BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:23184@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Sudan\, Remember Us! DTSTAMP:20260530T031134Z DTSTART:20260625T173000Z DESCRIPTION:How can the spirit of the Sudanese revolution shape its future? \n\nIn the spring of 2019\, director Hind Meddeb visits the capital\, Khar toum\, for\nthe first time. There\, she meets young artists and activists – Shajane\, Muzamil\,\nMaha\, Rufaida\, Hamza\, and Eros – in a remarkably optimistic mood. The\ndictatorial regime has just been overthrown\, and t hrough strikes and prolonged\nsit-ins they are fighting for freedom and de mocracy. Sudan\, Remember Us follows\nhow these young people\, despite arr ests and brutally suppressed protests\,\nstrengthen their revolution with poetry and music. ‘Words are stronger than\nbullets’ is their mantra. For a long time\, fear is drowned out by hope but in\nthis film\, Meddeb bring s together fragments of that hope once again.\n\nIn this programme Ahmed M uzamil Member of resistance committees & member of the\nmortal mural initi ative Fatima Zainalabdin Pharmacist\, entrepreneur\, and founder\nof the S udan Futures Platform Imad Babbiker Non-violence civil society\ncampaigner & human rights defender Mohammed Abdulrahman Journalist\n[https://www.lin kedin.com/in/mohammed-abdulhamid-abdulrahman-19174515/]\n\nThe film serves as the starting point for an in-depth conversation with members\nof the S udanese diaspora in the Netherlands\, who experienced the revolution from\ nwithin: Ahmed Muzamil\, who was a member of one of the ‘resistance commit tees’ in\nKhartoum that shaped the revolution and who also appears in the film. Fatima\nZainalabdin\, entrepreneur and founder of the Sudan Futures Platform\, who\nfacilitated access to essential medicines. Imad Babbiker\, a dedicated activist\nwho trained young people in nonviolent resistance a nd Mohammed Abdulrahman\, a\nprominent journalist who was appointed during Hamdok’s transitional government\nto reform the news service SUNA (Sudan News Agency). The moderator of the\ndialogue is Osama Idries\, who is a st rategic advisor at the FNV Academy in the\nNetherlands and a facilitator o n themes of social justice and societal change.\n\nWhat lessons can we dra w from that hopeful moment in 2018–19? How are these\nyoung people who led the revolution continuing their struggle today? How can we\nbetter center their experiences\, perspectives\, and knowledge? And how can\nSudanese p eople – both within Sudan and across the diaspora – build on these\nexperi ences to prepare for a peaceful and just future once the war comes to an\n end?\n\n\nMORE ABOUT THE SPEAKERS\n\nAhmed Muzamil is a member of one of t he resistance committees in Khartoum and of\nthe mortal mural initiative. He is one of the protagonists in the documentary:\nSudan Remember Us.\n\nF atima Zainalabdin is a pharmacist\, entrepreneur\, and founder of the Suda n\nFutures Platform. During the Sudanese revolution\, she was actively inv olved in\nsupporting communities by facilitating access to essential medic ines and\ncontributing to local civic initiatives. Currently\, she is comm itted to\nhumanitarian aid\, policy\, and initiatives for the Sudanese dia spora in the\nNetherlands to promote a future-oriented approach for Sudan. \n\nImad Babbiker is an activist for nonviolent resistance within civil so ciety and\na human rights defender. In the mid-eighties\, when he worked a s a manager for\nthe catering service of Sudan Airways\, he was active in the Sudanese trade union\nmovement. For the past twenty years\, until the outbreak of the war in April\n2023\, Imad was actively involved in the non violent resistance movement in Sudan.\n\nMohammed Abdulrahman is a promine nt journalist who was appointed to reform the\nmain news service SUNA (Sud an News Agency) during Hamdok’s transitional\ngovernment.\n\nOsama Idries is a strategic advisor at the FNV Academy and a facilitator on\nthemes of social justice and societal change. As an activist\, he is committed to\nh uman rights\, diversity & inclusion\, and international peace\, with a foc us on\nconnection and dialogue. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/sudan-remember-us GEO:52.376857;4.9220756 LOCATION:Pakhuis de Zwijger - Piet Heinkade 179\, 1019 HC Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,community,democracy,documentary,eastern dockla nds,film,music,poetry,social X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:How can the spirit of the Sudanese revolution shape its future?

In the spring of 2019, director Hind Meddeb visits t he capital, Khartoum, for the first time. There, she meets young artists a nd activists – Shajane, Muzamil, Maha, Rufaida, Hamza, and Eros – in a rem arkably optimistic mood. The dictatorial regime has just been overthrown, and through strikes and prolonged sit-ins they are fighting for freedom an d democracy. Sudan, Remember Us follows how these young people, d espite arrests and brutally suppressed protests, strengthen their revoluti on with poetry and music. ‘Words are stronger than bullets’ is their mantr a. For a long time, fear is drowned out by hope but in this film, Meddeb b rings together fragments of that hope once again.

In this programm e Ahmed Muzamil Member of resistance committees & member of the morta l mural initiative Fatima Zainalabdin Pharmacist, entrepreneur, and founde r of the Sudan Futures Platform Imad Babbiker Non-violence civil society c ampaigner & human rights defender Mohammed Abd ulrahman Journalist

The film serves as the starting point for an in-depth conversation with members of the Sudanese diaspora in the Net herlands, who experienced the revolution from within: Ahmed Muzami l, who was a member of one of the ‘resistance committees’ in Khar toum that shaped the revolution and who also appears in the film. Fatima Zainalabdin, entrepreneur and founder of the Sudan Futures Platform, who facilitated access to essential medicines. Imad Bab biker, a dedicated activist who trained young people in nonviolen t resistance and Mohammed Abdulrahman, a prominent journa list who was appointed during Hamdok’s transitional government to reform t he news service SUNA (Sudan News Agency). The moderator of the dialogue is Osama Idries, who is a strategic advisor at the FNV Acad emy in the Netherlands and a facilitator on themes of social justice and s ocietal change.

What lessons can we draw from that hopeful moment i n 2018–19? How are these young people who led the revolution continuing th eir struggle today? How can we better center their experiences, perspectiv es, and knowledge? And how can Sudanese people – both within Sudan and acr oss the diaspora – build on these experiences to prepare for a peaceful an d just future once the war comes to an end?

More about the speak ers

Ahmed Muzamil is a member of one of the resis tance committees in Khartoum and of the mortal mural initiative. He is one of the protagonists in the documentary: Sudan Remember Us.

< p>Fatima Zainalabdin is a pharmacist, entrepreneur, and f ounder of the Sudan Futures Platform. During the Sudanese revolution, she was actively involved in supporting communities by facilitating access to essential medicines and contributing to local civic initiatives. Currently , she is committed to humanitarian aid, policy, and initiatives for the Su danese diaspora in the Netherlands to promote a future-oriented approach f or Sudan.

Imad Babbiker is an activist for nonviol ent resistance within civil society and a human rights defender. In the mi d-eighties, when he worked as a manager for the catering service of Sudan Airways, he was active in the Sudanese trade union movement. For the past twenty years, until the outbreak of the war in April 2023, Imad was active ly involved in the nonviolent resistance movement in Sudan.

Mohammed Abdulrahman is a prominent journalist who was appointe d to reform the main news service SUNA (Sudan News Agency) during Hamdok’s transitional government.

Osama Idries is a strate gic advisor at the FNV Academy and a facilitator on themes of social justi ce and societal change. As an activist, he is committed to human rights, d iversity & inclusion, and international peace, with a focus on connect ion and dialogue.

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