Historical resistance, youth participation and democracy in youth work

The aim of the youth project My Resistance, My Democracy was to make European experiences of resistance against fascism and National Socialism accessible to young people, with a focus on the role of youth. The aim was to provide young people with ideas to help them develop and formulate their own political ideas. The project started with interactive workshops between March and May 2023.

As part of the project, Zentrum polis coordinated the development of a digital toolkit for educational work on the topics of resistance and democracy: an online educational manual with introductory texts for multipliers, teaching examples and a collection of external media content, resources and institutions.

In June 2023, the young people exchanged ideas at a national conference in Vienna and developed their first political demands. It was also the first opportunity for them to network internationally with young people from Poland.

In autumn 2023, young people from all four partner countries (Italy, Poland, Slovenia and Austria) met in Bologna for the 1st Youth Conference. At the conference, specific forms of (local) resistance were considered, but the first steps were also taken towards a joint list of demands.

The collected demands were further developed at the 2nd youth conference in Krakow in February 2024. In addition, advocacy training was provided during the conference.

The young people presented the final list of demands in Brussels in spring 2024 and handed them over to the political decision-makers.

Contact | Information

Patricia Hladschik
T 01/353 40 20-20
patricia.hladschik@politik-lernen.at

Nikolai Weber
T 01/353 40 20-50
nikolai.weber@politik-lernen.at

Project duration

2023-2024

Project coordinator

Südwind, Vienna, Austria

Partner organisations