Focus! Stories Of The Unheard

Join us for a Focus session where we will read together personal narratives of people affected by war that don’t reach international headlines. Every number is a story, and we have each other to keep these stories alive, in the midst of all the horror. Participants are welcome to bring their own stories and have dinner together after the event.

Following the conversation round, there will be a community dinner starting 7 pm.

This event is part of the BCB Focus student-led event series that explores global issues and their impact on us as members of the BCB community. Focus! is a new student-led talk series in collaboration with the Civic Engagement initiative at BCB that explores global issues on a local scale. We imagine this event series as a space outside of the classroom where we can talk about the politics that concern us, especially the politics that don’t make the headlines of international news, but nevertheless are important and relevant topics to discuss, especially in such an international context like our school!

When it comes to the topic or scope of a Focus, anything goes! Even if you have a half-developed idea, we’re here to brainstorm and help you shape it into a strong presentation for your peers.

Maybe something major is happening in your country that you'd like to explore beyond the headlines. Maybe you want to address a common stereotype or misconception that has never really been true. Or perhaps there’s an issue you’re passionate about and want to bring more attention to. You might even have written a great midterm paper that deserves more than just catching dust on Google Drive or your professor's desk—why not share it with your peers?

We especially encourage you to think of collaborative presentations, where you can work with your friends, flatmates or classmates to examine a topic across different countries and contexts, highlighting how similar issues, patterns, or solutions emerge in different but nevertheless interconnected ways.

Focus! Sign up form

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For more information, e-mail [email protected].

Time: 5:00 pm CET/GMT+1

Location: W15 Cafe

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