The Next Wave Academy wil jongeren (18-30 jaar) bijeenbrengen met zo divers mogelijke achtergronden en ervaringen, om zo tot intersectionele antwoorden en oplossingen te komen voor de maatschappelijke uitdagingen van vandaag (zoals de strijd voor het klimaat, anti-racisme, gendergelijkheid, strijd tegen homo- en transfobie …). Als we die vraagstukken/problematieken aanschouwen, kan het al eens overweldigend zijn en is het niet eenvoudig om een pasklaar antwoord te hebben. Aan de hand van participatieve en co-creatieve workshops doorheen het traject leren we van elkaar en groeien we samen richting oplossingen. Met The Next Wave Academy willen we dus vooral jongeren ondersteunen om zelf actie te ondernemen en hen de intersecties tussen sociale en ecologische rechtvaardigheid laten verkennen. Het traject wordt georganiseerd door de Vrouwenraad in samenwerking met ella vzw.

De inschrijvingen lopen tot en met 26 september, het traject zelf zal van start gaan vanaf 16 oktober. In het weekend van 19-20 maart 2022 organiseren we een tweedaagse voor de deelnemers. Het traject loopt uiteindelijk af in mei 2022. Deelname aan het traject is volledig gratis, en iedereen tussen 18 en 30 jaar kan zich inschrijven.

Via deze link kan je meer info over het traject terugvinden. Wanneer je doorscrollt vind je onderaan de link naar de FAQ-pagina. Via deze link kan je rechtstreeks inschrijven. We maakten ook een FB-event aan. We zijn ervan overtuigd dat het essentieel is om de stemmen van gemarginaliseerde en geminoriseerde groepen (zoals mensen van kleur, LGBTQ+, mensen met een beperking, vrouwen, …) centraal te stellen in het werk dat we doen, om op die manier zoveel mogelijk belangen mee te nemen. Daarom doen we een warme oproep aan mensen die tot geminoriseerde groepen behoren om zich in te schrijven voor dit traject. Met The Next Wave Academy willen we een safer space creëren, waarbij we geen enkele vorm van discriminerend gedrag en/of taalgebruik zullen tolereren.

Don’t miss the interdisciplinary conference ‘Black Europe in Brussels’ this summer. This conference consist of a range of inspiring activities taking place between 1-15 July 2021. The conference brings to the forefront the Afroeuropean communities and Brussels, the capital of Belgium and Europe. The conference is interdisciplinary and intersectoral in nature, which is reflected in the series of events focusing on various themes including Black histories and Brussels, doing Black art in Brussel, Afroeuropean communities and the European Parliament, Black mental health & care, and Black joy. ‘Black Europe in Brussels’ aims to be an academic, activist and intellectual space bridging the boundaries between institutions, practices and epistemologies. This is a conference for, by and with Afroeuropeans with the contributions of their allies and in dialogue with other marginalized communities.

This event is part of the international and interdisciplinary Afroeuropeans Network and is organized in anticipation of the 8th Biennial Afroeuropeans Network Conference “Intersectional Challenges in Afroeuropean Communities”, which is postponed to 6-9 July 2022 due to COVID-19.The conference brings to the forefront the Afroeuropean communities and Brussels, the capital of Belgium and Europe.

For more information check out:

– our website: https://www.afroeuropeans2021.com

– facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/afroeuropeans2021

This event is organized with the support of various partners including Africa Platform Ghent University Association, Black Speaks Back, Bozar, Brussels Centre for Urban Studies (BCUS, VUB), Centre for Literary and Intermedial Crossing (CLIC,  VUB), Critical Narratives, European Network Against Racism (ENAR), deButen Vlaams-Nederlands Huis voor Cultuur en Debat, Observatoire du SIDA et des Sexualités (ULB), Pilar House for Arts and Science, Research Centre Gender, Diversity and Intersectionality (RHEA, VUB), Wetsi Art Gallery.

We are delighted to invite you to the online seminar ‘Beyond the tip of the iceberg: Sexual violence in Belgium’ on the 17^th of June 2021. At this seminar we present the results of the UN-MENAMAIS study, the first gender- and age-sensitive sexual violence prevalence study in Belgium. The results will be made available to you in 5 pre-recorded capsules to be watched online during the week prior to the seminar:

• Capsule 1: Methodology of the UN-MENAMAIS quantitative & qualitative studies
• Capsule 2: Sexual violence in the Belgian population aged 16-69
• Capsule 3: Sexual violence in older adults in Belgium aged 70+
• Capsule 4: Sexual violence in minority groups in Belgium (LGBT+ & AIPs)
• Capsule 5: Forensic responses to victims of sexual violence

On the 17^th of June we have our online scientific seminar in English. We start at 9:00 with a welcome, some pre-recorded political opening statements and a general introduction to the UN-MENAMAIS project. We continue with in-depth Q&A sessions of each of the 5 capsules (until 12:00).

In the afternoon we host an interdisciplinary debate (13-15:00) with eminent international speakers on the implications of our results on research, practices and policies. The debate will be moderated by the Belgian TV-news anchor and radio journalist Xavier Taveirne.

At 15:30 we continue with a World Café workshop in Dutch and/or French, entirely devoted to implementing the UN-MENAMAIS results in Belgium. There are limited places available. Subscription is open until the 15^th of May on a first come first serve basis.

The full programme can be found here

To subscribe click here

Deadline for subscriptions is the 15^th of May (World Café) and the 14^th of June (scientific seminar).

On March 22, RHEA, BIRMM, the VEN network and the Race and Research network are organizing an event ‘Decolonising the university’ in which they will discuss insights on what de-colonisation of the university and VUB could look like and which ways we can move forward.

Christil Asamoah, Tunde Adefioye and Iman Lechkar will talk about their ideas on how to foster equality for marginalised groups in the university. They will discuss with staff and students from VUB, but we welcome students from other universities as well.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_Mp7xRvkCRgikphZe1hTqxQ

Op 24/03/2021, om 20u, organiseert Museum Dr. Guislain een online lezing (Engelstalig, gratis, iedereen welkom), Frantz Fanon, Psychiatry and Politics, door Nigel Gibson.

Waar? Online via Zoom. Je ontvangt de link na registratie.
Prijs? Gratis
De lezing heeft als voertaal Engels!

Meer informatie: https://www.museumdrguislain.be/

Save the date(s) for Genderweek 2021. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, RHEA together with various partners including Crosstalks, deBuren, Kaaitheater and the Equality Team organize a new edition of the Genderweek! Join us for a week full of reflection and debate about privacy and power, sexual harassment, sexual norms and vulvodynia, gender equality and prejudice, gender and research, women in cinema and more. We invite you to engage and participate. Discover the program below and check for updates at our website: rhea.research.vub.be

Anita L. Allen – Privacy through the Lenses of Race and Gender

8 March, 20:00-21:30

https://rhea.research.vub.be/nl/node/467

Bystanders workshop for staff – Act against Sexual Harassment

9 March, 12:00

https://rhea.research.vub.be/nl/genderweek-bystander-training-against-sexual-harassment-for-students-and-staff

Bystanders workshop for students – Act against Sexual Harassment

9 March, 17:00

https://rhea.research.vub.be/nl/bystander-workshop-act-against-sexual-harassment-for-students

Samira Rafaela – To defy prejudice within the European Parliament

9 March, 19:30-21:00

https://rhea.research.vub.be/nl/lecture-by-samira-rafaela-to-defy-prejudice-within-the-european-parliament

Verborgen leed – Als je vulva pijn doet

10 March, 19:30-22:00

https://rhea.research.vub.be/nl/genderweek-verborgen-leed-als-je-vulva-pijn-doet-een-inkijk-in-het-leven-van-vulvodyniepati%C3%ABnten-0

Movienight – Burkinabè Rising (2018)

11 March, 20:00

https://rhea.research.vub.be/nl/genderweek-movienight-debate-on-women-in-film

Horizon Europe and gender research: get ready!

12 March, 13:00

https://rhea.research.vub.be/nl/horizon-europe-and-gender-research-get-ready

Debate on Women in Cinema

12 March, 19:30

https://rhea.research.vub.be/nl/genderweek-movienight-debate-on-women-in-film

Prof. Rosi Braidotti announces the 2021 edition of the summer school on posthuman scholarship. The theme this time is “The Posthuman & New Materialism” and the course will take place at Utrecht University from the 16th to the 27^th of  August 2021.

The 2021 course will be offered entirely online and is sub-divided into 5 tutor groups of 25 students maximum. Each group is led by a tutor.  Please note that the groups are organized by different regional time-zones: one for Australia and the Pacific; one for North America and 3 for Europe. Applicants are free to select which time zone they prefer to attend and pick the time that suits their schedule best. The programme and the lectures- both live and pre-recorded – are the same for every region.

Competition for registration is strong so applicants are advised to apply early, as places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. More information: Summer School 2021 .

 SDG lecture of the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences – Ghent University

Panel debate with Jason Hickel (LSE), Lata Narayanaswamy (Leeds University) and Ruth Nyambura (Nairobi, Kenya)
September 24 – 19:30-21:00 – Online

The development paradigm, rooted in colonial heritages, based on modernist notions of progress, and premised on unsustainable economic growth, has been subject to postcolonial academic and (grassroots) activist critiques almost as early as it was introduced in the 1950s. Presently, however, with the compounded effects of economic and climate crises, and the migration/refugee debate, the notion of ‘post-development’ is gaining wider currency, urging both academics and the development sector to explore alternatives to development. Addressing key challenges such as debt, poverty, growing inequalities and environmental degradation, the panel debate will discuss the SDGs as the most recent (inherently contradictory) expressions of the development paradigm, and debate alternative approaches, knowledge-bases and practices.

More information: https://www.ugent.be/en/research/devcooperation/sdgsessions and https://webappsx.ugent.be/eventManager/events/SDGsandbeyond