Roma Genocide, Holocaust Education and Antigypsyism in Youth Work
International partnership building seminar of ternYpe
March 10-15, 2013 in Bad Dürkheim/Heidelberg (Germany)
The partnership-building seminar organized by ternYpe International Roma Youth Network will bring together 50 Roma and non-Roma multipliers and youth activists to create a platform of exchange of experiences, practices and methods for young people and youth organizations how to address Holocaust, antigypsyism and human rights issues in grassroots, national and international actions, and how to strengthen the awareness and mobilization of young people for these issues. The four day lasting seminar on March 10th-15th, 2013 is designed to share experiences between the participating organizations, to increase the knowledge and awareness of participants on the Roma genocide, to reflect on the relevance and creation of a culture of commemoration among Roma and non-Roma youth, and in order to strengthen the coordinated efforts to build joint initiatives on grassroots level, as well as on international level towards the commemoration and to challenge antigypsyism and racism in Europe. The seminar will focus on developing follow-up actions such as a campaign, and on coordinating the preparation of the youth conference and commemoration of the Roma Genocide around August 2nd, as a day of commemoration of the Roma Genocide during World War II.
Project Details
• Dates: March 10-15, 2013 (including travel days, 4 program days)
• Place: Bad Dürkheim/Heidelberg, Germany
• Participants: About 50 participants from 30 Roma and non-Roma youth organizations
Partners and participants’ profile
• Roma and non-Roma youth organizations that engage or are interested to get involved in issues of commemorating the Roma Genocide and challenging antigypsyism and racism;
• Expert and educational organizations working on the issues of the Roma genocide and campaigning against racism and antigypsyism; '
• All participants are expected to attend the full duration of the seminar, to be motivated to contribute through their experience, and to engage in a follow-up, taking responsibility in their organization to support the “ternYpe commemoration of the Roma Genocide” initiative.
Aims of the “ternYpe Commemoration of the Roma Genocide” initiative
• Advocate for the recognition of the Roma Genocide and promote the commemoration on European level;
• Strengthen the engagement and awareness of Roma and non-Roma youth and youth organizations regarding the Roma Genocide, antigypsyism and human rights issues;
• Build a Human Rights Platform of European youth organizations to challenge stereotypes and antigypsyism.
Objectives of the partnership-building seminar
• Create a platform of exchange of experiences, practices and methods for young people and youth organizations how to address Holocaust, antigypsyism and human rights issues in grassroots, national and international actions, and how to strengthen the awareness and mobilization of young people for these issues;
• Promote and raise the visibility of the commemoration of the Roma Genocide by young Europeans;
• Inform young people with different backgrounds about the genocide of Roma; Holocaust education has the aim to make young people understand the mechanisms of exclusion, of racism, anti-Semitism, antigypsyism and populist and dogmatic manipulation of people which led to the worst moment of human action in history; critical thinking is a key asset to raise civic courage and active citizenship in the fight against extremism and racism;
• Involve a wide range of youth and civil society organizations into an informal Human Rights Platform that can effectively address stereotypes, stigmatization and antigypsyism within their structures, as well as in society through non-formal education, joint campaigns and advocacy.
• Share, discuss and develop the concept, program and strategy to realize the “Roma Genocide” project;
• Coordinate efforts between ternYpe and other organizations involved in the commemoration initiative, share responsibilities and establish working groups.
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