46 result(s) for democracy in Community & Culture
Intl Adalbert Prize Presented To Former Hungarian Interior Minister
- 11 Dec 2017 7:59 AM
- community & culture
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier presented the 2017 International Adalbert Prize to Imre Kónya, a former interior minister of Hungary, for the promotion of peace, freedom and cooperation in Europe.
Roma Pride Day Marked In Budapest
- 9 Oct 2017 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Hundreds gathered in Budapest for a march marking Roma Pride Day for the fifth time on Saturday. Participants marched from central Blaha Lujza Square to Nyugati Railway Station, demanding equal opportunities for the Roma community and chanting slogans such as “Solidarity!”, “Democracy, rule of law, republic!”, “We belong here!”.
'Substitute Thirsters' Exhibition, Ludwig Museum Budapest
- 18 Jul 2017 11:00 AM
- community & culture
On now until 10 September 2017. The group of artists whose name translates as Substitute Thirsters were active from 1984 until 1992. The group was established when the former bans, prohibitions, and various hindrances of Socialism had already begun to abate, and they dispersed as soon as parliamentary democracy was consolidated.
World Congress Of Families Ends With Closing Statement
- 30 May 2017 7:50 AM
- community & culture
The 11th world congress of families, organised within the framework of the Budapest Family Summit on Friday and Saturday, ended with the adoption of a closing statement expressing commitment to the idea of the natural family.
Magyar Opinion: ELTE To Launch Gender Studies Program
- 27 Feb 2017 6:04 AM
- community & culture
Conservative commentators fulminate as Eötvös Loránd University announces plans to open a degree program in gender studies. A left-wing pundit, on the other hand, accuses the critics of gender studies of trying to force their ideological vision on Hungarians.
Good Friday To Become Non-Working Holiday
- 15 Oct 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Good Friday is to be declared a non-working holiday in Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced at the 1956 memorial meeting of the synod of Hungarian Reformed Churches on Friday. Orbán said next year’s 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation in Europe would be the right time to help believers celebrate Good Friday by declaring it a non-working holiday.
Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks Commemorated In Budapest
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A commemoration was held in front of Budapest’s US embassy on Sunday, to mark the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, DC. Addressing the ceremony, US ambassador to Hungary Colleen Bell said that September 11 was a day of pointless violence, but at the same time of heroism and solidarity, too.
The View From Here: Artists, 4 - 7 June
- 1 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
From Ai Wei Wei to Banksy, we can see art engaging policy and the political sphere. But in an increasingly connected world where cultural production is ever more easily disseminated, how can this engagement be most effective and meaningful?
'Freedom Fighter', A Lecture By Victoria Phillips, 20 May
- 19 May 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
While modern dancer Martha Graham claimed throughout her career that she was not political, between 1955 and 1987 she performed under the ageis of the State Department for every seated president in over 25 nations. This presentation will explore her tours in West Berlin, 1957, Poland and Yugoslavia, 1962, and East Berlin in 1987 – side-by-side with President Ronald Reagan as he declaired that the ...
Intl Adalbert Prize Presented To Former Hungarian Interior Minister
- 11 Dec 2017 7:59 AM
- community & culture
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier presented the 2017 International Adalbert Prize to Imre Kónya, a former interior minister of Hungary, for the promotion of peace, freedom and cooperation in Europe.
Roma Pride Day Marked In Budapest
- 9 Oct 2017 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Hundreds gathered in Budapest for a march marking Roma Pride Day for the fifth time on Saturday. Participants marched from central Blaha Lujza Square to Nyugati Railway Station, demanding equal opportunities for the Roma community and chanting slogans such as “Solidarity!”, “Democracy, rule of law, republic!”, “We belong here!”.
'Substitute Thirsters' Exhibition, Ludwig Museum Budapest
- 18 Jul 2017 11:00 AM
- community & culture
On now until 10 September 2017. The group of artists whose name translates as Substitute Thirsters were active from 1984 until 1992. The group was established when the former bans, prohibitions, and various hindrances of Socialism had already begun to abate, and they dispersed as soon as parliamentary democracy was consolidated.
World Congress Of Families Ends With Closing Statement
- 30 May 2017 7:50 AM
- community & culture
The 11th world congress of families, organised within the framework of the Budapest Family Summit on Friday and Saturday, ended with the adoption of a closing statement expressing commitment to the idea of the natural family.
Magyar Opinion: ELTE To Launch Gender Studies Program
- 27 Feb 2017 6:04 AM
- community & culture
Conservative commentators fulminate as Eötvös Loránd University announces plans to open a degree program in gender studies. A left-wing pundit, on the other hand, accuses the critics of gender studies of trying to force their ideological vision on Hungarians.
Good Friday To Become Non-Working Holiday
- 15 Oct 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Good Friday is to be declared a non-working holiday in Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced at the 1956 memorial meeting of the synod of Hungarian Reformed Churches on Friday. Orbán said next year’s 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation in Europe would be the right time to help believers celebrate Good Friday by declaring it a non-working holiday.
Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks Commemorated In Budapest
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A commemoration was held in front of Budapest’s US embassy on Sunday, to mark the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, DC. Addressing the ceremony, US ambassador to Hungary Colleen Bell said that September 11 was a day of pointless violence, but at the same time of heroism and solidarity, too.
The View From Here: Artists, 4 - 7 June
- 1 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
From Ai Wei Wei to Banksy, we can see art engaging policy and the political sphere. But in an increasingly connected world where cultural production is ever more easily disseminated, how can this engagement be most effective and meaningful?
'Freedom Fighter', A Lecture By Victoria Phillips, 20 May
- 19 May 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
While modern dancer Martha Graham claimed throughout her career that she was not political, between 1955 and 1987 she performed under the ageis of the State Department for every seated president in over 25 nations. This presentation will explore her tours in West Berlin, 1957, Poland and Yugoslavia, 1962, and East Berlin in 1987 – side-by-side with President Ronald Reagan as he declaired that the ...