{"id":3484,"date":"2026-09-13T13:21:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T10:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cfta.ps\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3484"},"modified":"2026-09-13T13:55:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T10:55:33","slug":"youth-discussing-pressing-community-issues-in-safe-interactive-spaces","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/cfta.ps\/?news=youth-discussing-pressing-community-issues-in-safe-interactive-spaces&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Youth Discuss Pressing Community Issues in Safe, Interactive Spaces"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gaza \u2013 Culture and Free Thought Association<br \/>\nReflecting youth\u2019s interest in the issues affecting their communities and their desire to understand them more deeply, a group of young women and men participated in a series of in-depth discussion sessions with inspiring individuals and specialists. The sessions provided a safe and interactive environment where participants could engage in dialogue, reflect, and share experiences.<br \/>\nThese sessions were organized in response to the choices of youth  themselves, who identified and carefully planned the topics they wanted to discuss. The sessions aimed to broaden their knowledge and deepen their understanding of the challenges facing their communities, supporting their ability to produce creative works that reflect their realities and aspirations.<br \/>\nThe discussions covered a range of vital issues, including early marriage, coping strategies and psychosocial support during crises, digital literacy, and environmental health, as well as the importance of enhancing young people\u2019s participation in community life and their role in driving positive change.<br \/>\nThe sessions served as a rich space for open dialogue, enabling participants to exchange views and experiences while learning from the expertise of specialists. This contributed to strengthening their ability to analyze, discuss, and express community issues through creative and impactful approaches that can reach and engage  community.<br \/>\nThese sessions were conducted as part of the activities of the \u201cSafe Interactive Spaces \u2013 Phase II\u201d project, implemented in partnership with the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3133,"parent":0,"template":"","news_category":[158,160],"programs_category":[103],"class_list":["post-3484","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_category-latest-news","news_category-events","programs_category-youth-and-community-program"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cfta.ps\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/news\/3484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cfta.ps\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cfta.ps\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cfta.ps\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cfta.ps\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cfta.ps\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fnews_category&post=3484"},{"taxonomy":"programs_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cfta.ps\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fprograms_category&post=3484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}