Veranstaltung in englischer Sprache

 

The meeting will be devoted to the phenomenon of memory activism in Poland and beyond, in particular to initiatives commemorating the Holocaust and preserving Jewish heritage, which build on social engagement, the use of art and technology. Partners who co-created the two-year project „MultiMemo“ will talk about their experiences of searching for new languages ​​of commemoration and new approaches to remembrance. Their presentation will be followed by a discussion with invited guests and a Q&A session with the audience.

Programme:

17:00 Welcome
Katarzyna Sitko (Polish Institute Berlin)

17:10 Introduction: towards new ways of commemorating the past
Aleksandra Janus (Zapomniane Foundation)

17:30 Memory activism, civic engagement, arts and technology in service of remembrance
Aga Jabłońska (Urban Memory Foundation)

18.00 Panel discussion followed by a Q&A
Witold Wrzosiński, Cathy del Rizzo & Aga Jabłońska

After the presentations and the discussion, all participants are invited for refreshments.

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Organizers: Engaged Memory Consortium in partnership with the Polish Institute in Berlin as part of the “MultiMemo” project funded by The European Union

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Info: multimemo.difficultheritage.eu/en/blog/event/memory-activism

Admission: free, registration required

Place: Polnisches Institut, Burgstr. 27, 10178 Berlin