Goals of the project

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• Dissemination of knowledge about genocides, in particular (but not only) the Shoah

• Enhance understanding of factors that promote genocides (e.g. incitement of hatred against minorities, dehumanisation, turning a blind eye on intolerance and discrimination, failure by the majority to act) 

• Strengthening the "moral action potential" for tolerance and humanity on the basis of human rights

• Contribution to freedom and peace between people through information and education

Quelle: https://www.myt.org.mx/tunel

Activities

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• Temporary construction of lightweight accessible structures or "tunnels" in public places.

  • These tunnels have a eye-catching and inviting design. They contain images, texts and interactive elements.

    • on genocides, victims, perpetrators, followers and opponents

    • causes of genocides

    • tolerance and humanity as a shield against genocides

  • People can pass by or walk through the tunnels. This is a low-threshold event.

• Further information on the concrete design of the tunnels can be found here:​

• The tunnels can contain interactive elements and refer to information on the Internet:

  • Links to information about the local face of the Shoah. Which people lived in the vicinity of the current exhibition and what has become of them? 

  • Option for teachers and pupils to do their own research and enrich data on the Internet 

  • Information on other genocides and their causes

  • How do people behave in the face of genocides in their environment and what do we learn from it?

  • What are current prejudices of the visitors and the society they live in? (e.g. option to participate in an Implicit Association Test)

  • How can tolerance and humanity be strengthened?

• The concrete procedure - how to get a tunnel in a public space

1. Those interested in a touring exhibition of a tolerance-tunnel register with us (interested parties can be e.g. local authorities, religious communities, educational institutions, shopping centres, etc.)

2. Interested parties receive an information package including information such as recommendations for the preparation and follow-up of the event, information for the involvement of local institutions and for multipliers and information about the construction and dismantling of the tunnels  

3. Conclusion of a contract and fixing of a date

4. Preparation of the action by the interested party including press releases and training of potential tunnel guides (optional), construction of the tunnel on a public space (we provide a manual and can offer support)

5. Opening event, further press releases and accompanying activities such as lectures and duscussions e.g. about the local face of the holocaust and current faces of intolerance and hate 

6. Dismantling of the tunnel and follow-up 

• The local context, historical and current events
  The tolerance tunnel shall include references to local events, currents and historical relating to genocides, tolerance and intolerance. For this purpose, a number of spaces are reserved on both walls, which can (but do not have to be) filled by the local organizers.​

• Examples for local events relating to genocides

  • In some cities, reference can be made to work already done, such as in Detmold to the memorial book for the victims of the National Socialist tyranny.

  • The project Mapping the Lives / Tracing the Past also provides the option to research local vicitms of the Nazis. In addition this project allows contributors to feeding additional data about victims of the Third Reich into the project. This option is already used by some schools and a good addition to the Tolerance-Tunnel. 

• Examples of local events on the subject of intolerance 

  • Excerpts from the local press about intolerance in the region, e.g.: Asian students against racism - I am not a virus = Asiatische Studenten gegen Rassismus - Ich bin kein Virus, Rassismus-Vorwurf gegen Drogeriemarkt und Berliner Polizei ​

  • Interviews with visitors to the tolerance tunnels, with citizens, pupils, students, entrepreneurs or teachers on how they experience tolerance and intolerance in their vicinity and at the exhibition site

  • references to right-wing extremist activities in the respective region

  • References to  vicitms of right-wing extremist violence at the respective exhibition cite

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Quelle: rbb, https://www.rbb24.de/panorama/beitrag/2020/06/rassismus-vorwurf-rossmann-mitarbeiterin-schwarze-kundin-berlin.html

• Further information on interactive elements and digital content 

  • Digital and interactive elements complement and deepen the physically provided information. They also encourage reflection on one's own thought patterns and invite active participation:

    • What victims of National Socialism were there in my region?

    • Option for teachers and pupils to do their own research and enrich the data on the Internet. 

    • Information on other genocides and their causes.

    • How do people behave in the face of genocide in their environment and what do we learn from it?

    • What are the current anti-Semitic or racist incidents in the respective exhibition environment?

    • What other forms of intolerance and discrimination exist today in our society and at the respective exhibition site? How is this dealt with in concrete terms?

    • What do people in my immediate environment say about discrimination?

    • How can everyone concretely strengthen tolerance and humanity?
       

  • What patterns of prejudice do visitors currently exhibit?
    Visitors are referred to the so-called "Implicit Association Test" and can thus check their own thought patterns and be encouraged to confront their own prejudices.
     

  • Education on "How to talk with extremists"
     

  • Links to additional sources of information on intolerance, racism and anti-Semitism, for example:  Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, Amadeu Antonio Stiftung, ISD, Mobile Beratung gegen Rechtsextremismus OWL
     

  • Links to information on the Internet, which can be accessed simply by scanning a QR code with a smart phone. QR codes can also be distributed around the travelling exhibition, e.g. on posters or postcards, to guide people to the tunnel. (follow this link for example)

  • 3D projections via smartphones, tablet or glasses may enable visitors to better visualize distant places. It is planned to build on existing material, such that e.g. memorial sites can also be virtually accessed via the tunnels (follow this link for an example).  

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You can download a description of the project with further details here 

Quelle: https://www.tracingthepast.org/mappingthelives; 

• The international perspective, our Mexican role model ​

  • This concept is based on the activities of our partners in Mexico City: The Museo Memorial y Tolerancia, in cooperation with the German Embassy, has developed tolerance tunnels to promote tolerance and humanity and has sent them on their way across Mexico. 

  • We would now like to bring the tolerance tunnels to Germany.

  • These tunnels promote the memory of genocides and tolerance on the basis of humand rights and they may travel throughout Europe to contribute to a peaceful coexistance.

  • We are striving for a realisation that goes beyond Europe.

• The international perspective, our Mexican role model ​

  • This concept is based on the activities of our partners in Mexico City: The Museo Memorial y Tolerancia, in cooperation with the German Embassy, has developed tolerance tunnels to promote tolerance and humanity and has sent them on their way across Mexico. 

  • We would now like to bring the tolerance tunnels to Germany.

  • These tunnels promote the memory of genocides and tolerance on the basis of humand rights and they may travel throughout Europe to contribute to a peaceful coexistance.

  • We are striving for a realisation that goes beyond Europe.

Quelle: https://www.myt.org.mx/