Never Forget Ravensbrück - 1

CODE: VJF/ 2.6

Work:

Remember them! In this workcamp you will get involved in the preservation of the former Nazi women's concentration camp Ravensbrueck. You will deal intensively and artistically with biographies of imprisoned women and survivors who were imprisoned in the Ravensbrueck concentration camp. Performing your own art project or a research based on the topic that is interesting for you will be appreciated.
During the work part you will perform various maintenance works in the exterior of the memorial site and collections.

Accomodation and food

Accommodation:

You will live in a shared rooms in the youth hostel on the grounds of the memorial in the former houses of the concentration camp wardens. A room as well as a bathroom with shower and toilet is shared by 3-4 people. There is a big outside area with volleyball field as well as a common room with board games and table tennis.

Food:

All meals will be provided by the youth hostel - vegetarian and vegan option will not be a problem. If you have the space you can bring snacks to share for the group.

Location and leisure

At the hostel area you can do sports and games (e.g. table tennis, volleyball, board games). There is a room with a projector, so you can watch movies too. The area near the camp is very picturesque and has many lakes. You can go hiking, cycling, swimming and canoeing there. Berlin is just one hour away by the train, so you can explore it. Another idea is visiting Baltic Sea; it takes around one and a half hours by train to get there.

Project hosted by

The partner is the momorial and place of remambrance Ravensbrück. The former women's concentration camp Ravensbrueck was built in 1939 near the small town of Fürstenberg/Havel. Until its liberation in April 1945, over 120,000 women and children, 20,000 men and 1,000 underage young women from the so-called "Uckermark Youth Protection Camp" were imprisoned there. The prisoners came from more than 40 nations. They had to perform forced labour in various sectors, e.g. for SS factories or the Siemens company. Their daily lives were marked by hunger, mistreatment, and poor hygienic conditions. Tens of thousands of prisoners were killed. Today, the Ravensbrueck Memorial preserves traces and records, promotes remembering and research, and creates a place for active learning and encounters. Every year, international work camps are organized in cooperation with the memorial.
www.ravensbrueck-sbg.de

Directions to meeting point

Travel to Berlin Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) and take the train to Fürstenberg/Havel (direction Stralsund or Rostock) which leaves every hour. The ride will take about one hour.
In Fürstenberg you will have to walk about 25 minutes!
When leaving the train station, turn to the left and follow the signposting "Gedenkstätte" / "Jugendherberge Ravensbrück". Please follow the street Bahnhofstrasse, which will turn into Geldener Strasse after one crossroad. You will end up at a big street, please cross it and walk on straight, the name of the street should be Ravensbücker Dorfstrasse, later Himmelpforter Landstrasse. Walk on until you will cross the street Straße der Nationen, please turn into this street and follow it until you will see houses on the left side. One of the first buildings will be the Youth hostel, where you will live for the next two weeks. You can also use googlemaps to reach the memorial and the youth hostel.

Additional comments

Important!
For this project it is necessary to have good or very good English skills! German skills are beneficial.