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Monday, 7 November

7 - 8 am
Breakfast

8 am
Transfer to the Centrum Judaicum, Oranienburger Strasse

10 am
Opening of the Conference

  • Mr Peter Ruhenstroth-Bauer, Permanent State Secretary, German Federal Ministry for Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
  • Mr Pierre Mairesse, Acting Director for Youth, Sports and Relations with the Citizens, European Commission, Directorate General for Education and Culture

    • Welcoming – "Talk Show"

    On stage:

  • Ms Ruth Siemaszko, Divisional Manager, Children, Young People and Families Strategy Division, Department for Education and Skills in the UK, EU-Presidency
  • Mr Ralf-René Weingärnter, Director for Youth and Sports, Council of Europe (CoE)
  • Mr Bashy Quraishy, European Network Against Racism (ENAR)
  • Mr Christoph Erbslöh, participant of the 2001 conference

    • 11 - 12.30 am
    Keynote speeches

  • Ms Beate Winkler, Director, European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC)
  • Mr Renaldas Vaisbrodas, President of the European Youth Forum (EYF)

    • 12.30 am
    Transfer to Hotel Dolce

    1.30 pm
    Lunch

    3 - 5 pm
    Expert discussions in small groups:

    1. When young people are affected by racism

    Concepts and experiences from work with young people affected by racism.
    - Mr Alem Belayeneh, British Refugee Council

    2. Young people as peer leaders for diversity and tolerance

    How to develop and approach peer education for diversity and tolerance among young people.
    - Mr Luis Manuel Pinto, European Peer Training Organisation (EPTO)

    3. Youth in Action

    Examples of civil commitment of young Europeans for diversity and tolerance.
    - Ms Miriam Sanders, UNITED against racism (Netherlands),
    - Mr Bernhard Kristen, UNITED against Racism (Austria),
    - Ms Samantha Tanni, UNITED against Racism (Norway).

    4. National youth policy strategies for diversity and tolerance

    Strategies and campaigns of national youth policies for diversity and tolerance.
    - Mr Matthias Pohlig, Landelijk Bureau ter Bestreijding van Rassendiscriminatie (LBR), Netherlands,
    - Mr Christian Lüders, German Youth Institute (DJI)

    5. Strategies and campaigns for diversity in Europe

    Strategies and campaigns of European youth policy for diversity and tolerance, strategies of the EU and the Council of Europe.
    - Ms Deirdre Hodson, European Commission – DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities,
    - Mr Hans-Joachim Schild, Partnership Council of Europe and European Commission

    6. European Programmes for non-formal learning in the field of diversity and tolerance

    YOUTH and Youth in Action – Contributions of the European Youth Programmes to a non-formal youth education for diversity and tolerance.
    - Mr Artur Payer, European Commission – DG Education and Culture

    7. “Let’s bring down the walls” – Activities with young migrants

    Experiences from the activities with young migrants – from the point of view of both, youth workers and young people.
    - Ms Benafshe Hejazi, Young women for Minorities – YWFM

    8. Approaches of non-formal learning with young people

    Experiences with approaches and concepts of non-formal youth education as a contribution to diversity and tolerance.
    - Mr Bram Goris, European Federation for Intercultural Learning (EFIL)

    9. Training concepts for out-of-school education for diversity and tolerance

    Exchange of experiences concerning the aims and effects of national and international training concepts for diversity and tolerance as well as support strategies for youth workers and trainers.
    - Mr Rui Gomes, Partnership Council of Europe and European Commission

    10. “Come on – let’s chat”
    The internet as an information and interaction platform for youth projects for diversity and tolerance.
    - Mr Florian Schneider, D-A-S-H,
    - Ms Susanne Lang, D-A-S-H

    5.30 – 7 pm
    Reports from the small groups and definition of the topics for Tuesday’s workshops

    7 pm
    Dinner

    8.30 pm
    Presentation of good practice projects