Can Jonch. Culture Center for Peace. Ajuntament de Granollers

by sergi | Sep 9, 2016

On 31 May 1938 Granollers suffered one of the bloodiest bombings over the civilian population in Catalan territory. 224 people were killed. The city would suffer more bombardements on January 1939, but none would be so bloody as the first. This tragic event, yet...

FINROSFORUM – Finnish-Russian Civic Forum

by sergi | Sep 9, 2016

The Finnish-Russian Civic Forum (FINROSFORUM) strives to promote cooperation between the people of Finland and Russia by supporting civic initiatives for democracy, human rights, and freedom of speech. It is formed by a group of people concerned about the erosion of...

International Committee of Memorial and Human Rights Museums – ICMEMOHRI

by sergi | Sep 9, 2016

The International Committee of Memorial and Human Rights Museums (ICMEMOHRI) is one of ICOM’s 31 International Committees. Founded during ICOM’s general Conference in Barcelona on 3 July 2001 as IC-MEMO, in 2023 it was re-named as ICMEMOHRI. In a world...

Bloody Sunday Trust – The Museum of Free Derry

by sergi | Sep 9, 2016

If there is any event related to the city of Derry from which contradictory views of the past arise, it will surely be known as the Bloody Sunday. On Sunday, 30 January 1972, 26 civilians taking part in a republican demonstration organised by the Northern Ireland...

European citizenship in challenging times. Remember, engage, debate!

by EUROM | Mar 30, 2016

For some time now the European Union is witnessing a human tragedy at its shores, thousands of people are seeking a safe place where to live in a continent which prides of being open and democratic. It is the largest migration and humanitarian crisis in Europe since...