The Youth Symposium on Historical Narratives and Human Rights brings together 51 young participants from across Europe for two powerful days of dialogue, reflection, and action. Set in Strasbourg, this immersive symposium explores how historical memory can shape our understanding of current human rights challenges, including antisemitism and hate-based violence.
Organised by ECHR as part of Work Package 1 of the CERV REM project, the symposium is designed to help young people become storytellers, educators, and advocates for justice—learning from the past to create change in the present.
08:00 – 08:30 | Check-in at the AGORA Building, Council of Europe
08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome coffee with all partners
09:00 – 13:30 | Youth Symposium on Historical Narratives and Human Rights
Keynotes, panel discussions, and interactive workshops (includes lunch)
14:00 – 16:00 | Meeting with the Council of Europe’s Special Representative on Religious Intolerance and Hate Crimes
16:00 – 17:00 | Holocaust-focused Sharing Meeting with La Grande Synagogue de la Paix and Memory Markers partners
19:30 | Social Dinner
Working sessions for project partners focused on youth engagement and learning dissemination.
France reported that 27% of all hate incidents in 2022 were antisemitic. In this context, ECHR’s leadership in hosting the symposium in Strasbourg is more than symbolic—it’s necessary. By linking the lessons of history to current challenges, this event gives young people the tools to recognise and resist rising hate in Europe.
ECHR brings decades of experience in human rights advocacy and education. Alongside partners from France, Ireland, Italy, Greece, and Germany, ECHR coordinates this symposium as a central action of WP1. The event also feeds into the wider goals of the Memory Makers project, which seeks to counter antisemitism, anti-Muslim hatred, anti-gypsyism, racism, and LGBTIQ-phobia through education and remembrance.
Following the event, we’ll publish:
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