POGOVORI 2025 / TALKS 2025

Pacifistični odpor je odpor proti vsem vojnam kot eni najgrših oblik človeškega vedenja. Je odpor proti kultu slavnih bojevnikov, slepi veri v mitske čudeže, dosežene z nasiljem ali z njeogvimi grožnjami, obsedenosti z gradnjo vojske, vojskovanjem, mobilizacijo za vojne, oboroževalno tekmo in vojaškimi zavezništvi, je odpor proti strahu in sovraštvu do nekaterih narodov, opravičevanjem množičnih pobojev in praznim upanjem, da bo vojna prinesla mir.

V svojem predavanju Yurii opozarja na poskuse normalizacije vojne kot običajnega dela vsakdanjega življenja, na poskuse podpore vojni, njenega vsiljevanja drugim in boja proti tistim, ki je ne podpirajo in njihovega označevanja za sovražnike ali simpatizerje sovražnikov. Izpostavlja, da je sedanji svetovni sistem omogočil rusko agresijo in da ga je treba spremeniti.

Sodeluje:  Yurii Sheliazhenko

V sodelovanju z Mirovnim inštitutom.

Pacifist resistance is resistance to all wars as one of the most ugly forms of human behavior. It is a resistance to a cult of glorious warriors, blind faith in mythical miracles achieved by violence and threats of violence, obsession with build-up of armies, waging wars, mobilization for wars, arms race and military alliances, fear and hate to certain nations, awkward apologies of mass killing and empty hopes that war somehow might bring peace.

In his talk Yurii will draw attention to attempts to embrace war as a normal part of everyday life forever, attempts to support war, to impose it on others and fight those who don’t support the war as if they are enemies or enemy sympathizers. He will argue that current world system allowed Russian aggression, and it needs to be changed.

Participant:  Yurii Sheliazhenko  

In collaboration with the Peace Intitute, Slovenia.

Palestine is a test that reveals the fundamental power relations and the international community's commitment to the principles of justice, dignity, and universal human rights. For almost two years, Palestinians in Gaza have been experiencing a humanitarian catastrophe that exposes the structural shortcomings of international law and global governance. The ongoing war and genocide reveal deep-rooted double standards – from unequal media and political coverage of human rights violations to systemic racism that categorizes human lives according to political, cultural, or ethnic criteria. Palestinian voices are often excluded from the dominant narratives, and their losses are reduced to statistics without historical context.

The discussion will focus on the experiences of people living under occupation and violence, on the protection of civilians, the importance of eyewitness testimonies in preventing the erasure of evidence of crimes, on policies of starvation as a weapon of war, on punishing those responsible in a context of the collapse of the international legal order, and on preserving international justice in the face of all pressures that threaten the universality of human rights.

Participants: Budour Hassan, Peter Podržaj

In a recent report and during her visit to Slovenia, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, identified trade unions as important actors in the struggle against Israeli apartheid. Trade union struggle is often understood as a struggle for the particular interests of workers in a particular industry, but there are ways to overcome the limitations that limit solidarity.  The event will begin in English, with a lecture by Charlie Thomas, an organizer/activist and researcher from Great Britain. In his lecture "The class war against war - Palestine, arms industry, worker organising, direct action, prison" he will speak about his own experience and consequences of organising against the arms industry in solidarity with Palestine. He will discuss the tensions between the social movement for Palestinian liberation and the trade union movement, and finding openings for collaboration between the two in the face of heightened state repression. After his lecture, the conversation will continue in Slovenian, when the representatives of the trade union movement will discuss the similarities and differences between contexts, types of criminalization, and types of solidarity.

Participants: Charlie Thomas, Goran Lukić, Tea Jarc, Helena Milinković, Andraž Mali, Vanja Kovač

Palestinci pravijo, da je že obstoj oblika upora. Kakšne vrste sredstvo za upor pa je umetnost? Rana Anani bo spregovorila o umetniški sceni na okupiranih palestinskih ozemljih in izzivih, kot je denimo financiranje, s katerimi se ta sooča zaradi okupacije in restrikcij. Na podlagi primera dobre prakse, kot je bil bienale Qalandiya International v obdobju 2012–2018, bo ponazorila poskuse povezovanja geografsko razpršenih institucij in ustvarjalcev ter pojasnila, zakaj je bolj kot umetnostnim ustanovam naklonjena kolektivom.

Sodelujejo: Rana Anani, Nina Gostiša

V sodelovanju z Moderno galerijo. 

Palestinians say that mere existence is a form of resistance. What kind of means of resistance is art? Rana Anani will talk about the art scene in the occupied Palestinian territories and the challenges it faces due to the occupation and restrictions, such as funding. Using the example of good practice, such as the Qalandiya International biennial between 2012–2018, she will illustrate attempts to connect geographically dispersed institutions and artists, as well explain why she personally favors collectives over art institutions.

Participants: Rana Anani, Nina Gostiša

In collaboration with the Museum of Modern Art.

Israel’s declared attempt to ethnically cleanse Gaza and the continued unfolding of the genocide there speaks to chilling realities and transformations urgently in need of global discussion and action. This talk explores the historical roots of these transformations and how the challenge of Gaza today embodies the struggle to define humanity’s future.

Participants: Toufic Haddad, Emina Bužinkić

Na področju duševnega zdravja in intelektualnih ovir je ena od obstoječih možnosti namestitev v socialnovarstveni zavod. Tako kot v drugih institucijah, posamezniki_ce v njih izgubijo nadzor nad svojim življenjem ter možnost odločanja o sebi. Ko sodišče oceni, da ogrožajo življenje, zdravje ali premoženje sebe ali drugih in je to posledica duševne motnje, so lahko celo brez privolitve, prisilno nameščeni na zaprte oddelke nekaterih zavodov. Za številne uporabnike_ce institucije predstavljajo sistemsko nasilje, v razmerju do katerega so popolnoma nemočni. Gibanje za deinstitucionalizacijo že dolgo opozarja, da je v institucijah kršena pravica do doma, ki jo je treba zagotoviti, skupaj z ustrezno podporo, zunaj zidov ustanov. Tudi pri nas se to gibanje krepi in postopoma tudi pod vplivom dobih praks, kot je italijanska, in pritiski mednarodnih institucij, prihaja do postopnih premikov.


Da bi bolje razumeli, čemu so potrebne spremembe, bodo izkušnje dela in življenja v zavodih z nami delili_e uporabniki_ce in njihovi podporniki_ce: Arijana Cengle, Anel Ajkić, Štefka Krajnc, Saša Lesjak, Anuška Podvršič in Andreja Rafaelič.

In the field of mental health and intellectual disabilities, one of the existing options is placement in a social welfare institution. As in other institutions, individuals lose control over their lives and the ability to make decisions for themselves. When a court assesses that they pose a threat to their own life, health, or property, or to that of others, and that this is a result of a mental disorder, they can even be forcibly placed in closed wards of social institutions without their consent. For many users, institutions represent systemic violence against which they are completely powerless.

The deinstitutionalization movement has long pointed out that institutions violate the right to a home, which must be guaranteed, together with appropriate support, outside the walls of institutions. This movement is also gaining strength in Slovenia, and gradual changes are taking place, partly under the influence of good practices such as those in Italy and pressure from international bodies.

To better understand why these changes are necessary, users and their supporters will share their experiences of working and living in institutions: Arijana Cengle, Anel Ajkić, Štefka Krajnc, Saša Lesjak, Anuška Podvršič, and Andreja Rafaelič.

Medtem, ko v Evropi spremljamo val demokratičnega nazadovanja, so od decembra 2024 študenti po vsej Srbiji postali močna sila mobilizacije in upora – organizirajo množične proteste po vsej državi, zasedajo javne univerze in zahtevajo institucionalno odgovornost za tragični dogodek v Novem Sadu, večjo akademsko svobodo in socialno pravičnost. Odprli so prostor za razmislek o drugačni prihodnosti demokracije in vladanja ne le v Srbiji, ampak tudi v Evropi. V pogovoru s študenti in študentkami iz različnih krajev Srbije bomo razpravljali o o vzrokih za ta nov val mobilizacije, o njihovih zahtevah in o tem, kaj te razkrivajo o trenutnem stanju demokracije in državljanskega prostora v Srbiji, o emancipatornem potencialu protestov, možnih posledicah protetsov in lekcijah za širšo regijo.

Sodelujoči: Študenti iz Srbije

While Europe is witnessing a wave of democratic backsliding, since December 2024 students across Serbia have become a powerful force of mobilization and resistance – organizing mass protests across the country, occupying public universities and demanding institutional accountability for the tragic events in Novi Sad, greater academic freedom, and social justice. They have opened up a space for reflection on a different future for democracy and governance, not only in Serbia but also in Europe. In conversation with students from different parts of Serbia, we will discuss the causes of this new wave of mobilization, their demands and what they reveal about the current state of democracy and civic space in Serbia, the emancipatory potential of the protests, the possible consequences of the protests, and the lessons for the wider region.

Participants: Students from Serbia

Protesti, ki so se v Srbiji začeli novembra 2024 po podrtju nadstrešnice na železniški postaji v Novem Sadu, v kateri je tragično umrlo 16 ljudi, še vedno potekajo. Študenti in študentke, ki vodijo blokade fakultet in šol, ter se borijo za delovanje pravne države na področju pravosodja in prizadevanj proti korupciji, imajo široko podporo javnosti. Toda v zadnjem času je prišlo do spopadov med demonstranti in policijo, med drugim tudi med zadnjim protestom v Beogradu 28. junija 2025, ko so študenti pozvali k predčasnim parlamentarnim volitvam.

V pogovoru s štirimi raziskovalkami, aktivistkami in dokumentaristkami bomo spregovorili o trenutnem stanju ter o možnostih in izzivih protestniškega gibanja in odpora v prihodnje. Protesti niso le politični izraz nezadovoljstva, temveč tudi prostor kolektivnega boja, solidarnosti in kreativnega izražanja. Pogovor bo naslovil večplastnost protestov: od okoljske pravičnosti, kulturnega aktivizma, umetniškega odziva, do vprašanj spolne, razredne, kulturne in generacijske enakosti in solidarnosti, pa tudi razmerje med enotnosjo in heterogenostjo gibanja, personalizacijo in kolektivizacijo gibanja, možnost trajne mobilizacije in strategije odpora proti prevzemu bojev s strani političnih strank, kapitalskih in geopolitičih interesov. 

Sodelujejo: Tatjana Nikolić, Sofija Stefanović, Dunja Dopsaj in Danica Sretenović

The protests that started in November 2024 after the collapse of a canopy at the Novi Sad train station, which tragically left 16 dead, are still ongoing across the country. Students leading blockades of faculties and schools have broad public support. There have been  clashes between demonstrators and police, including the protest in Belgrade on 28 June 2025, when students called for early parliamentary elections.

In our conversation with four excellent researchers, activists and documentarians, we will discuss the current situation and the opportunities and challenges for the protest movements and resistance in the future. Protests are not only a political expression of discontent, but also a space for collective struggle, solidarity and creative expression. The discussion will address the multifaceted nature of protest: from environmental justice, cultural activism, artistic response, to issues of gender, class, cultural and generational equality and solidarity, as well as the relationship between the unity and heterogeneity of the movement, between the personalisation and collectivisation of the movement, the possibility of permanent mobilisation and strategies of resistance against the possible take-over of the struggles by political parties, corporate and geopolitical interests.

Participants: Tatjana Nikolić, Sofija Stefanović, Dunja Dopsaj in Danica Sretenović

In a series of five short lectures, we will focus on digital or technological sovereignty, which is increasingly understood in the context of state sovereignty.

Dr. Emilija Stojmenova Duh, former Minister of Digital Transformation, will talk about societal dependence on global corporations such as Microsoft, the (failed) resistance against tech giants, and how to change this. Investigative journalist Domen Savič will address the political component of municipal surveillance cameras in Slovenia and the (in)ability to demonstrate the effectiveness of the surveillance society. Dr. Nika Mahnič will discuss the glitchy digital and programmable infrastructures and the role of information technology in the overtaking of political decisions, using the case study of the United Kingdom. Investigative journalist Monika Weiss will present a shift of Slovenian industry toward “defense,” especially arms manufacturing, where the arms industry will also play an important role. Dr. Lior Volinz will speak about how Israel uses privatisation and digitization of surveillance to deepen its occupation and control over the lives of Palestinians.

Participants: Emilija Stojmenova Duh, Domen Savič, Nika Mahnič, Monika Weiss, Lior Volinz