The Power of Individual Stories – Workshops for Teachers
About the event
The main topic will be the genocide of the Roma community — free workshops for teachers led by an expert from the Foundation W Stronę Dialogu.
The main topic will be the genocide of the Roma community. The workshops show how to use individual stories to help students understand complex historical events and contemporary social phenomena, dispel stereotypes and lead conversations about memory, prejudice and responsibility.
During the sessions we will focus on how art becomes a language for telling the experience of the Holocaust. We will also discuss how the Roma community today overcomes prejudices. An important part of the meeting will be the presentation of an interactive worksheet about Ceija Stojka — an artist and Holocaust survivor who told stories of memory and trauma through her art.
Organizers: Foundation W Stronę Dialogu and the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity (ENRS).
When: 17 March (Tuesday), 10:00–14:30
Where: Puławska 39/85, Warsaw (headquarters of Foundation W Stronę Dialogu)
Sessions: free of charge. The foundation provides refreshments to participants.
Recruitment and applications: complete the application form by 8 March at 23:59. The form is available at https://fundacjawstronedialogu.pl
Materials (all in electronic form):
- set of educational materials
- a guide on combating stereotypes about the Roma community
- interactive worksheet about Ceija Stojka
- films, a mind map and a presentation for classroom work
Contact: Sabina Tkacz — sabina@fundacjawstronedialogu.pl
Accessibility information: The Foundation's headquarters is on the 4th floor; the building has an elevator. The premises are not adapted for wheelchair users.
The training is implemented as part of a cycle of workshops for teachers and educators in the project “RISE – Roma included strengthen and empowered through providing support in education, MHPSS and raising awareness”, co-financed by UNICEF.
