past2present4future
Past2Present4Future (“P2P4F”) is a project on the topic of memory culture organized by four partner organizations from Serbia, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Its goal is to include young people from these countries in year-round activities aimed at remembering and researching historical and contemporary dilemmas, with special emphasis on World War II and the long-standing legacy of National Socialist crimes in Europe.
Some of the questions and topics we researched were:
Why is learning about history important for young people? Why are historical events still the cause of current (political) disagreements and polarization in society? What are the different ways of remembering, narratives and approaches to dealing with the past in different parts of Europe?
P2P4F was filled with discussions, interactive workshops, field trips and visits to different memorial sites, as well as with ample opportunities for everyone to contribute their ideas, dilemmas and reflections on these topics.
What kind of activities took place during the project?
An interactive online seminar was held in May 2021. This time was used to get to know each other, discuss some of the essential questions relating to history’s effects on the present, and also to design small-group actions and initiatives to take place in the period between meetings.
During the summer of 2021, each project country organized National Meetings during which participants visited various relevant sites of memory.
Finally, we organized a face-to-face Seminar in Belgrade in October of 2021, during which we visited certain historical sites in Serbia and concluded our discussions about the interplay between history, present and future.
P2P4F Documentary
We created a short documentary with interviews featuring project participants. The documentary has an accompanying lesson plan which can be downloaded below.
You can also download the documentary below, the documentary has four language versions, one for each project language. Subtitles are also available.
Memory Walk
During the project we created five new Memory Walk videos that highlight certain human rights dillemas relating to sites of memory.
All Memory Walk videos are accompanied by a lesson plan for classroom use.
The Black House
Memorial Park Jajinci
Unfinished Child's Play
Untold Stories of Tempelhof Airport
Forced Labor Workers in Spandau
Project partners:
Kreisau Initiative
Hermes
Western Balkans Network
Project funded by:
