Global events form the background for our lives. But what if such global crises take up more space, feeding anxiety and uncertainty in our daily life?
Man y of us find ourselves worried about grand scale problems, whether th at's pandemics, economic failures, wars, ecological collapses, someth ing else entirely or an eerie cocktail of 'all of the above.' These c an leave us enraged, anxious, alone or paralyzed, but perhaps also en couraged, engaged or compassionate; forming the background or even th e foreground of how we spend our days.
For some of us this vola tile interplay of global crises and daily life is a familiar thing, b othersome but part of life; for others it might be a newer, hazy pres ence. It's in this context that we (NEWConnective) ask you to join us in conve rsation about the interaction of global crisis and the everyday. We s trongly feel we can be of help to each other, with experiences to sha re and kinship to be found.
During this program we create space for you to share your experiences with the back and forth of global events and your daily life. We hope to build on our collective unders tanding of the many ways in which big developments can hit the people with whom we share a campus. For example, how effects of a pandemic can linger on; how engagement with political topics can alienate you from your peers; and how a sunny day in early spring can foster feeli ngs of loss, instead of joy. We join in a dialogical conversation bas ed on statements about the topic and close considering ways to shape your everyday relation to global crises.
Detailed progr
am:
3:15 p.m.: doors open
3:30 p.m.: round of introduc
tions
3:40 p.m.: sharing experiences
4:00 p.m.: discussing stat
ements
4:15 p.m.: space for open conversation
4:35 p.m.: break<
br>4:45 p.m.: subgroup conversations
5:15 p.m.: sharing group find
ings
5:25 p.m.: rounding up
5:30 p.m.: the end
The progra m is moderated by Thirza Snoek and Marc Lamain, both program makers a t NEWConnective. NEWConnective is VU's platform for Life's Big Questi ons. This program is part of our thematic dialogues. The program take s place in English and is aimed at the academic community of VU. Neve rtheless, we explicitly open this space for other people willing to j oin us for this conversation, too. If you have any questions, please contact us at newconnective@vu.nl.
DESCRIPTION: Many of us find ourselves worried about grand scale probl ems, whether that's pandemics, economic failures, wars, ecological co llapses, something else entirely or an eerie cocktail of 'all of the above.' These can leave us enraged, anxious, alone or paralyzed, but perhaps also encouraged, engaged or compassionate; forming the backgr ound or even the foreground of how we spend our days. For some of us this volatile interplay of global crises and daily life is a familiar thing, bothersome but part of life; for others it might be a newer, hazy presence. It's in this context that we (NEWConnective) ask you to join us in conversation about the interaction of global crisis and the every day. We strongly feel we can be of help to each other, with experienc es to share and kinship to be found. During this program we create sp ace for you to share your experiences with the back and forth of glob al events and your daily life. We hope to build on our collective und erstanding of the many ways in which big developments can hit the peo ple with whom we share a campus. For example, how effects of a pandem ic can linger on; how engagement with political topics can alienate y ou from your peers; and how a sunny day in early spring can foster fe elings of loss, instead of joy. We join in a dialogical conversation based on statements about the topic and close considering ways to sha pe your everyday relation to global crises. Detailed program: