11 November Lecture 2025

Date
10/11/2025
20:45 - 22:45

Registration for this event is free but required, using the entry form at the bottom of this page.

In the unjust peace of today lie the seeds from which the war of tomorrow may grow. But what constitutes an unjust peace? What dangers does it conceal? These are the questions that Alicja Gescinska will address in her lecture, written especially for the 11 November Lecture 2025.

The lecture will be accompanied by music from Belgian–Syrian oud player Elias Bachoura.

Programme

20h15 – Arrival and welcome at CC Het Perron (It is possible to attend the Last Post ceremony at 8:00 PM at the Menin Gate and then walk to CC Het Perron for the lecture, which is about a 15-minute walk immediately after the ceremony.)

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

20h50 – Speech by Katrien Desomer, the mayor of Ypres

20h55 – 11 November reading by Dr. Alicja Gescinska
Music by the Belgian–Syrian oud player Elias Bachoura.

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

22h00 – Reception