Ventotene - Houjarray School on European Memories. European unity and the quest for peace

The Jean Monnet House, the Istituto di Studi Federalisti Altiero Spinelli, EUROM - The European Observatory on Memories and JEF Europe organises the third edition of the Ventotene - Houjarray School on European Memories at the Jean Monnet House.

This seminar will welcome 25 young participants from all over Europe.

Through the organisation of conferences, workshops, debates and practical activities, participants will become familiar with the latest research on memory studies and will be able to contribute to raising awareness of Europe's past as a key to making informed choices for the present and future.

This year, the seminar will focus on the European unity and the quest for peace.

Program

MONDAY, MAY 5

2pm - Group meeting at Maison de l’Europe

4.30pm - Opening remarks at the Jean Monnet House

           Martí Grau, Jean Monnet House

           Jordi Guixé, EUROM (online)

           Presidente dell’Istituto Spinelli (online) 

           Christelle Savall, JEF (online)

5.15pm - Talk: "The Island of Ventotene and the Manifesto in the European memory” 

           Mario Leone, Istituto Spinelli

6pm - Presenting the exhibition “L’esprit des lieux, l’invitation à la paix” 

           Fabienne Veverka

6.30pm - First session of the workshop: “Memories and Media” 

           Fernanda Zanuzzi (EUROM) and Xesc Mainzer (JEF) 

9pm - Ice-breaker activities and film screening (“Simone Weil, a women of the century”/“Flow”)  

TUESDAY, MAY 6 

9am - Lecture and debate: “European federalism, world federalism and the quest for peace”           

           Giulia Rossolillo, Professor of EU Law at University of Pavia and Vice-President of the UEF

10.30am - Lecture and debate: “Contested memories: an obstacle for peace? - Some reflections on the Ukraine–Russia Conflict” 

           Dietmar J. Wetzel, Professor of Social Sciences at the Medical School of Hamburg

11.45am - Visit of the Jean Monnet House (Véronique Recher  / Liz Petim)

2.30pm - Lecture and debate: “The dividends of peace: memory and the defence of the European social model in times of geopolitical instability”

           Francesco Saraceno, Deputy Department Director, OFCE-Sciences Po 

4pm - Workshop: “Memory practices and their impact on today’s society” 

           Oriol López Badell (EUROM) and Margherita Orsi (Jean Monnet House)

5.30pm - On the footsteps of Jean Monnet – Walk in the forest (Pavel Cernoch / Liz Petim/ Véronique Recher) 

9pm - Eurovision Song Contest night led by Lucas Favier and Margherita Orsi/Natalia Papageorgiou

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 

9am - Workshop: “Building a coherent European narrative”

           Natalia Papageorgiou (Jean Monnet House) and Lucas Favier (Jean Monnet House)

10.30am - Lecture and debate (online): “The Founding Myth of Europe and how it has changed over time” 

           Aline Sierp, Professor of European History and Memory Studies at Maastricht University 

11.45am - Free time - session of the workshop led by Fernanda Zanuzzi and Xesc Mainzer

3.15pm - Closing address by Domènec Ruiz Devesa

4.30pm - Plenary session

6pm - Closing session of the workshop led by Fernanda Zanuzzi and Xesc Mainzer, and ceremony of diplomas  

THURSDAY, MAY 8 

9am - Departure