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“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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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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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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“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 …
On Wednesday October 30th PPE Encounters brought to you Emanuel Rutten, the man who proved God. Or to be more precise, the man who proved that the origin of nature was brought about by a conscious being, a first mover and cause. In the realm of philosophy this argument is a real gem: its new, …
Last week’s PPE Encounters with Daniel Guinness from the ‘Good Lad Initiative’ was all about gender inequality and positive masculinity. These are often rather sensitive and uncomfortable topics, so our team took on the challenge of creating an Encounters that was more interactive and involving than usual. Instead of the traditional interview set-up, we started …
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“Today I want to talk to you about my country – Catalonia”, Clara Ponsatí opened our probably most intriguing PPE Encounters so far. With enthusiasm, hard facts and inside stories Mrs. Ponsatí fiercely defended the Catalan independence movement. One of her key takeaway messages was that the independence movement is not just a Spanish issue, …
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We are honored to host Frank Heemskerk, Executive Director at the Board of the World Bank Group, as our latest guest. In recent years, our world economy has been subject to growing inequalities in the distribution of resources between different parts of the world. One of the greatest challenges of development economics remains the facilitation …
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We successfully hosted our second PPE Encounter with Richard van der Laken, co-founder and creative director of ‘What Design Can Do’, who opened our eyes for a new conception of design. Contrary to many of our intuitions, design is not just about luxury and exclusivity, but that it is a tool that can empower people …
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Answering to the last question asked, Ismael Saidi said that being open-minded means to constantly fight against the ideas and ideals given to you by family, friends and society; it is about actively questioning and reflecting ideas you might have taken for granted your entire life. In our first PPE-Encounter Saidi inspired us all to …
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