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NAME:The future of freedom
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DTSTART:20260512T193000
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LOCATION:Auditorium, Hoofdgebouw De Boelelaan 1105 1081 HV Amsterdam
SUMMARY:The future of freedom
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: How free are we, and wh
at can we draw hope from?
The question of how freedom continue
s to develop occupies many of us. Authoritarian leadership is gaining
ground, technology influences how we think and act. At the same time
, it is becoming more difficult to step outside existing frameworks.<
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In cooperation with the National Committee 4 and 5 May, VU Amst
erdam organizes an evening where lectures and discussion come togethe
r around this theme. Jörgen Raymann will host the e
vening. He is a board member of the National Committee and a passiona
te connector who brings younger generations and diverse groups in soc
iety closer together.
During the evening, professor Jer
oen de Ridder, along with professors Marianne Hirsch
Ballin and Nikki Sterkenburg, who are affi
liated with the National Committee for 4 and 5 May, will share insigh
ts from their research and engage in dialogue with one another. They
will demonstrate how Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam contributes, throug
h research and dialogue, to a deeper understanding of freedom, and ho
w these insights can be used to help safeguard the freedom of others.
What do these insights mean for how we view freedom?
DESCRIPTION: The question of how freedom continues to develop occupies
many of us. Authoritarian leadership is gaining ground, technology i
nfluences how we think and act. At the same time, it is becoming more
difficult to step outside existing frameworks. In cooperation with t
he National Committee 4 and 5 May, VU Amsterdam organizes an evening
where lectures and discussion come together around this theme. Jörgen Raymann will host the evening. He is a board membe
r of the National Committee and a passionate connector who brings you
nger generations and diverse groups in society closer together. Durin
g the evening, professor Jeroen de Ridder, along wit
h professors Marianne Hirsch Ballin and Nikk
i Sterkenburg, who are affiliated with the National Committe
e for 4 and 5 May, will share insights from their research and engage
in dialogue with one another. They will demonstrate how Vrije Univer
siteit Amsterdam contributes, through research and dialogue, to a dee
per understanding of freedom, and how these insights can be used to h
elp safeguard the freedom of others. What do these insights mean for
how we view freedom?
How free are we, and what can we draw hope
from?
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