Human Frailty and Global Solidarity | Day 1

Building Solidarity in a Fragmented Culture

The decline of representative politics and social media’s invasion of the public sphere have made it more difficult to build coalitions to oppose social inequality and political repression. A hyper-individualist culture is dominant even among those opposed to contemporary economic and political arrangements. How can writers and activists work together in new ways to advance solidarity, nationally and internationally?

Featuring:
Marina Garcés, director, Master’s Degree in Philosophy for Contemporary Challenges, Open University of Catalonia.
Hisham Matar, Pulitzer prize-winning author, The Return (2016)
Pankaj Mishra, renowned author, essayist, and literary critic, Age of Anger: A History of the Present (2017)
Ece Temelkuran, author Together: 10 Choices for a Better Now (2021), political thinker, and analyst

Monday, November 3, 2025
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (GMT+01:00) Barcelona
Location: Online Livestream