News - Active - Sobriety, Friendship and Peace

In 1994 there was material about alcohol's shadow sides that dominated the newspapers, while material about alcohol's pleasures took less column space. Fifteen years later, this relationship turned vice versa:

The share of columns that emphasizes the pleasures of drinking has doubled to 55 percent

The percentage of column reporting on harm caused by alcohol has shrunk from just over 40 to under 30 percent of the alcohol discussion.

The positive approach dominates all newspaper categories, both-local, district and national newspapers.

The whole article can be found here.

1/30/2012 - Last 2 days to apply!

It's just few hours left to sign up for the seminar in Krakow.

1/30/2012 - Sober App!

Every smart phone should have a sober app! Sober app is an application that makes the world a bit more drug free. It can be a game, it can be an app that gives tips on how to prepare alcohol free drinks, it can be an app that sums up all the sober activities wherever in the world you just go.

1/24/2012 - We r lookin' 4 a new Secretary General

Since our present Secretary General is looking for new adventures and challenges we are in need of a replacement for her. In this position you are the main officer responsible for the implementation and development of the organization and its staff. You are directly accountable to the board of Active. You have a representative role for Active as well as responsibility for the organization’s total economy and accounting.

1/23/2012 - Seminars in 2012

The year 2012 will not be worse than the previous years. It will be actually great!

1/23/2012 - What to do in 2013

Many say that 2012 will bring the end of the world so maybe there is no sense to plan activities for 2013 BUT in the case that the predictions are not correct, we would really like to have an Active camp 2013 as well.

1/23/2012 - Summer is coming! Get ready for ice..

…Icebreaker 2012 – the biannual Active Camp and Congress. The Active congress will be held between 8th and 10th of August, 11th of August will be covered by Nordgu congress and then 40th anniversary party of Nordgu.

1/23/2012 - The last HRG video finished

We have finished the video from our campaign in Sweden so now all the videos are done and can serve you as a presentation material if you want to arrange a workshop on one of the topics we took up in the campaign.

1/23/2012 - Volunteering in the Active office

September 2012 – August 2013 might be the best opportunity to experience Active from the Active office. Preparation of seminars, planning, coordinating, seeing Active’s member organizations and helping them to organize exchanges or small workshops, learning about alcohol policy, how to make a campaign…the list is long but simply said: do you want to make the world more drugfree? It yes, you are welcome to apply for an EVS* position in the Active office starting in September 2012 and staying for 12 months.

1/16/2012 - News from our members: Juvente D and CH

Juvente Switzerland and Juvente Germany successfully organised their Winter-Camp, in Biel, Switzerland. 60 young Europeans spent wonderful 7 days, celebrating New year's Eve together, learning about topics of lifestyle and doing many adventurous activities.

1/16/2012 - Active UK

ActiveUK is taking shape: while the youth group is going through the wheels of bureaucracy to establish a legal NGO, the currently 30 members (and growing) are having regular activities as well as meeting other young people in youth centres and libraries to discuss alcohol issues and a lifestyle of real freedom.

1/16/2012 - News from our members: Juvente N

Juvente Norway has in the recent months been part of advocacy efforts of NGOs for a decrease of pub opening hours. Evidence is backing their case for reduced opening hour.

1/16/2012 - News from our members: CEM

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, CEM (Centre for Youth Education) is running a campaign this January, backed by 46 radio stations across the country, to address the issue of alcohol being sold to minors. Failure to comply with existing age limits for the sale of alcohol is a huge problem in Bosnia. EU level.

1/16/2012 - Democracy is dialogue

Active has also received a grant for a Democracy Project, starting in March and lasting the whole year 2012. It will bring youth from five different countries, ten different organisations together, to learn about advocacy and do advocacy themselves - on local, national and EU level. A big project with the potential to make a difference for young people.

12/24/2011 - Season greetings

Active would like to wish you wonderful holidays and a rocking New Year!!! We would also like to thank everyone who helped us in the year 2011 for making the world a bit more sober! We all together have created great activities!!! We are looking forward to even a greater 2012!

12/12/2011 - HRG campaign is over

10th of December 2011 was the International Day of Human Rights and Active has been working since April 2011 towards this day. We started the Human Rights Generational campaign, had our first meeting with the crew in May 2011 and from that meeting we were just rolling. In Slovakia, Poland, Latvia, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sweden.

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