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    • 06/09/2025
    • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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    Being Spaces
    Katalin Szalay

    A nomadic workshop to Switch-off Cafe exploring perception…
    and reconnecting with oneself and others.

    Wellbeing | Sat 6th Sep | 2-5pm


    Each session of 1.5 hours consists of 2-3 different (group and individual) activities. 

    In the framework of our Switch-Off cafe, Katalin Szalay offers a series of immersive activities, nomadic workshops, to help with complete disconnection from your screens. 

    Through gentle, pressure-free explorations and sensitive gestures, these activities invite us to slow down, feel and connect differently.

    No performance. No prerequisites. Just an invitation to fully inhabit the present moment, to create space through being — together.

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    Not a Member yet? Join Full Circle now & come to events at the Members' rate!

    ABOUT THE HOST

    Katalin Szalay is the author of the innovative leadership development programme Leadership Inside Out (LIO).

    KEY LINKS

    https://www.leadersfromtheinsideout.com/being-spaces

    Other things to stay for on this day!

      

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    • 06/09/2025
    • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    • 17
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    OPEN DAY

    Full Circle Drinks

    Social | Sat 6th Sept | 5-7pm

    Curious about Full Circle? Join us for a drink & discover what we're all about. 

    Whether you're already part of our community or simply intrigued, you’ll have the opportunity to meet the team, explore the house & hear more about our future plans including what the different types of Full Circle memberships have to offer. It’s a relaxed & informal setting, ideal for asking questions & seeing if this is a place where you feel at home.

    We warmly welcome current members & their guests too – so feel free to bring a friend or two along. It's a lovely way to connect with others who share a curiosity for ideas, culture & community. No pressure, just good company & a great conversation.

    We're looking forward to welcoming you – the first drink is on us!

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    • 06/09/2025
    • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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    Film Screening & Discussion

    Can't Look Away: The Case Against Social Media
    Dir. Matthew O'Neill & Perri Pelrz, 2025; Eng, st.FR

    How can we protect our kids?
    Kids Unplugged, Belgium

    Culture / Film & Discussion | Sat 12th Oct | 5-7pm

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    “A harrowing, heartbreaking indictment of social media’s ruthlessness" - The Guardian ★★★★

    Essential viewing for parents, educators and teenagers.

    A chance to see the gripping, acclaimed documentary "Can't Look Away: The Case Against Social Media", following US lawyers assisting the parents of children who died due to interactions with harmful activities on the internet.

    The cases in the film are from the US, but the experiences are global.
    Join the post-film discussion with Kids Unplugged, about the issues raised, the risks for young people in our care, and what we can all do about it. 

    MORE DETAILS

    About the Film:

    *The film is not recommended for children under 13. Please review Parental Guidance in advance. 

    About Kids Unplugged:

    Kids Unplugged is a new Belgian movement, campaigning for increased awareness of the risks, action by parents, educators and politicians to protect our children and young adults. 

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    • 13/09/2025
    • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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    European Writers Festival

    ROOTED/UNROOTED

    Kit De Waal, Balsam Karam, Philippe Marczewski

    Literary Salon | Sat 13th Sep | 6.30-8.30pm

    *Doors open at 6.30pm. The speakers will start at 7pm.

    Not a Member yet? Join Full Circle now & come to events at the Members' rate!

    European Writers Salon and Full Circle are delighted to bring you an evening with three fantastic writers from across Europe as they explore what roots them and unroots them and the role that literature and writing play in allowing us to find and create a sense of home in a changing world. 

    Kit de Waal, Balsam Karam and Philippe Marczewski will each read from their work and talk about what Rooted/Unrooted means to them. This will then be followed by a lively panel discussion and audience questions. 

    Join us for a stimulating and creative evening as we think about what being a European writer means today and to us, how literature sustains us and how we can create and re-create rootedness in our own ways – building a community based on love of literature and connection. 

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    ABOUT THE WRITERS

    Kit de Waal, born to an Irish mother and Caribbean father, was brought up among the Irish community of Birmingham in the ‘60s and ‘70s. She is the bestselling, prize-winning author of novels My Name Is Leon (an international bestseller which was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, won the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year and was recently adapted as a film for BBC Two), The Trick to Time (longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction), a short story collection, Supporting Cast, and a memoir, Without Warning and Only Sometimes (which was a Radio 4 Book of the Week and was shortlisted for Biography of the Year at the Irish Book Awards). She is also editor of the Common People anthology, and co-founder of the Big Book Weekend festival. Her latest book Best of Everything is a redemptive novel about the love that can steal into our lives, in spite of the best laid plans.

    Balsam Karam is of Kurdish ancestry and has lived in Sweden since she was a young child. She made her literary debut in 2018 with the critically acclaimed novel Event Horizon, which was shortlisted for the Katapult Prize and won the Småland Literature Festival’s Migrant Prize. Her second novel, The Singularity, was shortlisted for the European Union Prize for Literature, the August Prize, and Svenska Dagbladet’s Literature Prize.

    Philippe Marczewski is a Belgian writer. He worked in neuropsychology before setting up an independent bookshop, which he ran for sixteen years. He is author of Blues pour trois tombes et un fantôme, a melancholy tale exploring the moods generated by his home town of Liège, and Un corps tropical, a caustic contemporary adventure novel (Prix Victor Rossel, Special Mention of the Jury of the Prix Senghor). Quand Cécile, which evokes absence, mourning, memory and forgetting without sadness, was awarded special mention by the 2025 European Union Prize for Literature.

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    • 13/09/2025
    • 8:30 PM
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    • 45
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    E
    uropean Writers Salon
    BUFFET DINNER  

    DINING Sat 13th Sept | 8.30pm

    We are delighted to welcome you for dinner at Full Circle, during the European Writers Salon. 



    BUFFET MENU  
    (29€)

    STARTER 
    Wild rice, cucumber, carrots, red onions & balsamic dressing (Mustard)

    Roasted aubergine salad, tahini dressing, coriander, feta, pomegranate (Sesame, lactose)

    Green salad & condiments


    MAIN

    Free range poultry in tarragon creamy sauce (Lactose)

    Round stuffed courgette with quinoa, shallots & peperonata side (No allergens)

    SIDES

    Roasted baby potatoes & carrots in herbs (No allergens)

    Roasted seasonal vegetables in tamarind sauce (No allergens)

    Bulgour (Gluten)


    DESSERT

    Chocolate fondant & crème anglaise (Lactose, Egg)




    EXTRAS

    WINE
    (10€)

    2 glasses with your meal
    (Choose from red/
    white wine, beer or soft drinks)

     


     | Bar open for drinks  | Booking required


    • 18/09/2025
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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    Full Circle Book Club
    hosted by Eleonora Balsano

    The Möbius Book
    by Catherine Lacey

    Culture Thurs 18th Sept | 7:00-8:30 pm

    Monthly meet up to discuss a great read, along with drinks & good company.

    *Doors open at 6.30pm. The book club begins at 7pm.

    Join a new season of encounters around the latest works of contemporary fiction, in the company of other avid readers and our host Eleonora Balsano. 

    The Möbius Book is a genre-bending story about breaking. Adrift in the winter of 2021 after a sudden breakup and the ensuing depression, the novelist Catherine Lacey began cataloguing the wreckage of her life and the beauty of her friendships, a practice that eventually propagated fiction both entirely imagined and strangely true. She soon realized that she was writing about her relationship with faith. Through relationships, travel, reading and memories of her religious fanaticism, Lacey charts the contours of faith’s absence and re-emergence. A hybrid work across fiction and nonfiction, The Möbius Book troubles the line between memory and fiction with an openhearted defense of faith’s inherent danger.

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    • 19/09/2025
    • 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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    Launch Party: Season 13

    2025-26


    SEASON LAUNCH | Fri 19th Sept | 7pm

    Welcome to the new season, full of inspiring thinkers, doers, activists, artists, musicians & more.

    Discover our new programme and meet some of the hosts of our regular activities.

    Come for a drink and a bite, see some new faces, and feel the vibe of our place and community.

    If you're not a member, you can also join on the night!

    *

    Attendance is FREE, but please register.

    FREE drinks for Members in the 1st hour.

    OPEN TO ALL

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    • 20/09/2025
    • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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    LIFTING SPIRITS

    Tahmid Chowdhury

    Social | Sat 20th Sep | 3-5pm

    It's hard not to feel downbeat by the amount of negativity and pessimism that we are often surrounded by – whether the constant reminders of how 'busy' and 'stressed' we all are, or the negative news cycle pulling us into a state of misery.

    Many of us came to Brussels with lofty ambitions to improve the world around us. But as time has gone by, perhaps we lost connection with our 'why'.

    Perhaps you've been working in the EU bubble or a large organisation. You've found things have gone a little stale, and you want more space to be stimulated and to have an injection of positive and innovative thinking in your life. 

    If that's the case, join us!

    The aim of this gathering is to build a community which reinjects a much-needed sense of inclusion and positivity in the Brussels landscape. By bringing together kindred-spirits, we can reconnect with our sense of purpose to make the world a better place. 

    The social will be informal, allowing for open and free-flowing conversation. There will be some light facilitation to help people get to know each other. There will be conversation prompts and some introductory words and framing for each session.

    Come along and bring your friends!

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    ABOUT THE HOST

    Tahmid Chowdhury is a coach and writer helping individuals and groups unlock their full potential through guided self-inquiry. With a background in public policy, they worked in the UK Government and on EU sustainability policy in Brussels. They are the author of Make Diversity Matter to You and Become Your Best Self. Their work focuses on fostering growth, fulfillment, and well-being in high-pressure environments.

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    • 20/09/2025
    • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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    CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS ON
    CONFLICT & PEACE

    Conflict In the Workplace

    Sandra Melone & Éva Kamarás

    Ideas / Conversations | Sat 20th Sep | 5-7pm

    This popular Conversation Series of monthly meet ups on Conflict & Peace continues into the new Season! Our fabulous host, Sandra Melone, together with a diverse range of expert guests will bring conflict and conflict transformation centre-stage in rich discussions that better inform and equip us with tools to face tensions near and far.

    For our first gathering, Éva Kamarás joins Sandra in unpacking conflict at work. A common occurrence with diverse causes, workplace conflict can come in different forms - from disagreements right up to systemic issues. We’ll dive into it, share our experiences and look at effective, constructive ways to come closer to a resolution.

    Éva Kamarás is a seasoned Brussels professional with a practical mindset and experienced in strategy, communication, change management and workplace culture.

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    ABOUT THE HOST

    Hosting the Series is Sandra Djuvara MeloneCEO of Zancora Consulting, which she founded in 2021, with a strong expertise in peacebuilding, conflict resolution, crisis management, human rights and, not last, gender. With a vast experience on the ground, she has worked across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. She knows first hand what living through civil war is like. Sandra is the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Search for Common Ground, Europe, one of the world’s leading international non-governmental organisations working in peacebuilding and conflict transformation, where she's been involved in various roles since 1995. Sandra is a founding member of the European Platform for Conflict Prevention and Transformation (EPCPT), of the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO), and of the Child Soldiers Initiative (CSI). Before dedicating her career to conflict transformation, Sandra worked in human rights advocacy with Amnesty International, and in international education.

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     Medium (15-20) Available on request

    • 20/09/2025
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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    SINGLES APERO

    Social | Sat 20th Sep | 7-9pm

    The Singles Apero is our popular series of monthly encounters where you can meet other social singles in a safe space without matching pressure. 

    Feel free to bring any single friends along or just come by yourself. 

    Open to all singles

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    • 20/09/2025
    • 7:30 PM - 11:00 PM
    • 43
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    Ceilidh!
    ft. The Hoggies

    Social / drinks | sat 20 sep | 7.30 - 11 pm

    We only have 120 tickets and we always sell out!!

    It's time to dust off your dancing shoes and join a traditional Scottish ceilidh.

    No previous experience or dancing skills required - the band will be calling out the steps as we go along. If you're a ceilidh regular then you know how much fun it is!

    Bring your friends or come along but please, no spikey heels on our rather beautiful wooden floor.

    * 7.30pm doors open - meals available to pre order, bar snacks also available

    * 8.00pm start dancing!

    * 10.30pm Band finishes

    *TICKET INCLUDES 1 DRINK (BEER, WINE OR SOFT)

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    Bar & light food

     Large (>50) Available
    Child friendly

    ABOUT THE BAND

    The Hoggies are the original Brussels-based Scottish ceilidh band. 

    KEY LINKS

    The Hoggies website

    • 26/09/2025
    • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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    HOW TO WRITE A FILM SCORE

    Nigel Clarke

    Culture / Salon | Fri 26th Sep | 6.30-8.30pm

    *Doors open at 6.30pm. The speaker will start at 7pm.

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    Join us for an evening with composer Nigel Clarke to unveil the creative process behind making music for the movies.

    Nigel will show clips and illustrations from his soundtracks to stimulate discussion on the role of music in film and TV. He will also give a historical perspective on some of the great film scores of the past and spark conversation on this fascinating subject.

    ABOUT THE SPEAKER

    Nigel Clarke studied composition at the Royal Academy of Music with Paul Patterson, where he was awarded the Academy’s highest distinction, the Queen’s Commendation for Excellence. Clarke has previously held positions as Young Composer in Residence at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Composition and Contemporary Music Tutor at the Royal Academy of Music, London, Head of Composition at the London College of Music and Media, Visiting Tutor at the Royal Northern College of Music, Associate Composer to the Young Concert Artists Trust,  Black Dyke Band, the Band of HM Grenadier Guards, Brass Band Buizingen, Middle Tennessee State University Bands, Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall and International Composer-in-Association to the Grimethorpe Colliery Band. Clarke has also co-written film soundtracks to: Jinnah, The Little Vampire, The Little Polar Bear, The Thief Lord, Baseline, & Will and in 2006 was a co-nominee at `The World Soundtrack Awards’ in the `Discovery of the Year’ category. In 2008 Clarke was awarded the title of Doctor of Musical Arts from University of Salford.

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    Medium (20-50) Available on request
    • 27/09/2025
    • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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    Deep Thought series

    with Andreea Petre-Goncalves

    Ideas / Conversations | Sat 27th Sep | 5-7pm

    Join us for a hopeful conversation with Andreea.

    Stay tuned, more details coming soon. 

    Open to everyone | Booking required
    Bar open

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    ABOUT THE HOST

    Andreea Petre-Goncalves was 8 years old when totalitarian Communism collapsed overnight in her native Romania. She saw then how quickly yesterday’s absolute truth can become tomorrow reviled atrocity. She knows that societal narratives can shift fast, and when they do, they make deep system re-set possible. For two decades she worked for international development, human rights, health and sustainability in the EU institutions and international NGOs. In 2019 she set up Flare, a Brussels-based think-and-do tank that experiments with practical ways of shifting the collective ideas we hold of what is normal and desirable. This work builds on 15 years of her researching and writing about societal narrative shifts. She is a BMW Foundation Responsible Leader and a member of Global Diplomacy Lab.

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    Bar open with snacks

     Medium (15-20) Available on request

    • 03/10/2025
    • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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    DON'T TALK ABOUT POLITICS
    How to change 21st Century minds 

    with Sarah Stein-Lubrano

    Salon / Ideas | Fri 3rd Oct | 6.30-8.30pm

    *Doors open at 6.30pm. The speaker will start at 7pm.

    Not a Member yet? Join Full Circle now & come to events at the Members' rate!

    How do you change someone’s mind? About something big, like politics or values? Political theorist and bold new voice Sarah Stein Lubrano compellingly illustrates why we shouldn’t talk about politics - and what we should do instead. Evidence shows that arguing our case rarely convinces others. If anything, the very art of conversation is breaking down with our political systems. So how do we move forward? Are there any effective forms of thinking and doing that can unstuck us from trite polarised conversations or push us to take action for real?

    Thinking at the intersection of psychology and politics, Sarah believes that in our troubled times we focus too much on words. However, what’s really needed by anyone hoping to promote progressive ideas is not arguments, but an infrastructure that fosters new relationships and experiences. She delves deep into our contemporary social fabric and looks at how we build much needed social infrastructure and change 21st century minds. She challenges us to rethink politics and reveals how to be a good political thinker.

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    ABOUT THE SPEAKER

    Sarah Stein Lubrano is a researcher, author and broadcaster. Her academic research has focused on the role of emotion in political communication, and specifically cognitive dissonance. Lubrano is the head of research for the Future Narratives Lab. For many years she was the head of content at The School of Life, where she is still a content lead. She writes and speaks publicly on a variety of topics. In earlier lives, Lubrano made films and worked as a prison tutor and obituary writer. 

    GOOD READS

    Don't Talk About Politics, How to change 21st-century minds (2025).

    KEY LINKS

    Sarah Stein Lubrano: Website

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    • 09/10/2025
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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    Full Circle Book Club
    hosted by Eleonora Balsano

    Heart Lamp

    by Banu Mushtaq

    Culture Thurs 9th Oct | 7:00-8:30 pm

    Monthly meet up to discuss a great read, along with drinks & good company.

    *Doors open at 6.30pm. The book club begins at 7pm.

    Heart Lamp is the winner of the International Booker Prize 2025. In 12 stories, author Banu Mushtaq exquisitely captures the everyday lives of women and girls in Muslim communities in southern India.Published originally in the Kannada language between 1990 and 2023, praised for their dry and gentle humour, these portraits of family and community tensions testify to Mushtaq’s years as a journalist and lawyer, championing women’s rights and protesting all forms of caste and religious oppression.  

    Written in a style at once witty, vivid, colloquial, moving and excoriating, it’s in her characters that Mushtaq emerges as an astonishing writer and observer of human nature, building disconcerting emotional heights out of a rich spoken style. Her opus has garnered both censure from conservative quarters as well as India’s most prestigious literary awards.

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR

    Banu Mushtaq is a writer, activist and lawyer in the state of Karnataka, southern India. Winner of the International Booker Prize 2025 for Heart Lamp.

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    • 11/10/2025
    • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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    LIFTING SPIRITS

    Tahmid Chowdhury

    Social | Sat 11th Oct | 3-5 pm

    It's hard not to feel downbeat by the amount of negativity and pessimism that we are often surrounded by – whether the constant reminders of how 'busy' and 'stressed' we all are, or the negative news cycle pulling us into a state of misery.

    Many of us came to Brussels with lofty ambitions to improve the world around us. But as time has gone by, perhaps we lost connection with our 'why'.

    Perhaps you've been working in the EU bubble or a large organisation. You've found things have gone a little stale, and you want more space to be stimulated and to have an injection of positive and innovative thinking in your life. 

    If that's the case, join us!

    The aim of this gathering is to build a community which reinjects a much-needed sense of inclusion and positivity in the Brussels landscape. By bringing together kindred-spirits, we can reconnect with our sense of purpose to make the world a better place. 

    The social will be informal, allowing for open and free-flowing conversation. There will be some light facilitation to help people get to know each other. There will be conversation prompts and some introductory words and framing for each session.

    Come along and bring your friends!

    __________________________________________________________

    ABOUT THE HOST

    Tahmid Chowdhury is a coach and writer helping individuals and groups unlock their full potential through guided self-inquiry. With a background in public policy, they worked in the UK Government and on EU sustainability policy in Brussels. They are the author of Make Diversity Matter to You and Become Your Best Self. Their work focuses on fostering growth, fulfillment, and well-being in high-pressure environments.

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    • 11/10/2025
    • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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    CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS
    CONFLICT & PEACE

    On Israel & Palestine

    Sandra Melone & Eva Dalak

    Conversations Sat 11th Oct / 5-7pm *

    Join us for a critical conversation on peace in Israel and Palestine. Joining Sandra is Eva Dalak, an Israeli Palestinian and a peace activator with over two decades of experience in conflict transformation. 

    Eva is the founder of Peace Activation and co-founder of One Whole Peace, both soul-centred peace movements in Palestine and Israel bringing citizens of different faiths together in conflict transformation. She is passionate about activating peace, promoting gender equality, interfaith dialogue, and empowering communities to build peace from within.

    As a skilled conflict transformation facilitator, peacebuilding trainer, and gender advisor, Eva has amassed experience in over 22 countries in conflict zones across Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. She is committed to promoting individual soul-centred leadership and radical responsibility through innovative and entrepreneurial initiatives. 

    Open to everyone | Booking required
    Bar open

    * This event was postponed from July 2025, due to travel restrictions.

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    ABOUT THE HOST

    Hosting the Series is Sandra Djuvara MeloneCEO of Zancora Consulting, which she founded in 2021, with a strong expertise in peacebuilding, conflict resolution, crisis management, human rights and, not last, gender. With a vast experience on the ground, she has worked across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. She knows first hand what living through civil war is like. Sandra is the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Search for Common Ground, Europe, one of the world’s leading international non-governmental organisations working in peacebuilding and conflict transformation, where she's been involved in various roles since 1995. Sandra is a founding member of the European Platform for Conflict Prevention and Transformation (EPCPT), of the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO), and of the Child Soldiers Initiative (CSI). Before dedicating her career to conflict transformation, Sandra worked in human rights advocacy with Amnesty International, and in international education.

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    • 17/10/2025
    • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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    EXILE ECONOMICS:

    What if globalisation fails


    Ben Chu

    Salon / Ideas | Fri 17th Oct | 6.30-8.30pm

    *Doors open at 6.30pm. The speaker will start at 7pm.

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    Nations are turning away from each other. Faith in globalisation has been undermined by the pandemic, the energy crisis, surging trade wars and great power rivalry. A new vision is competing to replace the economic order we've known for many decades. One that leading economic journalist Ben Chu calls Exile Economics. A rejection of interdependence, a downgrading of multilateral collaboration and a striving for greater national self-sufficiency. The supporters of this new order argue it will establish genuine security, prosperity and peace. But is this promise achievable? Or a seductive delusion?

    Through the stories of globally traded commodities - from silicon to steel, from soybeans to solar panels - Ben Chu illustrates the intricate web of interdependence that has come to bind nations together - and underlines the dangers of this new push to isolationism. There are far better alternatives to exile. Join Ben as he guides us to this new world in all its promise and peril.

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    ABOUT THE SPEAKER

    Ben Chu is one of the leading economic journalists of our time, renowned for making complex economic ideas urgently intelligible. A former economics editor at Newsnight and The Independent and now Policy and Analysis Correspondent at BBC Verify, Chu has long challenged the austerity consensus with clarity and conviction. Chu’s work is grounded in a deep moral concern for how economic narratives shape everyday lives. He was nominated for Business Journalist of the Year at the 2015 British Journalism Awards and for Business Commentator of the Year at the 2018 Comment Awards. He was born in Manchester to a Chinese father and British mother. He lives in London.

    GOOD READS

    Exile Economics, What happens if globalisation fails (2025); Chinese Whispers: Why Everything You've Heard about China is Wrong (2013).

    KEY LINKS

    Website: Ben Chu

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     BOOK FOR DINNER

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    • 18/10/2025
    • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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    Deep Thought series

    Andreea Petre-Goncalves

    Ideas / Conversations | Sat 18th Oct | 5-7pm

    Join us for a hopeful conversation with Andreea.

    Stay tuned, more details coming soon. 

    Open to everyone | Booking required
    Bar open

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    ABOUT THE HOST

    Andreea Petre-Goncalves was 8 years old when totalitarian Communism collapsed overnight in her native Romania. She saw then how quickly yesterday’s absolute truth can become tomorrow reviled atrocity. She knows that societal narratives can shift fast, and when they do, they make deep system re-set possible. For two decades she worked for international development, human rights, health and sustainability in the EU institutions and international NGOs. In 2019 she set up Flare, a Brussels-based think-and-do tank that experiments with practical ways of shifting the collective ideas we hold of what is normal and desirable. This work builds on 15 years of her researching and writing about societal narrative shifts. She is a BMW Foundation Responsible Leader and a member of Global Diplomacy Lab.

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    • 18/10/2025
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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    SINGLES APERO

    Social | Sat 18th Oct | 7-9pm

    The Singles Apero is our popular series of monthly encounters where you can meet other social singles in a safe space without matching pressure. 

    Feel free to bring any single friends along or just come by yourself. 

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    • 28/10/2025
    • 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    • Full Circle House, 89 Ch. de Vleurgat, 1050 Ixelles
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    Pub Quiz

    in partnership with The Brussels Times

    Social | Tues 28th October | 7.30-9.30pm

    Put your general knowledge to the test at our Pub Quiz night with The Brussels Times! Come with a team or join one when you arrive we’ll match you up.

    Join us for fun night of trivia, drinks & good company. Bring your knowledge & let’s quiz!

    Open to all | Bar open with drinks & snacks

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    • 06/11/2025
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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    Full Circle Book Club
    hosted by Eleonora Balsano

    On the Calculation of Volume I

    by Solvej Balle

    Culture Thurs 6th Nov | 7:00-8:30 pm

    Monthly meet up to discuss a great read, along with drinks & good company.

    *Doors open at 6.30pm. The book club begins at 7pm.

    In the first part of Solvej Balle’s epic septology, Tara Selter has slipped out of time. Every morning, she wakes up to the 18th of November. She no longer expects to wake up to the 19th of November, and she no longer remembers the 17th of November as if it were yesterday. She comes to know the shape of the day like the back of her hand – the grey morning light in her Paris hotel; the moment a blackbird breaks into song; her husband’s surprise at seeing her return home unannounced. But for everyone around her, this day is lived for the first and only time. As Tara approaches her 365th 18th of November, she can’t shake the feeling that somewhere underneath the surface of this day, there’s a way to escape.

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR

    Solvej Balle is a Danish author and publisher. She made her debut in 1986 with Lyrebird and went on to write one of the 1990s’ most acclaimed works of Danish literature, According to the Law: Four Accounts of Mankind. Following this, she disappeared from the spotlight, moving from Copenhagen to the small island of Ærø, where she founded her publishing house, Pelagraf. Nearly 30 years later, the first book of a planned septology, On the Calculation of Volume I, was self-published. Five books have been published in Danish so far, with translations underway, and it was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2025

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    • 08/11/2025
    • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    • Full Circle House, 89 Ch. de Vleurgat, 1050 Ixelles
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    Deep Thought series

    with Andreea Petre-Goncalves

    Ideas / Conversations | Sat 8th Nov | 5-7pm

    Join us for a hopeful conversation with Andreea.

    Stay tuned, more details coming soon. 

    Open to everyone

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    ABOUT THE HOST

    Andreea Petre-Goncalves was 8 years old when totalitarian Communism collapsed overnight in her native Romania. She saw then how quickly yesterday’s absolute truth can become tomorrow reviled atrocity. She knows that societal narratives can shift fast, and when they do, they make deep system re-set possible. For two decades she worked for international development, human rights, health and sustainability in the EU institutions and international NGOs. In 2019 she set up Flare, a Brussels-based think-and-do tank that experiments with practical ways of shifting the collective ideas we hold of what is normal and desirable. This work builds on 15 years of her researching and writing about societal narrative shifts. She is a BMW Foundation Responsible Leader and a member of Global Diplomacy Lab.

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    • 14/11/2025
    • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Full Circle House, 89 Ch. de Vleurgat, 1050 Ixelles
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    GREEN CRIME

    Inside the Minds of the People Destroying the Planet, and How to Stop Them

    A salon with Julia Shaw

    Ideas / Salon | Fri 14th Nov | 6.30-8.30 pm

    *Doors open at 6.30pm. The speaker will start at 7pm.

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    How do the Earth's killers think? What makes their crimes so deadly? And how can we stop them from stealing our future? Psychologist Julia Shaw is a master at looking at the why human beings do the (evil) things they do. From oil spills to illegal deforestation, she exposes the disturbing underbelly of environmental crime whilst also shining a light on the heroes attempting to thwart its progress.

    Using insider sources and her expertise as a criminal psychologist, Julia Shaw takes us deep into some of the worst environmental crimes of our time (think Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Dieselgate emissions scandal, or the Shuidong wildlife crime syndicate)

    She reconstructs the minds of the perpetrators and, from the Amazon forest to South African gold mines, she follows the impact of green crimes right to our doorsteps, and meticulously profiles the work of the heroes bringing these criminals to justice.

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    ABOUT THE SPEAKER

    Julia Shaw is a German-Canadian criminal psychologist at University College London, bestselling author, and regular presenter of TV and audio shows. As a scientist, she specialises in false memory, memory hacking, investigative interviewing, and understanding the criminal mind, as well as identity in the age of social media and digital ethics. She is also a best-selling writer translated into twenty languages, author of four books. She strives to to form more tolerant, respectful and inclusive working places and environments. In 2017 Julia co-founded the startup Spot which uses artificial intelligence and memory science to help individuals document and report inappropriate workplace behaviour. In 2024 she released two series on BBC Radio 4. Experts on Trial, about the secret world of expert witnesses, and The Human Subject, co-hosted by Dr Adam Rutherford, about the dark history of modern medicine. Between 2020 and 2024 she wrote and hosted the award-winning BBC Sounds podcast Bad People.She has also been a presenter for German television.

    GOOD READS

    Green Crime, Inside the Minds of the People Destroying the Planet, and How to Stop Them (2025); Bi, The Hidden Culture, History and Science of Bisexuality (2022); Making Evil, The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side (2020); The Memory Illusion, Remembering, Forgetting and the Science of False Memory (2016).

    KEY LINKS

    Julia Shaw

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      • 15/11/2025
      • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
      • Full Circle House, 89 Ch. de Vleurgat, 1050 Ixelles
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      LIFTING SPIRITS

      Tahmid Chowdhury

      Social | Sat 15th Nov | 3-5 pm

      It's hard not to feel downbeat by the amount of negativity and pessimism that we are often surrounded by – whether the constant reminders of how 'busy' and 'stressed' we all are, or the negative news cycle pulling us into a state of misery.

      Many of us came to Brussels with lofty ambitions to improve the world around us. But as time has gone by, perhaps we lost connection with our 'why'.

      Perhaps you've been working in the EU bubble or a large organisation. You've found things have gone a little stale, and you want more space to be stimulated and to have an injection of positive and innovative thinking in your life. 

      If that's the case, join us!

      The aim of this gathering is to build a community which reinjects a much-needed sense of inclusion and positivity in the Brussels landscape. By bringing together kindred-spirits, we can reconnect with our sense of purpose to make the world a better place. 

      The social will be informal, allowing for open and free-flowing conversation. There will be some light facilitation to help people get to know each other. There will be conversation prompts and some introductory words and framing for each session.

      Come along and bring your friends!

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      ABOUT THE HOST

      Tahmid Chowdhury is a coach and writer helping individuals and groups unlock their full potential through guided self-inquiry. With a background in public policy, they worked in the UK Government and on EU sustainability policy in Brussels. They are the author of Make Diversity Matter to You and Become Your Best Self. Their work focuses on fostering growth, fulfillment, and well-being in high-pressure environments.

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      • 15/11/2025
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      CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS
      CONFLICT & PEACE

      Theme & guest to be announced

      Sandra Melone

       Conversations | Sat 15th Nov | 5-7pm 

      Join us for a critical conversation on conflict and peace with our experience host, Sandra Melone. 

      Open to everyone | Booking required

      Bar open

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      ABOUT THE HOST

      Hosting the Series is Sandra Djuvara MeloneCEO of Zancora Consulting, which she founded in 2021, with a strong expertise in peacebuilding, conflict resolution, crisis management, human rights and, not last, gender. With a vast experience on the ground, she has worked across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. She knows first hand what living through civil war is like. Sandra is the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Search for Common Ground, Europe, one of the world’s leading international non-governmental organisations working in peacebuilding and conflict transformation, where she's been involved in various roles since 1995. Sandra is a founding member of the European Platform for Conflict Prevention and Transformation (EPCPT), of the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO), and of the Child Soldiers Initiative (CSI). Before dedicating her career to conflict transformation, Sandra worked in human rights advocacy with Amnesty International, and in international education.

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      • 15/11/2025
      • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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      SINGLES APERO

      Social | Sat 15th Nov | 7-9pm

      The Singles Apero is our popular series of monthly encounters where you can meet other social singles in a safe space without matching pressure. 

      Feel free to bring any single friends along or just come by yourself. 

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      • 20/11/2025
      • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
      • Full Circle House, 89 Ch. de Vleurgat, 1050 Ixelles
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      MAKING PEACE IN THE CULTURE WARS

      A.C. GRAYLING

      Salon / Ideas | Fri 20th Nov | 6.30-8.30pm

      *Doors open at 6.30pm. The speaker will start at 7pm.

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      The ‘war on wokeness’ may feel like a new phenomenon, but in fact, it’s been around for centuries. People have been ‘cancelled’, in one way or another, since the beginning of time – it’s human nature to form tribes, create an Us vs Them, and serve as judge, jury and so on. And yet, it feels like today we can’t talk about anything. How did we end up here?

      Nuanced and historically grounded, philosopher Anthony Grayling searches for middle ground in an otherwise incendiary debate. Looking at the history of cancellation, from Ancient Greek ostracism through hemlock cups, witch trials and the House of Un-American Activities, his is a timely examination of the state of our public culture and the chilling effect it's having on intellectual discourse.

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      ABOUT THE SPEAKER

      A.C. Grayling is an outstanding British philosopher and public intellectual, as well as a prolific author (over 30 books) and frequent writer, columnist, broadcaster and commentator on all of the main national media in the United Kingdom. He contributes to the ongoing reflection on how we should live and about possibilities for good lives in good societies. In 2011 he founded and became the first Master of New College of the Humanities, an independent undergraduate college in London. He was previously Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London, where he taught from 1991. He is also a supernumerary fellow of St Anne’s College, Oxford. He has been a judge on the Booker Prize twice, in 2015 serving as the Chair of the judging panel. He is a Vice President of the British Humanist Association, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. 

      GOOD READS

      Discriminations, Making peace in the culture wars (2025); Who owns the moon, In defence of humanity's common interests in Space (2024); Philosophy and Life, Exploring the great questions of how to live (2023); For the Good of the World, Why our planet's crises need global agreement now (2022); The Frontiers of Knowledge: What We Know about Science, History and the Mind (2021); The Good State, On the Principles of Democracy (2020); Democracy and Its Crises (2017); War: An Enquiry (Vices and Virtues) (2017); The Challenge of Things: Thinking through troubled times (2015); Ideas That Matter: The Concepts That Shape the 21st Century (2010); Liberty In The Age Of Terror (2009); The Mystery Of Things (2004); Meditations for the Humanist: Ethics for a Secular Age (2002); and more...

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      • 11/12/2025
      • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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      Full Circle Book Club
      hosted by Eleonora Balsano

      The Rest of Our Lives
      by Ben Markovits

      Culture Thurs 11th Dec | 7:00-8:30 pm

      Monthly meet up to discuss a great read, along with drinks & good company.

      *Doors open at 6.30pm. The book club begins at 7pm.

      'Why aren't all novels like this?' - THE CRITIC

      What's left when the kids grow up and leave home? When Tom Layward's wife had an affair he resolved to leave her as soon as his youngest daughter turned eighteen. Twelve years later, while taking her to Pittsburgh to start university, he remembers his pact, and keeps driving West. An unforgettable road trip novel, The Rest of Our Lives beautifully explores the nuance and complications of a long term marriage. A mix of funny, poignant and thought-provoking.

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      Ben Markovits is a British-American author and grew up in Texas, London and Berlin. He left an unpromising career as a professional basketball player to study the Romantics and write novels. He has taught high school English, worked at a left-wing cultural magazine, and written essays, stories and reviews for The New York Times, Esquire, Granta, The Guardian, The London Review of Books and The Paris Review and others. He has published several novels meanwhile winning prizes and accolades such as the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction, a Pushcart Prize for short story. He lives in London and teaches creative writing at Royal Holloway, University of London.


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