Our friends from Nijmegen Gastvrij already organized a women’s meeting twice at the Klinker. Both times it was a fun get together, kids were being entertained and we were chatting and eating away. It’s time for a next round! When: 6th of March, 13-17 hrs. Where: De Klinker, Van Broeckhuysenstraat 46, Nijmegen. Let’s talk, eat… Continue reading Women’s meeting: this sunday
The report of the Ombudsman finally made official the inacceptable state of affairs that asylum seekers in the Netherlands have to cope with. It was made clear that people’s medical and psychological needs are far from being met. The government is now oblidged to acknowledge that they can’t make people wait for half a year… Continue reading Hello to a New Generation!
A plea for making welcoming possible It’s official: The independent national human rights investigator (Nationale Ombudsman) declares that Heumensoord is not a good place when it comes to human rights. Media coverage follows accordingly (Following the link, you can read an English translation to RTL nieuws’ video). From our side, it is not a new… Continue reading Time for the authorities to act: Create a human rights- friendly environment
Click here to see yesterday’s video. Below, you find an English translation of what is said. Voice over: These are images from the inside, no real bad stuff visible, but still, there is a lot wrong. Then the woman: Lack of privacy, lack of living expenses, too much noise makes people sleep badly, and some… Continue reading Video translation: RTL nieuws visits camp Heumensoord after report of critical human rights situation
On Saturday, a big crowd gathered in Amsterdam as a counter-demo to a Pegida demonstration. Fortunately, their demo was blocked pretty successfully and they could not move. Let’s keep on taking solidarity to the streets like this! Let’s show that discrimination & racism are not ok!
Date: 28th January, 2016 Time: 18:30 hours Place: De Klinker, Van Broeckhuysenstraat 46, Nijmegen In this talk I wish to share my diary notes(based on my own struggles and 2 seminars I attended last year) on reflections of other activists and academics who are part of different social movements in various places – (be it… Continue reading This thursday: Academia and Activism -Cross-Border Emotionalities and Solidarities
What does justPeople mean to you? In today’s post, one of us justPeople-people tells the personal story of how it all began. The world is coming to us I am a human Geography student. I learn about the world around us: the beautiful things, the amazing things but also the ugly things. A lot of… Continue reading Tea, coffee and a smile
Bring your ideas and laptops and let’s get active! Cook and enjoy good food, have a drink, exchange ideas, work on projects, learn about what we are doing, meet interesting people, talk about local and global issues and get involved. Refugees welcome! 18:00 come and help cooking! 19:00 start time.
Regularly, we visit the refugee camp Heumensoord with some coffee and tea. We wouldn’t have met a lot of the people who now are “justPeople” without this meeting point. We are there because we care. If you don’t have a bike, it can easily take an hour and a half to walk into the city… Continue reading We are there because we care
On a foggy day like these, when you go outside and want to crawl back into your house instantly, I think of a day at the camp on the 18th of october. We went to set up our coffee and tea stand in Heumensoord. Do you remember? It was when we had those really stormy… Continue reading 3000 people, one camp, 8 people in one bunk bed room. Outside it’s rainy and cold. What would you do?
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