A Conversation with Young People: the Legacy of 1989 and Political Activism Today

16:00 27-04-2021

On April 27, the European Humanities University, supported by the Open Lithuania Foundation, hosts a round-table of post-1989 generation, as a part of the ‘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?

NB! The event starts on April 27 at 3 PM CET / 4 PM (Vilnius time). Click here to register

This roundtable brings together a cohort of students, born after the year 2000 and studying in a range of liberal arts Universities located in 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”, held on April 26-28, 2021. Please check out and join other conference discussions and workshops online.

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A Conversation with Young People: the Legacy of 1989 and Political Activism Today

On April 27, the European Humanities University, supported by the Open Lithuania Foundation, hosts a round-table of post-1989 generation, as a part of the ‘Rethinking the democratic future: lessons from the 20th-century project’.