See the detailed programme of the MIR (Maison Internationale de Rennes – International House of Rennes):

In May 2025, as every year, Rennes will come together in May to focus on Europe and its challenges. The programme includes concerts, films, meetings and discoveries organised by local partner associations.

RENNES FÊTE L'EUROPE • May 2025

Rennes fête l'Europe à la MIR

The MIR's programme is particularly rich; it offers in its auditorium (unless otherwise specified): :

• May 13, 6-9 p.m.: The Forgotten Genocide, Europe's Gypsies in

  World War II (Mémoires tsiganes, l'autre génocide) • screening, discussion, concert.

• May 14, 6.30 p.m.: Great Arias and Little Tales: The European Opera Epic (Grands airs et petites histoires, l'épopée européenne de l'opéra) • conference and concert.

• May 15, 6.30-8.30 p.m.: The Right to Assisted Dying: What Role for Europe? (Le droit à l'aide à mourir quel rôle pour l'Europe ?) • panel discussion/debate.

• May 16, 6 p.m.: Poetry as a Form of Hospitality (La poésie, une forme d'hospitalité) • meeting and poetry reading.

• May 20, 6-9 p.m.: Poland in the spotlight: EU Council Presidency, culture and music (La Pologne à l'honneur : présidence du Conseil de l'UE, culture et musique) • discussions and concert.

• May 21, 4-11 p.m., Maison de quartier de Villejean: Towards a Welcoming Europe! (Pour une Europe accueillante !) • a day of intercultural discussions.

• May 22, 9.30 a.m.-5.30 p.m.: Multisensory Exploration of Hispanic Culture (Découverte multisensorielle de la culture hispanique) • participatory, artistic, and creative workshops.

• May 26, 6-9 p.m.: Freedom and Democracy in Europe (Liberté et démocratie en Europe) • screening, discussions and concert.

• May 27, 6-8 p.m.: Peace in Europe: Contemporary Challenges in light of International and EU Law (Paix en Europe : défis contemporains au regard du droit international et du droit de l'UE) • conference and debate.

• May 28, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Théâtre de verdure, Parc du Thabor (Thabor Park, Rennes): European Village (Village européen) • information stands and educational activities.

As part of this programme, INTER+VALUE will be presenting on May 26,
at the MIR auditorium, an evening entitled
FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY IN EUROPE (LIBERTÉ ET DÉMOCRATIE EN EUROPE).

🎞 6 p.m. • screening

To open the evening, the documentary Des œillets pour la révolution (Carnations for the Revolution) (43 min, Arte 2024) will provide a visual reminder, through archival footage, eyewitness accounts, and contemporary reflections, of the Carnation Revolution which, in April 1974, freed Portugal from dictatorship and paved the way for democracy, decolonisation, and European integration.

Céline Costa and her group

🗣️ 6:45 p.m. • panel discussion / open discussion with the audience

In Portugal, as well as in Spain, France, and elsewhere in Europe, how was the Revolution experienced, and what is the current state of democracy in the face of resurgent exclusionary movements? Eyewitnesses and experts will engage in an open discussion with the audience.

🥂 7:30 p.m. • drinks and nibbles

Between the debate and the concert, a few drinks and nibbles will be offered to participants – an opportunity to continue the discussion in a friendly atmosphere.

🥂 8 p.m. • concert

To wrap up the evening on a high note, Céline Costa and her group will be performing a concert of fado and other Portuguese musical styles – an artistic nod to the Carnation Revolution and the culture that carried it forward.

On May 28, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
the MIR and INTER+VALUE
will take part in the EUROPEAN VILLAGE
to be held at the Théâtre de verdure in the Parc du Thabor (Rennes).

Morning: school groups.

From noon onward: open to all.

🎞 Information Stand

On their shared stand, the MIR and INTER+VALUE will be presenting their activities related to Europe. In the spotlight: INTER+VALUE’s projects SOIF D’EUROPE and CONFLUENCES & FRONTIÈRES, as well as European mobility, exchange, and partnership opportunities.

🃏 Intercultural Games

🃏 The Palaver Tree in Europe

On the stand, Sokha Bournak, from the DUDIWAN association, will be offering a playful exploration of Europe and its cultures through intercultural games (such as Kosmopoli:t, City Guesser, etc.).

The MATA association will be presenting its original activity, L'ARBRE À PALABRES (THE PALAVER TREE), adapted to the European context for the occasion.

May 17 ☘️ CONVIVIALE NATURE ☘️
shared lunch / inter+café #9 / inter+rando / verre de l'amitié (friendly drink) at La Beuchais (Goven, Ille-et-Vilaine)

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April 24 ☕️ INTER+CAFÉ #8 📖
8th meeting of INTER+VALUE Book Club at La Rencontre Bookshop (Librairie La Rencontre, Rennes)

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March 22 🎬 PRINTONALE 2025 • Spring "Conviviale" 🎉
inter+café #7 at La Rencontre Bookshop (Librairie La Rencontre, Rennes)
shared lunch / inter+CLaC #3 / Italian aperitivo at the MIR (Maison Internationale de Rennes – International House of Rennes)

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March 6 ☕️ INTER+CAFÉ #6 📖
6th meeting of INTER+VALUE Book Club at La Rencontre Bookshop (Librairie La Rencontre, Rennes)

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February 13 ☕️ INTER+CAFÉ #5 📖
5th meeting of INTER+VALUE Book Club at La Rencontre Bookshop (Librairie La Rencontre, Rennes)

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⬆️ 2025 ⬆️

December 12 ☕️ INTER+CAFÉ #4 📖
4th meeting of INTER+VALUE Book Club at the INTER+VALUE’s premises in Rennes

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⬆️ 2024 ⬆️

November 21 ☕️ INTER+CAFÉ #3 📖
3rd meeting of INTER+VALUE Book Club at the MIR (Maison Internationale de Rennes, International House of Rennes, Rennes)

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November 20 - December 7 🖼️ TRÁS-OS-MONTES PHOTO EXHIBITION 📷
exhibition of 40 photographs by Eduardo Pérez at the Gauguin Hall in Bruz

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November 16 🎬 INTER+CLaC #2 🎉
shared lunch / inter+CLaC #2 / Amazonian and Caribbean apéro at La Ruche (Rennes)

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October 14 ☕️ INTER+CAFÉ #2 📖
2nd meeting of INTER+VALUE Book Club at the Maison des Associations de Bruz (House of Associations of Bruz)

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October 5 🎬 AUTOMNALE 2024 • Autumn "Conviviale" 🎉
shared lunch / inter+CLaC #1 at La Ruche (Rennes)

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September 24 🖼️ INAUGURATION • MURALS 🎉
official inauguration of Allan Halley's murals at Le Grand Logis in Bruz

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September 19 ☕️ INTER+CAFÉ #1 📖
1st meeting of INTER+VALUE Book Club at the Maison Internationale de Rennes (MIR – International House of Rennes)

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