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SUMMARY:Dag van de Empathie | Empathie als Verzet
DTSTAMP:20260409T005917Z
DTSTART:20260503T170000Z
DESCRIPTION:In a time of growing polarization\, war\, and inequality\, empa
	thy is under\npressure. What was once seen as a foundation for living toge
	ther now seems\nincreasingly pushed aside by distrust\, exclusion\, and ha
	rdening attitudes.\n\nDuring the Day of Empathy\, we explore empathy not a
	s an abstract ideal\, but as a\npowerful social and political stance. Empa
	thy is not just about feeling\, it’s\nabout acting. It forms the basis of 
	solidarity\, and therefore of resistance\nagainst dehumanization.\n\nFrom 
	a historical perspective\, we see how empathy has repeatedly driven people
	\nto stand up against injustice. Resistance often begins with the ability 
	to take\nanother person’s suffering seriously\, and to see it as connected
	 to your own\nresponsibility. In that sense\, empathy is inseparable from 
	antifascism: the\nactive refusal to accept systems and ideologies that red
	uce people to “the\nother\,” to something lesser\, or to an enemy.\n\nAt a
	 time when antifascism is sometimes demonized or framed as suspect\, we wa
	nt\nto open up the conversation about what it fundamentally means: a princ
	ipled\nchoice for humanity\, equality\, and protecting one another.\n\nThi
	s evening follows the movement from empathy to insight\, and from insight 
	to\naction. We explore how historical knowledge of resistance\, migration\
	, and\nsolidarity helps us better understand the present\, and how empathy
	 can grow into\nengagement\, and translate into contemporary activism and 
	local initiatives.\n\nEmpathy\, then\, is not just a soft force\, but a co
	nnecting and mobilizing one: a\nforce that brings people together\, makes 
	responsibility visible\, and forms the\nbasis for collective resistance.\n
	\n19:00 Introduction & speaker presentations\n20:00 Musical interlude\n20:
	20 Panel discussion with speakers and audience
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/dag-van-de-empathie-or-empathie-als-ver
	zet
GEO:52.3830883;4.9030297
LOCATION:Tolhuistuin - IJpromenade 2\, 1031 KT Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:activism,amsterdam-noord,buiksloterweg,discussion
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>In a time of growing polarization, war, and
	 inequality, empathy is under pressure. What was once seen as a foundation
	 for living together now seems increasingly pushed aside by distrust, excl
	usion, and hardening attitudes.</p><p>During the Day of Empathy, we explor
	e empathy not as an abstract ideal, but as a powerful social and political
	 stance. Empathy is not just about feeling, it’s about acting. It forms th
	e basis of solidarity, and therefore of resistance against dehumanization.
	</p><p>From a historical perspective, we see how empathy has repeatedly dr
	iven people to stand up against injustice. Resistance often begins with th
	e ability to take another person’s suffering seriously, and to see it as c
	onnected to your own responsibility. In that sense, empathy is inseparable
	 from antifascism: the active refusal to accept systems and ideologies tha
	t reduce people to “the other,” to something lesser, or to an enemy.</p><p
	>At a time when antifascism is sometimes demonized or framed as suspect, w
	e want to open up the conversation about what it fundamentally means: a pr
	incipled choice for humanity, equality, and protecting one another.</p><p>
	This evening follows the movement from empathy to insight, and from insigh
	t to action. We explore how historical knowledge of resistance, migration,
	 and solidarity helps us better understand the present, and how empathy ca
	n grow into engagement, and translate into contemporary activism and local
	 initiatives.</p><p><strong>Empathy, then, is not just a soft force, but a
	 connecting and mobilizing one: a force that brings people together, makes
	 responsibility visible, and forms the basis for collective resistance.</s
	trong></p><p>19:00 Introduction &amp; speaker presentations<br>20:00 Music
	al interlude<br>20:20 Panel discussion with speakers and audience</p>
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