and Conservative Ideas
24. - 27. October 2016.
What is TradFest?
TradFest is an annual international gathering of traditional and conservative leaders, thinkers and activists who through their endeavours promote the (re)establishment of traditional and conservative values in Croatia and the world.
TradFest is an unapologetic festival of traditional and conservative ideas in contrast to so called ‘progressive’ and militant secularist ideas and policies which have in a violent and revolutionary manner in the past subdued and are still today more than 25 years after the fall of communism actively working to deconstruct and do away with the traditional, conservative and Christian foundations and culture of Croatia, Europe and the Western world.
How?
TradFest in a postive manner desires to provoke a thought process with follow on activities that will react to and counter negative ‘progressive’ developments in society and actively disseminate and promote a return to tradition, order, and conservative and Catholic values. The desire is to create a society that is attuned towards the family and the development of a creative and open disposition in civil society, politics and economics.
TradFest creates a space for the spreading of good ideas, personal contacts and networking of people with similar views and values. As such it works to help Croatia to throw off the destructive remnents of communism and to grow into a mature society by re-integrating its rich Christian heritage and culture.
Speakers
Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke
Cardinal Patronus of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Dr. Vincent John Batarelo
Vigilare Foundation, president
Vigilare Foundation, vicepresident
Vigilare Foundation, management board
Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Piotr Skarga Institute (Poland), president
Students’ chaplain iz Zagreb
Prof. Aleksander Stepkowski
Former Depudy Minister of Foreign Affairs in Poland; Profesor of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw; President of Ordo Iuris Poland
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
John-Henry Westen
Life Site News, Editor and Co-Founder
NGO “Croatia for Life”, president; Organizer of civil initiative “the 40 Days for Life” (Croatia)
Dr. Robin Harris
Historian and author of the newly released book „Stepinac His Life and Times“; Lecturer at Catholic University of Croatia
Professor Emeritus, Croatian Institute for History, Zagreb
Don Markušić, mag. iur.
Lawyer; Vicepresident of Transparency International Croatia
Member of the Croatian Parliament
NGO “U ime obitelji” (“In the name of the Family”)
Dr. Stephen Bartulica
Center for the Renewal of Culture
Assistant Minister in the Ministry of science, education and sports in Croatia
NGO “Bl. Alojzije Stepinac”
Kristina Pavlović, prof.
NGO “GROZD”, president
Civil initiative Ordo Iuris Croatia
Mješoviti pjevački zbor
Programme
| Monday, 24. October 2016. | |
| 19:00 h | Offical openning
Canticorum jubilo, Georg Friedrich Handel |
| Greeting speech Bravely Promoting and Defending the Tried and Tested Dr. Vice John Batarelo |
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| Greetings Davor Ivo Stier |
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| Defending Christian Principles in Public Life: Remarks on Pro-life Campaigns in Poland Sławomir Olejniczak |
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| Motet Ubi caritas, Maurice Durufle Cantores sancti Marci, oratorium choir of St. Mark’s Church |
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| Cardinal Raymond Burke. A Short Introduction. Rev. Fr. Damir Stojić, SDB |
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| Keynote speech The Gospel of Life and a New Evangelization Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke |
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| Tuesday, 25. October 2016. | |
| 18:00 h | Between the Defense of Tradition and the Reality Postmodernism: Poland and Sweden |
| Defending Family and Life in contemporary Europe – Polish experience Dr. Aleksander Stepkowski |
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| A Most Secular Nation Dr. Clemens Cavallin |
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| – Panel – Traditional and Conservative in a Standoff with Militant Secularism in Croatia and Europe Moderator: Hrvoje Serdarušić
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| Wednesday, 26. October 2016. | |
| 18:00 h | The Contours of the Civilisation of Death. Why and How to Oppose it. |
| The Final Confrontation Between the Church and the anti-Church John-Henry Westen |
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| Therefore Choose Life! The 40 Days for Life Initiative Ante Čaljkušić |
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| Presentation of the TradFest Award “Witness of the Year” Mr. Ante Čaljkušić and the 40 Days for Life (Croatia) |
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| – Panel – How long are we to have sex ed and gender ideology in Croatian schools? Moderator: Ivan Mihanović
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| Thursday, 27. October 2016. | |
| 18:00 h | Stepinac a Name and a Notion |
| Stepinac, a Man, a Name and a Nation still being Manipulated Don Markušić |
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| Why Stepinac is not controversial? Dr. Jure Krišto |
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| Stepinac and His Times Dr. Robin Harris |
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Support TradFest!
TradFest is financed only by voluntary contributions and donations from our friends and supporters. If you wich to support us, you can place your donation on our bank account:
Vigilare Foundation
Ul. Janka Grahora 4
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
IBAN: HR5423900011500106809
Bank Information:
Hrvatska poštanska banka, d.d.
Jurišićeva 4, HR-10000 Zagreb
SWIFT: HPBZHR2X
Organizer: Vigilare Foundation