30 Years of the Anarchist Federation
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Czech (later Czechoslovak and then without nationality) Anarchist Federation. It is an excellent opportunity not only to celebrate but also to look back and reflect. We will look at what we have done in these 30 years, what changes have or have not occurred within the organized anarchist movement, what experiences we have gained, and how our approaches have evolved. We will focus on the issues of generational continuity, the health of the collective, and the impact of the rapid development of communication possibilities. We will ask whether it is possible to do some things differently. We will ask how to effectively promote anarchist ideas and introduce the multimedia project Anarchism for Beginners. Most of all, we look forward to the insights and impressions of the audience because sane feedback is truly invaluable.
So are we living in a dystopia yet? A book launch on technological surveillance
This March, the Big Brother Awards took place in the Czech Republic for the twentieth time. The IuRe (Iuridicum Remedium) organization awards them annually to those who snoop the most on our privacy, whether they are individuals, companies, or authorities. What has changed in the two decades of the awards? Are we now "finally" living in the dystopia we keep warning about, or are the boundaries of socially acceptable surveillance only continuing to shift? The IuRe representative will try to find the answers. At the same time, he will present a printed publication that was published for the twentieth anniversary of the awards this year.
Martin Pfann - Partyzánská stezka
Partyzánská stezka is an intermediate guide mapping the history of the anti-fascist resistance in Horácko in the years 1943-1945. It focuses on the resistance activities in the Nové Město and Bystřice region and guides visitors through the landscape where they can find memorial plaques, monuments and remnants of partisan earthworks.
Through stories in audiobook form, the fate of the local resistance and the partisan movement comes to life. The stories show the life of the inhabitants, their courage and the daily challenges during the war. Partyzánská stezka connects historical situations with specific places in the landscape and offers a view of the area's past accessible to local experts and the general public.