YENiversary – Networking Weekend 18.-21.7.2024!

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.   Who is invited? Are you a member […]

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. […]

YENiversary – Networking Weekend 18.-21.7.2024!

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.   Who is invited? Are you a member […]

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 […]