Festival demokracie a KnVH uvádí diskusi:
- Kde: Knihovna Václava Havla, Ostrovní 13, Praha 110 00
- Kdy: 13. říjen 2019, 17:15 – 18:15
Přijďte na 4. ročník Festivalu demokracie, jenž je doprovodným programem 23. konference Forum 2000. Oslavíte s námi občanskou aktivitu jakožto základní pilíř svobody a demokracie a navíc podpoříte veřejnou diskusi napříč generacemi i celou společností. Společností, které před 30 lety klíče otevřely dveře ke svobodě a teď se třesou, aby ji neztratila. Protože si letos připomínáme události roku 1989, chceme si v rámci Festivalu demokracie oživit odkaz sametové revoluce, její hodnoty a aspirace. Především však chceme v tomto kontextu dát prostor výzvám společné budoucnosti, kterou máme ve svých rukou – protože cítíme odpovědnost za svět, ve kterém žijeme.
17.15 – 18.15 | DEMOCRACY DIALOGUES: HAVEL´S LEGACY – A VIEW FROM AFAR
Widely considered as the father of the modern Czech democracy, Havel is also seen as a thinker who believed that truth and moral conscience must prevail over lies and hatred. Havel's challenge was to become a canny politician while remaining a moral one, but he has always remained a figure of intellectual integrity with an acute sense of responsibility. Fundamentally, Havel was a man of ideas; an accomplished playwright who was pushed into the political sphere by taking his own ideas seriously and attempting to live up to them. This is what Havel termed “living in truth”. Havel was convinced that maintaining moral integrity was not a choice but a necessity. What is the philosophical and political legacy of Václav Havel 30 years after 1989? How can we understand Havel's ideas of democracy, responsibility and living in truth? What is his relevance for today's world?
Speakers:
John Keane, Author of The Life and Death of Democracy, Australia
Nyaradzo Mashayamombe, Executive Director, Tag A Life International Trust (Ta-LI), Zimbabwe
Tomáš Vrba, Chairman, Board of Directors, Forum 2000 Foundation, Czechia
Moderator: Ramin Jahanbegloo, Political Philosopher, Member, Program Council, Forum 2000 Foundation, Canada/Iran