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Impulse for a fresh and open debate — The Protopia Conversations, Barcelona

Impulse for a fresh and open debate — The Protopia Conversations, Barcelona

Nearly a hundred people attended our first event with Mary Harrington to explore the worldview of progress.

Diario 16+ — Interview with Mary Harrington on progress and feminism

Diario 16+ — Interview with Mary Harrington on progress and feminism

On the occasion of her Protopia Lab conference, Mary Harrington spoke with Diario 16+ about feminism, progress, and the tensions between freedom and the social fabric.

Counting the Cost of Progress

Counting the Cost of Progress

By Mary Harrington, author of Feminism Against Progress — on what gets ignored when we measure the arc of history.

El Debate — Interview on the Protopia movement

El Debate — Interview on the Protopia movement

El Debate interviews Micha Narberhaus about a movement seeking a more pluralistic and honest public conversation.

Micha Narberhaus:

Micha Narberhaus: "We live in an era of hyper-moralism and tribalism that is very destructive"

An interview with the founder of The Protopia Lab on why genuine dialogue has become so difficult — and what we can do about it.

Jordi Pigem:

Jordi Pigem: "We have to get back to taking control of our lives, and that means redefining what progress means"

Philosopher Jordi Pigem speaks about free expression, technological dependency, and why the world we have built is hanging by a thread.

"Is Progress a Belief or a Fact?" — A talk with Mary Harrington in Barcelona

Announcement of the first Protopia Conversations event: a talk with Mary Harrington at the Ateneu Barcelonès, 23 May 2024.

The difficulty of difficult conversations

The difficulty of difficult conversations

Reflections on the first Protopia Lab workshop in Barcelona — on what it means to have genuinely pluralistic conversations in polarised times.

Workshop in Barcelona, October 2022: Difficult conversations in polarised times

Workshop in Barcelona, October 2022: Difficult conversations in polarised times

We are hosting our first in-person workshop, bringing together 20 people to have honest conversations about how we want to live together.