Peace Center in Sievershausen

The Peace Studies Center is located on the edge of a former battlefield. An exceptionally bloody battle took place here on a Sunday afternoon in July 472 years ago. Analogous to the well-known motto "swords to ploughshares" we redesign this to "battlefields to playing fields". The participants of the work camp will continue last years’ work and design different elements of this playing field. This means manual work with wood, metal, earth and colour and some gardening. Anyone who appreciates creative work can work on a video project under expert guidance, which is to be developed on the topic of tracing peace work in Sievershausen and send messages of current peace work. You will learn some essentials of peace work and receive basic training in non-violent conflict management by professional trainers. Moreover, the respect for Human Rights und circumstances of war and climate change is being discussed. We will visit the memorial in the former Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. There will also be a chance to learn about working with young people in a nearby youth center. Volunteers will have the opportunity to meet young people and families in the region, the group will also invite people of the village and region to an “Evening of encounter” (Abend der Begegnung) at the Peace Center.

The accommodation for the participants is offered in rooms with four beds each. There are bed sheets available. Food is prepared together in the kitchen of the seminar house.

For the leisure time, the group can use facilities of the seminar house, the little parc around and take part in excursions to Hannover and Braunschweig.