This research seminar aims to deepen the ancient and contemporary ways of discovery and constructions of meaning, drawing on the philosophical, religious and spiritual traditions of humanity. How does humanity view its future in the face of global risks? How can we articulate the different traditions of meaning that have driven the history of peoples and cultures? Are contemporary cultural...

HOW TO BUILD A BETTER HUMANITY In Franţa a apărut volumul „A l’aube de l’humanité. Idées concrètes pour changer le monde” – „In zorii umanităţii. Idei concrete pentru a construi o lume mai bună” (editura L’Harmattan). Co-autorii cărţii – Laura Petrache şi Yannick Le Guern – propun un diagnostic complet al actualelor şi viitoarelor crize şi sugerează noi viziuni, metode şi...

An entrepreneurial and economic project for a resilient, learning, and inclusive territory. A hybrid place of experimentation and innovation: a cultural, entrepreneurial, economic, citizen and societal place. A project incubator based on an international ecosystem of experts, mentors, and funders, to support concrete projects of societal, cultural and citizen innovation with a positive social impact. A place for accommodation, local telecommuting and coworking. A...

This year, the report takes on special meaning. The year 2020 was immensely different from any in our history. Covid-19 began its spread across the world in heartbreaking ways, and the fight continues today to end this pandemic. Devastating wildfires underscored the fragility of our planet and the clear and present threat of climate change. Tragic injustice revealed how much more...

We are happy to share with you the release of the book « At the dawn of humanity: Enterprise a better world » Laura Petrache & Yannick Le Guern, Preface by Jonathan Midwood Insight: At the time when many have lost hope amidst pandemic times, terrorism, environmental destruction, economic inequality and breakdown of our democracies, this philosophic and politic essay provides ideas on...

Nous sommes heureux de vous annoncer la parution du livre "A L'AUBE DE L'HUMANITÉ-Idées concrètes pour changer le monde". Yannick Le Guern et Laura Petrache, Préface de Fulvio Caccia. L'extension du domaine de la violence et les crises globales impliquent la mise en œuvre d'un nouveau modèle de société. Cet ouvrage présente une vision inédite, des idées concrètes et un projet...

We are happy and excited to share that the International Campaign Be One Humanity will be launched this fall 2021, and will serve to finance and accompany collaborative projects from all over the world, in order to build “a better humanity”. Aims & Concepts 1) The first aim: give a common positive story, narrative to Humanity, a common identity that allows individuals...

Wanted Notice For « The Place to Be » project, we are looking for a place in France with cultural, historical or architectural interest (such as a castle, convent, abbey, industrial building,train station, bank or company headquarters, sheds etc.) to buy for a symbolic sum (1 € to 200 000 €) in order to create a  cultural, entrepreneurial and economic, citizen and societal...

We are very happy to share with you this great news: the book ‘Migration, Equality & Racism – 44 opinions’ is now available! Special thank you to our founder Laura Petrache and our Global Sustainable Leader Angela Tacea. More than 80 VUB academics and co-authors joined forces for this book. Philosophers, lawyers, psychologists, health scientists, sociologists, geographers, criminologists, communication and political scientists … look at...

As Martin Luther King once said, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate only love can do that.” These recent weeks and months have been marked by pain, fear and anger not just by the devastating effects of COVID-19 on the lives of our loved ones and our communities, but also by the...