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YEN’s final major event of the year, the Autumn Seminar under the topic “Raise Your Voice”, took place in Pécs, Hungary, from the 4th to the 10th of November.

[:en]The Dikh He Na Bister is the largest youth event for members of the Roma and Sinti community in Europe. The event focuses mainly on the genocide committed by the Nazi regime against the Roma and Sinti minority in Auschwitz in 1944.

Networking Weekend “YENIversary” From the 18th to the 21st of July 2024, the Youth of European Nationalities (YEN) celebrated their 40th Jubilee “YENIversary” with a Networking Weekend for members and alumni in Bleiburg/Pliberk, Austria.

[:en] Study Session Remembering, Resisting and Rebuilding: Combating Together Antigypsyism for Inclusive Societies   Date and place:  6-12 October 2024 (including travel days) in Strasbourg, France Youth Express Network (Y-E-N) together with Youth of European Nationalities (YEN), in collaboration with ternYpe International Roma Youth Network are excited to announce a unique opportunity for Roma and non-Roma […]...

The Youth of European Nationalities (YEN) turns 40 and we want to invite you warmly to our „YENiversary“, a weekend full of networking, fun and cultural diversity. Together with our  local partner the Slovenian Info-centre: “Slovenski info-center (SIC)”we want to gather around 100 people in Carinthia, Austria.

Keeping Traditions Alive?   In 2023 the focus of YEN’s activities was on traditions and the experiences of youth belonging to national, ethnic, or linguistic minorities. Traditions can be both vital and challenging for young minority members, as they ensure the existence of their communities while also pose potential harm.

YEN‘s Easter Seminar took place in Budyšin/Bautzen, Germany, between 22nd-28th March on the theme “Know Your Rights!”. It was the second YEN event of 2024, after the first edition of the Activist Skills Training in Berlin in February. This year, the Easter Seminar was organised by YEN and Pawk e.

The Youth of European Nationalities (YEN) is looking for participants for the Activist Skills Training 2 „Project Management”. The event will take place in Strasbourg, France from the 23rd – 26th May 2024.

The first edition of the YEN Activist Skills Training “Sustainable Activism & Self-Care” took place in Berlin, Germany, from the 1st-4th February 2024. 16 young participants from European autochthonous, ethnic, national, and linguistic minorities took part in the training weekend on the theme of self-care, and learning and exchanging tools to prevent stress and burnout.

The Youth of European Nationalities (YEN) and Pawk e.V. – Serbske młodźinske towarstwo are looking for participants for the Easter Seminar “Know Your Rights”. The event will take place in Bautzen/Budyšin, Germany from the 22nd  – 28th March 2024 and will be organised by Pawk e.V.