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Tarptautinė mokslinė konferencija "Atleisti ar pamiršti - susitaikymas su skaudžia praeitimi"
2022-05-13 09:00 - 2022-05-14 18:00 Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas, K. Donelaičio gatvė, Kaunas See on map

International Conference "Forgiving or Forgetting – Dealing with a Painful Past"

International Conference "Forgiving or Forgetting – Dealing with a Painful Past"

Programme: 

1st day: Friday, May 13th

08:30-9:30 Registration desk open, coffee
09:30-10:30 Opening session

  • 09:30-10:15 Opening speeches (Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Mantas Adomėnas, VMU Rector Juozas Augutis, LT)
  • 10:00-10:15 The Purpose of the Conference (Robert van Voren, LT/NL)

10:15-12:15 Ukraine

  • 10:15-10:45 Andrei Sakharov's Legacy in His Centenary Year (Tatiana Yankelevich, USA)
  • 10:45-11:15 Coffee break
  • 11:15-11:45 Ukraine after Victory: Lessons of the Past for the Future (Olesya Stasiuk, UA)
  • Russia's War against Ukraine: Putin is a Symptom, Not the Disease (Mikhail Shishkin, RUS)
  • 12:15-13:30 Lunch

13:30-15:20 The Psychological Consequences of War

  • 13:30-14:00 War - a Man-made Catastrophe (Jana Javakhishvili, GEO)
  • 14:00-14:30 Dealing with Psychological Stress at Europe's Frontline (Imke Hansen, DE)
  • 14:30-14:40 Clip No. 1
  • 14:40-15:10 The Samopomich program (Robert van Voren, LT/NL)
  • 15:10-15:20 Clip No. 2

15:20-15:50 Coffee break

15:50-17:30 The Ultimate Sacrifice: 50 Years Romas Kalanta

  • 15:50-16:00 Introduction (Robert van Voren, LT/NL)
  • 16:00-16:15 Dainius Pūras, LT
  • 16:15-16:30 Ilya Rips, IL
  • 16:30-16:45 Petr Blazek, CZ
  • 16:45-17:30 Diskusija

17:30-19:00 Reception

2nd day, May 14th, Saturday

8:00-9:00 Registration desk open, coffee

9:00-9:30 The Culture of Rememberance (prof. Andreas Maercker, CH)

9:30-10:00 Reflections on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Zahira Asmal, SA)

10:00-10:30 Maladaptive Ways of Forgetting and Forgiving (prof. Vamik Volkan, USA)

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-12:15 Remembering Irena Veisaite

  • 11:00-11:15 Šarūnas Liekis, LT (moderator)
  • 11:15-11:30 Giedrė Žičkutė, LT
  • 11:30-11:45 Yves Plesseraud, F
  • 11:45-12:00 Tomas Venclova, LT
  • 12:00-12:15 Eymert van Manen, NL

12:15-14:00 Lunch

14:00-16:30 Judging Afterwards - the Case of Srebrenica

  • 14:00-15:10 Why Srebrenica Had to Fall: Documentary
  • 15:10-15:30 Looking Back (Joris Voorhoeve, NL)
  • 15:30-16:30 Panel Discussion (Joris Voorhoeve, Monique Brinks, Franklin van der Pols (moderator), NL)

16:30-17:00 Coffee break

17:00-18:00 Russia and Ukraine

  • 17:00-17:20 Rewriting History in Russia (Andrea Gullota, UK)
  • 17:20-17:40 Genocide of Ukrainians in the XXI century: the Historical Discourse of Unpunished Evil (Svitlana Markova, UA)
  • 17:40-18:00 Ukraine as Frontline in Defense of Freedom (Petras Vaitiekūnas, LT)

18:00-19:00 Closing reception

21:00 Romas Kalanta Memorial Concert