Rights & Diversity

Im Rahmen der Europäischen Kulturtage „Thessaloniki – Facetten einer Stadt“ des Museums Europäischer Kulturen in Berlin (9.8.-9.9.2018) organisierte die Heinrich Böll Stiftung Griechenland die zwei Veranstaltungen mit großer Bedeutung für den deutsch-griechischen Dialog: Salonica –Erinnerungen an das untergegangene  'Jerusalem des Balkans' und Solidarität in Zeiten der Krise in Thessaloniki.

The Thessaloniki Animation Festival (TAF), the second largest Animation Festival in Greece, takes place for the 4th consecutive year in Thessaloniki 18-21 of October, with screenings taking place at "MAKEDONIKON" Cinema, while there will be workshops and screenings for children at the Central Municipal Library.

The 2nd Select Respect Film Festival for the respect of diversity and human rights is now a reality. It takes place from June 1st to June 3rd 2018, at the Pavlos Zannas screening room, at the Aristotelous square, in Thessaloniki.

The Select Respect Network launches the information campaign "Do Something" on racist violence by organizing an event where the Racist Violence Recording Network presents the results of recording racist violence for 2017.

Select Respect Forum "Human rights in practice - Social inclusion, discrimination, diversity" organized by the Select Respect  Network for the first time 23-25 of November in Thessaloniki

Looking into the phenomenon of anti-Semitism in 21st century Greece, this report concludes that "after Auschwitz" anti-Semitism is not eradicated in Greece nor in the rest of Europe, but, on the contrary, it is on the rise as recent surveys indicate.

Greece holds one of the highest percentages of anti-Semitism in Europe. The researchers will present the outcome of the study "Anti-Semitism in Greece today: Expressions, causes and tackling of the phenomenon", as well as suggestions for effectively tackling the phenomenon in Greece. Wednesday 03.05.2017, 19:00, E.S.H.E.M.-th. (Stratigou Kallari, 5, 3rd Floor Thessaloniki)

Anläßlich der 100. Wiederkehr von Heinrich Bölls Geburtstag (1917-1985) wollen die Heinrich Böll Stiftung Griechenland, das Goethe Institut Thessaloniki , die Griechische Gesellschaft für Germanistische Studien und das Generalkonsulats Deutschlands am 24. April 2017 Werk und Wirkung des Schriftstellers und Literaturpreisträgers würdigen mit einer Diskussion zur Rolle des engagierten Schriftstellers in Europa heute.

Despite efforts to reduce the violence, conflict, aggression in schools, an increased number of such cases continues to be recorded. The mediation of coevals, i.e. the education of same-age pupils to manage in-school conflicts, is a method applied systematically with impressive results in schools abroad. The School mediation guidbook is a practical tool for the prevention and peaceful management of conflicts, when they arise. The publication is available only in Greek.