24.11.2025

The Virtual Conference “Echoes of Peace: Reimagining History Through Theatre” held on 24th of November 2025 reminded us of an essential truth: peace is not abstract — it is a skill we can learn, teach, and build together.

Speakers highlighted that our region’s history is not defined only by wars.
The Vinča period, Kosovo in the 1970s, Doclea, and other peaceful eras show that cooperation and creativity have deep roots here. When young people learn these stories, they can imagine a different future — one where peace is possible.

Key messages from the conference:
🔸 Peace must be active — built on justice, dignity, and equality.
🔸 Art & theatre transform — helping youth practice empathy and rethink narratives.
🔸 Youth want real peace education — dialogue, critical thinking, and creative methods.

Researchers, partner organizations, and inspiring young participants from international and local trainings all shared valuable insights, proving that peace is built by people — educators, artists, women, and youth who refuse to inherit fear and division.

The new HOPE Handbook through the MOOC platform provides practical tools for meaningful and creative peace education across the region.

If we study peaceful periods as seriously as we study war — and if we engage youth through participatory methods — peace becomes achievable.

The conference marks an important milestone in the Erasmus+ project implemented by:
DAH Teatar (Serbia), Action Synergy (Greece), Theatro Aeroploio (Greece), Artpolis (Kosovo), World Vision BH (BiH), and PRONA (Montenegro).

The project HOPE – History of Peace for Education through Theatre is funded by the European Union through Erasmus+.