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Berlin Wall Falls Again - In New Zealand
Friday, 16 October 2009
20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, New Zealand is hosting a conference marking the anniversary and some key leaders from that era are scheduled to attend.
In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of communist rule in Europe, a major international conference and New Zealand’s first ever German film festival will be held in New Zealand throughout late October and November.
Europe 1989-2009: Reunited and Revitalised and the Film Festival Novemberkinder are being combined to bring an array of perspectives on the events of 1989 and their aftermath.
In a series of public lectures and conferences, former Polish Solidarity leader and former President Lech Walesa and British Member of Parliament (1979 to 1992) Lord Christopher Patten, among others, will recount their experiences of the end of the Cold War and the subsequent reunification of Europe.
The NZ-German Film-Festival Novemberkinder (November Children), beginning 4 November, will bring 20 films with 20 different views of 20 years full of change.
The events, coordinated by Victoria University, in association with the University of Canterbury and other groups such as the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs, are a major coup for New Zealand.
Victoria University Political Science lecturer John Leslie says,“Having Christopher Patten and Lech Walesa for the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall—this makes us one of the premier events commemorating that historic moment, not just in the region but in the world.”
On the night of 9 November 1989, Dr Leslie watched as a huge crowd of euphoric people gathered at Brandenburg Gate near the Berlin Wall.
There are events organised around New Zealand, but the main conference will occur at Wellington on November 3-4, in the Parliament Buildings.
Further details can be found at: http://www.eucnetwork.org.nz" target="_blank">www.eucnetwork.org.nz
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