NewsAlbum: Suzanne Vega – An Evening of New York Songs and StoriesSeptember 6, 2020Source: The Arts Desk / https://theartsdesk.com / By Liz Thomson / Suzanne Vega sprang to fame 35 years ago, her eponymous debut one of the last albums we bought in vinyl before the advent of that new-fangled format of aluminium aspic. From it came “Marlene on the Wall”, the video …
NewsVHLF & BBLA Annual Gala Celebrating Cultural DiplomacyAugust 1, 2020VHLF & BBLA Annual Gala Celebrating Cultural Diplomacy and Honoring Ambassador William and Wendy Luers and presenting the fifth annual Disturbing the Peace Award Thursday, September 24, 2020, 7 – 8:30 pm. Join the party featuring presentation of the annual Disturbing the Peace Award to a Courageous Writer at Risk, …
News‘Havel’: Film ReviewJuly 23, 2020Source: Variety / https://variety.com / By Alissia Simon / This creative biopic of the playwright who became president of Czechoslovakia doesn’t let pesky facts get in the way of a good story. Ideally timed to draw domestic audiences back into Czech cinemas, loosely historical local-hero biopic “Havel” doesn’t let pesky …
NewsVaclav Havel Memorial Bench Unveiled in BratislavaJuly 8, 2020Source: TASR / www.tasr.sk / By ko / Bratislava, July 5 (TASR) – The Slovak capital has ranked among the world cities having a memorial place dedicated to Vaclav Havel, as the Vaclav Havel bench was unveiled on Vajanskeho Embankment in Bratislava on Sunday. The day of the bench’s unveiling …
NewsOsman Kavala nominated for Vaclav Havel Human Rights PrizeJune 7, 2020Source: Ahval News / www.ahvalnews.com / By Yavuz Baydar / A group of politicians and intellectuals from Europe and the United States have nominated the jailed philanthropist and businessman Osman Kavala, one of the most prominent human rights defenders and civil society activists in Turkey, for the Vaclav Havel Human …
Havel Conversations, NewsTranslating Havel: The Tricky PartsMay 31, 2020Translating Havel: The Tricky Parts Moderated discussion, readings, Q&A Rehearsal for Truth, Theater Festival honoring Vaclav Havel 2020 Spring Weekend of Stage Readings Organized by Vaclav Havel Library Foundation and Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association Renowned English translators of Vaclav Havel’s works – Paul Wilson, Jan Novak and Stepan Simek …
NewsHavel, Unfinished Revolution by David Gilbreath Barton, University of Pittsburgh PressMay 21, 2020Havel, Unfinished Revolution, is the most recent biography of Vaclav Havel, published last month by University of Pittsburgh Press. The biography is the result of some seven years of research and attempts to understand Havel’s legacy in light of the current crises in democratic societies. David Barton states: “I myself …
EventsVáclav Havel to be commemorated in Prague with a series of events this weekDecember 19, 2019Source: Expats cz / https://news.expats.cz / By Katrina Modra / Eight years ago on December 18, 2011, Czech president Václav Havel died at age 75 A number of events are planned in the Czech capital this Wednesday, December 18, to commemorate the anniversary of Czech President Václav Havel who died …
NewsRemembering November ‘89October 23, 2019November 4, 7 pm, 3rd floor World premiere of a documentary Ask at Home ’89 / Spytaj sa vasich ’89, followed by Q&A with the director Barbora Bereznakova. Discussion enhanced by interactive polling and insights in real time by Slido. The Ask Your ‘89 documentary brings an insight into the …
Events24-hour performance in Prague highlights fight for freedom in ChinaOctober 13, 2019Source: Expats.cz / https://news.expats.cz / By ČTK / Prague, Oct 11 (CTK) – Hong Kong Artist Wai Ting Loretta Lau is presenting her Memory Eraser performance, in which she is inside a two-metre cube in a square in the city centre for 24 hours, to point to the importance of …
NewsCzech Foreign Minister joins launch of Havel project on CubaOctober 3, 2019Source: Florida International University / https://news.fiu.edu / By Amy Ellis / Czech Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček was only 8 years old when the Velvet Revolution of 1989 brought freedom to his country and an end to communist rule. Through his work as a diplomat – and as a student of international relations …
NewsVaclav Havel Human Rights Prize awarded to Ilham TohtiOctober 1, 2019Source: DW / www.dw.com / The Council of Europe has awarded its prestigious annual human rights award to imprisoned Uighur activist Ilham Tohti. It has also jointly honored the Balkan-based Youth Initiative for Human Rights. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Monday jointly awarded its human …
NewsTrump wants Russia to join the G-7. Here’s why that’s a terrible ideaAugust 28, 2019Source: The Washington post / www.washingtonpost.com / By David J. Kramer / David J. Kramer is a senior fellow in the Vaclav Havel Center for Human Rights & Diplomacy and director of European and Eurasian studies at Florida International University’s Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs. For …