Agenda

After a successful first edition, If You Are a Big Tree returns with a special gathering in anticipation of 65 years of Congolese independence. Join us for an intimate live set by Badi, a defining voice in Belgian hip-hop, and indulge in soulful Congolese bites by Fresh Leaves. We’ll end the night on the dancefloor with the finest tunes selected by DJ Jean Jeansen.

As part of Refugee Welcome Week, The Border Crossed Us brings together immersive installations, movement workshops, performances, film, poetry and shared meals to ask: What kinds of futures can we build when we center care, community and resistance?

Borders are everywhere. They are taken-for-granted lines on maps that indicate where one country ends and where another begins. They delineate territory and control the movement of people and goods. The dominant narrative insists that borders keep us safe. But from what, and from whom? What if borders are systems of power designed to divide, to dominate, to decide who gets to move, who gets to stay, and who is left behind? What if, as Gracie Mae Bradley and Luke de Noronha write, borders scar both land and our political imaginaries?

Verzetsheld, antikoloniaal denker en schrijver Anton de Kom (1898–1945) ontmaskerde haarfijn het racistische karakter van het koloniale systeem en liet zien hoe diep de wonden van slavernij doorwerken tot op de dag van vandaag. Tachtig jaar na zijn dood blijft hij een krachtbron voor nieuwe generaties denkers, makers en activisten.

An intimate, multi-sensory ritual where Tea, visual art, and music merge into a single, harmonious experience. Step into the historic Shaffy Zaal and enter a meditative space where presence, beauty, and inner stillness take center stage.

What does it mean to dream responsibly? What realities must we unlearn to make space for collective freedom? This intimate program invites a small circle of students, artists, organizers, and thinkers to collectively explore the radical possibilities of imagination as a tool for liberation and social transformation.

An intimate, multi-sensory ritual where Tea, visual art, and music merge into a single, harmonious experience. Step into the historic Shaffy Zaal and enter a meditative space where presence, beauty, and inner stillness take center stage.

Dit jaar nodigt de Roman Arantes Sabajo Alumni Club (Patta Academy) je uit voor een avond met een screening van een zelfgemaakte mini-documentaire en een panel-talk rondom het begrip ‘community’ binnen het creatieve/culturele landschap.