The Loyola Marymount University, in cooperation with the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Los Angeles, 

present

The Velvet Revolution 30 Years Later: Promises, Legacies, and Challenges

Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 6:00pm – 8:30pm

Ahmanson Auditorium, University Hall 1000
Loyola Marymount University
1 LMU Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045

On the thirtieth anniversary of the Velvet Revolution which led to the collapse of communism in Czechoslovakia, leaders of the student protesters in 1989, Mr. Jan Bubeník and Special Envoy Václav Bartuška, author and poet James Ragan, Film Director Pavlína Moskalyková, and Tatiana Gregor Brzobohatá, Miss World 2006, Charity leader and United Nations Ambassador, will recall the dynamics of the Revolution and the subsequent transition to democracy, as well as the contemporary political challenges in the Czech Republic and Central Europe. The panel debate will be moderated by Professor Elizabeth Drummond, Department of History, Loyola Marymount University, and Mr. Jiří Krátký, Special Envoy for Expatriate Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.

Reception to follow.

Registration is free and open to the public. Kindly register by Wednesday, November 13 at www.lmu.edu/acti.

The event is organized by the Academy of Catholic Thought and Imagination (ACTI) at Loyola Marymount University,
in cooperation with the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Los Angeles.