European Youth Information Day 2022
2021
European Youth Information Day 2022
Advocating for young people’s right to information
In the European Year of Youth, the European Commission put young people at the centre. Thousands of initiatives took place across Europe, including the #EYID22 campaign.
At ERYICA, we decided to dedicate our efforts to highlighting the value of such a basic right as the right to information. As well as giving access to other rights, the right to information is a powerful tool to enhance participation and preserve democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms.
We live in an increasingly divided society, and misinformation makes this breach deeper and deeper. Young people, as agents of change, have the right to be informed objectively and reliably, as well as the duty to make their opinions heard and to become responsible producers of content. We believe that young people nowadays can leave an important mark on society as previous generations did.
The campaign was implemented in 11 languages and shared more than 780 times across 14 European countries.
