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  • 100 years of ISS exhibition
Exhibition: "Across time and borders" - A century of serving children and families

To celebrate the centenary of our network, the International Social Service - Switzerland sets up an exhibition in the heart of Geneva, at the Quartier Libre SIG on the Pont de la Machine from 19 Septembre 2024 to 24 january 2025.

Through photos, archive documents and personal accounts, visitors will discover the work of accompanying children and families on the path of migration. The exhibition offers a playful and poignant exploration of life's journeys, all evidence of a humanist commitment to a society based on solidarity and non-discrimination.

 

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Five pavilions show the commitment of a global network whose missions are

  Supporting families in all their aspects

  Maintaining and restoring family links

  Preserving identity

  Protecting children and their rights

   Supporting people in migration

Three ways to explore the exhibition

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Take part in a themed guided tour presented by ISS professionals and beneficiaries. See the programme.

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Take part in a café-expo to hear the personal and professional stories of invited guests. See the programme.

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Just take a look around the exhibition, Monday to Sunday, 11am to 5pm, until 24 January 2025

 

Migration from a different angle

Ornithological walk
21 Septembre 2024 from 9am to 11am

Set off on an ornithological walk with the artist Pierre Baumgart, who offers a different point of view on migration. Departure from Bains des Pâquis and arrival at Quartier Libre SIG for a guided tour of the exhibition.

Fee : adults CHF 60 – students CHF 30 – familes 100 CHF – children free entry

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Academic symposium & Debate

Research on ISS History
October 10, 2024 from 9am to 3:30pm

State of research. Followed by a debate on the decolonization of humanitarian and social work practices. Conference in English. In partnership with the Musée d'Ethnographie of Geneva, as part of the exhibition « Mémoires. Genève dans le monde colonial. ».

Free admission.

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Programme

The exhibition presented to the children

This activity encourages children to think playfully about the issue of migration. It is part of the events organized in conjunction with the exhibition "Across time and boders: A century of serving children and families," which commemorates the 100th anniversary of the global ISS network.

Saturday 12 October, Saturdays 2 and 30 November and Sunday 8 December, from 1.45pm to 2.45pm.

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