Being our first edition ever, the October edition presents to you all sorts of creative work, form logic riddles to the macro-economic impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic, to a philisophical analysis of the Matrix. Save some time to read our monthly newsletter and enjoy! October Edition https://ppeencountersamsterdam.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ppe-newsletter-oct.pdf
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Podcast Ep. 5 – Working in an NGO: Interview with Carmen Delgado
The fifth and last PPE Encounters episode of the academic year aired on May 11th, 2021. Elsa, Cecilia and Maria speak to Carmen Delgado about her work for the International Commission of the Red Cross and about her experiences working in Yemen, Afghanistan, and Colombia. She shares personal insights into what it is like to …
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Podcast Ep. 4 – Interview with Koen Bruning, writer of the book ‘Samen Rijk’
On April 9th, 2021, our fourth podcast episode came out. Wieke is joined by Koen Bruning, a second year PPE student who has already written a book at the age of 21. His book is called ‘Samen Rijk’ (Together Rich) and was published on March 31st, 2021. In the first part of this episode, Wieke …
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Podcast Ep. 3 – Starting a Conversation: Men and (Toxic) Masculinity
On March 15th, 2021, our third podcast episode aired. Maria is joined by third-year PPE student to talk about the IT STARTS HERE campaign. The two discuss toxic ideas of masculinity, how they first became aware of their gender, and why talking to each other about these issues is so important. We hope you enjoy …
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Podcast Ep. 2 – Environmental Activism
After the PPE Encounters event with Teju Adisa-Farrar, we published our second podcast episode on March 5th, 2021. Cecilia and Elsa chat about climate activism and environmental racism and what everyone can do on a daily basis to contribute in the fight for climate justice. Find us on Spotify so you don’t miss any future …
Environmental Justice with Teju Adisa-Farrar
“When talking about our individual power to mitigate climate change, it’s important that we’re clear about how many choices we actually have”Teju Adisa-Farrar On February 17th, 2021, writer, geographer, equity consultant and speaker Teju Adisa-Farrar joined the last PPE Encounters event of the academic year to talk about environmental and climate justice. Drawing on her …
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Podcast Ep. 1 – Youth Engagement in Political Parties
On December 7th, 2020, we launched our very own podcast! On this platform we discuss all kinds of interesting topics – ranging from current news to deep philosophical debates about the meaning of life (PPE students know that that is not even an exaggeration). Our guests will include students, professors, and whoever else can conribute …
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Steward Ownership – Rethinking the Economy
On December 2nd, PPE Encounters hosted its last event of 2020. Maike Kauffmann and Annika Schneider from the PURPOSE Foundation joined us to talk about steward ownership and how this revolutionary way of corporate ownership can lead to a more equitable and sustainable economy – an economy that works for the people, not profit. Steward …
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An uplifting encounter with writer and philosopher Ilaria Gaspari
We were very happy to (virtually) welcome Ilaria Gaspari as our second guest of the year on October 28th, 2020. The Italian writer and philosopher joined us for an event about her book “Lessons on Happiness” where she writes about how her perspective on life changed when she lived according to classical ethical principles for …
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Dialogues on Democracy
“Democracy is a fragile thing; we cannot be complacent about it. For it to work, we all must engage, however we can. Being involved in our communities, even in just a small way, is vital to keeping our cities, states and countries healthy.”Bartley Grosserichter On September 16th, 2020, we were honored to welcome our first …
The Paper Mill 