Network Migration in Europe

Call for Application especially for students from Czech Republic for the
International Youth Forum

Learning for Human Rights and democracy in European Multicultural Societies (Poland, Germany and Czech Republic)

Training seminar Human Rights
 from 26 to 30 October 2005, Prague

funded by European Commission, Civil Society Program, Brussels
and “Rememberance and Future Fund”, Berlin

       Deadline for Application:  23. September 2005

Network Migration in Europe organizes a transnational Youth Forum “Training on human rights issues” for Polish, German and Czech students and multipliers who have an active interest in human rights in the context of migration. The Youth Forum is devoted to the study and betterment of human rights and specifically the relationship between majority and minority populations in past and present. We invite applications from students and multipliers with  interest in training, discussion and grass roots project work of human rights. Good active and passive command of English is mandatory, knowledge of German is an advantage. The Youth Forum on Human Rights looks for particpants who are at ease with intense, constant group activities and interaction. 

Costs and expenses for accommodation and food are covered. Travel expenses have to be payed by the participants, additional costs are covered by Network Migration. 

Schedule
•	26 October: Introduction: The three generations of human rights
•	27 October: European human rights conventions and the role of non-governmental-organsiations in the protection of human rights. The example of Amnesty International in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republuc. Meeting with experts from Amnesty International
•	28 October: Research work in groups on  the following topics with the examples of Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic:
a.	Discrimination, racism and minorities
b.	Flight and asylum
c.	Education with special focus on women and children
 	Visit of Human Rights Organization
•	29 October: Learning from the past: The example of forced migration and forced work. Working with contemporary witnesses in historical and civic education: Presentation and work on projects about forced migration and forced work
•	30 October : Trip to sites of memory 
Networking and evaluation

For Application form / more information please contact: 

Vera.Zemanova@nros.cz, Maren.Greiser@nros.cz