Against forgetting - Camp des Milles

Frankreich

Important: We only register participants from Germany!

In the south of France, we will meet up with participants from France, Bosnia and Slovenia and will focus on the topic of "War Crimes and Remembrance". A visit to the "Camp des Milles" memorial site - a former internment camp - is central to the programme.

Many people who were considered "enemy subjects" by the French troops were imprisoned in this brickworks between Aix and Marseille. Many of them were Jews, European intellectuals, including Nobel Prize winners, politicians, journalists and artists who had already fled the German Reich in 1933. Their experiences of imprisonment and deprivation gave rise to a strong movement that used art to fight against the programmatic dehumanisation.

We are creating a travelling exhibition with photographs inspired by the stories and experiences of Holocaust victims. We are also creating a podcast in which we document our own memories and experiences. The working language is English, but through language animations we experience interactions in French, German, Bosnian and Slovenian.

Our focus is on peer learning, where young people from different backgrounds are encouraged to share their perspectives, participate in discussions and learn from others' interpretations of history. By visiting local historical sites together and learning about personal stories, we develop our critical thinking skills and a deeper understanding of history commemoration and responsibility.

The programme is funded by the CERV programme (Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values) of the European Commission and the French-German Youth Office.