There are turning points in life. Some of them appear unexpectedly. On April 19, I felt what the 90s were for our country with all the emotional intensity. The Chavchavadze Center’s event ignited an eternal desire in me to never live in an enslaved Georgia and to protect my country from the recurring, well-known dangers at all cost, like those who told us stories from the difficult past during the meeting. In the movies depicting the 90s, I saw parallels with today’s reality and realized how important it is to know and remember the past, so that 30 years from now, the next generation does not suffer from the same mistakes. It was a very useful and fulfilling meeting. Members of the Center and invited guests were representatives of the generation which lived through those years. It is much more interesting when you are in a direct contact with actual participants of historic events. The Chavchavadze Center and its Civic Memory and Youth for Justice initiatives helped us engage in critical thinking and understand real history, which will hopefully ensure that we will not walk into the same traps in the future and will be able to live in a free, prosperous Georgia.

 

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