{"id":50315,"date":"2025-04-29T10:56:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T07:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cji.md\/?p=50315"},"modified":"2025-05-13T09:40:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T06:40:28","slug":"inclusion-starts-with-me-a-campaign-about-people-emotions-and-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cji.md\/en\/inclusion-starts-with-me-a-campaign-about-people-emotions-and-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cInclusion Starts with Me\u201d: A Campaign about People, Emotions, and Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tolerance, acceptance, and respectful attitude towards diversity are the fundamental aspects of an inclusive society; therefore, assuming the role of a stimulus to change from the individual to the collective level is essential if we intend to create communities where everyone is truly valued. \u201cWithout respecting human rights, no progress exists,\u201d \u201cEvery human being deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, regardless of their disability,\u201d and \u201cBeing different is absolutely normal\u201d are some of the key messages conveyed within the \u201cInclusion Starts with Me\u201d campaign conducted by the Independent Journalism Center (IJC) during the two recent years.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The campaign included various activities intended for the general public, on the one hand, and the media community, on the other hand, as it plays a crucial part in promoting human rights. In a number of video stories<\/a>, the IJC gives a chance to speak to the protagonists with different life experiences who have managed to become promoters of improving the world regardless of any sorts of hindrances and obstacles, becoming true examples of civic participation<\/a> for their communities. The other problematic aspects related to the inclusion of elderly people, the Romani, persons with disabilities, or NEET young people were considered and discussed in the other video materials produced by the\u00a0IJC.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cWe did not directly intend this campaign for educating the public or society. Instead, we planned to share some stories, to explain the things which are apparently widely known but still have to be discussed, in order to make some small but sure steps towards an inclusive society. We intended to stir some emotions and probably to make the audience think, to shatter persisting stereotypes or beliefs related to vulnerable groups. The fact that some products made during the campaign turned out to be the most frequently shared ones in the history of the\u00a0IJC\u00a0demonstrates that we were on the right track, and hundreds of comments under some video materials prove that the campaign messages resonated with the public, and such topics are of great interest,\u201d Nadine Gogu<\/strong>, IJC\u00a0Executive Director, says.<\/p>\r\n

Another component of the campaign is focused on improving the media\u2019s skills of documenting and covering the topics regarding vulnerable groups. Journalists, media experts, and human rights defenders explained the aspects related to inclusion and provided some valuable recommendations during the Media Azi broadcast and in the analyses published on the IJC, Mediacritica, and Media Azi platforms.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cWhen the public gets used to seeing mentions of all categories of persons in society in reports, disability will no longer remain an issue for the news. Inclusive communication transformed into media products which inform the public instead of making the audience cry needs to be considered and gradually assumed; it should become a routine. It is definitely more complicated, and preparing such a topic is more time-consuming, but there is no other way to create high-quality things, and mentality can\u2019t be changed in one day,\u201d Viorica Zaharia<\/strong>, journalist and president of the Press Council, affirms.<\/p>\r\n

Also within the campaign, a video titled \u201cAlt\u0103 planet\u0103\u201d (\u201cAnother Planet\u201d)<\/a> calling for more tolerance and less discrimination was launched.<\/p>\r\n