#documentafifteen THE SEASON OF DARKNESS: Being Civil in an Uncivil Society Symposium / OFF-Biennale Budapest, May 24–26, 2023 If the societies in the Eastern part of Europe have never actually been modern, democratic, and free—in the Western notions of these terms—how are civil initiatives to act with integrity and autonomy, especially in times of war? How can civil initiatives and communities work together in the region, also on an institutional level?