About
What to expect
Kübra Gümüşay and journalist Lara Billie Rense talk about why utopias matter in a time of multiple crises.
- Climate crisis, inequality, wars and Big Tech power
- Utopian ideas behind democracy and human rights
- Gümüşay's forthcoming book Zukünfte (“Futures”)
- Gümüşay also hosts the talk series Utopia Talks
- Moderated by journalist Lara Billie Rense
Questions
When does Who dares to dream? start and end?
Who dares to dream? runs Thursday, 12 November 2026, 17:00.
Where is Who dares to dream??
Who dares to dream? takes place at SPUI25, Spui 25-27, Amsterdam.
What is the conversation about?
Why we should believe in utopias again in a time of multiple crises.
Topics include historical utopian experiments, today's real utopias and the politics of imagination.
Also: how visions of the future can be shaped together instead of by a privileged few.
How can I book?
Reserve a place through the SPUI25 reservation page: spui25.nl
Amsterdam
Getting there
SPUI25, Spui 25-27, 1012 WX Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL
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