GFN X LTAS Event: Sex Toys Show and Tell

A recurring question in many of GFN’s meetings is how to effectively communicate with someone who you disagree with on social issues. Whether that is speaking with your grandma about Zwarte Piet, your classmate about COVID-19 measures, or a friend about LGBTQIA+ acceptance, this is a challenge we’ve all encountered. In this meeting, we will…

The murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Regis Korchinski, and Tony McDade in North America have attracted worldwide attention. Many non-Black allies are protesting, either physically or digitally. Allies are a valuable part of the community fighting towards Black equality. But many people, also within the Netherlands, are left not knowing how they…

 With the current invasion of Ukraine by Russia, thousands of Ukrainians are in need of support and aid. To support those wounded and fleeing, we are setting up a fundraiser in order to donate financially to local grassroots organisations. These organisations provide direct support and humanitarian aid (food, water, medicine, shelter) especially to marginalized people…

✨ For this week’s meeting, we are going back to basics with an old-fashioned bring-your-own-topic community event. 💬 Join us online for a low-pressure social meeting where we make some space to talk about the things on our minds at the moment.

 The Groningen Climate Action Fortnight 2020 consists of two weeks of climate-crisis related actions and events with the aim of raising awareness, building lasting local networks of solidarity, and achieving local, but also systematic change.  The climate crisis has fallen from the global political agenda. The media has gone silent: what we hear is but…

In this week’s meeting, Rodrigo will present his PhD research to us on: ‘The experiences of LGBTQIA youth in the child protection system in the Netherlands’.