The Freedom Lectures
i.s.m. Vfonds
Freedom is something that we in the Netherlands often take for granted. Four times a year, De Balie invites someone who knows from personal experience what it means not to be free. We want to share their stories, spread their message, and learn from their struggle. In the series, De Balie has welcomed freedom fighters like Egyptian writer and activist Nawal el Saadawi, Ugandan LGBT activist Frank Mugisha, and Hungarian journalist Veronika Munk. The Freedom Lecture is made possible by vfonds.
I.s.m. Vfonds
Look back at former Freedom Lectures
Sulaiman Addonia writes provocative works of fiction that show the multicolored reality of refugees. Stories not just of trauma, but also of love, sex and autonomy. Arnon Grunberg will engage in conversation with Addonia about telling your story on your own terms. ‘I looked towards the West as this amazing free space. Now I look
