Additional events
commemorating 17 November
from 30 September
to 17 December
Scala University Cinema
Kino pravdy a lásky
(Faculty of Arts)
The Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture of the Faculty of Arts and the Scala University Theatre will offer to the general public the return to November 1989 and related periods through a series of screenings and debates with interesting guests.
from 15 October
to 17 November
Reading hall at Faculty of Arts
GRAND OPENING
OF THE EXHIBITION
15 October / 5:00 p.m.
Reading hall
Faculty of Arts
StáFFka 1989 – exhibition
(Faculty of Arts)
Photos by Jiří Rambousek and Josef Špaček documenting the events of November 1989 at the Faculty of Arts, with commentary by participants of the student strike.
Three panels with photos will be placed on the premises of the Faculty of Arts, roughly where photos were taken. A banner will be placed on the fence announcing the exhibition and presenting the appearance of the building of the faculty in 1989, with flyers and banners. During the exhibition copies of the 1989 flyers will be placed in the reading hall windows facing the street and students will be encouraged to make their own, inspired by their 1989 predecessors.
7 November
MUNI ECON, Lipová 41a
Conference “30 years of transformation of the Czech economy and society (1989 – 2019)”
(Faculty of Business and Administration, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Social Studies)
Three debates with key personalities from the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Guests: Václav Klaus, Ivan Mikloš, Vladimír Dlouhý, Pavel Rychetský, Josef Baxa, Jiří Balaštík, Milan Uhde, Šimon Pánek, Hana Marvanová, Petr Oslzlý.
17 November
Brněnský sedmnáctý 2019
Students from Brno have prepared for the general public, for the third time, celebration of freedom and an event commemorating the bravery of their predecessors 30 and 80 years ago. This year the management of Masaryk University will be involved:
1:00 p.m. / Rooseveltova Wreath laying ceremony at the resistance memorial
4:30 p.m. / náměstí Svobody Joint appearance by rectors of Brno universities
17 November
University Centre Telč
Student Festival Telč
(University Centre Telč)
Institutions of secondary and tertiary learning based in Telč will present themselves on the occasion of 17 November (International Students’ Day). Nearly all parts of the program will see students heavily involved as actors, presenters, lecturers or organisers, or as a target group. The event is planned as a happening focusing on the promotion of education (significance of education for the society and the individual), allowing for the analysis of historical events and the wide discussion on November 1989, among other things.
Main programme
9:30–10:00 a.m. grand opening of the exhibitions (UC courtyard)
10:00–12:00 a.m. screening of Vyšší princip with commentary
1:30 p.m. start of afternoon programme
2:00–4:00 p.m. MUNI science slam
3:30–4:45 p.m. performance by students of GOB Telč, public debate of students and participants in the November 1989 events
5:11 p.m. commemorating the students at "Lípa sametové revoluce"
5:30 p.m. end of event
Additional programme
Throughout the day (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.):
Exhibitions:
- photos related to Jan Opletal (on loan from GOB)
- One World in schools – November 1989 (on loan from GOB)
- art exhibition (prepared by GOB)
- November 1939 (by the Museum of the Vysočina Region)
Discussion retro points:
These places will offer space to reflect modern history, discuss and share personal experiences.
Musical production:
Short performances by students or young musicians will take place at the courtyard (weather permitting).
18 November / 2:00 p.m.
room 50, MUNI PED, Poříčí 9
Conference entitled “30 years of freedom – democracy does not come easy”
(Faculty of Education)
18 – 22 November
Humanities Week 2019
“1989–2019: 30 years of transformation of the Czech social sciences”
(Faculty of Arts)
Debate on the archives of the pre-1989 secret police.
19 November / 6:00 p.m.
assembly hall FSS
30 Years of Freedom = 30 Years of Development
(Faculty of Social Studies)
We are celebrating 30 years of freedom, which is a good time to look back. The events of the end of the year 1989 opened doors to massive developments in many areas of life in our country. The end of the totalitarian regime meant an opportunity to cross the border and learn from the rest of the world in terms of economy, technology, culture or arts. It also brought changes in education and people’s personal lives. The guests include Andrej Kiska, Jan Kamenický, Martin Reiner, economists, university personalities etc.
The debate is organised by Společně Brno.
4 December/ 3:00 p.m.
Relax and Conference Room
MUNI PED, Poříčí 9
Lecture by mons. Václav Malý “Být majákem pravdy a svobody”
(Faculty of Education)