After conducting successful workshops in Austria and the Netherlands, we are organizing the third in the series:
TIME: Oct 8: 10:00-19:00 and Oct 9: 10:00-14:00.
VENUE: main venue TBC + local authentic sites connected to the history of the Roma during the Nazi era
Please note that a limited number of participants will receive financial support for travel and accommodation. Preference will be given to those with limited institutional resources. Participants from larger or well-funded institutions are expected to cover at least part of their travel costs. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or comments.
The authentic site at Topovske Šupe was the location of a German concentration camp that operated in late summer and autumn of 1941. Around 5,000 Jewish and 1,500 Roma men were imprisoned there before being executed at various killing sites in and around Belgrade. Today, the site remains neglected and endangered, despite its historical significance.
As part of the project Pasostar ando Prastape – Breaking into a Gallop, an international incubator for rethinking and innovation in education about the genocide of the Roma during the Nazi era, we have already held two international workshops:
We now invite you to join the third international workshop: Inclusive Education and Commemoration of the genocide of the Roma, that will take place in Belgrade, Serbia, from 8 to 9 October 2025.
This workshop is organized by Terraforming (Serbia) in partnership with Centropa (Germany), TENET Center for Social Transformations (Ukraine), and the Intercultural Institute Timișoara (Romania).
Further information about the speakers and a detailed agenda will be provided soon. In the meantime, you can review the programs from previous workshops.
The workshop will be held in English. No translation from English will be provided.
Part of a broader series of European workshops, this event brings together educators, policymakers, and institutions to collaboratively address the challenges of teaching and commemorating the genocide of the Roma. Together, we’ll explore inclusive, innovative strategies for education and memory, grounded in the realities faced by educators today.
The Belgrade workshop will also include visits and work at local authentic sites connected to the history of the Roma during the Nazi era, providing powerful context and space for reflection and learning.
A key focus will be supporting the national implementation of the IHRA’s Recommendations on Teaching and Learning about the Persecution and Genocide of the Roma during the Nazi Era.
The project is supported by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Grant Program and the Stiftung Erinnerung, Verantwortung und Zukunft (EVZ) Foundation, with funding from the German Federal Foreign Office as part of the YOUNG PEOPLE Remember International program.
The program in Belgrade is also supported by the Swedish Institute. (see below)
We welcome schoolteachers, museum educators, and other professionals in the education field, whether or not you have prior experience teaching about the persecution and genocide of the Roma and Sinti. Your perspectives and experiences are vital to shaping educational practices that address Holocaust history, contemporary antigypsyism, racism, and discrimination.
We will provide water, coffee, and refreshments during the workshop sessions, as well as lunch on both Day 1 and Day 2. For participants receiving hotel accommodation through the project, breakfast will be included. Please note that dinners will not be provided.
Workshop in Westerbork, the Netherlands.
The program in Belgrade is linked to the international project “Inclusive Remembrance – Holocaust Education and Minority Voices for Democratic Competencies” under the auspices of the Swedish Institute, which Terraforming leads in cooperation with the Swedish Holocaust Museum and the Swedish state agency the Living History Forum.
Workshop in Westerbork, the Netherlands.
Workshop in Vienna, Austria.