When: Wednesday, 25. March 2015
To: Wednesday, 25. March 2015
Where: Vilnius
Contact: ( +370 675 16 062)

The Independence Day events will begin at noon at the Vilnius Rasų cemetery. Flowers will be laid to honor the signatories of the Act of Independence of the Belarusian Democratic Republic of March 25, 1918.
At 14:00, the discussion “2015 in Belarus – When Geopolitics Trump over Democratic Values” will be held at the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Belarusian and Lithuanian politicians, human rights defenders, civic activists and relatives of political prisoners will participate in the discussion.
The Independence Day will close with a concert featuring Belarusian musicians Liavon Volsky and Pavel Arakelian. The concert begins at 18:00 at Užupio kavinė.
The organizational committee of the Independence Day in Vilnius invites all the Vilnius Belarusians, colleagues, partners and Belarusians visiting the capital of Lithuania to join the Independence Day celebration.

Agenda:

Flower-laying ceremony at the graves of the signatories of the Act of Independence of the Belarusian Democratic Republic of March 25, 1918 at the Vilnius Rasų cemetery.
Time and venue: 12:00–12:30 Rasų Cemetery (Rasų Str. 32)
Entrance: Free

Discussion “2015 in Belarus – When Geopolitics Trump over Democratic Values” at the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.
The following questions will be discussed: the current social and political situation in Belarus, human rights issues, political prisoners, 2014 and 2015 geopolitical realia, and forecast of events during the presidential election 2015.
Time and venue: 14:00–16:00. Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (Gedimino Str. 53), European Information Office of the Seimas (3rd building of the Seimas).
Entrance: Free

Online broadcast in English
http://media3.lrs.lt/_16_84_8223

Online broadcast in Russian
http://media3.lrs.lt/_16_84_8224

The links will start working 10 minutes before the event.

Festive concert featuring Liavon Volsky and Pavel Arakelian.
Time and venue: 18:00 – 20:00, Užupio kavinė (Užupio g. 2).
Entrance: Free

Organizers:
Freedom House
The Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House
The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (Lithuania office)
Youth Association “StudAlliance”