Tuesday 31 March, 18:00

Enigma Botanica: The Plant That Could Save Millions

Free

This educational escape game explores botanical knowledge and historical research as players investigate a family’s old study to identify a plant described in a 1715 letter used to treat malaria. Participants examine clues, classify specimens, and apply basic pharmacological reasoning and observational skills to reconstruct how the plant’s compounds could combat disease. The session emphasizes taxonomy, analytical thinking, teamwork and the role of traditional botanical knowledge in medical discovery.

In French.

Chemin de l'Impératrice 1,
1292 Chambésy

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Photo Credit: Jardin Botanique de Genève

Monday 9 March, 19:30

FIFDH: Wittenoom – Poisoned Land, Ignored Crime

Independent Cinema Lectures & Workshops

Théâtre Pitoëff

A powerful forum on environmental injustice and Indigenous rights, preceded by a screening of Yurlu | Country. Speakers examine the long-ignored asbestos contamination of Wittenoom in Western Australia, questioning state and corporate responsibility, the right to a healthy environment, and the ongoing fight of Aboriginal communities for recognition, remediation and justice.

The discussion is in English and interpreted in French; the film is in English and Banjima, with French and English subtitles.

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Monday 9 March, 12:30

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Lectures & Workshops

Société de lecture

Pascal Schouwey, independent journalist, conducts an interview with Ernest Pignon-Ernest, elected to the Académie des beaux-arts and a precursor of street art since the 1960s. The conversation explores his rigorous technical practice, ethical commitment and the poetic way he inhabits the world. It examines emblematic works such as his Rimbaud vagabond, his interventions across different contexts and the recurring themes of exile, social injustice, reproductive rights, the AIDS crisis and migration, and how he revives dormant myths.

The lecture will be preceded by an apéritif at 18:30, offering a convivial start to the evening.

In French.

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6 – 15 March

FIFDH – Geneva International Film and Forum Festival on Human Rights

Independent Cinema Lectures & Workshops

Multiple locations

Since 2003, FIFDH has combined cinema with the promotion of human rights, presenting socially conscious films alongside debates and discussions that engage activists, journalists, artists, diplomats, and the public. Held across multiple venues in Geneva, including the UN, theaters, museums, and hospitals, the festival showcases feature films and documentaries that highlight human rights struggles worldwide, encouraging dialogue, reflection, and action. FIFDH has welcomed Nobel laureates, renowned filmmakers, and leading voices in activism, making it a unique platform where art and advocacy intersect.

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Monday 9 March, 19:00

FIFDH: Solidarity Is Not a Slogan

Independent Cinema Lectures & Workshops

Théâtre Pitoëff

An engaged forum on solidarity as a political practice, preceded by a screening of the documentary Portuali. Drawing on concrete struggles—from labour movements to feminist, anti-racist and anti-colonial causes—speakers and activists question what solidarity really means when it involves conflict, risk and power dynamics, including among allies themselves.

The discussion is interpreted in English and French (with French surtitles); the film is in Italian, with French and English subtitles.

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Monday 9 March, 18:30

FIFDH: Iran – Voices of Uprising

Independent Cinema Lectures & Workshops

Maison de la Paix

A powerful forum on Iran’s long-standing repression and the voices of today’s uprising, preceded by a screening of Where God Is Not. Activists, journalists and researchers examine how decades of institutionalised violence, censorship and political repression shape the current protests, and reflect on resistance, memory and the visibility of victims under an authoritarian system.

The discussion is interpreted in English and French; the film is in Persian and French, with English and French subtitles.

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Tuesday 10 March, 18:30

FIFDH: What Future for International Geneva?

Lectures & Workshops

Maison de la Paix

A high-level forum on the future of International Geneva, preceded by a screening of Solidarity. Leaders from humanitarian organisations, multilateral institutions and academia examine the deep financial and legitimacy crises facing global governance and human rights mechanisms, and discuss how multilateralism might be reimagined in a rapidly shifting world — and what role Geneva and Switzerland can still play.

The discussion is interpreted in French; the film is in French, Arabic, Polish, English and German, with French, English and German subtitles.

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Enigma Botanica: The Plant That Could Save Millions