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The topic of the International Youth Summit as part of the Regional Weimar Triangle is set: “Flight and displacement – Then and now”

February 23, 2016 Agata Grzenia Experiencing Europe, News

Apply now to participate in the 16th International Youth Summit within the framework of the Regional Weimar Triangle! Starting right now, youths from North Rhine-Westphalia can apply for one of the sought-after spots at the 16th International Youth Summit: From the 14th to the 20th of August 2016 a total of 45 youths from France, […]

Exploring the East on motorcycle in Western Pomerania and on Rügen

February 22, 2016 Mechthild vom Büchel Experiencing Europe, News

Smelling the sea breeze, riding motorcycles, and seeing the development of Mecklenburg Western Pomerania in furthering the energy transition: The International Association for Education and Exchange has, once again, selected attractive routes and interesting conversation partners for the motorcycle tour “Western Pomerania and Rügen” from the 3rd to 9th of July 2016. From the start […]

Eva Weyl and Micha Schliesser – Contemporary witnesses of the holocaust visit schools in Dortmund

February 11, 2016 Mechthild vom Büchel News, Remembering

Of the 107 000 people, who were deported to the “Central refugee camp” Westerbork in the Netherlands, only 5000 survived: On the 10th of February 2016, two of them were guests in Dortmund. In several schools and one youth club, Eva Weyl and Micha Schliesser reported on how they escaped the Holocaust, even though they […]

Youths look back on their German-Polish memorial trip to Auschwitz

January 27, 2016 Mechthild vom Büchel News, Remembering

In the summer of 2015, they took part in a German-Polish youth encounter; on Monday, the 25th of January 2016, they reunited for the first time: In Auschwitz – the symbolic location of mass murder by National Socialists – young people from Poland and Germany reflected on their memorial trip together: What of this youth […]

How young people perceive Auschwitz – Radio report on the work of IBB on the pedagogy of memorial sites

January 25, 2016 Mechthild vom Büchel Allgemein @en, News, Remembering

How youths perceive Auschwitz reported IBB consultant Burkard Grahn in an extensive radio report on WDR 5, broadcast on Sunday, 24th of January 2015. During the show “Diesseits von Eden” (This side of Eden), on the occasion of the International Day of Holocaust remembrance on Wednesday, 27th of January, radio journalist Irene Dänzer-Vanotti focused on […]

IBB takes part in organising the Holocaust memorial hour at Dortmund city hall

January 23, 2016 Mechthild vom Büchel News, Remembering

A memorial hour on the occasion of the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz is co-organised by IBB once again this year: The memorial hour starts on Wednesday, 27th of January 2016, at 19:00h in the Citizen’s Chamber of Dortmund city hall, Friedensplatz 1. Heiko Hamer, department manager at IBB, will moderate the event. Further […]

On the occasion of the German-French Day: IBB commences application for the 16th French-German-Polish youth summit

January 22, 2016 Mechthild vom Büchel Experiencing Europe, News, Youth Summit

On today’s Franco-German Day (22nd of January) many schools in North Rhine-Westphalia look back on the history of the Franco-German Friendship. 53 years ago, on the 22nd of January 1963, the Élysée Treaty was signed. It laid the foundation for a close friendship. Today more than 400 000 pupils in North Rhine-Westphalia learn French, around […]