BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.6.3//EN TZID:Europe/Berlin X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Berlin BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1-2298@forumdialog.eu DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20220318T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20220318T210000 DTSTAMP:20220315T152611Z URL:https://forumdialog.eu/veranstaltungen/2nations4freedom-ukrainians-bel arusians-against-evil/ SUMMARY:#2NATIONS4FREEDOM - UKRAINIANS &\; BELARUSIANS AGAINST EVIL DESCRIPTION:#2NATIONS4FREEDOM -\nUKRAINIANS &\; BELARUSIANS AGAINST EVIL \n18.03\, 16.00 - 21.00 | Pariser Platz 4A\, 10117 | Registration: events@ pileckiinstitut.de\n\nProgramme:\n- Political prisoners in Belarus: letter -writing campaign.\n- Voices of Ukraine: exhibition opening\n- Panel discu ssion with Agnieszka Romaszewska\, Joerg Forbig\, Tatsiana Khomich (Masha Kalasnikova's sister)\, Eva Jakubi\, Anton Dorokh and Hanna Radziejowska\n - Naviband concert\n\nFind more details down below\n\nOrganisers:\nPilecki Institute Berlin together with the Polish Embassy in Berlin\nAllianz Ukra inischer Organisationen\, RAZAM Belarus Berlin\nAdam Mickiewicz Institute\ n\nRussia's aggression against Ukraine on 24 February 2022 has marked a ca esura in modern history. The death of thousands of civilians at the hands of Russian aggressors\, the horrific bombardment of cities\, the destructi on of Ukrainian culture\, the numerous war crimes committed by Russian sol diers\, the millions of refugees from Ukraine - all this shocked the world both morally and politically. At the same time\, the heroic defense of a free Ukraine has astonished European societies\, experts and politicians a like\, just as the scale of the protests and the determination of the Bela rusian people in their fight against the Lukashenko regime after the rigge d elections has surprised them two years ago.\nThe courage of the democrat ic Belarusian social movement\, which was born in August 2020\, has been p ut to a huge test by the regime: violence\, Stalinist prisons and terror . \nBefore our eyes\, we are seeing the birth of a new world - the democrati c\, modern\, courageous nations of Eastern Europe. The heart of the free w orld is beating now in the fighting Kiev and in the prisons of Minsk.\n\nO n 18 March\, on the occasion of Belarusian Independence Day\, we invite yo u to a series of events at the Pilecki Institute in Berlin.\n\nScheudule:\ n\nPolitical prisoners in Belarus: letter-writing campaign.\n4.00 p.m. - 9 .00 pm\, conference room\, Pilecki Institute\n\nAs a result of the persecu tion of the Lukashenko regime after the rigged elections in August 2020\, there are already officially over 1089 political prisoners in prison in Be larus. They are held by the Lukashenko regime in horrible Stalinist condit ions - in overcrowded cells\, without access to basic hygiene facilities\, and without the possibility of contact with their loved ones. Prisoners a re subjected to torture and humiliation.\nThe letter-writing campaign is o rganized in cooperation with the Belarusian diaspora RAZAM Verein Berlin. This act of solidarity with the persecuted is an extremely important sign for the prisoners - a sign that the free world remembers and will not forg et them. In particular\, we would like to remind you of Angelika Borys and Andrei Poczobut\, Polish activists from Belarus\, who have been in detent ion for a year waiting for the beginning of their trial.\n\nVoices of Ukra ine: exhibition opening \n5.00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.\, foyer\, Pilecki Institu te\n\nThe Alliance of Ukrainian Organizations * (Allianz Ukrainischer Orga nisationen)\, the Pilecki Institute\, and a group of Ukrainian journalists (who created the project "War. Stories from Ukraine" *) are organizing an exhibition "Voices of Ukraine." The exhibition is devoted to the stories of Ukrainians whose lives changed on February 24 due to the beginning of a full-scale war. The exhibition will be held at Pariser Platz 4A\, 10117 B erlin\, from March 16 to April 13.\nEvery story must be told\; every story must be heard. The exhibition presents the stories of Ukrainians of diffe rent ages\, professions and residences who are nevertheless united in thei r desire for peace. We want to show how war is changing your present. On F ebruary 23\, each of them went to bed and hoped to have a quiet morning co ffee. Waking up now\, they don't know if they still have a home. Many no l onger do\, and some are being displaced for the second time – in 2014\, they were forced to flee the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as well as Crimea \, which were occupied by Russia. These people worked as waitresses and la wyers\, owned grocery stores\, paid taxes\, studied\, and lived the same l ives as everyone else in Europe. The only difference was that Russia was n earby.\nHow do these people feel? What did they take with them as they ran away from home? Why did they stay in the hailstorms? What do their lives look like under fire? Where do they find the strength to help others? What are they afraid of\, and what do they dream about?\nSome of our heroes ar e defending Ukraine on the front lines\, so only their first names are use d in the project.\nWe hope that everyone will hear us.\n\n#2NATIONS4FREEDO M: panel discussion\n6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.\, conference room\, Pilecki Ins titute\n2Nations4Freedom: a panel discussion with Agnieszka Romaszewska (D irector of Bielsat TV) Joerg Forbig (Senior Fellow and Director for Centra l and Eastern Europe at The German Marshall Fund of the United States)\, T atsiana Khomich (Coordination Council Representative for political prisone rs\, sister of Masha Kalasnikova)\, Eva Jakubi (co-founder of Vitsche Berl in)\, Anton Dorokh (co-founder of Vitsche Berlin) and Hanna Radziejowska ( Director of the Pilecki Institute Berlin)\nRussia's aggression against Ukr aine on 24 February 2022 has marked a caesura in modern history. The death of thousands of civilians at the hands of Russian aggressors\, the horrif ic bombardment of cities\, the destruction of Ukrainian culture\, the nume rous war crimes committed by Russian soldiers\, the millions of refugees f rom Ukraine - all this shocked the world both morally and politically. At the same time\, the heroic defense of a free Ukraine has astonished Europe an societies\, experts and politicians alike\, just as the scale of the pr otests and the determination of the Belarusian people in their fight again st the Lukashenko regime after the rigged elections has surprised them two years ago. The courage of the democratic Belarusian social movement\, whi ch was born in August 2020\, has been put to a huge test by the regime: vi olence\, Stalinist prisons and terror .\nBefore our eyes\, we are seeing t he birth of a new world - the democratic\, modern\, courageous nations of Eastern Europe. The heart of the free world is beating now in the fighting Kiev and in the prisons of Minsk.\nToday\, Lukashenko and Putin are joint ly waging war on the freedom-fighting Ukraine. Nearly a month since the ou tbreak of the war and more than a year and a half since the beginning of t he Revolution of Dignity in Belarus\, we would like to invite you to discu ss following questions:\n\nWhat challenges does Europe face to effectively support a free Belarus and Ukraine?\nWhat changes in the geopolitical sph ere can already be referred to as unchangeable?\nWhat role did and does id entity\, historical experience and modern understanding of the nation play in the struggle for freedom of both nations? Can we speak of changes in t his sphere that have also affected the rest of Europe?\n\nNaviband: Concer t\n7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.\, foyer\, Pilecki Institute\n\nNaviband is a Bela rusian indie pop group singing in Belarusian founded in early 2013 and rep resenting Belarus at the Eurovision Song Contest (2017). The group perform ed many times in Europe.\nIn 2020\, during the protests in Belarus\, the b and released two songs in support of the protesters: Others and The Girl i n White\, dedicated to the women protesters. Like many artists fighting ag ainst the Lukashenko regime\, they were forced to emigrate. They perform a ll over Europe supporting Belarusians in their fight for a democratic and free country.\nThe band was founded a duo between vocalist and guitarist A rciom Lukjanienka and vocalist and keyboardist Ksienija Žuk\, later also featured guitarist Aliaksandr Taboĺski\, bassist Uladzislaŭ Čaščavik\ , and drummer Uladzimir Biehier. 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