In the framework 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
Roma Voices in Education and Memorialization of the Genocide of the Roma
June 10-11, 2025: An international workshop at the Camp Westerbork Memorial Centre (The Netherlands)
TIME: June 10: 10:00-17:00 and June 11: 10:00-14:00.
VENUE: Camp Westerbork Memorial Centre (Oosthalen 8, 9414 TG Hooghalen, The Netherlands)
The event will bring together representatives of Ministries of Education, representatives of local Roma and Sinti communities, experts, educators, and stakeholders from Germany, Greece, Serbia, Ukraine, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Romania, Hungary, and other European countries, to discuss teaching and learning about the genocide of the Roma and Sinti, and support the national implementation of the IHRA “Recommendations on Teaching and Learning about the Persecution and Genocide of the Roma during the Nazi Era.”
The workshop will focus on Roma Voices in education and the memorialization of the genocide of the Roma. Participants will examine challenges identified by Roma and Sinti communities and educators and propose strategies for improving the teaching of this history.
Organizers
- Terraforming (Serbia),
- Camp Westerbork Memorial Centre (The Netherlands),
- Centropa (Germany),
- TENET Center for Social Transformations (Ukraine),
- Intercultural Institute Timișoara (Romania)
Speakers
Distinguished speakers from The Netherlands include Bas Kortholt, a researcher at the Camp Westerbork Memorial Centre, and others (TBA)…, as well as international experts such as Miško Stanišić (Serbia), director of Terraforming and chairman of the IHRA project on developing Recommendations on Teaching and Learning about the Persecution and Genocide of the Roma during the Nazi Era, Tetiana Storozhko (Ukraine), CEO of Tenet and editor-in-chief of “Djanes?” Informational Platform of the Youth Agency for the Advocacy of Roma Culture, and others.
As part of the Pasostar ando Prastape – Breaking into a Gallop project, this event is one of several workshops across Europe, fostering collaboration between teachers, policymakers, and educational institutions. The project aims to promote inclusive and innovative approaches to teaching the genocide of the Roma while addressing key challenges in the field.
Coming workshops
The coming workshops in October will take place at authentic sites of Nazi persecution – Staro Sajmište/Topovske šupe/Belgrade (Serbia) October 7-8, 2025; Topic: Inclusive Education and Commemoration
You can sign up for the upcoming workshop in Belgrade below, as spaces are limited.
Supported by
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 event is co-hosted by the Camp Westerbork Memorial Centre (The Netherlands). Special thanks to Bas Kortholt.
We invite decision and policy makers, representatives of Ministries of Education, school teachers, museum educators, and other actors in the field of education, with or without experience in teaching about the persecution and genocide of the Roma and Sinti, to attend the workshop and contribute their perspectives and experiences as practitioners interested in education about the Holocaust and Nazi atrocities, and its impact on contemporary antigypsyism, racism and discrimination.
Sign up for the workshop
We invite decision and policy makers, representatives of Ministries of Education, school teachers, museum educators, and other actors in the field of education, with or without experience in teaching about the persecution and genocide of the Roma and Sinti, to attend the event in the Netherlands and contribute perspectives and experiences as practitioners interested in education about the Holocaust and Nazi atrocities.
- Fill in the form and attach your CV
- The event will be held in English.
- We will cover your travel and accommodation costs.
- We expect you to take an active part in the discussions.
- If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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