During these two weeks the participants take part in the workshops which take place on the historical grounds of former POW camp Stalag VIII A. All workshops are united by the topic of Stalag VIII A, Second World War and National Socialism.
The participants address National Socialism and sociopolitical topics such as democracy, moral courage, diversity, equal opportunities for participation. They learn to better understand European History, which is still valid today and affects us all more than ever.
One of the most important parts of Worcation is “self-organizing” which means the group has to cook, wash, clean and organize their evenings amongst themselves. Every observation and reflection, success and failure is discussed during a plenary session, which takes place every evening.
The Worcation project, organized by Meetingpoint Memory Messiaen e.V. in cooperation with the Memory Education Culture Foundation, ended last week with a ceremony on Friday, August 11, 2023. The closing ceremony was opened by Meetingpoint Read more…
On Friday, 12.08.2022 the final and commemorative event of the international youth exchange Worcation took place. Over two weeks from 30.07. to 13.08.2022 young adults from Germany, Poland, Italy and Ukraine came together in the Read more…
On Friday 13 August 2021, the closing and commemoration event of the international youth exchange Worcation took place. For a fortnight between 31 July and 14 August 2021, young adults from Germany, Poland, Italy and Read more…