The Legacy of 1989 and Political Activism Today
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
9:00 am – 11:00 am EDT/GMT-4 Online Event
9 am New York l 3 pm Vienna
On April 27, OSUN welcomes members and students to tune in as the European Humanities University, supported by the Open Lithuania Foundation, hosts a roundtable discussion with members of the post-1989 generation, as part of the Europe for Citizens conference on "Rethinking the Democratic Future: Lessons from the 20th-Century Project."
What is the legacy of 1989 in the eyes of the young generation? How do students, who are studying Humanities and Social Sciences perceive the nature of the societal change that has occurred after 1989 and how do students perceive the threat which democracy faces today?
This roundtable brings together a cohort of students, born after the year 2000 and studying at a range of liberal arts universities throughout Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Student panelists:
Anastasiya Halaburda, European Humanities University
Benedek Pál, Central European University
Christine van den Berg, Bard College Berlin
Daria Manzhura, Bard College
Daniiar Sadykov, American University in Central Asia
Moderator:
Maksimas Milta, European Humanities University
This event is organized as part of the Europe for Citizens project “Rethinking the democratic future: lessons from the 20th century,” being held on April 26-28, 2021. Find out about other conference events.