尋光而生：記「人權之路青年體驗營」對於青年世代如何看待轉型正義之影響

A Search for Light and Life: Reflections on the Impact of the Road to Freedom Youth Camp on Young People’s View of Transitional Justice

陳文成基金會自2008年開始舉辦「人權之路青年體驗營」，於每年暑假招收16歲至25歲的青年學員，並於2021年起開辦寒假梯次營隊，招收26歲以上的社會人士，一起到過去關押政治受難者的綠洲山莊及綠島人權紀念碑等地上課、參訪並與政治受難者交流，也安排紀念晚會、成果發表等行程，讓來自各個不同地方的人，一起交流彼此對於轉型正義與白色恐怖的想法。
營隊多年以來除了轉型正義的教育與推廣，亦培力了許多人權工作者，以及建立轉型正義倡議圈、學界、政治受難者之間的關係與交流，也影響了許多年輕世代對於轉型正義的看法與理解；在營隊之後，年輕工作人員之間的情誼，也都會繼續成為彼此在議題、生活中互相扶持的力量。
雖然推動轉型正義在台灣並不是容易的事情，但關注此議題的人們仍會繼續努力，一起在黑暗而伸手不見五指的歷史中，繼續尋找光的出口，將這些過去所發生的事情告訴更多人。

The Dr. Chen Wen-Chen Memorial Foundation has been organizing The Road to Freedom-Youth Camp since 2008, recruiting young learners aged 16-25 every summer. Since 2021, the camp has also welcomed social professionals over the age of 26, providing opportunities to attend classes, visit places such as the Green Oasis and the Green Island Human Rights Memorial, where political victims were once detained, and exchange ideas with political victims. The camp also includes activities such as commemorative evenings and presentation of achievements to encourage participants from different parts of the country to communicate with each other about their ideas on transitional justice and the White Terror period.
Over the years, in addition to education and promotion of transitional justice, the camp has also empowered many human rights workers, established a network of relationships and communication between advocates, academia, and political victims of transitional justice, and influenced many young peoples’understanding and views on transitional justice. After the camp, the bonds between young staff members continue to serve as a source of mutual support in daily life and in tackling human rights issues.
Although it is not easy to promote transitional justice in Taiwan, yet those who care about this issue will continue to work together to find a way out of the darkness and tell more people about what happened in the past.