The Tom Lantos Institute and Phiren Amenca organise a one day training session on Remembering the Roma Genocide in Budapest on Saturday, May 17. The course introduces theoretical approaches, identifies the objectives, tools and methods of the Council of Europe’s toolkits COMPASS – Manual on Human Rights Education for Young People, and “Education for Remembrance: The Roma Genocide”, and their activities and makes links to the participants reality and own experiences.

The training aims at raising awareness of the possibilities of non formal education about the Roma genocide as well as the capacity-building of Roma and non-Roma youth leaders and multipliers in their work on remembrance, Holocaust and human rights education in order to challenge stereotypes, antigypsyism and racism.

More information on the programme of the course in the document attached.

In order to apply, send an e-mail with a few lines about yourself and your interest to be part of the training by 9th of May, 2014 to Louise Métrich (Tom Lantos Institute) or Marietta Herfort (Phiren Amenca) at l.metrich@tomlantosinstitute.hu or herfortmarietta@gmail.com.