Throwback to 2023!

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.   In three seminars in […]

YENs Easter Seminar 2024 “Know Your Rights!”

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.V (Serbske młodźinske towarstwo/Youth group of […]

Call for Participants – Activist Skills Training 2 “Projectmanagement”

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. ACTivist Skills Trainings in Year 2024 In 2024, we are focusing on the topic of “ACTivism” with the aim to strengthen the […]

Our first edition of Activist Skills Training “Sustainable Activism & Self-Care”

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. […]

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS – EASTER SEMINAR “KNOW YOUR RIGHTS”

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. – Serbske młodźinske towarstwo with the support of Youth […]

Throwback to 2023!

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.   In three seminars in […]

YENs Easter Seminar 2024 “Know Your Rights!”

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.V (Serbske młodźinske towarstwo/Youth group of […]

Call for Participants – Activist Skills Training 2 “Projectmanagement”

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. ACTivist Skills Trainings in Year 2024 In 2024, we are focusing on the topic of “ACTivism” with the aim to strengthen the […]

RISE UP Networking Event: How to Use Digital Tools to Support Minoritised Languages

YEN’s partner project RISE UP held its first networking event on 6th November 2023. It was a great success with almost 100 participants from all over the world who came to learn more about digital tools and how they can benefit minoritised language groups. A few members of YEN’s member organisations also took part. Presentations […]

YEN Autumn Seminar “Tradition in Transition” 2023

The Autumn Seminar 2023, co-hosted by Youth of European Nationalities (YEN) and Vajdasági Ifjúsági Fórum (VIFÓ), a youth organisation of the Hungarian minority in Serbia, welcomed 16 young participants (and 15 young team members) from 10 autochthonous, national and linguistic minorities from all over Europe in Pálić, Serbia. The event not only provided a space […]