Transeuropa Festival

Want to promote democracy, equality and culture across Europe, in Prague? The Transeuropa Festival will take place simultaneously in 12 European cities from May 6-15, 2011. The goal is to create a common political and cultural space for exchange, debate and action.

The festival promotes innovation and experimentalism through a mix of art, debates, music and lectures. Transeuropa plans to take tough topics head-on; their themes for 2011 are migration, Roma and travelers rights, media freedom and the economy. Participating cities include Prague, London, Paris, Bologna, Cluj Napoca, Amsterdam, Berlin, Bratislava, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Lublin and Sofia.

If you are in Prague, here’s a selection of events:

What: The Roma: Photographs by Lukas Houdek

When: May 6-June 30

Where: SPACE, Anglo-American University, Lazenska 2, Prague 1

What: Velocypedia: Art exhibition on bike passion and sustainable transport

When: May 7, 19:00-22:00

Where: Gallery in the Czech National Technical Library, Technicka 6, Prague 6

What: Space, Motion, Emotion

When: May 8, 15:00-17:00

Where: Piazza next to the National Theater

What: Screening of Colorful but Colorblind: Roma beyond Stereotypes. A collection of short films about Roma communities

When: May 12, 17:00

Where: Anglo American University, Room 1, Lazenska 4, Prague 1

For more details and a full program, click here.

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