Listopad: Power in Peaceful Protest

Presented By
Jeffrey Brown

Thirty years ago, a peaceful demonstration by university students in the Czechoslovakian capital of Prague set off a chain of events that effectively brought communist rule in the country to an end. Based on actual events, the 2014 film Listopad: A Memory of the Velvet Revolution tells the story of three teenage boys who were swept up in the 10-day bloodless overthrow.

The Library screens the 90-minute, Czech-language film (with English subtitles). Producer Jeffrey Brown then leads a discussion of the impact of nonviolent action by ordinary, engaged citizens, which in 1989 was instrumental in transforming authoritarian rule into democracy.

A reception preceding the event features a 20-panel exhibit on the events leading up to and during the Velvet Revolution.

Co-presented by the Czech and Slovak Club of Greater Kansas City in partnership with the Missouri Humanities Council and with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

This event is co-sponsored by: Czech and Slovak Club of Greater Kansas City, Missouri Humanities Council, National Endowment for the Humanities

Listopad: Power in Peaceful Protest

Date & Location
Reception: 6 pm
Details
Adults