World Largest Youth Genocide Remembrance Event was kicked off
Worlds largest Roma Youth Genocide Remembrance Event kicked off today in Krakow. More than 400 young people from all over the world will discuss past, present and future of Roma
(Krakow, 31.7.2013) Knowledge and official recognition of the extermination of Roma during the Second World War is still very limited, especially among young Europeans including the Roma. This is why ternYpe International Roma Youth Network organizes the world’s largest Roma Genocide Remembrance Initiative in Krakow and Auschwitz from July 30th until August 4th, 2013. The initiative got high level support with a partonage from Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament and the Polish Government., the Council of Europe and OSCE-ODHIR are amongst the donors. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/g40mcdum7f42ix3/gpe-7UtVk2
The aim and strong vision of the event is to empower young Roma and non-Roma to have a voice, to be key actors for change and to promote 2nd of August as Roma Genocide Remembrance Day, (besides Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27th January). The first days of the programme are composed by interactive workshops, meeting with survivors as well as an introduction about the history of Romani holocaust and its connection with prevailing antigypsyism. On August 1st a public high level conference will take place at Pedagogical Univerity of Krakow. See more on www.2august.eu
Media Save the Date
On August 2nd, the World Roma Genocide Remembrance Day, young guests will pay tribute in Auschwitz-Birkenau. After the official commemoration ceremony, the young people prepared a youth ceremony to remember the victims.
Media representatives are intivited to join the ceremony. Please rsvp with ternype@romayouth.eu – photo will be available from 15.30h, video material on request.
You can follow the whole event with the hashtag #2august on Facebook and Twitter as well as here:
www.2august.eu, www.ternype.eu, www.romareact.org – https://www.facebook.com/DikINaBistarLookAndDontForget
twitter:@dikinabistar
Contact media team : ternype@romayouth.eu
Gabriela Hrabanova 0032 489 974 753 (EN, CZ)
Nikolai Atefie 0043 6991 000 9574 (EN, DE, FR)
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