On June 2nd 2020, the GFN coorganized a Black Lives Matter protest in Groningen with Black Ladies of Groningen (BLOG) and Women’s March Groningen (WMG). Mallika Sillé, one of the organizers and a member of the Steering Committee of the GFN, was interviewed ten days later by Alex Loeb, where she reflected on the protest…
Hey folks! This week is our Organizational Meeting. The steering committee will catch us up on what they’ve been up to, we will give a run-down on how the coalition camp went last weekend and discuss plans for a climate action fortnight at the end of September. This is a good opportunity to get more…
In this week’s meeting, we will have a presentation on and discuss disability and new eugenics. CW: ableism, historical oppression of disabled people. New eugenics is the name currently given to certain structures in society that directly or indirectly threaten the lives of people with disabilities. Bio-ethicists are, for instance, worried that new technologies like genetic…
Many Pride events across the globe were cancelled this summer, but activists have noted that instead of attending the annual demonstrations for queer liberation, many LGBTQIA+ campaigners put their efforts towards the urgent Black Lives Matter demonstrations as a result of increasing racist violence and white supremacy, most notably in the United States. In this…
During this COVID-19 pandemic, recolonization has been taking place right under our noses, though many of us failed to recognize it. The Dutch government is currently making an attempt to regain full control over former colonies in exchange for financial support. This Wednesday, Emerson, a speaker who is also from Curaçao, will educate us on…
Verdacht (“Suspect”) is a documentary about people’s experiences with ethnic profiling by police.
This week’s meeting will be about Keti Koti.Keti Koti is an annual celebration on 1 July that marks Emancipation Day in Suriname. The day is also known as Maspasi or Prisiri Maspasi, meaning “Emancipation” or “Emancipation Festival”. Keti Koti marks the date when slavery was abolished in Suriname and the Dutch Antilles in 1863.Roberto Refos…
