We recently visited Bologna to attend a conference on memory cities. This posts describes how the city remembers its history of resistance and suffering. Coventry was formally twinned with Bologna in 1984. No-one seems entirely sure why this particular partnership came about, but in some ways it was not surprising that the two cities should… Continue reading Our twin city of Bologna: the memorialisation of the recent past
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Dresden visit February 2026
Several members and friends of CAIF met German colleagues in Dresden, this in the week leading up to the remembrance of the blanket bombing of Dresden on 13 February 1945. Visitors and hosts included Claudia, Clive, Dave, Linda, Paula, Rainer, Reinhard, Sabine, Sinclair, Stefan, Ulrich and Emilia. Some of the events and visits in Dresden included:… Continue reading Dresden visit February 2026
