Today is a special day in Hungary. The 23rd of October marks the anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. No wonder the students of the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest (SZFE), who have been occupying their university since 1 September chose this day for a protest march to stand up for academic freedom and independence. The occupation and the #freeSZFE campaign, has gained large international support from leading public intellectuals, artists and citizens.
Community Conversation: Pascal Gielen on physical distancing and our democracies
For our October 9 Community Conversation, we invited Pascal Gielen as our host.
Perhaps Corona taught us all that nearness as a concept - between persons, between political actors - is what we need to become interlocal citizens. What consequences does that have for our democracy? And for our arts and culture? In this community conversation, Pascal Gielen firstly presents a lecture, after which we’ll have a discussion.
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