A Celebration of Diversity, Connection & Living Together at the Caux Palace

What an extraordinary day at the Caux Palace! On Saturday, 15 March 2025 at the Caux Encounters event, the halls of this iconic venue came alive with music, meaningful encounters and laughter as 200 people from diverse backgrounds across the region came together to connect.

For decades, the Caux Palace has been a safe space—a place where people from all walks of life come together to reflect, engage in dialogue and explore ways to live together in harmony and the event, organised to open the historic building to the local public, was a beautiful continuation of this tradition with:

💬 Inspiring conversations and workshops opening new perspectives on living together.
🎭 Compagnie Zappar’s enchanting performance filling the Caux Palace with wonder and delight, proving that creativity knows no boundaries.

🎹 16-year-old prodigy Xavier Silva Ferreira’s piano concert, organised with the support of Septembre Musical Montreux-Vevey, captivating the audience with his talent.

🎨 Syrian artist Dilawer Dildar’s exhibition "Suspended Horizons", curated by Andrea Wolfskämpf in collaboration with Private P'Arts and Anne-Catherine Sutermeister, Head of Community Engagement, Culture and Training in Switzerland at the Caux Foundation, telling stories of resilience and identity.

🍽️ A shared meal, organised in collaboration with the women of Femmes du Monde of the Maison de Quartier Jaman-Montreux, and beneficiaries of EVAM, as a powerful symbol of togetherness.

😂Renowned Swiss humorist Thomas Wiesel delivering a witty and insightful summary of the day, leaving everyone in stitches!

With the majority of participants visiting Caux for the first time, Executive Director Ignacio Packer warmly invited everyone to return and keep building this spirit of connection and community.

A heartfelt thank you to all who joined and helped make this event a success. Let’s keep this spirit alive—because when we come together, real change begins. 

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Photos: Maria Berezkina, Egzone Halitaj & others