Each year, while well-tested program components have become classics, the Fellowship focus shifts to the most pressing issues in Dutch society. Download the detailed program schedules of the Humanity in Action Amsterdam Fellowship below to get a better understanding of the topics our Fellows work on and the pedagogy we use to discuss challenging social justice issues.
A Day in the 2019 Amsterdam Fellowship
Wednesday, June 19
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
09:30 - 10:00
Introduction, Tropenmuseum
Linnaeusstraat 2, 1092 CK Amsterdam, Netherlands
10:00 - 12:30
Exhibit: 'The Present of the History of Slavery'
Wayne Modest
Head of Research Center for Material Culture at Tropenmuseum and Professor of Material Culture and Critical Heritage Studies
Linnaeusstraat 2, 1092 CK Amsterdam, Netherlands
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch at Eritrean Community Center
13:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:30
Guided Tour: Black Archives & Exhibitions
Mitchell Esajas
Co-Founder and Chairman of New Urban Collective, Co-Founder Black Archives
Zeeburgerdijk 19B, 1093 SK Amsterdam, Netherlands
15:45 - 16:45
Speaker Presentation: Racism and Activism in the Netherlands and the U.S.: A Comparative Perspective
Lucas Johnson
Civil Rights Activist, Coordinator of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR)
Zeeburgerdijk 19B, 1093 SK Amsterdam, Netherlands
16:45 - 17:45
Moderated Fellows Discussion
17:45 - 18:00
Community Reflection
See the Full Program
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