Previous activities and events
Lessons from Ukraine: Existential Resistance & the role of the church in times of crisis
This symposium focuses on what the Netherlands can learn from Ukraine's wartime experiences. This is all the more relevant in a secularized Netherlands, where religion and pastoral care are a blind spot for many policymakers.
Movie and Philosophy
In collaboration with the Kloosterkerk organizes Socires the sixth evening Film & Philosophy. With former Denker des Vaderlands Marli Huijer we will be accompanied by the film Past Lives, the modest and well-known debut by South Korean-Canadian director Celine Song (2023).
Lessons from Ukraine: Mental Health, Care & Resilience
War leaves marks that outlast the fighting. This session looks at what war does to the mental health of those who serve and those who live through it, and at what care and resilience require in response.
Lessons from Ukraine: Civil Resilience and War
What can the Netherlands and Europe learn from Ukraine about keeping society responsible in times of war? This symposium explores the role of civil and social infrastructure in times of war and crisis.
Public reading: What is still sacred to us? .
Churches close their doors massively, but does it also disappear the saint? Inspired by Henk Helmandel's paintings, philosopher Ward Huetink examines in this lecture how our relationship to sacred places changes. What new forms of meaning and stillness are emerging in a society where faith plays a less obvious role?
Thinking about Film . Films that Matter . Iron Man
Film series 'Films that Matter' in the Kapel Bloemendaal. Introduction and interview by colleague Ward Huetink.
The Phenomenon Charlie Kirk
9 October 2026, 20:00 in the Kloostererk, The Hague. The Phenomen Charlie Kirk, an evening about Christian conservatism and online culture with Talitha Muusse and Anton de Wit. How can churches, civil society organisations, schools and associations relate to a growing group of young people with conservative views?
Film & Philosophy: Youth (2015)
In collaboration with the Kloosterkerk organizes Socires the fifth evening Film & Philosophy. This time with the film 'Youth' (2015). Colleague and philosopher Paul Bosman gives a short introduction and a talk about wanting to be young, getting older and dealing with the passing time
Startsymposium LibraryNet
Symposium on the LibraryNet: a new public information and communication network. Think about how to shape digital public space locally, resiliently and democratically.
Entrepreneurship and work for tomorrow
Entrepreneurship in the Netherlands is at a turning point. Entrepreneurship in the Netherlands is at a turning point. During this exclusive meeting, talk about the course of entrepreneurial Netherlands with keynotes from leading leaders. As the world accelerates, a fundamental question arises: How do we build an economy that not only generates capital, but is above all dignified? As a young entrepreneur or ambitious young professional, you understand that real progress requires more than just innovation, it requires a new moral compass.
Thinking about Film . . Films that Matter . . The Blue Caftan
Film series 'Films That Matter' in De Kapel Bloemendaal. Introduction and discussion by Mr Ellen Klaver
Ward Huetink: Current affairs
Colleague Ward Huetink will take you in an evening with questions and conversations about Sense in today's society.