Debates

Ekomotiv 1.0

2010-03-09T17:36:14+01:00

You don’t have to be a hippie to live a sustainable and ecological lifestyle. Thank God.
Kowboy Kaos vzw searched the country for strong projects, original initiatives, surprising designers, hot artists and interesting organisations that work according to ecological and socio-economic principles.

The most trendsetting organizations and designers were invited by Kowboy Kaos to present their fashion accessories, (garden) furniture, lighting, jewellery and fabric usage at Vooruit.

Ekomotiv 1.0 is an event focusing on ‘stylish sustainable living’, with exhibitions, workshops, seminars, open studios and pop-up shops.

Dag van het socialisme

2010-02-01T17:14:13+01:00

At this theme day, we will consider the necessity of militant socialism.

On the 20th of March we will assemble 30 speakers who are willing to look for new and inspiring socialist perspectives together with a wide audience.

Uitgesproken met Luis Moreno Ocampo

2010-02-17T18:13:33+01:00

Ghent University and Amnesty International are offering a Chair to Argentine lawyer Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court. He will talk about his team’s battle to obtain justice for victims of some of the worst crimes against humanity.

PROGRAMME

Award Ceremony for the Amnesty International 2009-2010 Chair for Dr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo with introductory speeches by Dr. Paul Van Cauwenberge, Rector at Ghent University and Karen Moeskops, Chairman of Amnesty International Flanders.
‘Prosecutorial Policy of the ICC: Lessons Learned and Prospects’, lecture by Dr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court.

Questions can be asked during a 30-minute Q&A session after the lecture.

Les van de Eeuw #7: onderwijs

2010-03-17T14:37:01+01:00

The Lesson of the Century is an annually recurring debating event that consists of three ‘lessons’: a morning lesson for high school seniors, an afternoon lesson for university students and an evening lesson for a wide audience. The panel members are academics, socially aware citizens, journalists and people active in culture.
This edition will focus on education.

De journalist van de toekomst

2010-03-10T12:33:43+01:00

Which qualities should tomorrow’s journalists have? Joris Luyendijk (Volkskrant and VPRO), Ine Van linthout (Erasmus University College, Brussels), Yves Desmet (De Morgen) and Chris Atkins (Starsuckers) will try to find answers at this theme evening.

Get your chance to watch an uncensored version of Starsuckers, the documentary haunting Rupert Murdoch’s dreams, at its Flemish premiere!

Wie zijn 'wij'? En wie zijn 'zij' dan?

2010-03-04T16:47:17+01:00

The debate about our identity is a hot topic in politics and the media. But do we really know what constitutes our identity? Instead of being a source of self-confidence, our identity seems to be a big source of insecurity today. As if we’re not sure of who we are. Is our identity something that we are born with it, or something that is shaped every day of our lives?

Your host Jos Geysels will talk about who we really are with Johan Ackaert (Law, University of Hasselt), Naima Charkaoui (director of the Minderhedenforum), Béatrice Delvaux (editor in chief of Le Soir), Nadia Fadil (sociologist at the KULeuven), Guido Fonteyn (columnist for De Morgen), Ivan De Vadder (VRT news) and Jan Leyers (TV personality).