The New York Encounter (abbreviated NYE) is an annual three-day event held in New York City in January, usually on Martin Luther King's weekend. It is a cultural event organized by members of the Catholic movement Communion and Liberation, [1] consisting of keynote talks, panel discussions, exhibitions, and artistic performances. The first edition was held in January 2009. [2] The event is modeled after the annual week-long Meeting for Friendship Amongst Peoples [3] in Rimini, Italy, which attracts high-profile intellectuals, scientists, politicians, and religious figures from all over the world. The NYE is free to attend, open to the public, and organized with the help of many young adult volunteers from all over the United States and Canada.
The following is a list of the New York Encounter events since the inaugural one in 2009. The event was initially held in mid-January until 2019, when it began being held in mid-February.
Year | Dates | Theme |
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2009 | January 17–18 | |
2010 | January 16–18 | |
2011 | January 14–17 | |
2012 | January 13–15 | |
2013 | January 18–20 | Experiencing Freedom |
2014 | January 17–19 | From "I" to "We" |
2015 | January 16–18 | In Search of the Human Face |
2016 | January 15–17 | Longing for the Sea and yet NOT Afraid |
2017 | January 13–15 | Reality Has Never Betrayed Me |
2018 | January 12–14 | An "Impossible" Unity |
2019 | February 15–17 | Something to Start From |
2020 | February 14–16 | Crossing the Divide |
2021 | February 12–14 | When Reality Hits |
2022 | February 18–20 | This Urge for the Truth |
2023 | February 17–19 | Who am I that you care for me? |
2024 | February 16–18 | Tearing Open the Sleeping Soul [4] |
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