{"id":8729,"date":"2025-12-19T15:42:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T14:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucsia.org\/evenementen\/new-years-event-connected-in-care\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T15:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T14:04:34","slug":"new-years-event-connected-in-care","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.ucsia.org\/en\/events\/new-years-event-connected-in-care\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year\u2019s Event \u2013 Connected in Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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From research to encounter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The exhibition Connected in Care<\/em> emerged as an offshoot of the SOLIGION research project (Solidarity Inspired by Religion).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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SOLIGION<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Between 2020 and 2024, SOLIGION examined how socially engaged organizations inspired by religious and philosophical traditions shape care and solidarity today, and how they relate to the welfare state.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The research revealed a rich and often overlooked landscape of initiatives in which faith, worldview and social engagement intersect \u2013 not as opposites of public care, but often as a valuable complement to it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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About the exhibition<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The photo series translates these research insights into personal stories and images, making the abstract study tangible. The photographs reveal the people behind this solidarity: real individuals, with stories that resonate.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Photographer Jelle Vermeersch followed individuals and communities committed to offering closeness to those in need. He captured moments in which faith and worldview become tangible through acts of compassion and solidarity.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The photographs show a rich diversity of religious traditions, but above all what people share with one another: care for the vulnerable, empathy, and the desire to build a warmer society together.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The schedule<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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  • \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t7 pm | Welcome<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
  • \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t7.30 pm | Thinking and acting in solidarity: UCSIA today\u202f<\/strong>
    Welcome by Erik De Bom (Acting Director of UCSIA)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
  • \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t7.40 pm | SOLIGION in Focus<\/strong>
    Introduction to the photo exhibition \u2018Connected in Care\u2019 by Bert De Munck (Professor of History, University of Antwerp | \u202fPromoter of the SOLIGION project)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
  • \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t7.50 pm | Antwerp Partners in Solidarity <\/strong>
    Panel discussion with Niek Everts (Coordinator, 't Vlot) and Petra Schipper (City Pastor at the Protestant Social Centre) on collaboration between the university community and social organizations.
    Moderator: Gilke Gunst (Project Coordinator Religion, Culture & Society, UCSIA)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
  • \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t8.20 pm | Growing in Connection: UCSIA's Commitment for 2026<\/strong>
    Closing remarks by Bea Cantillon (Chair, UCSIA)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
  • \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t8.30 pm | Drinks, snacks
    and a chance to explore the exhibition Connected in Care<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    How can religion inspire solidarity and social action? In the photo exhibition Connected in Care<\/i>, you will discover the stories of people who, driven by religious inspiration, dedicate themselves to helping others. The exhibition serves as a starting point for a deeper conversation on faith-based solidarity with several local social organizations.<\/p>\n

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