OPEN Fest Sarajevo

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OPEN Fest Sarajevo
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Genre liberalism
DatesJanuary
Location(s) Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Years active2016 – 2017

OPEN Fest Sarajevo was the largest libertarian festival in Europe. [1] [2] [3] [4] Its two editions were held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2016 and 2017. [5] It was dedicated to the promotion of ideas of liberty and human rights. Furthermore, it promoted economic and political freedoms, together with the fundamental rights of the individual. [6] The festival was established by the Multi Group in cooperation with the Atlas Network, Students for Liberty and the Rising Tide Foundation. [7] The first edition of the festival hosted over 10,000 guests, 50 NGO's and 40 international speakers. [8]

History and format

The festival was held in January and lasted for 5 days. It hosted a large conference and lecture program that focused on the promotion of economic and political freedoms. Subjects that were treated include the free market, entrepreneurship, cryptocurrency, technology, legalisation of cannabis, and Objectivism. [9] [10] [11] The festival hosted film screenings, economics workshops and an entertainment program that included concerts and afterparties. [12] [13] Guests and speakers included FreedomWorks president and Tea Party leader Matt Kibbe, Bitnation founder Susanne Tarkowski Tempelhof, Iranian-Swedish author Nima Sanandaji, anarcho-capitalist economist and son of Milton Friedman, David D. Friedman, president of the University of the Philippines Alfredo Pascual, British journalist and research fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs, Christopher Snowden and others. [1] [14] [13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Najava / Vraća se OPEN Fest: Sarajevo ponovo domaćin najvećeg festivala sloboda u Europi". Radio Sarajevo. 20 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Second Open Fest spans five days and draws thousands". multi.ba. 3 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Dođite na Open Fest u Sarajevo: Najveći slobodarski festival u Europi". liberal.hr. 16 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Individual members: OPEN festival in Bosnia and Herzegovina". aldeparty.eu. Archived from the original on 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  5. ↑ "Open Fest 2017". mediareform.rs. 2 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Otvoren najveći evropski festival sloboda 'Open fest'". visoko.co.ba. 27 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Second Open Fest spans five days and draws thousands in Sarajevo". atlasnetwork.org.
  8. ↑ "About us". official website. Archived from the original on August 3, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Open Fest će otvoriti vaš um: Od Liberlanda, preko islama i slobode, do milionera i zarade". klix.ba.
  10. ↑ Selimović, Nisad (26 October 2017). "OPEN Fest br. 2: Biće da su ipak nemiri u Švedskoj". Oslobođenje d.o.o. oslobodjenje.ba.
  11. ↑ Svraka, Besima (9 October 2017). "U Sarajevu javna tribina o legalizaciji marihuane u medicinske svrhe". FBL. fbl.ba.
  12. ↑ "FENA Novost: Prvi evropski festival sloboda krajem oktobra u Sarajevu". fena.ba. 19 October 2016.
  13. 1 2 "Second Annual Open Fest". atlasnetwork.org. Archived from the original on 2018-04-13.
  14. ↑ "Speakers". official website. Archived from the original on 2019-10-20.
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