You are warmly invited to the full-day event Verify and Plant, taking place within the project CLAD – Citizens and Libraries Against Disinformation, on 15 April 2025 in Banská Bystrica.
15 April 2025 / Tuesday / from 9:00 to 19:00
State Scientific Library / Záhrada – Centre for Independent Culture
9:00 | Small Hall, State Scientific Library, Banská Bystrica
How to Tell the Truth from Lies in Environmental Topics?
Workshop for seniors with Pavol Lacko (demagog.sk) and Jan Fridrichovský (demagog.cz)
10:00 | Large Hall, State Scientific Library, Banská Bystrica
Trust Crisis: How Disinformation Threatens the Future of Our Planet
Panel discussion with Michal Wiezik (Member of the European Parliament), Tomáš Kriššák (expert on information security), and Vojtěch Pecka (Association for International Affairs).
Moderated by Petra Csefalvayová (INCIEN – Institute for Circular Economy, NGO)
13:00 | Small Hall, State Scientific Library, Banská Bystrica
How to Tell the Truth from Lies in Environmental Topics?
Workshop for seniors with Pavol Lacko (demagog.sk) and Jan Fridrichovský (demagog.cz)
17:00 | Záhrada, Centre for Independent Culture, Banská Bystrica
Public Presentation of the Stories of People Whose Motivation and Perseverance Moved the World
Speakers: Eva Križková (director of the film Vtáčnik), Martina Paulíková (For Living Rivers), Andrea Štulajterová (Civic Cycling Initiative in BB), Ivana Németová (Montessori Permaculture Farm in Čičava), Martina Gánovská (chemistry teacher)
Free entry.
Organisers: State Scientific Library in Banská Bystrica / Staromestská knižnica in Bratislava / State Scientific Library in Košice
This event is part of the European project “CLAD – Citizens & Libraries Against Disinformation”, aiming to equip citizens in Slovakia and Portugal with the tools to recognise disinformation.
More information about the project: www.goethe.de/clad
The project is funded by the European Union.
Main partners of the CLAD project:
Bratislava–Staré Mesto District, BAD, Goethe-Institut