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This discussion is part of the Per_kūnija co-creation festival. The event is organized by the public institution Kaunas 2022, and the conversation is moderated by Denisas Kolomyckis.
“We want to say clearly and unequivocally:” Kaunas 2022 – the creators of the European Capital of Culture – do not tolerate homophobia, they are in favor of freedoms and fundamental human rights, especially freedom of expression, so we will organize a debate. “says Virginija Vitkienė, director of Kaunas 2022.
Kaunas 2022 asserts that they are firmly on the side of European values and civil society, especially now that a clear and unequivocal choice of sides is needed.
“With value options now and in the future, forever We will choose the idea on which the whole project is built. For five years, we have been preparing, developing and presenting a program full of openness to others, updating the issues of human rights, freedom of expression, respect for all and culture for all. <...> We support the LGBT community, whose people are the creators, ambassadors, friends and critics of our program, ”says V. Vitkienė.
You can see the live discussion here:
In 2022, the city of Kaunas will seek to defend the name of the European Capital of Culture. The co-creation festival “Per_kūnija” is one of the parts of the Youth program. This will be the prelude to the European Youth Festival “Audra” in 2022.
The Kaunas 2022 team together with 80 partner organizations is already completing the preparation of the 2022 program for the guests from Kaunas and the Kaunas district. It will be presented in detail this September.
The year of the European Capital of Culture is expected to host more than 40 festivals, more than 60 exhibitions, more than 250 performing arts events, including more than 50 premieres, more than 250 concerts. All of them are open to the opinions, discussions and self-expression of all Lithuanian and European citizens, he writes in a press release.
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