Bertha von Suttner:
130 Years of Ideas that Don’t Get Old
Did you know that the first female Nobel Peace Prize laureate was born in Prague?
Her name was Bertha von Suttner. She was a famous writer and peace activist.
Austrians have her on €2 coins. In Czechia, she was nearly forgotten.
We’re changing it!
7-8 October 2019, Prague
international conference
lectures / panel discussions / workshops / movie screening
civil society / war vs. peace
nationalism vs. paneuropeanism
Bertha von Suttner, the first female Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was born in Prague and lived in a number of Czech, German, Austrian and other European towns during her life campaigning for peace and an end to war. The conference aims to raise awareness about the life and ideas of Bertha von Suttner, and discuss peace-related issues in the context of today’s international politics.
Old Town Hall
Under the auspices of Hana Třeštíková, Prague City Councilor for Culture
11:00
Book Launch:
Lay Down Your Arms!
Media event in Czech language
13:00
PUBLIC LECTURE:
The Legacy of Bertha von Suttner
EN/CZ/DE translation
15:00
PUBLIC LECTURE:
Supporting civil society action through international peace prizes
EN/CZ/DE translation
16:45
Workshop for students
19:30
Movie screening:
The Love for Peace
Movie in German with CZ/EN subtitles, discussion in Czech
Czernin Palace (Foreign Ministry)
Under the auspices of Tomáš Petříček, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
9:30
PRESENTATION:
Global Peace Index
EN/CZ/DE translation
11:00
EN/CZ/DE translation
13:30
WORKSHOP:
15:30
Conference coordinator:
Vanda Prošková
mobile: 728 407 661
vanda@praguevision.org
Media contact person:
Kristýna Chyňavová
mobile: 606 545 905
kristyna@praguevision.org
The conference is organized by the PragueVision Institute for Sustainable Security in cooperation with Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, and World Future Council, and co-funded by the Czech-German Future Fund, Bertha von Suttner Stiftung, and the Assembly of German Associations in the Czech Republic.
The first day of the conference will take place in the historical halls of the Old Town Hall under the auspices of Hana Třeštíková, Prague City Councilor for Culture.
The second day of the conference will take place in the Czernin Palace under the auspices of Tomáš Petříček, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.