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SUMMARY:Building belonging
DTSTAMP:20260501T175215Z
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DESCRIPTION:How do we build a shared sense of home in a superdiverse societ
	y? An evening of\ndialogue and imagination with leading voices\, including
	 Ahmed Aboutaleb.\n\nIn a society shaped by migration and constant change\
	, the question is no longer\nwhether we live together in diversity – but h
	ow? What does it take to build a\nshared sense of home in a society where 
	not everyone feels they belong? This\nevening\, Rooted and Pakhuis de Zwij
	ger launch Building Belonging: a multi-year\ninitiative that shifts the co
	nversation from individual integration to\ncollective rooting. Bringing to
	gether public leaders\, thinkers\, and community\nvoices\, we create space
	 for honest dialogue\, lived experience\, and new\nimagination – towards a
	 society in which everyone belongs.\n\nTogether with Ahmed Aboutaleb Publi
	c leader Eefje Steenvoorden Program Lead for\nSocial Cohesion\, Netherland
	s Institute for Social Research (SCP)\n[https://www.linkedin.com/in/eefje-
	steenvoorden-1a23848a/] Noor Cornelissen\nFounder and CEO of Rooted\n[http
	s://www.linkedin.com/in/noor-cornelissen-a2445842/]\n\n\nABOUT THE SPEAKER
	S\n\nAhmed Aboutaleb is public leader\, and a leading voice on social cohe
	sion and\ngovernance. He will be our guide this evening sharing reflection
	s on belonging\,\ndrawing on his long experience in public service\, as we
	ll as his personal\nexperience of rooting in the Netherlands.\n\nEefje Ste
	envoorden is Program Lead for Social Cohesion\, Netherlands Institute\nfor
	 Social Research (SCP\n[https://www.scp.nl/publicaties-scp/2025/03/samenle
	ven-in-nederland]) and\nprovides a data-driven framing of social cohesion 
	in the Netherlands today. She\nwill outline key societal trends and tensio
	ns shaping togetherness.\n\nNoor Cornelissen is founder and CEO of Rooted\
	, and co-initiator of Building\nBelonging. She will introduce Rooted’s vis
	ion and methodology\, positioning\nbelonging as a collective responsibilit
	y.\n\nKiza Magendane is friction architect and author. As the host of the 
	evening\, he\nwill guide the programme\, holding space for dialogue\, tens
	ion\, and imagination\nthroughout the event and leading the fishbowl conve
	rsation.\n\nRead more Nieuwe grond\n\nVerhalen over aarden in Nederland én
	 jezelf\n\n[https://heyzine.com/flip-book/c0dc06a22d.html#page/1] Integrat
	ie is meer dan\n'aanpassen en meedoen'\n\nArticle by Rooted in Trouw\n\n[h
	ttps://wearerooted.org/wp-content/uploads/Article-Rooted-in-Trouw-Newspape
	r.pdf]\nhttp://
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/building-belonging
GEO:52.376857;4.9220756
LOCATION:Pakhuis de Zwijger - Piet Heinkade 179\, 1019 HC Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,community,eastern docklands,live,social
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:How do we build a shared sense of home in a su
	perdiverse society? An evening of dialogue and imagination with leading vo
	ices, including Ahmed Aboutaleb. <p>In a society shaped by migration and c
	onstant change, the question is no longer whether we live together in dive
	rsity – but how? What does it take to build a shared sense of home in a so
	ciety where not everyone feels they belong? This evening, Rooted and Pakhu
	is de Zwijger launch Building Belonging: a multi-year initiative that shif
	ts the conversation from individual integration to collective rooting. Bri
	nging together public leaders, thinkers, and community voices, we create s
	pace for honest dialogue, lived experience, and new imagination – towards 
	a society in which everyone belongs.</p>    Together with    Ahmed Aboutal
	eb Public leader   <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/eefje-steenvoorden
	-1a23848a/" target="_blank">  Eefje Steenvoorden Program Lead for Social C
	ohesion, Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP)  </a> <a href="ht
	tps://www.linkedin.com/in/noor-cornelissen-a2445842/" target="_blank">  No
	or Cornelissen Founder and CEO of Rooted  </a>     <h3>About the speakers<
	/h3> <p><strong>Ahmed Aboutaleb</strong> is public leader, and a leading v
	oice on social cohesion and governance. He will be our guide this evening 
	sharing reflections on belonging, drawing on his long experience in public
	 service, as well as his personal experience of rooting in the Netherlands
	.</p> <p><strong>Eefje Steenvoorden</strong> is Program Lead for Social Co
	hesion, Netherlands Institute for Social Research (<a target="_blank" href
	="https://www.scp.nl/publicaties-scp/2025/03/samenleven-in-nederland">SCP<
	/a>) and provides a data-driven framing of social cohesion in the Netherla
	nds today. She will outline key societal trends and tensions shaping toget
	herness.</p> <p><strong>Noor Cornelissen </strong>is founder and CEO of Ro
	oted, and co-initiator of Building Belonging. She will introduce Rooted’s 
	vision and methodology, positioning belonging as a collective responsibili
	ty.</p> <p><strong>Kiza Magendane </strong>is friction architect and autho
	r. As the host of the evening, he will guide the programme, holding space 
	for dialogue, tension, and imagination throughout the event and leading th
	e fishbowl conversation.</p>   Read more  <a target="_blank" href="https:/
	/heyzine.com/flip-book/c0dc06a22d.html#page/1">  Nieuwe grond  <p>Verhalen
	 over aarden in Nederland én jezelf </p>   </a> <a target="_blank" href="h
	ttps://wearerooted.org/wp-content/uploads/Article-Rooted-in-Trouw-Newspape
	r.pdf">  Integratie is meer dan 'aanpassen en meedoen' <p>Article by Roote
	d in Trouw</p>   </a> <a target="_blank" href="http://"> </a>
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