11 November Lecture 2024

Date
10/11/2024
20:45 - 22:45

Ypres City of Peace, the Flemish Peace Institute and the In Flanders Fields Museum have the pleasure to invite you to the November Lecture on Sunday 10 November 2024 in commemoration of the end of the First World War.

Registration is only possible via the entry form at the bottom of this page. The lecture will, once given, be available to re-read and rewatch on this page from 11 November at 11am.

PROGRAM

Dr Olivia Umurerwa Rutazibwa is a Belgian-Rwandan academic in International Relations and former journalist. She is Assistant Professor of Human Rights and Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Senior Research Fellow at the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Studies (JIAS). With a PhD in Political Science from Ghent University, her research focuses on decolonising (international) solidarity.

His captivating narrative will be supported musically by Sara Salvérius

PRACTICAL

20h15 – Start reception

20h45 – Welcome by Stephen Lodewyck, director of the In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres

20h50 – Speech by XX, mayor of Ypres

20h55 – 11 November reading by Olivia Umurerwa Rutazibwa (Lecture in Dutch, English text available) – Music: Sara Salvérius

21h55 – Final word by Nils Duquet, Director of the Flemish Peace Institute

22h00 – Reception

Registration is free but mandatory via the entry form below.