BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam//NONSGML v1.0//EN NAME:The future of freedom METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260512T193000 DTEND:20260512T210000 DTSTAMP:20260512T193000 UID:2026/the-future-of-freedom@8F96275E-9F55-4B3F-A143-836282E12573 CREATED:20260521T074425 LOCATION:Auditorium, Hoofdgebouw De Boelelaan 1105 1081 HV Amsterdam SUMMARY:The future of freedom X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Unfortunately, this eve nt has been cancelled. It will be rescheduled for September. More inf ormation will follow soon.

How free are we, and what can we draw hope from?

The question of how freedom continues to devel op occupies many of us. Authoritarian leadership is gaining ground, t echnology influences how we think and act. At the same time, it is be coming more difficult to step outside existing frameworks.

In c ooperation with the National Committee 4 and 5 May, VU Amsterdam orga nizes an evening where lectures and discussion come together around t his theme. Jörgen Raymann will host the evening. He is a board member of the National Committee and a passionate connect or who brings younger generations and diverse groups in society close r together.

During the evening, professor Jeroen de Rid der, along with professors Marianne Hirsch Ballin and Nikki Sterkenburg, who are affiliated wit h the National Committee for 4 and 5 May, will share insights from th eir research and engage in dialogue with one another. They will demon strate how Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam contributes, through research and dialogue, to a deeper understanding of freedom, and how these in sights can be used to help safeguard the freedom of others.

Wha t do these insights mean for how we view freedom?

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How free are we, and what can we draw hope from?

The question of how freedom continues to develop occupies many of us . Authoritarian leadership is gaining ground, technology influences h ow we think and act. At the same time, it is becoming more difficult to step outside existing frameworks. In cooperation with the National Committee 4 and 5 May, VU Amsterdam organizes an evening where lectu res and discussion come together around this theme. Jörgen R aymann will host the evening. He is a board member of the Na tional Committee and a passionate connector who brings younger genera tions and diverse groups in society closer together. During the eveni ng, professor Jeroen de Ridder, along with professor s Marianne Hirsch Ballin and Nikki Sterkenbu rg, who are affiliated with the National Committee for 4 and 5 May, will share insights from their research and engage in dialogu e with one another. They will demonstrate how Vrije Universiteit Amst erdam contributes, through research and dialogue, to a deeper underst anding of freedom, and how these insights can be used to help safegua rd the freedom of others. What do these insights mean for how we view freedom?
Unfortunately, this event has been cancelled. It will be rescheduled for September. More information will follow soon. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR