Exhibition Opening „Wir wollen Demokratie, Marktwirtschaft und Pluralität“
On November 17th 1989, students protested peacefully in Prague. On the National Street, in the middle of the city, the demonstration was brutally beaten up by the police. This was the beginning of a social upheaval that reached its climax on Human Rights Day on December 10th 1989. On this day, the dissident Vaclav Havel spoke to 300,000 people who had gathered on Wenceslas Square. Less than three weeks later, he was elected president. Today, these events are known as the “Velvet Revolution”. This year, Czech society is commemorating important milestones in modern history: 35 years since the Velvet Revolution, 20 years since joining the European Union.
We are also commemorating this period with an exhibition of images and audio documents, talks and readings.
Welcoming Adress: Dr. Hermann Kuhn, Forum Eastern Europe, Europa-Union Bremen e.V.
Introduction: Libuše Černá and Klaas Anders