Author: dchaves

  • Memory Forum 1 – Spain

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    Spanish Civil War Overview In Spain, the “Women, repression and civil war” roundtable was presented by Agnes Rosell from NOVACT with Anna Miñarro, Sònia Olivella, and Gemma Pasqual at La Fede (the Catalan NGO federation) on September 13th 2024.  Clinical psychologist Anna Miñarro, who is the Co-Director of the first research project in the Spanish…

  • Memory Forum 3 – Romania

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    Jewish Resistance Overview The forum on Jewish Memory Resistance happened in Cluj, on June 28th, as a collaboration between PATRIR and MUZEON. The scope of the event had to do with the types and ways of resistance of the Jewish community during the Second World War. This was chosen as a relevant topic for the…

  • Report 3 – Portugal

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    Report on Heritage Practices Concerning Far-Right Movements Introduction Should they stay or should they go?, asked a columnist in a 2020 article in The Economist, as statues around the world were vandalised and torn down for representing figures whose legacies, in light of the emergent post-colonial consciousness, had become problematic. These actions, carried out mainly…

  • International Congress – Portugal

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    Memory, Legacy and Presence in the Public and Media space. Historical fascism and the radical right in the 20th and 21st Centuries

  • International conferences – Finland

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    20th of November: Approaches, Methods and Challenges of Contemporary Anti-Racism Education On 20 November 2024, Rauhankasvatusinttituutti ry (RKI) organised a workshop and a public discussion titled “Approaches, Methods and Challenges of Contemporary Anti-Racism Education”, which took place at Globaalikeskus in Helsinki, Finland. Beginning at 3pm and lasting until 5pm, the event amassed an audience of…

  • Exhibition – Finland

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    188-Kukkavirta Memorial On 18 August 2017, the northern country of Finland made headlines in the international news media, when a Moroccan asylum seeker proceeded to stab 10 people in Turku, Finland. The attack took place in the late afternoon, which killed two and injured eight more before the police arrived at the scene and detained…

  • Report 4 – Portugal

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    Can the teaching of History prevent the rise of the far-right? “Open letter asks for the prohibition of the far-right demonstration in Lisbon”  (“Público”, 24-01-2024: 16) “Germany makes a strong stand against AfD: 1.5 million participated in protests”  (Público, 23-01-2024: 23) “Nationalism threatens Europe once again”  (Público, 26-11-2023: 9) “Neonazi youth network created cells in…

  • Exhibition – Italy

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    THE MEMORIAL FOR MIGRANTS IN THE ICELAND OF LAMPEDUSA Lampedusa Island functions as a critical gateway for migrants, particularly those seeking to traverse from Africa to Europe. Strategically located, the island links the Mediterranean Sea to Italy. Migrants undertake this perilous journey with diverse aspirations; however, a significant number have tragically lost their lives en…

  • Exhibition – Portugal

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    Overview SolRem’s exhibition aimed to trace the evolution of the Portuguese far-right, from the times of the Portuguese dictatorship Estado Novo to the present day. In this sense, the exhibition addressed relevant themes, according to the two different time periods.  With this, the exhibition explored the dynamics associated with the resistance to the dictatorship, as…

  • Transnational Memory Forum Anti-Fascist Resistance – Portugal and Italy

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    Overview SolRem’s memory forums aim to educate and raise awareness about the history of resistance and solidarity against right-wing authoritarianism and dictatorships. This transnational memory forum focused on the anti-fascist resistance, in Portugal and Italy. There was a specific focus on the position of cinema as resistance to fascism before and after the Portuguese Revolution…