Published 10.09.2026
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Dagesh | Rückblick: Dagesh-Netzwerktreffen anlässlich der Buchpremiere von Anna Schapiro
Cultures of memory are fundamentally involved in our societies’ processes of understanding social identity(ies). They also play an important role in conflict dynamics that we experience today on the German, European and global level and show the close interweavings of our histories. Processes of remembrance are also related to (experienced) violence and trauma. As emancipatory acts, however, they also offer resistance: Against social troubles and human rights violations and for a future that does not repeat violent pasts and presences.
It is against this backdrop that the Coalition for Pluralistic Public Discourse’s (CPPD) international conference on “Remembering The Present” will take place in Berlin on October 20-21, 2023. It is dedicated to the possibilities, the limits, and the responsiveness of remembrance and remembrance culture in light of daily political events.
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Meeting of network partners, for actors in the field of politics of remembrance
Friday, 20.10.2023 – 14-18 h – Villa Elisabeth
Together with you, we would like to exchange experiences in remembrance policy work in Germany and Europe as well as best practice examples. The goal is to network institutions, organizations and actors in the field and to create synergies between topics and projects.
Registration required! Please send us a short email by September 22, 2023, in which you briefly explain the context of your work in the field of remembrance policy: cppd@dialogperspektiven.de
Evening event
Saturday, 21.10.2023 – 18-21h – Academy of Arts
Together with experts from academia, art, journalism and activism, we will explore different contexts of remembrance and possibilities, limits as well as the responsiveness of remembrance culture in light of contemporary conflicts. In addition, we will provide insights into work results from the CPPD’s network.
Register by September 22, 2023 at the following link: https://bit.ly/registrierung-konferenz-cppd-2023
The events will be in German.
“Historical responsibility cannot be voted away.” With these words, the Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora Memorials Foundation called on the federal and state governments last Sunday to legally safeguard the independence of memorial sites – particularly in Saxony-Anhalt – by: through funding structures that ensure these institutions remain operational even in the event of a politically motivated withdrawal of state funding; through the targeted involvement of smaller memorial sites and local initiatives; and through the expansion of existing networks for joint educational work, legal advice and public support in the event of attacks on the institutions and their staff.