Amnesty Volunteers Amsterdam invite you to a special Movies That Matter screening with an introductory speaker to mark World Refugee Day.The movie, Refugees, who needs them?” shot in 2012, takes a close look at the treatment of and attitude towards refugees here in the Netherlands, and is featured as part of our Movies that Matter… Read more »
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International Refugee Day
On 4th December 2001 the UN General Assembly Resolution proclaimed 20th June as the World Refugee Day. In occasion of this date various activities (demonstrations, conferences, festivals and exhibitions) in support of refugees will take place all over Europe.Since several years UNITED co-ordinates an international refugee campaign where the mail issues emphasizes are: – Denouncing… Read more »
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A Boat to the Europeen Parliament – Ferry Not Frontex
In protest against continued deaths of migrants in the Mediterranean due to the fatal policies of Fortress Europe, the Strasbourg-based campaign group Collectif pour une autre politique migratoire will sail a boat down the Rhine past the European Parliament building and the seat of the European Court of Human Rights.Time: 16.30
Vigil at the Detention Center Rotterdam
Vigil at the Detention Center Rotterdam
Exposition Retour to Sender
Supporting Refugee and Asylum-seeking Women: Celebration
Participation fee: voluntary donationThe IARS International Institute is pleased to invite you to our “Abused No More” celebration event held in support of the achievements of refugee and asylum seeking women. The event culminates the organisation’s 3 year Comic Relief funded Refugee and Asylum-seeking project through which they developed an evidence-based, user-led training and awareness-raising… Read more »
Whose Story is it Anyway?
Participation fee: 5 GBPWriters discuss the representation of refugees in novels and plays. What ethical questions are involved? Is there a responsibility to represent refugees positively? How do you balance reportage with storytelling? What responsibility, if any, does the creative writer have to represent refugees positively or to tackle negative views? Featured writers: Nadifa Mohamed,… Read more »
Eastern – Vigil Detention Center Schiphol
In this prison are many people who are not allowed to remain in the Netherlands because they do not have the right papers. With these vigils they want to give a sign of solidarity with the border prisoners. We also want to make clear that we have big questions at the detention of people who… Read more »
