Several Sentences
- Where: Vaclav Havel Library, Řetězová 7, Prague
- When: May 27, 2014, 19:00 – 21:00
The release of political prisoners and freedom of assembly, of the media and for independent movements – these were the main demands of the Several Sentences petition. In the middle of 1989 it was signed by 4,000 citizens. These were not only dissidents and important figures on the then arts scene but above all “ordinary” citizens who had lost patience with the Communist regime. This made their signatures an even greater blow to the collapsing system.
The events of the turbulent year of 1989 are remembered by Rebeka Bartůňková (nee Křižanová), Jana Petrová-Marcová, Alexandr Vondra, Stanislav Devátý and others.
The debate will be accompanied by a talk from historian Pavel Žáček and will also feature period documents and footage from the Original Video Journal.