Friday 12 June, 19:00

Discussing Ecology with Children: Truth, Hope and Resilience

Free, booking required

Monica Serlavos moderates a Parents d’Avenir panel with documentary filmmaker Katharine Domincé, a representative of Association Enseignants pour le Climat, and XR Familles Lausanne members Xavier and Adrien (12).

They examine how to address the ecological crisis with children, exploring how to balance truthful explanations with hope and resilience, share practical conversation techniques and educational perspectives, and transform eco-anxiety into collective agency through participatory discussion and small-group exchanges that support family and school practices.

In French.

Rue Fendt 1,
Switzerland

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Photo Credit: DR

13 March – 12 June

DE.CO.DE: Disinformation, Media and Democracy

Lectures & Workshops

Maison de la Paix

DE.CO.DE is a research-led workshop series for 18–25-year-olds exploring disinformation, media, artificial intelligence and democratic participation. Participants work with researchers and journalists to analyse how information circulates and is distorted, co-create multimedia content, and develop analytical and creative skills. The programme examines digital influences on civic life, offers practical tools for critical media literacy, and supports contributors in producing resources for peers while recognising the ethical challenges of online information.

In English.

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12 – 14 June

Les épistolaires de Bernex

Community Lectures & Workshops

Parc de la Mare

Join this intimate community reading series celebrating letters and journeys, centred on the theme “Beyond the Mountains.” Five outdoor readings present texts by Schwarzenbach, Cingria, Bouvier, Vernet and Eberhardt, performed by Marthe Keller, Jean‑Luc Bideau, Samuel Labarthe, Camille Bordet, Ophélie Gaillard and Geoffroy de Clavière. Each session stands alone and lasts about one hour. The festival invites neighbours, families and everyone curious about literature to come together, listen and share in a quiet, communal experience.

In French.

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28 January – 23 December

Create Your Own Rousseau-Style Herbarium

Lectures & Workshops

Jardin botanique

This workshop explores the traditional process of assembling a herbarium specimen, inspired by Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s collections. Participants learn scientific techniques for pressing and mounting dried plants on old paper, practice botanical labelling and nomenclature, and select specimens to create a personal herbarium sheet. The session examines preservation methods, identification principles and the historical context of Rousseau’s approach, combining practical skills with scientific insight to produce a lasting botanical object.

In French.

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Saturday 13 June, 10:00

Discovery of the organ – Église de Compesières

Lectures & Workshops

Eglise de Compesières

Discover the new monumental organ at Église de Compesières during a guided tour on Saturday, June 13, 2026, from 10am to 11:30am. Recently installed, this German Romantic-style instrument brings a unique addition to Geneva’s organ landscape through its design, mechanics, and rich sound architecture.

The tour will be led by Diego Innocenzi, organist at Victoria Hall and teacher at the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève.

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Saturday 13 June, 18:00

Collecting Borges

Lectures & Workshops

Maison Rousseau

Alejandro Vaccaro, collector and biographer of Jorge Luis Borges, appears with Alejandro Roemmers (poet and entrepreneur) and Roberto Alifano (author, poet and essayist) to present their research and collections.

The roundtable examines how collecting practices shape narratives around Borges, exploring notable objects, metonymic extensions of the writer, and the philosophical stakes of preserving literary heritage. Vaccaro will show selected items from his private collection and speakers reflect on memory, curation and literary legacy.

In Spanish.

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28 January – 23 December

Our Biodiversity: Memory game

Lectures & Workshops

Jardin botanique

This interactive memory challenge invites participants to test their memory while exploring practical ways to preserve biodiversity based on Geneva’s municipal strategy. Players match “before-and-after” images that illustrate individual and institutional actions, and each correct pair reveals concise information explaining the measure. The activity examines themes such as habitat restoration, species-friendly practices, urban greening and policy responses, helping participants understand the impact and rationale behind everyday and organisational conservation choices.

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