Tag: Philosophy
Charitable lecture raises funds for flood victims in Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
A charitable lecture presented by Lúcia Helena Galvão raises over R$19,000 in funds for flood victims in Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil). The auditorium of New Acropolis Asa Sul, in […]
Winter Reading Club (Australia)
We held our first reading club round table session on a cozy, rainy evening. It was full of open discussions and meaningful conversations where we explored the dimensions of time […]
Rethinking Justice (Chicago, USA)
New Acropolis Chicago hosted the event ‘Rethinking Justice – Ancient Ideas for Today’s Freethinkers’. In this interactive event we discussed ancient views of politics, justice, harmonious co-existence in the teachings […]
Earth Day Nature Walk: Building Community and Connection (USA)
The rain stopped and the skies cleared just in time as we celebrated Earth Day with a nature walk at Mount Auburn Cemetery. As we enjoyed the embrace of Nature, we […]
Documentary “La Vérité du Sol” – Screening with the director (Brussels, Belgium)
To mark International Earth Day, promoted by the United Nations, NA Bruxelles screened the documentary “La Vérité du Sol”. It was followed by an exchange with director François Legrand. The […]
Philosopher’s Kit (Guatemala, Guatemala)
In our Philosopher’s Kit workshop we reflected on ideas of great philosophers such as Confucius, Seneca, the Buddha, Marcus Aurelius, Socrates, etc. During the activity, the participants chose the ideas […]
We have a dream! Nuremberg weeks against racism (Germany)
Every year the city of Nuremberg participates in the “International Weeks against Racism”. More actions than ever before, such as workshops, speeches, concerts, discussions and lectures, took place within two […]
Presentation of the book: “Priestesses for Peace” (Portugal)
New Acropolis Portugal has published the book “Priestesses for Peace“. Written by several author-volunteers of New Acropolis, it presents a vision of women related to mysticism and peace. Mysticism is […]
Workshop Fitness and Health Philosophy (Bulgaria)
The general training or “Fitness and health philosophy” continued in the New Acropolis Sofia. Тhe participants learned how important it is to warm up before every workout and how we […]
Plotinus and the Mysteries of the Inner Life (Paris, France)
Who was Plotinus? Undoubtedly another Plato for his contemporaries of the third century A.D. Plotinus, spearhead of Neoplatonism, left us a unique spiritual legacy. He taught us to transcend the […]