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 […]
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 […]
When Fear becomes Truth
https://memory-makers.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/When-fear-becomes-truth.mp4 Overview Filmed at the Ninth Fort Museum in Kaunas with the museum’s educators, this interview reflects on how easily fear and misinformation can shape human behavior. By revisiting the Holocaust and periods of occupation in Lithuania, the educators highlight how propaganda and laws can turn people against one another—and why learning from these patterns […]
The Power of Choice
https://memory-makers.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/The-power-of-choice.mp4 Overview This interview, filmed at the Ninth Fort Museum in Kaunas with the museum’s educators, explores one of the most powerful lessons from history—the idea of choice. Even in the darkest times, individuals can decide whether to follow authority or stand by their conscience. Through reflection on the Holocaust and human behavior, the educators […]
Breaking the Cycle of Exclusion
https://memory-makers.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Breaking-the-cycle-of-exclusion.mp4 Overview This video features an interview conducted at the Ninth Fort Museum in Kaunas with the museum’s educators. It explores how prejudice and misinformation shape our understanding of history and others—particularly the Roma community and other marginalized groups. By grounding discussions in facts and empathy, the museum’s educators remind us that learning from the […]