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Never Again is Now
On the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Terraforming, the Jewish Youth Club Belgrade, and the Jewish Cultural Center Oneg Shabbat are organizing the program "Nikad Više je Danas" (Never Again is Now).
The second annual Remembering Hilda Dajč Award 2023
The Remembering Hilda Dajč Association established the award last year to mark 80 years since the last of about 6500 Jewish inmates of the Concentration camp at Staro sajmište in Belgrade were killed in the gas wan. Terraforming is one of the initiators of this independent civil society initiative is established amid and despite tendencies of distortion, manipulation, and abuse of history for populist and nationalist political agenda to promote meaningful and brave remembrance culture and activism that strengthens democratic values, human and civil rights, pluralism, and critical thinking.
Remembering Hilda Dajč Award 2023
The Remembering Hilda Dajč Award 2023 was presented on May 7, 2023, at a ceremony in the University Library "Svetozar Marković" in Belgrade. Terraforming is one of the founders of this independent civil society initiative that was established to support youth activism and counter Holocaust distortion, manipulation, and abuse of history for a populist and nationalist political agenda, to promote a meaningful and courageous culture of remembrance and activism that strengthens democratic values, human and civil rights, pluralism and critical thinking.
Award to Terraforming for the best poster presentation at the conference of the Library Association of Serbia
At the Library Association of Serbia conference, the award for the best poster-presentation "Development of a library platform in the Republic of Serbia to contribute to the culture of remembrance of the victims of fascist terror in the Second World War" went to Terraforming!
Roma victims of Topovske šupe must not be forgotten
By the end of the year the City of Belgrade will declare the Autokomanda area as public property, and the Memorial Center Topovske Šupe will be built there. The statement from the Deputy Mayor of Belgrade, Mr. Goran Vesić, published on 5th of May 2021 on the official website of the Belgrade City Authorities, has raised several doubts.
Debate in Belgrade: Teaching about the Holocaust
In cooperation with the National Library of Serbia, Terraforming hosted a round-table debate in Belgrade: Teaching about the Holocaust - Why? What? How?
Main speaker was Dr Chava Baruch, from the European Department of Yad Vashem's International School of Holocaust Studies.