“Voices Rising: Rebuilding Bridges. Dialogue, Trust and Solidarity Post-October 7th”
16 March 2026 | 7:00 pm (Entrance: 6:30 pm)
Representation of North Rhine-Westphalia to the European Union, Brussels
With Camila Piastro (European Union of Jewish Students),
Barbara von Freytag (Journalist, Political Analyst),
Furkan Yüksel (Political Educator),
Prof. Dr. Achim Rettinger (Trier University, TWON)
Moderation: Igor Mitchnik (Executive Director, Austausch e.V.)
The breakdown of interfaith dialogue after October 7th revealed dialogue without structural change is too fragile to survive crises, while policy without relationship is hollow. Simultaneously, authoritarianism rises through democratic structures as institutions lack tools to challenge it from within. European societies now face converging crises: algorithmic curation and AI-driven communication reshape public discourse even as interreligious polarisation, displacement tensions, disinformation, and eroded dialogic capacity intensify. These intersecting challenges demand sustainable solutions that build both structural resilience and relational trust.
The public panel examines critical questions: How can dialogue rebuild after crisis and collective trauma? How are AI, platforms, and media shaping narratives and interreligious relations? What can practitioners working across war, discrimination, and community activism teach us? How do we create spaces – online and offline – that strengthen trust and genuine conversation?
With international experts, we’ll explore how digital technologies, media narratives, and community practices intersect – amplifying division or opening pathways to rebuild dialogue, strengthen solidarity, and renew democratic culture through cross-border cooperation.