Prevention of Right-Wing Extremism in Europe Description of Milieus and Exchange of Courses of Action Trainings Course from 03.11. 11.11.2017 in Heidensee/OT Blossin, Germany Information for Partners and Participants Dear Partners and Participants, We are happy to send you the full information for our Trainings Course Prevention of Right-Wing Extremism in Europe - Description of Milieus and Exchange of Courses of Action which will take place in November 2017 in Germany. We are glad to welcome you to Heidensee/OT Blossin in order to learn from and with each other. In this info pack you will find some further information about the project as well as the travel details and some info about the programme and the venue. Project Summary: With the increasing of right-wing extremism motivated attacks on the national but also European Level we want to work on the topic of prevention of right-wing extremism in the frame of this project. In the frame of a training there will be implemented different workshops for the transfer of knowledge, but also for the learning about methods and options for action. The training will take place in November 1
2017 in Blossin. The participants will come from Germany, Turkey, Poland, Romania, Italy, Spain and Malta. The project is taking place in cooperation with the project Kompakt, the project for the cooperation between youth work, police and parents in the prevention of entrance processes of youngsters in to the right wing extremism scene, which is funded by the coordination point Tolerantes Brandenburg. Partners: pewobe g GmbH in Frankfurt (Oder) Dogal Yasam Dernegi Stowarzyszenie Opus Humanum Asociatia Puzzle OptimEast Tg. Neamt Asociación las niñas del tul Cooperazione Senza Frontiere PRISMS Malta Germany Turkey Poland Romania Spain Italy Malta Participants for the Training Course: Each partner will send 2 participants to the training course. The participants should be youth workers or youth leaders, either full-time or on a voluntary basis. They should have direct contact to young people and an interest in learning about the prevention of right-wing extremism. Also they should be able to share information about the topic in their country. Participants should be at least 18 years old. All participants have to register through this link as soon as possible: https://goo.gl/forms/nvrss0ett0a1nnrm2 Visa Information (applicable for Turkey): Please check if you need a visa in order to come to Germany. If you need a visa you need to apply at the German embassy or consulate in your country for a Schengen visa. Please inform yourself on the webpage of the embassy about the documents you need to submit. Please make sure you make an appointment for the visa application early enough. We will send you an invitation that you need in order to apply for the visa. Please send us a copy of your passport in order to prepare the invitation. Please stay in contact with us about your visa process so we will be able to support you if needed. Finances: The costs in Germany for accommodation and programme are covered by the host organization. Due to the funding of the European Commission we will be able to contribute to the following costs for the youth exchange to you: Country Travel Cost max. contribution per person Max. Costs for Visa and Insurance, including travel costs to the embassy per person Germany 20,00 - Turkey 275,00 100,00 Poland 180,00 - Romania 275,00 - Spain 360,00 - Italy 275,00 - Malta 275,00-2
According to the rules within the programme Erasmus+ Youth in Action we will reimburse the travel costs on the basis of the cheapest possibilities, e.g. second class railway tickets, APEX-flights etc., accompanied by the receipt of complete and original tickets, invoices, bills, receipts, boarding cards etc. upon a certain contribution to the travel costs of participants, from their place of origin to the venue of the activity and return. This contribution is based on the travel distance per participant. Travel distances must be calculated using the distance calculator supported by the European Commission. The reimbursement will be done based on an agreement with each partner. Each partner will have their own mechanisms of reimbursement and participation fee towards their participants. The host organization is not asking for an additional participation fee. Travel Details: Please be aware that we will support you with the planning and booking of your travel if needed. The Training Course will start on Friday, 03.11.2017 in the evening. Please let us know your time of arrival as soon as possible so that we can make the plan for the arrival day. The location of the Youth Education Centre Blossin e.v.: The Training Course takes place in Heidensee/OT Blossin. As you can see the location is close to Berlin. If you are coming by plane, bus or train you must most likely arrive to Berlin first, unless you are coming from the east. Please let us know when you will arrive in Berlin and at which airport. There are two. TXL- Berlin Tegel and SXF-Berlin Schönefeld. You can also come from there by train or bus to Berlin or directly to Heidensee. If you come by train you can book your ticket to Königs Wusterhausen, Friedersdorf or Blossin. Let us know when you will arrive at which train station. If you are planning to come by bus from another European or German City you will most probably arrive at the ZOB in Berlin. Let us know when you arrive and we will help you planning your way. 3
On the day of arrival, you can contact us under this number: +49 173 4258016 Departure Day is 11.11.2017. We are going to spend the last night of the Training Course in Potsdam. Therefore, the departure will be from Potsdam, which is even closer to Berlin. You can plan your departure from the venue any time in the morning. Also let us know your departure time as soon as possible so that we can plan that day as well. If you need help booking your flight, please contact us! How to get to Heidensee/OT Blossin from Berlin: After your arrival in Berlin, you need to get to Friedersdorf which you will reach by train. Depending on your arrival time and place we will be able to send you a detailed connection plan around 1 week before the Training Course. Please be aware that there are multiple options to get to Friedersdorf. We will provide you a detailed description based on your individual arrival time at the airports. From Berlin-Tegel TXL to Frankfurt (Oder): When you arrive at Tegel Airport you should take the Bus ''TXL'' to Berlin Hauptbahnhof. From there the Regional Express RE1 takes you to Frankfurt/Oder: From To Means of Transport Direction 1.) Tegel Airport Berlin Hauptbahnhof Bus TXL Alexanderplatz 2.) Berlin Hauptbahnhof Königs Wusterhausen Train RE or S-Bahn Königs Wusterhausen 3.) Königs Wusterhausen Friedersdorf RB 36 NEB Frankfurt (Oder) From Berlin-Schönefeld SXF to Frankfurt (Oder): When you arrive at Schönefeld Airport, you can take the train directly to Königs Wusterhausen From To Means of Transport Direction 2.) Schönefeld Airport Königs Wusterhausen Train RE Königs Wusterhausen 3.) Königs Wusterhausen Friedersdorf RB 36 NEB Frankfurt (Oder) Ticket from Berlin to Friedersdorf: Tickets from the airports to Frankfurt (Oder) cost right now around 5.00 (one way). This is a direct ticket to Friedersdorf. So you are not allowed to travel around in Berlin with it. You can buy the tickets at any railway station at a ticket machine. Switch the language to English and let the machine guide you through the menu. The ticket includes the bus ticket. You can buy this ticket directly at the airport or the bus station and go with it from the airport or bus station to Friedersdorf! So please buy the ticket directly to Friedersdorf there. You will find the ticket machines of DB there. You can exchange money at the airport if you didn t bring Euros with you. Our venue: Youth Education Centre Blossin e.v. The Training Course will take place in the Youth Education Centre Blossin e.v. This is a place where a lot of youth groups are meeting throughout all the year. You can check the Homepage. http://www.blossin.de/ The address is: Jugendbildungszentrum Blossin e. V. Waldweg 10 15754 Heidesee/OT Blossin It is not so easy to go the city on your own as the bus connection is not good. That means you also cannot go to a supermarket easily. Please consider this when packing! Of course we will be able to get 4
things from the supermarket upon request with the car. Also there are some options to buy snacks and drinks in the venue. We will stay in Blossin until 10 th of November. Then we will move to Potsdam and stay the last night in the youth hostel. Accommodation Blossin is a Youth Hostel. You will be accommodated in shared 2-bed rooms. Generally, there will be no gender-mixed rooms. The whole group will stay in the same building. Our working room is planned to be in the same building. If you have a special request regarding accessibility, please let us know as soon as possible! In the Youth Hostel in Potsdam we will be accommodated in shared bed rooms with more persons from our group. Meals: There will be three meals provided for you per day. Also there will be coffee breaks. At least one of the meals will be warm. The meals will take place in the Youth Hostel. The kitchen is able to provide food for people with special needs. So please let us know if you are allergic, if you are vegetarian or vegan, or if you are requiring a special diet due to religious reasons. Only when we know about this beforehand we can provide you your meals in a proper way! Make sure you announce it to us! Just a remark: In Germany it is normal to only eat a warm meal once per day, normally for lunch. For the other meals we eat a lot of bread and sandwiches. What to bring with you: - Passport or ID-Card - Travel and Health Insurance papers - Comfortable clothes - Flip flops/ etc. for the shower - Your swimsuit if you want (there is a lake if it is not too cold for you) - Your cosmetics and other things for your everyday needs - personal prescribed medication - enough warm clothes for November in Germany - two pin plug extension for your electronic devices - Games and Music for the free time - Energy and Motivation! - Good mood :) What to prepare: During the training course you will have a chance to present your experiences with the prevention of right-wing extremism in your country. You also should be able to speak about right-wing extremism in your country. Please prepare also some information about your NGO as we want to include some elements where we want to establish new cooperations. On Monday evening we are planning to have a culture night where you have the chance to present your culture, city, region or country to the other participants. For this occasion, it would be nice if you could prepare something. 5
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