Institute for Democracy, Media & Culture in partnership with Konrad Adenauer Foundation would like to invite you to the 6th edition of MEMORY DAYS, which will be organized in Tirana, on 19–26 February 2021.
Organizohet finalja e konkursit kreativ "30 Vjet me/pa Demokraci" me pjesëmarrësit konkurrentë në kategoritë: Arte figurative dhe Multimedia.
In view of the pandemic situation, we inform you that the entirety of our events program will be available in online platforms, to the same standards you expect of IDMC.
Delegacioni i "Platformës së Kujtesës dhe Ndërgjegjes Europiane" vizitoi Shqipërinë në datat 3–6 nëntor 2019, në kuadër të Mbledhjes së 9-të Vjetore të Këshillit të Anëtarëve, organizuar në bashkëpunim me IDMC.
Through "learning by doing" method, the project aims to foster reflection on promotion of European values, first and foremost for young people who will be involved in the realization of the creative multimedia works.
In keeping with the tradition, this year's third edition of the "ASK YOUR GRANDPARENTS" competition invites young people aged 15–19 to reflect individually or as a team on Albania's past (1944–1997).
Presented for the first time in Albania on 19 February 2018 in the National Historical Museum, the exhibition "Communism in Its Time" marks the 27th anniversary of the toppling of dictator Enver Hoxha's statue on 20 Feb. 1991.
20 October 2020
Book "Communism through Archival Documents 3"
2 July 2020
Competition "30 Years With(out) Democracy"
__________________15 December 2020___________________
6th Edition of "Memory Days" Announced
On 19–26 February 2021, various experts of the field will discuss communism and more. The keynote speaker will be renowned professor , Prof. Dr. Oliver Schmitt.
___________________11 December 2020__________________
"WB Youth for a Shared Future"
The "Western Balkans Youth Together for a Shared Future" magazine contains memory and reflection pieces on the role of the historical past in the present in the Western Balkan region.
____________________8 December 2020___________________
Winners of "30 Years With(out) Democracy"
Organizohet finalja e konkursit kreativ "30 Vjet me/pa Demokraci" me pjesëmarrësit konkurrentë në kategoritë: Arte figurative dhe Multimedia.
____________________5 October 2020___________________
Communism through Archival Documents 3
Në vëllimin e tretë të serisë "Komunizmi përmes dokumenteve arkivore" fokusi është vendosur te shkolla dhe rinia gjatë diktaturës komuniste në Shqipëri.
______________________2 July 2020_____________________
Competition "30 Years With(out) Democracy"
This competition aims to return the focus to the developments of Albanian democracy starting in 1990: the first protests against the communist regime in Shkodra, Kavaja and Tirana and the exodus on July 2, 1990.
______________________4 May 2020_____________________
IDMCon: Teacher's Diary
During this pandemic, one of the most affected areas is education, which faced teachers with new challenges.
______________________3 May 2020______________________
IDMCon: Digital Platform
IDMC vijon me misionin e saj në zhvillimin e vlerave demokratike përmes përfshirjes qytetare dhe sidomos edukimit të të rinjve e aftësimit të tyre si përgatitje për të ardhmen.
____________________28 February 2020__________________
Gjimnazistët shqiptarë prezantojnë ëndrrën...
Gjatë ceremonisë të rinjtë ndanë me publikun motivimin për të qenë pjesë e këtij projekti dhe erdhën me mesazhe ndërgjegjësuese për bashkëmoshatarët e tyre, për vendin e tyre dhe për BE.
___________________20 February 2020___________________
Shpallen fituesit e "Pyet Gjyshërit 4"
Për javë me radhë, juria vlerësoi punimet e ndryshme që u paraqitën nga shkolla dhe gjimnaze nga e gjithë Shqipëria. Ndahen çmime mirënjohje, çmimi i rrjetit dhe tre çmimet e para.
____________________19 February 2020__________________
Prezantohet studimi "Liria e shprehjes..."
Një studim dhe një manual për mësuesit, nxënësit dhe studentët rreth mënyrave se si mund të dallohen lajmet e rreme.
__________________13–20 February 2020_________________
Nis edicioni V i "Ditëve të Kujtesës"
Aktivitetet nisën me ekspozitën "Totalitarizmi në Evropë" dhe një diskutim mes ekspertëve vendas e të huaj rreth represionit stalinist duke analizuar diktaturën që përjetoi Shqipëria me shtetet e tjera.
____________________10 February 2020__________________
Manual për aftësimin mediatik në shkollë
Manuali u vjen në ndihmë institucioneve arsimore dhe institucioneve të tjera që punojnë për përgatitjen e të rinjve dhe stafeve të mësuesve për forcimin e aftësive të tyre në edukimin mbi medien në epokën digjitale.
____________________1 February 2020___________________
Të rinjtë shqiptarë sfidojnë Brexit-in
Në një kohë kur Britania e Madhe lë Bashkimin Europian, të rinjtë shqiptarë sfidojnë këtë realitet. Ata besojnë te vlerat europiane dhe japin një mesazh për Shqipërinë dhe BE-në. Në një minutë ata i kanë thënë të gjitha.
____________________6 January 2020____________________
Study: Freedom of Speech under Threat
Ky studim synon të ofrojë një panoramë të abuzimit me lirinë e shprehjes në mediet online për vitin 2019.
___________________14 December 2019____________________
Workshop: Press Freedom under Threat
Përhapja e "Fake News" dhe keqinformimi po shndërrohet në kërcënim për lirinë e shtypit dhe vetë demokracinë në epokën e Internetit.
___________________19 November 2019___________________
Albania in the '90s – Research Topics
A group of students presented their research based on "Jan Jansen's Newspapers Collection" fund, focused on various topics.
____________________13 November 2019__________________
Workshop: Press Freedom under Threat
Studentët mundën të diskutojnë me njëri-tjetrin përmes shembujve konkretë lajmeve të rreme mbi përhapjen e tyre, problematikat dhe kanosjes që raportimi i pasaktë i sjell lirisë së shprehjes.
___________________7 November 2019____________________
Appeal for Nuremberg Trials for Communism
Communism, which has caused more deaths and mass suffering worldwide than Nazism for much longer, has never been called to account in a global court such as Nuremberg.
__________________3–6 November 2019___________________
PEMC Council of Members Visits Albania
Programi u mbyll me një takim të delegacionit të Platformës me deputetët shqiptarë në Kuvendin e Shqipërisë ku u diskutua për çështje me rëndësi të përbashkët në fushën e kujtesës dhe të shkuarën.
____________________29 October 2019____________________
IDMC me delegatët e Platformës së Kujtesës
Ky takim do t'i ofrojë mundësinë 50 përfaqësuesve ndërkombëtarë, aktorë të ndryshëm që punojnë në fushën e ballafaqimit me të shkuarën, të vizitojnë vendet të ndryshme të kujtesës në Tiranë, Shkodër dhe Lezhë.
___________________28–29 October 2019__________________
Workshop: Press Freedom under Threat
The project "Press Freedom under Threat" of the IDMC with the support of Canada Fund for Local Initiatives purports to encourage young people to think critically about the information they consume and create.
____________________18 October 2019____________________
Literature as a Place of Memory – Lekë Tasi
Mr. Leke Tasi will read and discuss his book "Grabjani rrëzë kodrave", offering to the readers a psychological, political, philosophical analysis of the stories that happened in the internment camp in Grabjan.
__________________17–19 October 2019___________________
#TiranaReads Albanian
Pas viteve '90, letërsia shqipe duket sikur po shkon gjithnjë e më tepër drejt zgripit. Ndaj, me synim ndërgjegjësimin e lexuesve mbi letrat shqipe, ky edicion do të quhet: #tiranalexon shqip.
___________________27 September 2019__________________
IDMC at the Polish Film Festival
IDMC was represented with the "Children of the Dictatorship" documentary at the "Unruly, Undeterred, Cursed" (NNW) XI Film Festival taking place on 26–29 September in Gdynia, Poland.
___________________25 September 2019__________________
DP Resolution on Common European Memory
IDMC welcomes the new European Parliament Resolution on the importance of a common European memory, which was voted on 19 September 2019 with 535 votes in favor, 66 against and 52 abstentions.
___________________25 September 2019__________________
My European Dream
The main objective of this project is to promote European values for a country like Albania that aspires to join the EU.
___________________2–6 September 2019__________________
Summer School: Living Between Cultures
Në këtë shkollë morën pjesë 21 studentë të Universitetit "Fan S. Noli" Korçë, pesë ekspertë, të cilët zhvilluan kompetencat teorike dhe praktike mbi studimet e parashikuara si pjesë e këtij projekti.
______________________24 July 2019_____________________
5th Edition of "Memory Days" in 2020
This edition of MEMORY DAYS will be organized on 13–20 February 2020, with a special focus on the violence in totalitarian systems and Albanian Stalinism.
___________________16–22 June 2019____________________
"Remembrance, Understanding, Future"
The seminar focused on the people as the key factor in the process of reconciliation. As such reconciliation needs a fundamental change in the way people in the WB think of each other.
___________________14 December 2019____________________
Workshop: Press Freedom under Threat
Përhapja e "Fake News" dhe keqinformimi po shndërrohet në kërcënim për lirinë e shtypit dhe vetë demokracinë në epokën e Internetit.
____________________19 November 2019__________________
Albania in the '90s – Research Topics
A group of students presented their research based on "Jan Jansen's Newspapers Collection" fund, focused on various topics.
____________________13 November 2019__________________
Workshop: Press Freedom under Threat
Studentët mundën të diskutojnë me njëri-tjetrin përmes shembujve konkretë lajmeve të rreme mbi përhapjen e tyre, problematikat dhe kanosjes që raportimi i pasaktë i sjell lirisë së shprehjes.
___________________7 November 2019____________________
Appeal for Nuremberg Trials for Communism
Communism, which has caused more deaths and mass suffering worldwide than Nazism for much longer, has never been called to account in a global court such as Nuremberg.
__________________3–6 November 2019___________________
PEMC Council of Members Visits Albania
Programi u mbyll me një takim të delegacionit të Platformës me deputetët shqiptarë në Kuvendin e Shqipërisë ku u diskutua për çështje me rëndësi të përbashkët në fushën e kujtesës dhe të shkuarën.
____________________29 October 2019____________________
IDMC me delegatët e Platformës së Kujtesës
Ky takim do t'i ofrojë mundësinë 50 përfaqësuesve ndërkombëtarë, aktorë të ndryshëm që punojnë në fushën e ballafaqimit me të shkuarën, të vizitojnë vendet të ndryshme të kujtesës në Tiranë, Shkodër dhe Lezhë.
___________________28–29 October 2019__________________
Workshop: Press Freedom under Threat
The project "Press Freedom under Threat" of the IDMC with the support of Canada Fund for Local Initiatives purports to encourage young people to think critically about the information they consume and create.
____________________18 October 2019____________________
Literature as a Place of Memory – Lekë Tasi
Mr. Leke Tasi will read and discuss his book "Grabjani rrëzë kodrave", offering to the readers a psychological, political, philosophical analysis of the stories that happened in the internment camp in Grabjan.
__________________17–19 October 2019___________________
#TiranaReads Albanian
Pas viteve '90, letërsia shqipe duket sikur po shkon gjithnjë e më tepër drejt zgripit. Ndaj, me synim ndërgjegjësimin e lexuesve mbi letrat shqipe, ky edicion do të quhet: #tiranalexon shqip.
___________________27 September 2019__________________
IDMC at the Polish Film Festival
IDMC was represented with the "Children of the Dictatorship" documentary at the "Unruly, Undeterred, Cursed" (NNW) XI Film Festival taking place on 26–29 September in Gdynia, Poland.
___________________25 September 2019__________________
DP Resolution on Common European Memory
IDMC welcomes the new European Parliament Resolution on the importance of a common European memory, which was voted on 19 September 2019 with 535 votes in favor, 66 against and 52 abstentions.
___________________25 September 2019__________________
My European Dream
The main objective of this project is to promote European values for a country like Albania that aspires to join the EU.
___________________2–6 September 2019__________________
Summer School: Living Between Cultures
Në këtë shkollë morën pjesë 21 studentë të Universitetit "Fan S. Noli" Korçë, pesë ekspertë, të cilët zhvilluan kompetencat teorike dhe praktike mbi studimet e parashikuara si pjesë e këtij projekti.
______________________24 July 2019_____________________
5th Edition of "Memory Days" in 2020
This edition of MEMORY DAYS will be organized on 13–20 February 2020, with a special focus on the violence in totalitarian systems and Albanian Stalinism.
___________________16–22 June 2019____________________
"Remembrance, Understanding, Future"
The seminar focused on the people as the key factor in the process of reconciliation. As such reconciliation needs a fundamental change in the way people in the WB think of each other.
_______________________8 June 2019_____________________
"Milky Way" Theatrical Performance
In the framework of the "Memory Alive" project, initiated since 2015, IDMC organized in collaboration the theatrical performance titled "Udha e Qumështit" ("Milky Way").
______________________7 June 2019_____________________
Workshop on Use of History Manuals, Docs.
Present in the workshop was Edlira Agolli, co-author of the "Oral History Manual", and Gëzim Peshkëpia, a contemporary witness who shared his family story.
______________________29 May 2019_____________________
Commemorative Event in Spaç
Përkujtohet 40-vjetori i pushkatimit të ish-të burgosurve të Spaçit, Vangjel Lezho, Fadil Kokomani dhe Xhelal Koprencka me letërsi dhe muzikë.
______________________27 May 2019______________________
The 90s: Jansen's Newspaper Collection
Delivery ceremony of the Albanian newspapers in 1990s, collected by Jan Jansen, Human Rights Activist. Discussions focused on the development of journalism to the present.
_____________________6–10 May 2019____________________
Visits to Sites of Memory in Western Balkans
From 6th to 10th May 2019, IDMC with the support of Konrad Adenauer Foundation organized a study trip to sites of memory in the Western Balkans for the winners of the 3rd "Ask Your Grandparents" competition.
____________________24–26 April 2019___________________
Workshop with History Teachers
A significant contribution was made during the two days in selecting archival documents from 1960–1970 for the third edition of the pedagogical manual "Communism through Archival Documents".
______________________15 April 2019_____________________
"2018 Annual Report" Published
IDMC in 2018 focused deeply on the mission of dealing with the communist past. Memory as a mission aims to raise the awareness of the Albanian society and in particular of young people.
____________________11–12 April 2019___________________
Consultations and Documentary Screening
IDMC awarded a gratitude diploma for "Drita e Dijes" high school in Berat, for the contribution in refection on the communist past through their involvement in the national competition "Ask Your Grandparents".
______________________5 April 2019_____________________
Exhibition Presentation in Korça
"Propaganda during the Communist Dictatorship" exhibition was presented at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Humanities of the University of Korca and it will stay open for all the students interested to visit it.
___________________18–21 March 2019___________________
Study Trips to Sites of Memory in Albania
Students from 12 different high schools across Albania make first-time visits to sites of memory from the north to the south of the country.
____________________21 February 2019__________________
New Book: "(Non-)Rehabilitation of..."
This study offers a summary and an analysis of the most important developments in Albania which affected the process of dealing with the dictatorship crimes and rehabilitation of former political persecutees.
____________________20 February 2019___________________
New Book: "Between Apathy & Nostalgia"
A publication of papers presented in the international conference "Between Apathy and Nostalgia: Public and Private Recollections of Communism in Contemporary Albania".
___________________20–27 February 2019_________________
4th Edition of "Memory Days"
The "Memory Days" activity offered to actors working in the field of memory, in Albania and abroad, the opportunity to present their academic work on the dictatorship.
____________________17 January 2019____________________
New Publication: "Oral History Manual"
The manual presents the tools needed to include these interviews in research assignments and projects in secondary schools.
____________________15 December 2018___________________
Dialog about the Past, in Korca
IDMC in collaboration with Korça Youth Centre organized screening of "Memory of a Country that Forgot to Forget" documentary.
_____________________31 October 2018___________________
"Ask Your Grandparents" 3: The Winners
This year, the competition invited young people aged 15–19 to reflect individually or as a team on Albania's past (1944–1997) in any of the following genres: Essay, Visual Arts, Multimedia.
_____________________23 October 2018___________________
MD-2018: Identity and Memory in Literature
Authors showed aspects of Communism through their works and answered to questions regarding the role of literature in the field of dealing with the past.
_____________________19 October 2018____________________
"Memory Days" 3 Reflects on the Past
Under the motto "Identity and Memory" it brings different activities aiming at raising the awareness of the Albanian society about the consequences of the dictatorship crimes and strengthening the dialogue about the past.
__________________13–14 September 2018_________________
Reporting on the Sigurimi Files and Archives
The aim of this workshop is to raise awareness of the society, in particular of the journalists, students and young researchers about the role of the archives in dealing with the past under the dictatorship.
______________________10 June 2018_____________________
Screening: Children of the Dictatorship
IDMC in cooperation with Cultural Heritage without Borders (CHwB) screened in Shkodra the "Children of the Dictatorship" documentary released in 2016 by IDMC and the University of Arts.
______________________8–9 June 2018____________________
"Communism through Archival Documents" 4
IDMC organized the last of a series of workshops with history teachers focusing on analysing and discussing the archival documents on everyday life in communism in the 1970s and 1980s.
______________________22 May 2018_____________________
#TiranaReads to Remember
#TiranaReads to Remember falls under the #TiranaReads brand events which make a trend for all Tirana readers to get together, spread and discuss their passion for reading as well as democracy and human rights in Albania.
_______________________18 May 2018____________________
Workshop: New Man in the Movies (1958–90)
Students were able to notice the context of the movies, but also the language, the symbolism and the propagandistic elements employed in the movies produced in early 1960s or 1970s.
________________________4 May 2018_____________________
Workshop: New Man in the Movies (1958–90)
Many young people have displayed high level of interest in this workshop organized by IDMC and Prof. Asc. Dr. Linda Mëniku, as observed by their attendance.
_______________________27 April 2018____________________
Workshop: New Man in the Movies (1958–90)
The second meeting organized by IDMC for "New Man in the Movies Produced during the Dictatorship (1958-1990)" series focused on the propagandistic messages on "the others" as "enemies".
____________________18–21 Apr. 2018___________________
Study Visit to Sites of Memory in Berlin
IDMC in cooperation with Konrad Adenauer Foundation organized a four-day study trip to sites of memory in Berlin for the 1st prize winners of the "Ask Your Grandparents 2" competition.
_______________________14 April 2018____________________
Workshop with History Teachers in Shkodra
The workshop in Shkodra marked the closing of the training cycle for the first volume of the book "Communism through Archival Documents".
________________________7 April 2018____________________
Workshop with History Teachers in Vlora
Through these trainings IDMC aims to help teachers build a lesson through the use of historical documents with interactive learning methods in the classroom.
_______________________31 March 2018___________________
Workshop with History Teachers in Tirana
"Communism through Archival Documents" addresses the repression and period of self-isolation from the second half of 1970 to the first half of 1980.
______________________30 Mar. 2018_____________________
Workshop: New Man in the Movies (1958–90)
The documentary screening marks the launch of a series of activities the Bathore Community Library aiming to introduce, make schoolchildren understand and reflect on the past.
____________________21–24 Mar. 2018___________________
Competition Winners Visit Sites of Memory
The documentary screening marks the launch of a series of activities the Bathore Community Library aiming to introduce, make schoolchildren understand and reflect on the past.
_____________________19 Feb. 2018____________________
Exhibition "Communism in its time"
This exhibition marks the 27th anniversary of the toppling of Enver Hoxha's statue, which symbolically stands for the fall of communism in Albania.
_____________________6 Dec. 2017____________________
Screening: Children of the Dictatorship
The documentary screening marks the launch of a series of activities the Bathore Community Library aiming to introduce, make schoolchildren understand and reflect on the past.
_____________________17‒18 Nov. 2017____________________
Conference: "Between Apathy and Nostalgia"
Nostalgia and the different ways the past is remembered were discussed on a scientific level at the conference on "Public and Private Recollections of Communism in Contemporary Albania", on 17‒18 November.
_____________________16 Nov. 2017____________________
Memory Days 2017, Opening Ceremony
IDMC in collaboration with Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) launched on Thursday the 2nd edition of Memory Days. The event will take place from 16 until 23 November 2017.
_______________________10 Oct. 2017____________________
Unë Dëshmoj, an IDMC and KAS project
IDMC encourages all Communism witnesses to share their personal or family stories so the younger generation does not forget.
_____________________21‒22 Sep. 2017___________________
Workshop: Reporting on the Sigurimi Files
This workshop aimed at training journalists to learn how to report, contextualize, and interpret the documents of the Secret Service during the Communist regime and on which sources to rely on.
_______________________12 Jul. 2017_____________________
Terminologu Komunist
Terminologu is a multimedia project that aims reflection on the Communist past of the Albanian young people, born after the 90s, through language, terms, habits, and phenomena that were part of ideological indoctrination.
______________________16 Jun. 2017_____________________
Screening: Children of the Dictatorship
IDMC organized a meeting with the students of Aleksander Moisiu University in Durres. They had the opportunity to engage in a discussion with a contemporary witness of the dictatorship era, Simon Mirakaj.
______________________26 May 2017_____________________
Topography of Terror
The participants were given the chance to talk to a contemporary witness of the dictatorship, Gjet(o) Vocaj, a former political prisoner in the former prison of Spaç.
_____________________6‒7 May 2017______________________
Topography of Terror
IDMC in cooperation with the Association of History Teachers of Albania and ChwB organized a study trip to the former prison of Spac and the sites of memory in Shkodra.
____________________21‒23 Apr. 2017____________________
Urban Memory: How to Do Things with Cities
The workshop series Urban Memory: How to Do Things with Cities closed in Tirana on April 21‒23.
______________________7 Apr. 2017______________________
Screening: Children of the Dictatorship
After being screened in Tirana and Elbasan, "Children of the Dictatorship" documentary was screened in Gramsh.
______________________4 Apr. 2017______________________
Annual Report 2016
2016 was a successful year for IDMC, whose work has deepened in the process of dealing with the communist past and the dictatorship and raising awareness of the society of its consequences until the present.
______________________8 Mar. 2017______________________
A minute of silence for persecuted women
On 8 March, IDMC Platform of European Memory and Conscience calls for a minute of silence for the millions of women who fell victim to the Communist dictatorship.
_____________________3–5 Feb. 2017_____________________
Urban Memory: How to Do Things with Cities
IDMC in collaboration with Vlora Youth Centre organized on 3‒5 February 2017 the Urban Memory: How to Do Things with Cities, a series of workshops planned from IDMC in Vlora, Korca and Tirana.
______________________27 Jan. 2017______________________
Conference & Workshop: "Jews in Albania"
On the Holocaust Memorial Day, "Jews in Albania: Crossed Perspectives" was organized. The first part was conceived as a scientific conference and the second day as a workshop with young people.
_____________________10 Dec. 2016______________________
Topography of Terror III
In the context of Topography of Terror, IDMC organized on 19‒20 September a study trip in the memory sites of Tepelene, Gjirokaster, and Lushnje.
____________________24‒28 Oct. 2016____________________
Days of Remembrance: Memory as a Mission
Under the motto Memory as a Mission, IDMC and Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) in Tirana will organize on 24‒28 October 2016 the "Days of Remembrance".
_____________________29‒30 Sep. 2016____________________
Tirana Reads 2016
Tirana Reads 2016 comes as a reading marathon for the second time in the frame of Tirana Literature Festival. The event started on September 29th, preceding September 30th, the World Translation Day.
____________________19‒20 Sep. 2016_____________________
Topography of Terror II
In the context of Topography of Terror, IDMC organized on 19‒20 September a study trip in the memory sites of Tepelene, Gjirokaster, and Lushnje.
_____________________25 June 2016_____________________
Dr. Godole honored with Diploma of Gratitude
Dr. Jonila Godole, Executive Director of IDMC, has been awarded a Diploma of Gratitude for her work and contribution in "historical memory" by Shkodra-based Association of Former Political Persecutees in Albania.
_____________________20 May 2016_____________________
Literature as a Place of Memory
The two-day activity entitled Literature as a Place of Memory was conceived as a way of discovering the role of literature in the dialogue about history, its place in the collective memory and the education of future generations.
_____________________18 May 2016_____________________
"Ask Your Grandparents" Competition
IDMC today announced the creative competition for Digital Storytelling, Ask Your Grandparents, for all young Albanians living locally and abroad, aged over 18 years. Deadline for submissions is 18 September 2016.
_____________________14 Apr. 2016_____________________
Dialogue of the Generations
The network of history teachers seeks to foster constructive discussion and reflection about the importance of dealing with the communist past in Albania.
_____________________11 Mar. 2016_____________________
Public Policy and Governance
The training on Public Policy and Governance, from the series of workshops and seminars which will be held also in Shkoder and Vlore, aimed to improve the understanding, knowledge and political skills of youth.
_____________________24 Feb. 2016_____________________
Memory Alive – Dialogue about the Past
The documentary Memory of a Country that Forgot to Forget aimed to encourage the youth to reflect on the communist past because it could help them to better project their future.
_____________________18 Feb. 2016_____________________
Topography of Terror
This book is a product of the 1st International Conference on Media and Memory "Covering the Communist Past – Media Transformation and Memory in Albania," held in Tirana on 9‒10 November 2015.
_____________________9 Feb. 2016_____________________
Annual Report 2015
In 2015, IDMC focused in exploring of training and educational opportunities in three directions: Political education; effective communication; and the strengthening of the collective memory.
_____________________8 Feb. 2016_____________________
Albanian Observatory of Memories
An online platform that aims to keep alive the collective memory of Albanians and recall in them the tragic history of communism, in order for the past not to be repeated.
_____________________10 Nov. 2015_____________________
International Conference on Media & Memory
25 years have passed since the fall of the Stalinist dictatorship in Albania, and it is time we examine the role the Albanian media and journalists played on the societal reflection on the country's past during this period.
_____________________22 Oct. 2015_____________________
"Born in the '90s" Winners Announced
Born in the '90s: Explore the Past, Create the Future! a creative competition for young people, has successfully crowned its ten winners in the following categories: Essay and Literature, Multimedia, and Visual Arts.
_____________________9 Jun. 2015_____________________
Born in the '90s – Explore the Past, Create the Future!
The "children of democracy," born in late 1980 and early 1990 have little to no recollection of the first years of transition.
_____________________29 Apr. 2015_____________________
Memory Alive
For a society, memory is not only one of the fundamental pillars of today's, but it also lays the grounds for its future.
_____________________7 Apr. 2015_____________________
Web-Politics in Electoral Campaigns
Understanding political communication on the Web is especially important during election campaigns, for instance in the upcoming local elections.
_____________________28 Feb. 2015_____________________
Youth & Politics: Left or Right
The goal of "Youth & Politics: Left or Right" is to help improve the political processes in the country with modern democratic and political concepts.
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"Memory Days" 6th Edition
Competition Winners: 30 Years With(out) Democracy
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19–26 February 2021
6th Edition of "Memory Days"
8 December 2020
Competition Winners: 30 Years With(out) Democracy
8 February 2020
Albanian Students Share Their European Dream through Videos
20 February 2020
Competition Winners: Ask Your Grandparents 4
13–20 February 2020
5th Edition of "Memory Days"
19 November 2019
Albania in the '90s – Research Topics: Jansen' Newspaper Collection
3–6 November 2019
PEMC Council of Members Meeting
28–29 October 2019
Workshop: Press Freedom under Threat
17–19 October 2019
#TiranaReads Albanian
25 September 2019
Workshop & Training: "My European Dream"
2–6 September 2019
Summer School: "Living Between Cultures"
16–22 June 2019
Seminar: "Remembrance, Understanding, Future"
8 June 2019
"Udha e qumështit" Screening
7 June 2019
Workshop with History Teachers
29 May 2019
Commemorative Event in Spaç
27 May 2019
Albania in the '90s: Jansen' Newspaper Collection
6–10 May 2019
5-Day Study Visit to Sites of Memory in the Western Balkans
24–26 April 2019
Workshop V with History Teachers Across Albania
11–12 April 2019
Presentation of IDMC books in Berat, "Children of the Dictatorship" documentary screening
5 April 2019
Presentation of "Propaganda During the Communist Dictatorship" exhibition, books
18–21 March 2019
Study Trips to Sites of Memory in Albania
20–27 February 2019
4th Edition of Memory Days
15 December 2018
Memory Alive: Dialogue about the Past, in Korca
30 October 2018
Competition Winners: Ask Your Grandparents 3
22–31 October 2018
Annual Event:
Memory Days 2018
22–24 October 2018
Readings Event:
#TiranaReads2018
13–14 September 2018
Workshop: Reporting on the Sigurimi Files and Archival Research
1 September 2018
Competition Announcement: Ask Your Grandparents 3
19–20 July 2018
IDMC explores cooperation with high schools in Pogradec, Korca dhe Erseka
16–18 July 2018
IDMC explores cooperation with high schools in Rreshen, Kukes dhe Tropoja
10 June 2018
Documentary Screening in Shkodra: Children of the Dictatorship
8–9 June 2018
Workshop in Tirana:
Communism through Archival Documents
23–25 May 2018
Literary Evenings with Austrian Writers – #TiranaReads AustrianLiterature
22 May 2018
#TiranaReads to Remember – Literature as Place of Memory!
18 May 2018
Workshop: New Man in the Movies Produced During the Dictatorship (1958–1990)
4 May 2018
Workshop: New Man in the Movies Produced During the Dictatorship (1958–1990)