Education for Remembrance

The project will serve a double purpose, on one side it will foster the education of human rights and active European citizenship and, on the other side, will maintain and increase the relevance of the topic in the future in order not to forget the tragic events of the Second World War. The project aims to emphasize the importance of sites that are important for the remembrance but that are not so wellknown; the events are thought to give a wider and deeper overview into the Nazi-fascist page in European history.

This first meeting will see the participation of target participants (Educators, teachers, youth workers, researchers, experts etc. ) focusing on the elaboration of new strategies for remembrance education. The Seminar in Jasenovac with experts in the field of education aims to develop an ‘educational unit’ on remembrance, Europe and active citizenship, in order to develop working networks and elaborate new strategies for remembrance education.

The 4 Days Seminar will develop fundamental topics from a theoretical and practical point of view, allowing participants to share ideas, experiences and good practices.

We wish this could be an opportunity to encourage organizations active in this field to establish contacts among themselves and to learn from each other producing an educational booklet on remembrance and active European citizenship, developing thus working networks and elaborating new strategies for remembrance education.

ALDA will cover the accommodation of participants, while the travel costs should be covered by the partners’ organizations.

We kindly ask you to confirm your participation by sending the registration form not later than the 1st of February 2010 to Cinzia Spinazzè: cinzia.spinazze@aldaintranet.org

PROGRAMME

8th February 2010

14:30-19:00 - Introduction to the topics addressed and working methods

9th February 2010

9:00-13:00 - Remembrance and education for Europe
- Relevance of remembrance for younger generations
- Views and aims for the future
- How to combine education for remembrance and active citizenship

14:30-19:00 - Remembrance and education for Europe
- Education for remembrance: the experiences of Jasenovac, Caen and Nardò
- The experience of ALDA and the LDAs in the Balkans

- Debate and evaluation

10th February 2010

9:00-13:00 - Active European Citizenship
- Proposals for an integration between remembrance and active citizenship in education

14:30-19:00 - Active European Citizenship
- Preparation of the educational formats on remembrance and active citizenship

11th February 2010

9:00-13:00 - Planning local events
- The importance of peer to peer education and multiplication
- How to put into practice the new approach on a local level

14:30-19:00 - Planning local events
- Proposals for the local events
- Evaluation of the meeting

12th February 2010

Departure

INFO:
Association of Local Democracy Agencies
Cinzia Spinazzè, Director's Assistant
telephone: 0039 0444 540146
e-mail: cinzia.spinazze@aldaintranet.org
web: www.alda-europe.eu