2015 Allen Ginsberg Memorial Freedom Festival

Department of American Studies (Institute of International Studies FSS CU) is organizing a festival on the occasion of 50th anniversary of Allen Ginsberg´s visit to Prague.

Join us for a week-long commemoration and celebration of the 50th anniversary of one of the pinnacle moments of the Prague Spring, when Allen Ginsberg was crowned King of May in 1965.

Breathtaking original footage including Ginsberg´s speech:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrB1Wb91LBM

Mark your calendar for:

Day 1: Wednesday 29.4. at 6 p.m. Vaclav Havel Library (Ostrovní)

Day 2: Friday 1.1. at 10 a.m. Studentský Majáles (meeting at Kampa)

Day 3: Tuesday 5.5. at 4 p.m. American Center in Prague (Tržiště)...

Day 4: Thursday 7.5. at 3 p.m. FF UK (Palachovo náměstí)

Day 5: Friday 8.5. "What if Ginsberg had stayed in Prague?" at 2 p.m. (meeting at Výstaviště Holešovice)

Confirmed participants: Carlton Rounds, Ralph Young, Gyorgy Toth, Miloš Calda, Andrew Giarelli, Josef Rauvolf, Justin Quinn, Josef Jařab

More detailed programs available at:

Day 1 (Havel Library - Dissent) - https://www.facebook.com/events/351784281676775/

Day 2 (Majales Parade)- https://www.facebook.com/events/1587647451473916/

Day 3 (American Center - Ginsberg´s Visit)- https://www.facebook.com/events/1588958571376421/

Day 4 (Faculty of Arts - Significance of Ginsberg)- https://www.facebook.com/events/1584690578435531/

Day 5 (Vystaviste Holesovice - festival parade plus concluding roundtable discussion and music)