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SUMMARY:De Ketenen van Haaruitval
DTSTAMP:20260603T232940Z
DTSTART:20260624T170000Z
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, June 24\, 2026\, Drs. Mireille Liong\, advocate 
	for equal hair\nrights\, author and photographer\, presents her new lectur
	e De Ketenen van\nHaaruitval (The Shakles of Hair Loss).\n\nThe lecture is
	 realized in collaboration with NiNsee\, the National Institute for\nthe S
	tudy of Dutch Slavery and its Legacy [https://ninsee.nl/]\, and the timing
	\nis deliberate. One week before Keti Koti\, Liong delves deeper into the\
	nconnection between the legacy of slavery\, colonial beauty standards\, an
	d the\ndisproportionate hair loss among women of African descent.\n\nThe f
	ounder of kroeshaar.com [http://kroeshaar.com]\, the very first hair websi
	te\nin the Netherlands\, demonstrates how connections that are often ignor
	ed in daily\nlife can be confronting while at the same time contributing t
	o awareness\,\nrecognition\, and healing.\n\nLiong is the driving force be
	hind BAD Hair Uprooted\, an internationally touring\nexhibition and public
	 education platform connecting hair loss to historically\nunequal hair rig
	hts. In 2020 she testified before the New York City Commission\non Human R
	ights in support of the CROWN Act\n[https://whatnaturalslove.com/blogs/bad
	-hair-uprooted/why-anti-discrimination-hair-laws-are-essential-my-testimon
	ial-before-the-nyc-commission-on-human-rights].\nIn 2024 she was honored w
	ith the Certificate of Recognition from the City of New\nYork\n[https://wh
	atnaturalslove.com/blogs/news/humbled-to-receive-a-certificate-of-recognit
	ion-from-the-city-of-new-york].\n\nDrs. Mireille Liong is de drijvende kra
	cht achter BAD Hair Uprooted\, een\ninternationaal rondreizende tentoonste
	lling en publiek educatief platform dat\nhaaruitval verbindt aan historisc
	h ongelijke haarrechten. In 2020 getuigde zij\nvoor de New York City Commi
	ssion on Human Rights ter ondersteuning van de CROWN\nAct\n[https://whatna
	turalslove.com/blogs/bad-hair-uprooted/why-anti-discrimination-hair-laws-a
	re-essential-my-testimonial-before-the-nyc-commission-on-human-rights].\nI
	n 2024 werd zij onderscheiden met de Certificate of Recognition from the C
	ity\nof New York\n[https://whatnaturalslove.com/blogs/news/humbled-to-rece
	ive-a-certificate-of-recognition-from-the-city-of-new-york].\n\nZonzij
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/de-ketenen-van-haaruitval
GEO:52.3830883;4.9030297
LOCATION:Tolhuistuin - IJpromenade 2\, 1031 KT Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-noord,buiksloterweg,exhibition,lecture
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, Drs. Mireille 
	Liong, advocate for equal hair rights, author and photographer, presents h
	er new lecture <em>De Ketenen van Haaruitval</em> (The Shakles of Hair Los
	s).</p><p>The lecture is realized in collaboration with <a href="https://n
	insee.nl/" target="_blank">NiNsee, the National Institute for the Study of
	 Dutch Slavery and its Legacy</a>, and the timing is deliberate. One week 
	before Keti Koti, Liong delves deeper into the connection between the lega
	cy of slavery, colonial beauty standards, and the disproportionate hair lo
	ss among women of African descent.</p><p>The founder of <a href="http://kr
	oeshaar.com" target="_blank">kroeshaar.com</a>, the very first hair websit
	e in the Netherlands, demonstrates how connections that are often ignored 
	in daily life can be confronting while at the same time contributing to aw
	areness, recognition, and healing.</p><p>Liong is the driving force behind
	 BAD Hair Uprooted, an internationally touring exhibition and public educa
	tion platform connecting hair loss to historically unequal hair rights. In
	 2020 she testified before the <a href="https://whatnaturalslove.com/blogs
	/bad-hair-uprooted/why-anti-discrimination-hair-laws-are-essential-my-test
	imonial-before-the-nyc-commission-on-human-rights" target="_blank">New Yor
	k City Commission on Human Rights in support of the CROWN Act</a>. In 2024
	 she was honored with the <a href="https://whatnaturalslove.com/blogs/news
	/humbled-to-receive-a-certificate-of-recognition-from-the-city-of-new-york
	" target="_blank">Certificate of Recognition from the City of New York</a>
	.</p><p>Drs. Mireille Liong is de drijvende kracht achter BAD Hair Uproote
	d, een internationaal rondreizende tentoonstelling en publiek educatief pl
	atform dat haaruitval verbindt aan historisch ongelijke haarrechten. In 20
	20 getuigde zij voor de <strong><a href="https://whatnaturalslove.com/blog
	s/bad-hair-uprooted/why-anti-discrimination-hair-laws-are-essential-my-tes
	timonial-before-the-nyc-commission-on-human-rights" target="_blank">New Yo
	rk City Commission on Human Rights ter ondersteuning van de CROWN Act</a><
	/strong>. In 2024 werd zij onderscheiden met de <strong><a href="https://w
	hatnaturalslove.com/blogs/news/humbled-to-receive-a-certificate-of-recogni
	tion-from-the-city-of-new-york" target="_blank">Certificate of Recognition
	 from the City of New York</a></strong>.</p><strong>Zonzij </strong>
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