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Camp code:

DE-SCI 1.37

Country:

Germany

Start Date:

14 Aug 2022

End Date:

27 Aug 2022

Topic:

1: Antiracism, antifascism, remembrance

Work Types:

Art / Study, discussion, research

Number of volunteers:

14

Number of places still available:

14

International age:

18 - 99

National age:

16 - 99

Required Language:

English

Motivation letter:

This camp requires an additional motivation letter to explain in more detail why you would like to attend. Further information or a form to complete is available here: https://www.sci-d.de/file/22motivationletter137berlin-schoneweideodtopen_in_new.

Description: The study camp takes place in cooperation with the International Youth Meeting Centre of the Nazi Forced Labour Documentation Centre. At the core of the project there will be a preparation of a photo exhibition on the topic of NS-forced labour and an exploration of the former camp and production sites in Berlin Schöneweide and its surroundings. Nazi Forced Labour Documentation Centre is located on the grounds of an almost completely intact former forced labour camp in Berlin Schöneweide. The exhibitions, archives, and educational programmes focus on a forgotten victim group: about 8.4 million civilians from all over Europe (up until 2006 without their own memorial site) who were forced to work for the Nazi regime during the Second World War.

Type of Work: During the project “Searching for Traces of Forced Labour” international participants will be invited to search for traces of NS-forced labour in different places in Berlin and investigate how these sites were influenced by the Second World War and by Nazi forced labour. The project will be accompanied by a professional photographer who will introduce the participants into photography and help them develop their own visual stories. As a result of the project, the visual stories will become part of an exhibition that will be shown in the Nazi Forced Labour Documentation Centre.

Study Theme: Historical and contemporary forms of forced labour, memory of Nazi forced labour and Second World War.

Accommodation: Simple accommodation in a hostel or in a shared flat.

Language: The common language will be English.

Requirements: No prior knowledge is necessary. Participants should be interested in the history of National Socialism and photography. A motivation letter is required and will be answered ca. 5 days after reaching us.

Approximate Location: The study camp will take place in Berlin-Schöneweide located in the south-east of the city. Visiting the numerous sights of Berlin, hiking and swimming is possible.

Extra fee: 50 €