IMPLEMENTED PROJECTS

Projects

History 

Since our inception, we have been implementing projects that respond to current social challenges, strengthen dialogue, and build a society based on respect, diversity, and cooperation.

In 2020, together with the NOMADA Association and the Marek Edelman Dialogue Center in Łódź, we organized a webinar on bias-motivated violence. At the same time, we developed educational and outreach activities – Dawid Gurfinkiel, president of the association, led, among other things, a virtual tour of the Reicher Synagogue, highlighting the history and significance of Łódź's Jewish heritage.

We are also involved in social campaigns. Together with the NOMADA Association, we co-created the presence of an anti-racism campaign at the Łódź Public Transport Authority (MPK) – an activity implemented as part of the international project "Collective Power to Incite Change," thanks to the support of the EVZ Foundation. This was also one of the first joint activities of the Łódź Diversity Coalition, which we initiated. As part of this initiative, since 2020, we have been co-organizing the Łódź Diversity Picnic – a cultural event that unites the city's multicultural community.

We also create our own educational tools. One of these is the "HaKoach Primer"—a set of cards in which each letter of the Hebrew alphabet becomes a starting point for a story about Jewish culture. In parallel, we developed online activities, including the "Ask a Jew" livestream series, which opened a space for conversation and questions about identity, tradition, and contemporary life.

In 2021, we launched a project as part of the Active Citizens - National Fund program (financed by the EEA Grants), the aim of which was to develop a municipal participatory policy with the active participation of people representing minorities and migrant groups, in collaboration with social partners and the City of Łódź Office. That same year, we also launched the "PoHoc & Kontakt" project, which supported people affected by the Holocaust living in Łódź.

In response to the outbreak of war in Ukraine in 2022, we engaged in outreach activities, establishing the first psychological support center in Łódź for people with refugee experience. As part of the initiative, we provided regular psychological consultations, responding to the urgent needs of those affected by the crisis.

What are we currently working on?

CURRENT PROJECTS

Equal Rights Program 

Institutional grants 
(co-financed by EU funds)

We are implementing a project supporting the development of civil society organizations operating at the local and regional levels. Our activities focus on strengthening entities that work on behalf of people at risk of discrimination, unequal treatment, and hate crimes. At the same time, we are strengthening the activities of the Łódź Diversity Coalition.

As part of the project, we are also developing advocacy, research, monitoring, and watchdog activities that support respect for the rule of law.

Thanks to the support we receive, we are strengthening the foundations of our organization, increasing its financial stability and organizational resilience, and developing a long-term operational strategy. This allows us to conduct our activities more effectively and on a larger scale. 

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CURRENT PROJECTS

European Network of Practitioners Against Anti-Semitism Microgrant 

This project was supported by 
a microgrant from EPNA

We are implementing the project "Jewish landscape in Łódź, before, during WWII, and today. Memory traces."

The project includes organizing two seminars – one in Brussels and one in Łódź – with the participation of descendants of Łódź Jews. Our goal is to build relationships with the children and grandchildren of survivors who emigrated after World War II and started lives in other countries.

We know that returning to the city of their ancestors can be difficult. That's why we want to act as guides to contemporary Łódź – a city that is diverse, cherishes memory, and open to all.

The Łódź part of the project will take place in August. We encourage you to follow our social media, where we will be sharing ongoing activities and project outcomes. 

This project was supported by a microgrant from EPNA.

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