CELEBRATE THINGS WHEN THEY HAPPEN
Celebrating alone is boring!
That's why you book one or two people to accompany the festivities.
The companions are meaningful on various topics or represent topics. Well suited for this are: mayors, local councillors, administrative staff, association members or people who are interested in gaining publicity for something or talking to people about certain topics.
The "escort service" is advertised in local media before the event. There is a meeting point at the event and an "escort system" that regulates the "booking".
It is also possible that not only at the event area, but also guided tours of the village with an escort are offered.
Where is the political-educational content?
Creating encounters, encouraging exchanges on social, political and personal topics, imparting information and knowledge
Why not give away some nice tasks?
Before the village festival, residents, clubs, children, young people, the fire department, etc. can fill raffle tickets with "prizes" themselves. Our suggestion: choose the band for the next village festival, choose the most beautiful front garden in the village, open the buffet at the community anniversary, test the new ice cream flavor, ... there is certainly a lot to be found. People who buy/draw a raffle ticket then fulfill these tasks. But you can also raffle off meetings and other things: coffee with the mayor, a trip with the volunteer fire department, the bowling alley for your own birthday, a year's lounger in the swimming pool, a beer with the local council, a personal cake bazaar, mushroom hunting with the neighborhood network, ...
Raffle tickets can be offered for different age groups. A mixture with conventional lottery tickets may also result in exciting surprises.
Where is the political-educational content?
Creating encounters, making commitment visible, activating people, making resources visible and sharing them
You can find more ideas for political education at the village festival in our pool of ideasor here to download and print out yourself.