Lest We Forget – official presentation in Prague

P1010953Prague, 5 February 2014.  The Platform of European Memory and Conscience, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Všehrd Association of Czech Lawyers held an official presentation of the four different language versions of the Reader for Schools at the Krásný ztráty café in Prague. Following a Czech tradition, the book received blessings from the Chairwoman of the Confederation of Political Prisoners of the Czech Republic Ms Naděžda Kavalírová, the hero of one of the Reader`s stories, sociologist, writer, politician and human rights activist Mr Fedor Gál and acclaimed Czech actor Mr Ondřej Vetchý. The event was well attended, the audience including several ambassadors and members of the diplomatic corps. It was opened by the Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic Mr Daniel Herman. A message from Platform Members in Ukraine was read out to the guests and a small sum was collected to support their cause.