Veranstaltungen

Workshop: Historical Work on remembrance and Action for Democracy

Montag, 20. April 2015 - Dienstag, 21. April 2015

Presenter:

- Centar za nenasilnu akciju / Centre for Noviolent Action, Sarajevo / Beograd (CNA)

- Gegen Vergessen / Für Demokratie e.V. / Against forgetting – For democracy, Berlin (GVFD)

 

program:

 

Monday, 20.04.2015

Warming up: getting to know each other personally and the organisations we represent

- Short history of each organisation, mission & development

- Greatest success / failure

- A challenge / "dream"

- Input GVFD: Online-counselling against right-wing extremism

Discussion 1: How can memory work contribute to better handling of current social challenges?

- Input GVFD: Challenges for memory work in germany 70 years after the end of the WWII Questions & Discussion

- Input CNA: 20 Jahre after the war - Peace education & peace promotion. How do we think to change attitudes & convictions arising from interpretations of the past that are exclusive?

Questions & Discussion

 

Tuesday, 21.04.2015

Practical examples 1: Training programmes

- Input CNA: Approach to peacebuilding training, methods and set-up

- Input GVFD: Argumentation training / Training for civil courage

Short walk

Monument to German Army and/or memorial to victims of "Euthanasy"

Discussion 2: Tasks and outreach field of an NGO / Confronting racism / violence

- Input GVFD: The role of an NGO combating social phaenomena subversive to democracy

- Input CNA: Dealing with the past & work with war-veterans - Influencing remembrance policy and culture. Alternative & dominant forms

Further possibilities of exchange / Cooperation ideas ….