The project « Histoire pour la Liberte » was funded with the support of the European Union under the Programme “Europe for Citizens”

Applicable to the Strand 2 – Measure 2.2 “Networks of Towns”

Measure 2.3 “Civil Society Projects”

Strand 1 – “European Rememberance”

Location / Dates: Zagreb/Belgrade/online, March/April 2021

Short description: these activities consisted of regular email correspondences between project consortium members, joint and 1-on-1 meetings of project coordinator and other partners, as well as the kick off meeting (Zagreb), during which base program elements, project team, exact timetable, communication, monitoring and evaluation plan were defined. Preparatory activities for local public events were done by local project partners in close cooperation with the project coordinator. At the beginning of the project, a media conference announcing project aims, activities and partners was held in Belgrade (April) in hybrid format gathering all project partners and regional media in situ and online.

Events:

6 events have been carried out within this project:

Event 1 – Conference “AGAINST historical revisionism, FOR the revision of historical

knowledge

Participation: The event involved  145  citizens, including 116 participants from the city of Zagreb (Croatia),

10 participants from the city of Belgrade (Serbia), 10 participants from Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and 9 participants from Berlin (Germany).

Location / Dates: The event took place in Zagreb, Croatia on 12/05/2021
Short description: This conference was organized within the project activity “Freedom for History” and held as part of the Kliofest. The aim of the event was discussing the differences between revisionism as a politically motivated use of history and the revision of historical knowledge as a legitimate and desirable scientific procedure within historiography.

Event 2 – Round Table “From the common past to dived history”
Participation: The event involved 65 citizens, including  52  participants from the city of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), 5 participants from Zagreb (Croatia), 4 from Belgrade (Serbia), and 4 from Berlin (Germany).

Location / Dates: The event took place in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 09/06/2021
Short description: The round table was realized within the project activity “Discussing history through culture of remembrance”. It was held within the History Fest. The aim of the event was to discuss the possibilities of creating a common historical narrative.

Event 3 – Conference “Historians for peace”
Participation: The event involved  420  citizens, including  325  participants from the city of Belgrade (Serbia),

53 participants from the city of Novi Sad (Serbia), 21 participants from Zagreb (Croatia), 12 from Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), and 9 from Berlin (Germany).

Location / Dates: The event took place in Belgrade, Serbia on 29/08/2021
Short description:  This conference was organized within the project activity “Freedom for History”. It was realized during the Festival KROKODIL, as a part of its engaging debate program. The aim of the event was to talk about the responsibility of historians and non-historians in creating historical narratives and politics of memory.

Event 4 – Round Table “Interconnected Historiographies in Southeastern Europe and Germany”

Participation: The event involved 51 citizens, including 42 participants from the city of Berlin (Germany), 3 from Belgrade (Serbia), 3 From Zagreb (Croatia), and 3 from Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

Location / Dates: The event took place at Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany on 26/10/2021

Short description: The round table was realized within the project activity “Discussing history through culture of remembrance”. The aim of the event was to reflect on the European unity in the context of comparative historiography.

Event 5 – Lecture “Defend History”
Participation: The event involved  75  citizens, including  58  participants from the city of Belgrade (Serbia),

11 participants from the city of Novi Sad (Serbia), 3 from Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), 2 from Zagreb (Croatia) and 1 from Berlin (Germany).

Location / Dates: The event took place in Belgrade, Serbia on 16/11/2021
Short description:  This lecture was organized within the project activity “Raising awareness of importance of remembrance and history”. The aim of the event was to provide a platform for transferring of knowledge to younger generations, thus stimulating reflection on common history, ensuring multiplying effect and contributing to the development of future network among historians, professors and students of history.

Event 6 – Podcasts

Participation: 50 participants were involved

Location / Dates: Belgrade, Sarajevo, Zagreb, Berlin over the course of June-July, August-October, and November 2021

Short description: “Promoting a common culture of remembrance and mutual understanding between citizens” project activity included production and dissemination of 4 podcasts published and promoted on partners’ websites and social media profiles.