Discrimination in the Past and Today

German-Polish-Czech Youth Meeting

We are looking for 10 young people in the age range 17–26, who will attend with us a week-long program in Jugendbewegnungstätte am Tower in Oberschleissheim near Munich. The program includes a guided tour in Munich, visit of Dachau concentration camp memorial and interactive program in very unique place in Oberschleissheim – build as a place of the reconciliation of Poles and Germans after World War II.

Register please at latest on May 31, 2026 at this form: https://forms.gle/cn5JgE27NVJeWRmV8.

The participation fee is 3000 CZK and covers accommodation, travel expenses, food and program for 6 days in Germany.

Any of your questions? Just ask Thomas Elmecker via elmecker@antikomplex.cz.

What is it about?

  • Do you want to strengthen your commitment to democracy?
  • Do you want to expand your capacity to take action against discrimination?
  • Do you want to deepen your understanding of Czech-German-Polish perspective on culture of remembrance?

We have the right opportunity for you!

Join us for the German-Polish-Czech Youth Meeting „Discrimination in the Past and Today“ in Munich, Germany 19 to 24 October 2026.

The meeting directly follows the initial exchange held in Oświęcim/Auschwitz in September 2025 and builds upon the historical, emotional, and personal experiences gained there. Building on the intensive engagement with the historical site of Auschwitz, the follow-up meeting focuses on the question of how the memory of National Socialism and the Holocaust can be translated today into social responsibility, democratic attitudes, and concrete action.

Against the backdrop of current social developments – increasing anti-Semitism, racism, right-wing extremism, disinformation, and polarisation – the young people reflect on the continuity of mechanisms of discrimination from the past to the present. Particular attention is paid to the question of how historical experiences of exclusion and violence – especially against minorities such as the Sinti and Roma – continue to have an impact today, and what responsibility young people derive from this for their own actions.

We will be staying at the youth center Jugendbegegnungsstätte am Tower in Oberschleißheim, near Munich. The week-long program includes workshops, a trip to Munich, a visit to the Sudeten German Museum, and a visit to the Dachau Memorial Site.

The goal is to strengthen participants’ commitment to democracy, expand their capacity to take action against discrimination, and deepen their understanding of the trinational perspective on remembrance culture in a lasting way.