Youth Symposium on Historical Narratives and Human Rights
https://memory-makers.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Memory-Makers-WP1-France-Event.mp4 Overview European Centre for Human Rights organised this symposium to help young people become storytellers, educators, and advocates for justice. Learning from the past to create change in the present is essential in projecting a new historical narrative. The Youth Symposium on Historical Narratives and Human Rights brought together young participants from across Europe […]
Voices of Tolerance: Youth Forum on Belonging
https://memory-makers.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Memory-Makers-Wp2-Event-11.m4v Overview AY Institute in Lithuania, organized the Voices of Tolerance: Youth Forum on Belonging event bringing together youth to reflect on the importance of historical remembrance, tolerance, and the fight against discrimination. Through a series of interactive sessions, participants engaged in discussions, activities, and workshops that encourage critical thinking, cultural awareness, and dialogue around […]
Youth Symposium on Historical Narratives and Human Rights [Report]
Overview On May 16, 2025, the Voices of Tolerance: Youth Forum on Belonging took place in Alytus, Lithuania, as part of WP2 of the Memory Makers project. The event gathered 105 participants from 4 countries for four interactive workshops exploring Holocaust memory, Roma history, and human rights. Using experiential methods like role-play and diary analysis, […]
Voices of Tolerance: Youth Forum on Belonging [Report]
Overview On May 16, 2025, the Voices of Tolerance: Youth Forum on Belonging took place in Alytus, Lithuania, as part of WP2 of the Memory Makers project. The event gathered 105 participants from 4 countries for four interactive workshops exploring Holocaust memory, Roma history, and human rights. Using experiential methods like role-play and diary analysis, […]
Memory Makers Presentation
Overview This is the introduction of the Memory Makers project at the Council of Europe for their Conference of International Non-Governmental Organisations (CINGOs) on April 8th, 2025. Our Youth Symposium on Historical Narratives and Human Rights was organized by European Centre for Human Rights who is the lead partner of this CERV funded project. By […]
WP1 Youth Symposium on Historical Narratives and Human Rights Presentation
Overview This is a presentation by Dr. Agnieszka Gawlas Zajączkowska from the Jagiellonian University in Poland. Her presentation was a part of the event in Strasbourg, and provides basic information on the project’s goals. It highlights the importance of education about the Holocaust in our society. Furthermore, it also touches upon education about the fate […]
History vs. Today: What’s Really Changed?
Overview IGLYO is a youth and student organisation with over 100 members from more than 40 countries across Europe. It is the world’s largest LGBTQI Youth network in the European region. IGLYO is primarily a capacity building and youth empowerment organisation, building the skills, knowledge and experience of their members and other LGBTQ activists. They […]
A human being above all, is a human being – Paulius Aleksandravičius, A Museum Educator
https://memory-makers.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Memory-Makers_SpeakerVideoWP2.mp4 Overview As part of the Voices of Tolerance: Youth Forum on Belonging, an interview was conducted with an educator from the Ninth Fort Museum in Lithuania. In this conversation, he reflected on the deep pain caused by genocide and reminded us that the victims of the Holocaust are not numbers in statistics, but human […]
Welcome to Our Project
Overview Welcome to the introduction of the Memory Makers Project, it’s developed in partnership with the Conference of International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs) Youth Group of the Council of Europe on the 29 September 2025. This session is part of our Webinar Series 3: Youth Engagement in Combating Hate Speech, organized by the European Centre for […]
Youth Engagement in Combating Hate Speech (Albania)
Overview Beyond barriers presentation at the webinar, “Youth Engagement in Combating Hate Speech,” explores the crucial role young people play in building inclusive, respectful, and democratic societies. Through this session, we aim to empower youth as active changemakers, equip them with tools to recognize and counter hate speech, and foster meaningful dialogue that promotes human rights, […]