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BACK TO THE ROOTS, EUROPE FOR EVERYBODY! GOOD PRACTICE GUIDEto organise the European workshop scheduled forMay 2012. Unfortunately, due to budget problems,the Turkish partner could not join this meetingbut Datça Municipality was informed about thetopics and decisions. This additional meeting wasfinancially supported by the French-German YouthOffice (FGYO) and the Region of Ile-de-France.The third one in Paris in November 2012During this step, all partners joined the meetingfor 5 days. The project members showed thefilms at a national Movie Festival in Ile-de-Franceregion. Moreover workshops were organised forthe beginning of the writing of the Good PracticeGuide. This book is not only useful for peoplewho took part in the European project but alsofor citizens from Turkey, the UK, Germany andFrance, who would like to learn from this exampleof European partnership.This meeting also gave the opportunity to allparticipants to be welcomed in the city of LesMureaux and the French partner Mission LocaleIntercommunale des Mureaux organised a meetingwithin its offices to present the objectives of thiskind of Job Centre, dealing with youngsters from16 to 25 years old and their work for professionaland social inclusion of young people. Then theMayor in charge of the relationship with the NGOsinvited the groups in the city hall of Les Mureaux.The fourth one in Berlin in March 2013Thanks to the French-German Youth Office(FGYO) and the Region of Ile-de-France theEuropean leaders and participants were able tomeet one more time. In Berlin, we discussed thetopics of family and diversity. We experiencedthat we had different ideas about what familyactually was and what it meant to each of us.Some considered family as an environment ofhappiness. Others had a larger understandingof the family and also included friends into theirdefinition. Family was also associated with thenotion of respect by a number of the participants.Continuing our discussion on diversity in Paris,The screening ofthe five films onNovember 25,2012 in Saint-OuenFestival du Filmde Famillewe summarized different features of diversity intomajor groups. In Berlin, we recalled the relevanceof history and memory in our lives. We visitedthe exhibition “Diversity Destroyed Berlin 1933– 1938 – 1945”. This exhibition highlighted thetakeover of power by the German Nazis 80 yearsago, in 1933. Since we had identified diversityas a mainstay in our project, this exhibitionreminded us of the significance of upholding thissocial value. Afterwards, we visited the SephardicWomen’s Club and experienced the re-emergenceor rather continuance of Jewish life in Berlin inthe Passover celebration of this club. Participantstook further interest in the cold war period inthis city by a walk to the remaining parts of theformer wall between East and West Berlin. Wealso spoke about the documentation of our work.12