EventsThe Legacy of Vaclav Havel and the Future of DemocracySeptember 18, 2016Livestream of the event will be available here. Twitter: Follow @ThinkDemocracy and use #NEDEvents to join the conversation. All cameras and media must register with NED public affairs. Please email press@ned.org to register as a member of the press. Conference Agenda 9:00-9:15am: Welcoming Remarks Speakers: Carl Gershman, President, National Endowment …
NewsReview: Dissident Memoirs of Ma Thida and U Kyaw WinSeptember 17, 2016Source: The Irrawaddy / www.irrawaddy.com / By Bertil Lintner / “My Conscience: An Exile’s Memoir of Burma” by U Kyaw Win. Resource Publications, Eugene, Oregon. 254 pages. US$24 In times like these, when Burma is undergoing major changes, there is no shortage of essay collections in which Western academics and …
NewsThe Call of International Platform for Human Rights in Cuba to Action in an Emergency SituationSeptember 12, 2016PIDHEC PLATAFORMA INTERNACI0NAL POR LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS EN CUBA INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN CUBA IPHRC Guillermo Farinas, the Sacharov Prise winner, a Cuban human rights activist, who has proven so many times in the past his steadast commitment to the cause of freedom and human dignity, is finding …
NewsBIRN Director Shortlisted for Vaclav Havel PrizeAugust 31, 2016Source: Balkan Insight / www.balkaninsight.com / By BIRN Staff / The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network’s regional director Gordana Igric has been nominated as one of three candidates for the prestigious Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize 2016. The selection panel of the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize, comprising independent figures from …
EventsFiction vs. Reality of Central Europe_A talk by Jiří PeheAugust 28, 2016Thu, September 22 at 7pm Bohemina National Hall, 3rfd Fl., New York City The talk will discuss Central Europe as it is portrayed in literary fiction and compare it with the reality of current affairs. RSVP: newyork@svu2000.org Suggested donation $5.00 Jiří Pehe, PhD, is Director of New York University Prague and a faculty …
EventsVaclav Havel – Politics and ConscienceAugust 26, 2016September 28, 5 PM Vaclav Havel – Politics and Conscience Exhibition presentation Twenty-six panels with Havel’s statements, complemented by photographs related both to Havel and contemporary events, underline the continuing influence of Havel’s ideas. “Vaclav Havel is usually referred to as a global celebrity…This exhibition, however, focuses on his ideas …
EventsPanel discussion to mark President Havel’s 80th birthdayAugust 26, 2016September 27, 7 PM The Relevance of President Vaclav Havel’s Legacy in Today’s World Panel discussion to mark President Havel’s 80th birthday. Havel’s colleagues will discuss current political themes he would have deemed relevant, such as the state of the European Union, the refugee crisis, the foreign policy of the …
EventsHAPPY HAVEL DAY!August 19, 2016September 28, 6 PM / 7 PM HAPPY HAVEL DAY! Mayor Bill de Blasio to Declare September 28 Vaclav Havel Day in New York City Join us for a celebration of the power of words and human rights at the inaugural Havel Day in New York City. The program will …
EventsHavel Day in New York CityJune 30, 2016Vaclav Havel Library Foundation cordially invites you to celebrate the power of words and human rights at the Havel Day in New York City. For more information, call +1 888 729-8453 or write at info@vhlf.org Tickets are available at eventbrite.com Save Save Save Save
Contest for the best mini drama, NewsUNT’s Jacob Sampson Wins Vaclav Havel Competition With Full-Length PlayJune 30, 2016Source: Art and seek / www.artandseek.org / By Francesca Paris / UNT Senior wins two-week residency in the Czech Republic with Havel-inspired full-length play. Jacob Sampson had never written a full-length play when he heard about the Vaclav Havel Library Foundation’s contest. He hadn’t read Havel’s “The Memorandum” — in …
NewsUnknown diaries kept by Václav Havel to be publishedJune 25, 2016Source: Radio Prague / www.radio.cz / By Ruth Fraňková / Unknown diaries by playwright and dissident Václav Havel, kept when he was jailed by the Communist regime in 1977 will be published later this year by the Václav Havel Library on the occasion of what would have been the late …
NewsBill Shipsey talks about Amnesty InternationalJune 8, 2016Source: Czech Radio – Radiozurnal / www.rozhlas.cz / By Jana Trpisovska / Bill Shipsey, member of International Advisory Board of VHLF, has described his work in Amnesty International in Czech Radio – Radiožurnál. He had established a project Art for Amnesty, which works with artists and activists. He describes his relationship …
NewsProminent Czechs urge UK not to quit EU in referendumMay 28, 2016Source: BBC News, Prague / www.bbc.com / By Rob Cameron / More than 30 leading public figures in the Czech Republic have signed an open letter urging the UK to vote to stay in the EU in next month’s referendum. The letter says the UK plays a key “balancing role” …
EventsThe Legacy of Vaclav Havel and the Future of Democracy September 18, 2016 Livestream of the event will be available here. Twitter: Follow @ThinkDemocracy and use #NEDEvents to join the conversation. All cameras and media must register with NED public affairs. Please email press@ned.org to register as a member of the press. Conference Agenda 9:00-9:15am: Welcoming Remarks Speakers: Carl Gershman, President, National Endowment …
NewsReview: Dissident Memoirs of Ma Thida and U Kyaw Win September 17, 2016 Source: The Irrawaddy / www.irrawaddy.com / By Bertil Lintner / “My Conscience: An Exile’s Memoir of Burma” by U Kyaw Win. Resource Publications, Eugene, Oregon. 254 pages. US$24 In times like these, when Burma is undergoing major changes, there is no shortage of essay collections in which Western academics and …
NewsThe Call of International Platform for Human Rights in Cuba to Action in an Emergency Situation September 12, 2016 PIDHEC PLATAFORMA INTERNACI0NAL POR LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS EN CUBA INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN CUBA IPHRC Guillermo Farinas, the Sacharov Prise winner, a Cuban human rights activist, who has proven so many times in the past his steadast commitment to the cause of freedom and human dignity, is finding …
Disturbing the peace, NewsVACLAV HAVEL LIBRARY FOUNDATION NAMES BURMESE WRITER MA THIDA WINNER OF ‘DISTURBING THE PEACE’ AWARD September 10, 2016 September 8, 2016 / FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEW YORK – The Vaclav Havel Library Foundation will honor Burmese writer Ma Thida with its first annual Disturbing the Peace award at a ceremony at the Bohemian National Hall in New York on September 28. The Vaclav Havel Library Foundation’s Disturbing the …
NewsBIRN Director Shortlisted for Vaclav Havel Prize August 31, 2016 Source: Balkan Insight / www.balkaninsight.com / By BIRN Staff / The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network’s regional director Gordana Igric has been nominated as one of three candidates for the prestigious Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize 2016. The selection panel of the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize, comprising independent figures from …
EventsFiction vs. Reality of Central Europe_A talk by Jiří Pehe August 28, 2016 Thu, September 22 at 7pm Bohemina National Hall, 3rfd Fl., New York City The talk will discuss Central Europe as it is portrayed in literary fiction and compare it with the reality of current affairs. RSVP: newyork@svu2000.org Suggested donation $5.00 Jiří Pehe, PhD, is Director of New York University Prague and a faculty …
EventsVaclav Havel – Politics and Conscience August 26, 2016 September 28, 5 PM Vaclav Havel – Politics and Conscience Exhibition presentation Twenty-six panels with Havel’s statements, complemented by photographs related both to Havel and contemporary events, underline the continuing influence of Havel’s ideas. “Vaclav Havel is usually referred to as a global celebrity…This exhibition, however, focuses on his ideas …
EventsUnveiling of Ateliers Pinton tapestry in memory of Vaclav Havel designed by Peter Sis, commissioned by Art for Amnesty and supported by Karel Janecek and Libor Winkler. August 26, 2016 This new tapestry designed by Peter Sis, the renowned Czech-born American artist, and woven at Ateliers Pinton in Felletin, France, celebrates the memory of Vaclav Havel. The tapestry will make a stop at Bohemian National Hall on its way around the world to mark Havel@80. The tapestry will arrive from …
EventsPanel discussion to mark President Havel’s 80th birthday August 26, 2016 September 27, 7 PM The Relevance of President Vaclav Havel’s Legacy in Today’s World Panel discussion to mark President Havel’s 80th birthday. Havel’s colleagues will discuss current political themes he would have deemed relevant, such as the state of the European Union, the refugee crisis, the foreign policy of the …
EventsHAPPY HAVEL DAY! August 19, 2016 September 28, 6 PM / 7 PM HAPPY HAVEL DAY! Mayor Bill de Blasio to Declare September 28 Vaclav Havel Day in New York City Join us for a celebration of the power of words and human rights at the inaugural Havel Day in New York City. The program will …
EventsHavel Day in New York City June 30, 2016 Vaclav Havel Library Foundation cordially invites you to celebrate the power of words and human rights at the Havel Day in New York City. For more information, call +1 888 729-8453 or write at info@vhlf.org Tickets are available at eventbrite.com Save Save Save Save
Contest for the best mini drama, NewsUNT’s Jacob Sampson Wins Vaclav Havel Competition With Full-Length Play June 30, 2016 Source: Art and seek / www.artandseek.org / By Francesca Paris / UNT Senior wins two-week residency in the Czech Republic with Havel-inspired full-length play. Jacob Sampson had never written a full-length play when he heard about the Vaclav Havel Library Foundation’s contest. He hadn’t read Havel’s “The Memorandum” — in …
NewsUnknown diaries kept by Václav Havel to be published June 25, 2016 Source: Radio Prague / www.radio.cz / By Ruth Fraňková / Unknown diaries by playwright and dissident Václav Havel, kept when he was jailed by the Communist regime in 1977 will be published later this year by the Václav Havel Library on the occasion of what would have been the late …
NewsBill Shipsey talks about Amnesty International June 8, 2016 Source: Czech Radio – Radiozurnal / www.rozhlas.cz / By Jana Trpisovska / Bill Shipsey, member of International Advisory Board of VHLF, has described his work in Amnesty International in Czech Radio – Radiožurnál. He had established a project Art for Amnesty, which works with artists and activists. He describes his relationship …
NewsProminent Czechs urge UK not to quit EU in referendum May 28, 2016 Source: BBC News, Prague / www.bbc.com / By Rob Cameron / More than 30 leading public figures in the Czech Republic have signed an open letter urging the UK to vote to stay in the EU in next month’s referendum. The letter says the UK plays a key “balancing role” …