The initiative aims to give young people the tools and knowledge to engage actively and critically with the history of fascist persecution.
Addressing the stories of the victims of the fascist regime in each partner country, local teams of young people and teachers will uncover and research untold stories from their communities, working with museums, archives, and places of memory. By applying a proven methodology based on contextualized learning, peer learning, and youth empowerment, participants will be encouraged to share their knowledge with local communities and invite a wider audience to reflect on the lessons we can learn from the past.
The project includes a series of training activities for museum educators and curators, archivists, comic book creators, podcasters, and tour guides, as well as international trainings for teachers and young people. The project’s impact is also supported by awareness-raising activities coordinated and organized by young people, as well as online meetings dedicated to them. In addition, ethnographic research activities are carried out, aiming to deepen local history and memory.
A wide range of stakeholders are involved in the project activities, including policy-makers, researchers, human rights activists, local administrators, and law enforcement, as well as educators and experts in Holocaust education and intercultural education. The project will generate concrete results with long-term impact. These include a digital platform, where local teams will upload storyboards and final products, along with tutorials by experts to facilitate young people’s engagement with museums and places of memory. In addition, animations designed to guide young people interested in organizing a podcast, graphic novel, or exhibition will be developed.
The project is funded by the European Union through the CERV fund, and the project consortium consists of EuroClio, Terraforming, the Intercultural Institute Timișoara, and Arolsen Archives.
