In the meeting, in which the general director of Peace, Coexistence and Human Rights Martín Zabalza and management staff participated, the president of the recently inaugurated Auschwitz Birkenau National Institute in Spain and its director of education, Álvaro Enrique de Villamor Soraluce and Eduardo de Ocampo Martínez.
The Foundation, whose objective is the development of thinking in the field of historical memory, human rights and education, has initiated a round of contacts with different autonomous governments, universities, foundations and public and private institutions in communities such as La Rioja, the Basque Country, Navarra, Castilla y León and Cantabria.
At the meeting, both delegations have been able to share experiences in education and memory.
The Auschwitz Birkenau National Institute aims to “educate in critical thinking, warning of the danger of populism and extreme thinking.”