There are gyms not only for training with the body but also for extending the concept of training and playful practice to participation and the use of new interactive media.
They are called “citizenship gyms”.
The dynamics of participation are not taken for granted, they need some forms to channel that social energy which would otherwise be lost meaninglessly.
It is one of the key points of associations such as Libera and Acmos which have been working with adolescents for years to reinvent the forms of political commitment, on the margins of the school environment, to promote experiences of interactive citizenship. Also trying to translate the potential of interactive communication and social media into effective social interaction.
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