AUC lecturers publish statement in solidarity with student sit-ins for Palestine

By admin, November 28, 2023

This is the statement from the Amsterdam University College lecturers in solidarity with the student sit-ins for Palestine: Since Monday 20 November, Amsterdam University College students have been participating in daily sit-ins calling for Palestinian liberation. As AUC lecturers and members of the academic community, we feel obliged to mingle our voices with those of [...]

eSims for Gaza

By admin, November 21, 2023

‘Palestinians won’t be silenced again!’ : Egyptian journalist Mirna El-Helbawi initiative to get Gaza back online

National Walk-Out for Palestine on November 29th

By admin, November 21, 2023

🌍✊On November 29th, the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, join us from 12:00 to 13:00 for a National Walkout! 📢 We’re standing up against the silencing and intimidation tactics used by Dutch academic institutions in relation to the ongoing nakba in Palestine. We reject the claims that critiques of Israeli apartheid are [...]

The Epicentre

By Franco "Bifo" Berardi, November 18, 2023

Moshe Dayan said in 1967 that Israel must act like a mad dog so that its enemies will know that their hostile actions will receive an immeasurable response: a strategy that endlessly expands the biblical “eye for an eye.” Hit schools, hospitals, kill kill kill. Ok, I understand, but I wonder if Israel’s leaders have [...]

Petition CONDEMN WAR, END OCCUPATION by HvA for a just world

By admin, November 15, 2023

Read and sign the petition HERE We, students, staff and alumni of HvA, condemn the attacks carried out by Hamas against Israelis since it was founded in 1987 and especially the one took place on October 7th, 2023. We also condemn the Israeli aggression on Gaza since 1948, its occupation in 1967, the siege on [...]

Teach-Out Palestine: Gaza in Context, 17 November @ The Black Archives (new location!)

By Chloë Arkenbout, November 15, 2023

Teach-Out Palestine: Gaza in Context Friday 17 November, 17:30, The Black Archives, Zeeburgerdijk 19b, 1093SK Amsterdam In response to ongoing violence in Gaza, members of the VU-community will come together to deepen their understanding of the current context, its backgrounds, and repercussions. Please note that in response to the VY Amsterdam’s cancellation, this event will [...]

A Liberatory Demand from Queers in Palestine

By Tommaso Campagna, November 8, 2023

🔁 This is a repost from queersinpalestine.noblogs.org We write this as workers, students, farmers, parents – as Palestinians, as queer Palestinians. We write this not because our queerness exceptionalizes our positions but because, in the same way, we have been othered as queers, we are now facing patriarchal colonial tactics that seek to further alienate [...]

An Open Letter from the Art Community to Cultural Organizations

By Sepp Eckenhaussen, October 20, 2023

On 19 October 2023, Artforum published the following open letter: THE ARTS COMMUNITY is diverse and crosses borders, nationalities, systems of faith and belief. We as artists, writers, curators, filmmakers, publishers, and workers who create the core around which institutions and organizations revolve need to be assured that these are not just safe but humane [...]

Experimenting Liveness: Stream Art Between Amsterdam, Kraków, and Kyiv | REPORT

By Giulia Timis, October 17, 2023

Michael Hardt – Video-Message of Solidarity for the People of Gaza

By admin, October 18, 2023