The ninth edition of the Freedom Games, a unique interdisciplinary forum held all year in Łódź, was the largest and most prestigious of all erstwhile ones. For 2 and a half days Łódź became the actual capital of democratic values, and in the blood of the city there was a spirit of free ideas.
Over 9 years, the Games have become an ever-increasing year-on-year event nationwide and international At the same time. On six scenes, located in the centre of EC1 - restored power plant - appeared almost 400 Speakers and Speakers, among which were many prominent personalities, including Dr. Jane Goodall, Etgar Keret, Martyna Wojciechowska, Rafał Trzaskowski, Timothy Garton Ash, Jolanta Kwasniewska, Mariusz Szczygieł, Johan Norberg, Adam Bodnar, Krystyna Kurczab-Redlich, Joanna Ostrowska, Adam Michnik, Robert Makłowicz and others.
The event consisted almost one 100 sessions: discussion panels, circular tables, literary meetings and lectures, enabling speakers and the public to exchange views and debate on issues specified as climate crisis, equality, business, economy, the future of Europe and the European Union, safety challenges, changes in the energy sector, feminism, culture or animal rights.
However, the leading subject of this year's edition was"Green Independence". In today's world, green transformation is at the same time green independence, and our climate and ecological goals – as never before – are identical to geopolitical ones. So we talked about The influence of war in Ukraine on green transformationand o Green growth as an chance for Central and east EuropeWe asked the question, how to counter populist opposition to green transformationAnd we wondered, What war in Ukraine changes in our moral compass.
Games are especially peculiar Community experience, for years as an egalitarian platform for exchange of ideas and views. This year the event took part more than 2.5 1000 participants and participantswho co-founded the forum, enriching the debates with their questions and comments (also from the screens of their computers).
In addition, standing applause belongs to the full method squad Last Minute Eventsresponsible for the production of the event under the leadership of the irreplaceable Agnieszka Durmaj. During all day, dozens of people work on the backstage forum – sound engineers, operators, online streaming professionals and many, many others – without which all this would not work.
Thank you to our fantastic photographic team: Agnieszka Cytacka photography, Zuza Balcerzak PHOTO and Raspberry Workshop.
Many thanks are besides due to translators and translators, Mark Lewoc, who cares for the graphic setting of the event, as well as our good Olympic spirits, that is, volunteers and volunteers – you truly are great!
Finally, we besides thank our partners:
Strategic Partner: Łódź City, Łódź Event Center
Co-organiser: European Liberal Forum
Partners: Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit, Open Society Foundations, Atlas NetworkWildland, RadicalxChangeGoogle
Supporting partners: Velux, Orange, Incredible Inspirations, Foundation for economical Freedom, Amazon, IKEA, European Climate Foundation, Meta
Publishing Partner: Literary Publishing home
Specific partners: 4liberty.eu, FOR Foundation (Citizen improvement Forum), the Republican Institute, Inštitut Visio, Lithuanian Free marketplace Institute, Institute of Economics and Social Studies, Institute for Politics and Society, MLS – Movieno Liberal Social, Foundation Project: Poland, Strategy 2050The European Committee of the Regions, Universal Weekly Foundation, Bronisław Geremek Centre Foundation, Forum for Dialogue, The Paddy Ashdown Forum, Greenpeace Poland, Civic Institute, HEAL Poland, Committee on Democracy Defence, Protest with exclamation point, KIG Social dialog Committee, Campaign Against Homophobia, the Viva Foundation!, the Stefan Batory Foundation, Inspiring Girls Poland, Parliament of the Young Republic of Poland, UNICEF Poland, ECFR Roma – European Council on abroad Relations, Bar Association “Defensor Iuris” #DI, Magazine Contact, Women's Boat Trail, Free courts, Political criticism
Idei partners: Municipal Library in Łódź, Centre for global Relations, ♪ Interesting numbers ♪, EduKABE Foundation for Creative Solutions, Congress Newspaper, Fennel Helps, CORD, Space for Education Foundation, Local Government Movement YES! for Polish, Tour de Constitution PL, Free School
Network Partner: Green Cafe Nero
Media partners:One, Electoral Newspaper, Radio TOK FM, Books. Reading magazine, Newsweek Poland, Angora, TOYA tv
Accompanying event: Alt:work
Organizers of the accompanying event: Inwedo, Hycom, Bluerank, binarapps
See you next year!
Photo by Zuza Balcerzak Photo
