Our educational programme
The educational programme on discrimination in sport can be booked as an individual event or as a multi-day programme in order to recognise and understand the complex historical contexts, continuities and current phenomena and to deal with the various topics in greater depth.
The topics are conveyed from multiple perspectives and with the greatest possible variety of methods. The aim is to support participants in developing their own points of view. This involves reflecting on the significance of the topic for everyday life and personal involvement.
The multi-day programme takes place on at least two dates. One date can take place at the Bergen-Belsen Memorial, focussing on the topic of "Sport in National Socialism". The content and objectives correspond to the study day "Who against whom? Sport in National Socialism".
On the second date, current forms of anti-Semitism and racism as well as other related forms of discrimination in sport will be analysed, combined with the development of possible strategies for action. The programme can be expanded to include other key topics so that up to five sessions can be held.
Other key topics
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Independent seminar day on possible courses of action and argumentation strategies for tackling discrimination in sport. Participants reflect on possible courses of action to tackle anti-Semitism, racism and misanthropy in general and develop their own approaches that they can put into practice in their own environment. In addition, they practise dealing with challenging situations in sport in the form of argumentation training.
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Anti-Semitic and racist statements and actions against clubs and players in the context of the "Middle East" conflict can also be observed in sport. During the seminar day, participants will learn about different forms of antisemitism and racism in the context of the "Middle East" conflict by analysing practical examples and reflecting on possible strategies for action.
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Organising a day of action, e.g. in the form of a sports festival, in combination with educational offers on site. By organising a day of action, such as a sports festival, the content of the educational offer can be combined with sporting activities. By combining this with sporting activities, the enthusiasm for sport can be used to impart low-threshold educational content. This can be integrated into the action days in the form of workshops or other low-threshold offers that encourage discussion and reflection. In addition, such action days can draw attention to the relevance of the topic and the commitment of the association, organisation or school. The memorial regularly works with other cooperation partners, such as fan projects, the Per Mertesacker Foundation, the Lower Saxony Football Association and Maccabi Germany, to plan and organise the action days.
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Racist abuse in the fan curve or the utterance of anti-Semitic conspiracy myths at the bar in the clubhouse are examples of how discrimination is expressed on match days and in everyday club life. Many people have experienced this themselves or have heard about it. But how do you deal with it? And what can be done to prevent discriminatory incidents from occurring in the first place?
By working with examples from the world of sport, the participants of the workshop will deal with current forms of discrimination and exchange ideas on possible courses of action against discrimination in sport.
The following questions, among others, will be addressed:
- What is discrimination?
- What are the similarities and differences between the various forms of discrimination in sport?
- How to deal with it?
- And what can be done to prevent it from happening in the first place?
In addition to recognising and naming the forms of discrimination that occur in sport, the aim is to raise awareness of diversity and inequality in sport. Interested groups can use the offer to develop practical strategies on how they can position themselves as a club or other organisation against anti-Semitism and discrimination and how they can behave in everyday life.
The content of the workshop is not tied to a specific location, so the workshops can take place both at the Bergen-Belsen Memorial and at the interested groups' premises. The minimum duration of the workshop is three hours.
Aims of the educational programmes
By organising several dates, it is possible to delve deeper into the complex topic of "anti-Semitism and discrimination in sport".
Depending on the location of the group, an excursion to the locations of the cooperation partners (stadium learning locations in northern Germany, local clubs, etc.) may be an option, for example to take advantage of the facilities on offer or to talk to experts.
In addition to recognising and naming the forms of Antisemitism and racism that occur in sport, the aim is to increase awareness of diversity and inequality in sport. Interested groups can use the offer to develop practical strategies on how they can position themselves as a club, association, school or other organisation against Antisemitism and discrimination and how they can behave in everyday life. At the same time, the format lends itself to setting an example in one's own environment by positioning the organisation against misanthropy and for social diversity.
Apart from the study day "Who against whom?", the other dates can take place at the interested groups' premises, as there is no local connection to the memorial for the other main topics.
The programmes can also be booked individually.
Target groups
The educational programme is aimed at clubs, associations, fan projects, fan initiatives, schools and other interested groups who want to find out more about the topic and engage in discussion.
Information for schools: The schools are responsible for supervision, although this is not mandatory for the events at school.