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Documentaries at Frontline Georgia – “Warriors from the North” (2014)

Esma Berikishvili — Mon, 25 May 2015 11:19:18 +0000

On May 29, Frontline Georgia Club invites you to the screening of 2014 documentary “Warriors from the North”.

Young Muslims are travelling from Europe to fight in countries such as Syria and Somalia, lured by groups like Al-Shabaab and the Islamic State (IS). Warriors From the North follows a cohort of young Al-Shabaab sympathisers in Denmark and Sweden.

The film focuses on a Danish-Somalian boy who gradually gained contact with the group and joined them in Somalia. With his back turned to the camera as he looks out over a nondescript housing development in Copenhagen, his friend “The Shadow” describes how the young man fell victim to recruiters and left his family behind to fight for Al-Shabaab.

In-depth discussions with former members of the Danish Al-Shabaab group break stereotypes about the profile of young men and women who join – many had supportive families, attended school and led seemingly normal lives until members of the community introduced them to a previously unknown network of Al-Shabaab devotees, and along with it a new sense of belonging.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A sessions with the director Søren Steen Jespersen via skype and discussion.

Moderator of the discussion: Shota Khinchagashvili.

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The screening / discussion is held with support of London Frontline Club’s International Partner’s Project.

May 29, 18:00
Entrance free

History of Tiflis and Hybrid Culture – Public Lecture by Shota Papava

Esma Berikishvili — Sat, 23 May 2015 11:50:17 +0000

During nineteenth century Tiflis had particularly heterogeneous ethnic population. Therefore, on the one hand, it is easy to understand that hybrid forms of art such as a Mukhambazi or Avqsenti Tsagareli’s plays originated in this space.
What kind of relationship this hybrid cultural forms had with nineteenth-century Georgian nationalism? How they existed in one space and was the city and its representation the field of ideological or aesthetic battle?

Shota Papava – Slavist and PhD candidate at Berkeley University talked about these issues at Frontline Georgia Club.

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The lecture is held in frames of the Frontline Georgia Club’s project “Open Platform”. The project is being implemented with the support of the US Embassy’s Democracy Commission Small Grants Program.

May 25, 19:00
Entrance Free

The way of from May 17, 2013 to May 17, 2015 – Activist’s View – Public Lecture by Ana Rekhviashvili

Esma Berikishvili — Wed, 20 May 2015 11:28:21 +0000

In 2013, the unprecedented level of violence mobilized against LGBT people forced the activists to rethink Georgian context, LGBT activism strategies and abilities. In 2014, none of the activist organizations has planned a formal activity and in 2015 three different protest actions were held, however, they were not announced in advance.

Anna Rekhviashvili – LGBT activist and one of the organizers of the events of May 17, employee of “Identoba” – talked about the path of LGBT activist from May 17, 2013 to May 17, 2015.

– How protest actions, failed protest actions and silence of May 17 was planned?
– What activist learned from these years?
– What is the social and political context in Georgia, where and against whom we are fighting?
– Where is the edge between homophobia in society and politically motivated, oriented towards mobilization of the masses homophobia?
– What has changed from 2013 to 2015 for us, as activists and how we imagine the future of fighting for gay rights?

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The lecture was held in frames of the Frontline Georgia Club’s project “Open Platform”. The project is being implemented with the support of the US Embassy’s Democracy Commission Small Grants Program.

May 22, 17:00
Attendance Free

“Reflections” with Tamar Kintsurashvili – “Traces of anti-Western Propaganda in Georgian Media”

Esma Berikishvili — Tue, 05 May 2015 11:49:14 +0000

Messages, message boxes, sources, scale – how the anti-Western propaganda is created and how it works in Georgia – the results of one-year media monitoring.

The guest of Frontline Club is Chair of the Board of Media Development Foundation Tamar Kintsurashvili.

The host of the series of interviews- Nino Japiashvili.

“Reflections” is a part of the Frontline Georgia Club’s project “Open Platform” supported by the US Embassy’s Democracy Commission Small Grants Program.

You can attend the interview on May 6, 16:00

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Responding to Russia’s weaponization of information

Esma Berikishvili — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 11:23:41 +0000

Baltic to Black Sea Alliance Georgia in cooperation with the Baltic to Black Sea Alliance (Lativa) would like to invite you to take part in an open discussion «Responding to Russia’s weaponization of information». At the event we will discuss Lativa’s experience of responding to Russian propaganda and will review possible scenarios for Georgia.
Russia’s strong media presence and aggressive information campaigns present a security threat to the Baltic States, Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova. Events in Ukraine demonstrate the use of information as a weapon in a hybrid war. This weaponization of information requires a response, yet this response cannot be a reply in kind, it must be democratically sound.

Speakers from Latvia:
Vita Terauda is the Vice Chair of the Baltic to Black Sea Alliance.
Ainars Dimants (Supervisor) is a media researcher and Professor, Dr. Phil. in political and communication science.

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“Abkhazian Nationalism and Historical Narratives” – Public Lecture by David Jishkariani

Esma Berikishvili — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 12:53:24 +0000

Frontline Georgia Club invites you to public lecture by David Jishkariani: “Abkhazian Nationalism and Historical Narratives”. The lecture will deal with the solemn confrontation between Georgian and Abkhazian historians in history as a science. The scientific argument often goes beyond the narrow circle of specialists and becomes the issue of public discussion. Such debates established historians of both countries as “soldiers of the homeland” whose aim is to defend their “truth”.

These processes had a great influence on the Georgian and Abkhaz memory formation. History is still on the top agenda in both societies. Radically different narratives are formed.

David Jishkariani is a historian, who studies the history of the XX century. He actively works in Georgian and former Soviet countries archives, is a professor at Georgian American University and a participant of Georgian-Abkhazian dialogue.

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April 2, 18:00
Attendance Free

Visual Anthropology: Experiments Between Science and Art

Esma Berikishvili — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 12:43:27 +0000

“…I think the difference between art and science is that each artistic event is unique, whereas in science sooner or later once you get some kind of theory going somebody or other will make the same discovery…” – mentions Margaret Mead while discussing the role of the ‘visual’ in anthropology with Gregory Bateson (1976).

Visual anthropology has been the subject of critical discussion for many years, which has taken various understandings. Sometimes it is also used as the umbrella term for the works that go beyond the classical understanding of ethnographic texts, considered to be more experimental in their character. In recent years we have seen increasing collaboration between contemporary art and anthropology, even to the extent when it becomes the established form of the work without much reference to the media and the theoretical discussions behind it.

The talk will cover some major aspects leading to the experimental character of anthropology and the emergence of works considered to be between art and science, not following strictly defined narrative character expected from the ethnographic accounts. In the second part of the talk the film ‘Rhythm of the Everyday: Tbilisi Migrant Stories” will be screened, as to open the discussion regarding the role of the visual in anthropology, and its parallel to contemporary art practice, addressing the issue of experimentation being discussed.

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Data Chigholashvili is working between social anthropology and contemporary art, exploring the connections between them through theoretical research and projects. He is mainly interested in the topics concerning visual and urban anthropology, ethnography, socially-engaged art practices, public space, migration, foodways – some of which are usually interconnected in his collaborative works.

‘Rhythm of the Everyday: Tbilisi Migrant Stories” film was created as the result of the workshop by GeoAIR and Dr. Richard Baxstrom in the framework of the project “Cooking Imaginations: Tbilisi Migrant Stories.” Film by: Tinatin Khomeriki, Natalia Mosashvili, Maka Chkhaidze, Mariam Kapanadze, Teo Bichinashvili, Teo Burki

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April 17, 18:00
Attendance Free

“Reflections” with Saba Lekveishvili Editor of “Chiti” – “Media That Spreads Lies and Is Not Responsible for the Content”

Esma Berikishvili — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 12:09:43 +0000

Can media, that spreads lies, is not responsible for the content and is able to easily damage any reputation be in the public’s interest? or even more – can it be telling truth?! The border between acceptable and unacceptable.

Nino Japiashvili will host the interview with Saba Lekveishvili the editor of “Chiti” and “Chitipedia”.

“Reflections” is a part of the Frontline Georgia Club’s project “Open Platform” supported by the US Embassy’s Democracy Commission Small Grants Program.

You can attend the interview on March 26, 18:00

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Documentaries at Frontline Georgia – Virunga (2014)

Esma Berikishvili — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 13:40:49 +0000

Virunga (2014) 96′
Directed by Orlando von Einsiedel

Virunga, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is Africa’s oldest national park, a UNESCO world heritage site and contested ground among insurgents seeking to topple the government who see untold profits in the land. Among this ongoing power struggle, Virunga also happens to be the last natural habitat for the critically endangered mountain gorilla.

Director Orlando von Einsiedel takes us into the park in May 2012 when the newly formed M23 rebel group has declared war on the government army. Virunga portrays the personal experiences of the park staff as they prepare to protect everything they’ve worked for in an ongoing political and environmental crisis.

After the screening director Orlando von Einsiedel will answer the questions via skype.

Moderator of the discussion: Anna Dziapshipa, Producer at Sakdoc Film

The screening / discussion is held with support of London Frontline Club’s International Partner’s Project

The Film will be screened with English Subtitles.

March 13, 18:00
Attendance Free

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Public Lecture: “Soviet Totalitarianism and Ballet”

Nino Museridze — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 11:10:00 +0000

On March 6, art historian Sophie Kilasonia will talk about Soviet ballet – about dance as a form of art in the totalitarian regime and the parallel developments in the rest of the world. In this context the lecture will deal with Vakhtang Chabukiani, as one of the most explicit artistit in the history of the Soviet ballet.

During the lecture the fragments from the important choreographic performances of twentieth century will be screened.

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Entrance Free,
March 6, 18:00

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