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Join Us at Muzeon - Storytelling Jewish History Museum for the Exhibition: "Solidarity in the Past, Reflections for Today" PATRIR, as a proud partner of the SolRem project, invites you to explore Muzeon’s latest temporary exhibition, which highlights the resistance against far-right regimes through powerful personal stories of ingenuity, solidarity, and courage. When? January 2025 Where? Muzeon, Cluj-Napoca, Str. Virgil Fulicea No. 3 Free admission! This exhibition offers a unique opportunity to reflect on the lessons of the past and the values that remain essential in today’s society. Through inspiring narratives, visitors will discover the strength and resilience of those who stood against oppression. #PATRIR #Muzeon #SolRem #Solidarity #LivingHistory #Resist #clujnapoca ___________________ Vă invităm la Muzeon - Storytelling Jewish History Museum pentru expoziția: „Solidaritate în trecut, reflecții pentru azi” PATRIR, în calitate de partener al proiectului SolRem, vă invită să descoperiți cea mai recentă expoziție temporară de la Muzeon, care explorează rezistența împotriva regimurilor de extremă dreapta prin povești personale impresionante de ingeniozitate, solidaritate și curaj. Când? Ianuarie 2025 Unde? Muzeon, Cluj-Napoca, Str. Virgil Fulicea nr. 3 Intrare liberă! Această expoziție oferă o oportunitate unică de a reflecta asupra lecțiilor trecutului și a valorilor esențiale pentru societatea de astăzi. Prin narațiuni inspiraționale, vizitatorii vor descoperi puterea și reziliența celor care au luptat împotriva opresiunii. #PATRIR #Muzeon #SolRem #Solidaritate #IstorieVie #Rezistă #ClujNapoca

Reflecting on Peace in Today's Europe As the year comes to a close, we at PATRIR want to take a moment to reflect on one of the core themes that has shaped our work through out the years: peace. What does peace mean in a rapidly changing Europe? What role do communities, individuals, and nations play in building and sustaining it? These are the questions we’ve explored alongside our colleagues from Ukraine, Poland, and Romania. To bring these reflections to life, we’re excited to share with you a new video that offers diverse perspectives on peace from those at the heart of this work. Through the voices of our Ukrainian, Polish, and Romanian colleagues, this video delves into some of the most pressing questions of our time: - How do we imagine a future for Ukraine, and what gives us hope? - Why do we often lean towards polarization instead of unity? - What does it mean to stand together despite our differences? - How can we challenge the information we receive and seek deeper understanding? - What role do our communities play in fostering peace? These reflections are part of the upcoming publication, Portraits of Peace, which will be released in March. The publication will feature reflections from peacemakers of different generations, sharing their experiences, stories, and lessons from working in their local communities. This video is part of the "New Generation Wakes Up to a War" project, funded by Erasmus+.

🤝 Turn Your Taxes Into Impact — Support PATRIR! 🤝 Did you know your company can support meaningful change without affecting its financial performance or net earnings? Romanian legislation allows companies to direct part of their corporate tax to NGOs like PATRIR, turning taxes into tangible impact. 💡 How It Works Your company has two simple ways to support PATRIR: 🔹 Reduce Future Corporate Tax (2024) — Award a sponsorship during 2024 and use it to lower next year’s corporate tax. 🔹 Redirect Paid Corporate Tax (2025) — Redirect part of the corporate tax you’ve already paid for 2024 to PATRIR, without any extra cost to your business. You can direct up to 0.75% of annual turnover or 20% of corporate tax.. 📢 Why Support PATRIR? By supporting PATRIR, your company contributes to positive change, social impact, and community development — all while making smart use of existing tax obligations. 💙 Join Us in Driving Positive Change! Your company’s contribution can make a lasting impact. Take advantage of Romanian tax incentives and support PATRIR’s vital work in the community. Contact us to learn more and get involved! Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/gF6y5tYV #SupportPATRIR #CorporateImpact #TurnTaxesIntoGood #CSR #MakeADifference #SponsorshipMatters

We are asking for your help, for your support. In a moment when the world is confronted with growing violence, war and conflict, we are asking for your help to make peace a reality. For 23 years PATRIR has been one of the world’s leading Institute’s working for peacebuilding and the prevention of violent conflict. Our mission is about impacting people’s lives at every levels – from overcoming domestic and gender-based violence in our homes and societies to creating safe schools, free from bullying, where every child can realise their potential, to working to prevent and stop wars, doing peacebuilding even in the midst of violent conflict. And to do that, we need your help: Donate to PATRIR: https://lnkd.in/dK6Qa8PE Over the years we have had incredible impact. We have helped to support peace agreements and cease-fires, engaged in critical moments to help prevent wars from breaking out, and worked to support communities and countries to heal from both the visible and invisible impacts and effects of violence on our lives. We’ve also made a difference in people’s lives at very individual, personal levels. Our work in schools where PATRIR colleagues have provided trainings and programmes that have reached hundreds of thousands of teachers and students, helping to support and inspire both to work for safe schools, overcome bullying, and learn the skills that can help us make a difference, in our own lives, and the worlds. Our work to prevent, stop and overcome every form of gender-based violence, and to bring together public institutions and government agencies, art and cultural institutions, civil society organisations, citizens – all of us – to work to ensure that every human being can grow up and live our lives free from violence; and to help us grow as human beings to be able to have healthy relationships, in the relationships that matter most to us. To training thousands upon thousands of practitioners – from senior government leadership to humanitarian workers, development workers, community leaders, survivors affected by violent conflict, youth, and so many more – to work for peace practically, and to make a difference in our world. At PATRIR, we know that human beings can impact the world – and be the change we want to see. We work at every level – from local to global – partnering with communities, countries, and national and international organizations to make peacebuilding and the constructive transformation of conflicts the foundation for sustainable peace. This is a time when PATRIR needs your support, to continue our critical mission in the world. We are asking for your help. We are asking for you to join us, to choose peace, and to help us – together – to be the change we wish to see in the world. Choose Peace. Donate to PATRIR’s critical mission in a moment when it is needed most: Donate to PATRIR: https://lnkd.in/dK6Qa8PE

Support an Inclusive Cluj! Donate Now: https://lnkd.in/g4KQv7Wi Cluj-Napoca is home to a growing international community, but many still face challenges like language barriers and limited opportunities. Your contribution helps create programs focused on connection, understanding, and inclusion. Every donation strengthens the community and celebrates diversity. Give today and make a difference. Find out more about our program lines: https://patrir.ro/donate/ #InclusiveCluj #DiversityMatters #CommunityFirst

Why Knowing Your Rights Matters – Join Our Campaign Launch! Did you know that in the EU and Romania, there are laws protecting the rights of every individual to equality, fair treatment, and access to justice? Yet many people are unaware of how these rights affect their everyday lives. From protection against discrimination at work to the freedom to express your ideas, knowing your rights can empower you to build a better future for yourself and others! Join us for our campaign launch for an exciting workshop with real-life examples and interactive activities that bring these rights to life! Register now and bring a friend along: https://lnkd.in/d8VFJ8gC 📅 November 25 🕕 6:00 PM 📍Ukraine House, 25 Napoca Street

Choose Peace!   A personal appeal from Kai Brand-Jacobsen to friends, colleagues and people around the world to support PATRIR in continuing its critical mission:   To donate click here: https://lnkd.in/dK6Qa8PE   Kai-Brand Jacobsen, after 23 years of dedicated service, shares a heartfelt message about his journey with PATRIR, a peace institute that has had a major impact on our world, and that will continue to – with your support.   As he steps forward from his role, he emphasizes the critical importance of PATRIR’s work in addressing global conflicts, preventing wars, and fostering peace. He appeals for support – asking you to help ensure the organization's continued impact in peace education, community building, and combating violence and discrimination.   Highlighting PATRIR’s transformative work which has touched the lives of millions, he asks you to choose peace together with us, and to donate to support PATRIR in our critical mission in the world – in a time when it is needed now more than ever.   Kai believes in PATRIR's ability to build a better future, because he has seen the Institute do just that every day for 23 years, and asks for your help in this moment when it’s needed most.   If you would like to help us continue to be a beacon of hope. If you would like to support our practical peacebuilding programmes in communities and countries affected by war; Our youth programmes to support, train and inspire new generations of leaders; Our programmes to overcome all forms of domestic and gender-based violence and abuse   Then together with us, choose peace, and contribute to support PATRIR’s vital and continuing mission in the world:   To choose peace and help support PATRIR you can directly via KindLink: https://lnkd.in/dK6Qa8PE   Or go to donate through patrir.ro/donate to donate directly, through bank transfer, or as a company.   Every contribution helps make a difference. Every contribution helps us be part of the change we need to see in the world.

Welcoming Swedish Ambassador Anna Hällerman at Ukraine House Cluj We had the honor of hosting Anna Hällerman, the new Swedish Ambassador to Romania, at Ukraine Hub in Cluj! The visit provided a wonderful opportunity to discuss ongoing projects and strengthen our shared commitment to resilience, peace, and cooperation across the region. It also allowed us to reaffirm our steadfast support for the Ukrainian refugee community, offering reassurance that we continue to work toward a future built on solidarity, hope, and mutual support.

As a key member of the United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY), PATRIR recently played an active role in the UNOY Annual Meeting, a key event that convenes leading youth peacebuilding organizations worldwide. This year’s meeting focused on enhancing collaborative efforts across regions and refining strategic goals in alignment with global challenges. Highlights from the Annual Meeting include: - Regional Updates and Achievements: Regional teams provided progress reports and discussed strategies to strengthen inter-regional solidarity and cooperation. - Strategic Focus Areas: Participants collectively refined goals for the upcoming strategic period, prioritizing protection, climate action, technological innovation, and gender equity within peacebuilding initiatives. - Revisiting Vision and Values: The forum revisited UNOY’s core mission, vision, and values, emphasizing the role of young peacebuilders in driving systemic change. - Decentralization and Decolonization Efforts: In-depth discussions explored decentralizing decision-making processes and dismantling oppressive structures within peacebuilding frameworks. - Team Building: The week concluded with a team excursion through Amsterdam, fostering stronger connections among attendees. PATRIR’s involvement in this strategic meeting underscores its commitment to advancing the UNOY mission and its proactive stance in global youth-led peacebuilding efforts. Moving forward, PATRIR looks forward to contributing to the newly established goals and supporting initiatives that strengthen peace and justice globally.

Remembering the Past, Shaping a Peaceful Future Born from the aftermath of World War I, November 11—Remembrance Day—marks a pivotal moment in history: a collective promise to honor those who suffered and sacrificed and to work toward a world without war. Today, we pause to remember the profound cost of conflict and to honor the resilience of those who came before us, envisioning a world free from the scars of war. Remembrance Day serves as a powerful reminder of the sacrifices made, the lives forever altered, and the urgent call to end all wars so that future generations may live in peace. In a world where conflicts still rage, our remembrance must move beyond reflection. Together, we must renew our commitment to building a world where peace is not a distant hope but a shared reality. It is a call to action: to end all wars and to build a future grounded in peace, justice, and compassion. #RemembranceDay #EndAllWars #Peace