BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:21836@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Toward a Radical Future DTSTAMP:20260506T002326Z DTSTART:20260612T130000Z DESCRIPTION:What becomes possible when we choose radical hope over fear\, a nd imagination\nover borders?\n\nRefugee Welcome Week returns to Felix wit h a second edition. Centered around\nRadical Hope & Courage\, this program explores what future(s) we can build\ntogether through art and collective imagination.\n\nJoin us for an afternoon and evening of refugee-led visio nary talks\,\nperformances\, workshops\, film\, and photography. A wide ra nge of artists\,\nthinkers\, and activists share their perspectives on hop e\, resilience\, and\nchange. Take part in a shared community dinner and e nd the night on the\ndancefloor with vibrant sounds by Iranian-Canadian DJ and producer AYEDA.\n\nProgram outline & ticket tiers\n\nWhether you join us for a single event or the entire day\, we got options. All\nyou have t o do is choose:\n\n\nWORKSHOP OPTION A: SHAMELESS ANGER: CHANNELING TRAPPE D EMOTIONS | 15:00 – 17:30\n\nDo you wanna scream? Then join us in Shamele ss Anger\, where we channel trapped\nemotions. In a world that asks us to stay composed while everything feels like\nit’s falling apart\, where does our anger go? Facilitated by Nisala\, Rufino and\nSófian\, this workshop creates space to acknowledge\, explore\, and release\nemotions that are of ten suppressed\, especially for those navigating\ndisplacement\, injustice \, and constant pressure to “hold it together.”\n\nThrough guided exercise s\, collective reflection\, and body-based practices\n(including breathwor k\, voice\, movement\, grounding\, and yes\, possibly screaming)\,\nwe’ll explore how anger lives in the body\, and how it can be expressed safely\, \ncollectively\, and without shame. Open to refugees\, newcomers\, and any one who\nfeels the weight of the current moment in their body and is looki ng for a space\nto process it collectively. No prior experience needed.\n\ nNote: this program takes place alongside Workshop B. You can only sign up for\none!\n\nAccessibility: please note that our Koepelzaal is only acces sible by stairs.\nThis only applies for those attending the workshop.\n\n€ 5\,00\n\n\nWORKSHOP OPTION B: SPOTLIGHT | 15:00 – 17:30\n\nSpotlight Team International Art invites you for a unique program centered\naround their fieldwork in Gaza and Syria. Expect storytelling\, a Dabke workshop\,\na s creening of the short film “Colored Dust”\, and direct interaction with th eir\nteams on the ground.\n\nNote: this program takes place alongside Work shop A. You can only sign up for\none!\n\n€5\,00\n\n\nEXPO\, FILMS & SHOWC ASES | 15:00 – 22:00\n\nWe turn our beloved Concert Hall into an exhibitio n space where cinema\,\nphotography\, performance\, and research come toge ther. We showcase short films by\nRoua Jafar\, Emmanuela Agik\, and Idris Elhassan\, photography by investigative\njournalist Fadel Dawod titled “Hi dden Stories: Breaking the Silences that\nImmobilize Us” (curated by Carol ina Montenegro)\, and artistic outcomes from\nresearch materials by the Sp otlight Team International Art\, focusing on their\nfieldwork in Gaza and Syria. At 7 PM\, you’re welcome to join us for a sonic\nlecture by Talyshi cultural heritage specialist Gunay Rzazada and\nIranian-Canadian DJ & pro ducer Ayeda.\n\nFree access\n\n\nCOMMUNITY DINNER | 17:30 – 19:00\n\nJoin us for a community dinner with delicious Palestinian food by Sufret Salma. \n\nPlease make sure to select a ticket including dinner if you would like to join.\n\n\nEVENING PROGRAM & AFTERPARTY | 20:00 – 22:30\n\nOur evening program brings together voices and stories of migration\, memory\, and\nt he courageous ways we live together. The program opens with a keynote by a \nspecial guest (TBC)\, followed by a peformance by trans artist\, poet\, and\nmultidisciplinary practitioner Jonon Zulaikho. Take part in an open c onversation\nwith our guests\, and end the evening on the dancefloor with music and visuals by\nSyrian artist\, DJ\, and mucisian Adnan Samman.\n\n€ 12\,30 – €16\,00\n\nAbout Refugee Welcome Week\n\nRefugee Welcome Week NL 2026 is a refugee-led programme bringing together young\nrefugees and newc omers across four Dutch cities. Over two weeks\, participants\ntake the le ad as performers\, curators\, hosts\, producers\, and storytellers\,\ncrea ting spaces of connection through art\, discussion\, film\, music\, food\, and\ncommunity action. Refugee Welcome Week NL is part of the wider inter national\nRefugee Week movement and is organised in close partnership with Refugee Week\nUK. Explore the full programme at refugeewelcomeweek.nl\n[h ttp://refugeewelcomeweek.nl].\n\nJonon\n\nJonon is a trans woman artist\, poet\, dancer\, and multidisciplinary practitioner\nwhose work moves betwe en text\, body\, fabric\, and ritual. Working across six\nlanguages\, she explores identity\, embodiment\, transformation\, and spiritual\nmemory. H er practice brings together performance\, textile sensitivity\, poetic\nla nguage\, and healing-based rituals.\n\nFadel Dawod\n\nFadel Dawod is an Am sterdam-based Egyptian photojournalist who started his\ncareer at the youn g age of 17 with Al Masry Al Youm\, covering historic events.\nHis work wa s published by global outlets including The New York Times and The\nGuardi an\, and exposes the brutal realities of social injustice. Driven to\ndiss ect identity\, exile\, and displacement among marginalized peoples\, Dawod uses\nphotography to confront oppression and reclaim freedom.\n\nGunay Rz azada\n\nGunay Rzazada is a cultural heritage specialist born in Lankaran\ , Azerbaijan.\nHer work focuses on documenting the oral histories and cult ural practices of\nmarginalized communities\, exploring how memory\, herit age\, and ecological\nknowledge shape identity and collective belonging.\n \nBelonging to the Talysh ethnic minority and growing up between Azerbaija n and\nRussia\, she became aware of how easily voices of small communities can be\nsilenced and cultural continuity can be disrupted. Her practice r esponds through\nliving heritage traditions such as weaving\, storytelling \, and women-led craft\npractices\, treating cultural legacy as a living a rchive of memory\, resilience\,\nand quiet resistance.\n\nLees meer\n\nAYE DA\n\nAYEDA is an Iranian-Canadian DJ & producer\,based in the Netherlands . Her sound\nis a vibrant fusion of Southwest Asia and North Africa inspir ed melodies\,\nexperimental electronic\, UK-garage and tech house. She pre sents a sound that\npushes the boundaries of tradition\, fusing genre-bend ing frequencies rising from\nthe underground. Ayeda has performed at festi vals such as Amsterdam Dance Event\,\nQueer Intimacy Festival and Kinetic. She has held radio residencies and aired on\nB-Side Radio\, Operator Radi o\, Radio Weesper\, and other community radios across\nEurope.\n\nSpotligh t Team International Art\n\nFounded in 2018 by artivist Mostafa Betaree\, Spotlight Team International Art is\na Dutch-based\, artist-led organizati on working across Gaza\, Syria\, and Europe\nthrough performance\, film\, music\, and participatory methods. Led by newcomers\nand refugees\, the or ganisation develops long-term projects at the intersection\nof art\, human rights\, and community.\n\nFor this program\, Spotlight Team will curate the expo hall with materials from\ntheir fieldwork in Gaza and Syria\, whe re art is used as a tool for psychosocial\nsupport\, expression\, and the creation of safe spaces within communities affected\nby war and displaceme nt. Their contribution includes the screening of the short\nfilm Colored D ust\, storytelling\, and opportunities to engage directly with\nmembers of their team.\n\nLees meer\n\nPalestinian food by Salma Barakat\n\nFounded by Salma Barakat\, Sufret Salma carries the flavors of Gaza City. What\nst arted as a desperate effort to keep her family alive\, Sufret Salma has gr own\ninto Salma’s life work: securing medical passage and healing for Gaza ’s injured\nchildren. Through Sufret Salma\, you are invited you to see Ga za not just through\nits struggle\, but through the strength of its people and the hope we refuse to\nlet go.\n\nWould you like to attend this progr am\, but don’t have the means to pay for a\nticket? Send an email to info@ felixmeritis.nl\, we can work something out.\n\nNote: By booking this tick et\, you agree to potentially be photographed during\nthe event. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/toward-a-radical-future GEO:52.3699902;4.884254 LOCATION:Felix Meritis - Keizersgracht 324\, 1016 EZ Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,community,concert,dance,dinner,discussion,dj,e lectronics,exhibition,experimental,festivals,film,food,keizersgracht,lectu re,live,music,performance,queer,refugees,stories,storytelling,talk,worksho p X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

What becomes possible when we choose radica l hope over fear, and imagination over borders?

Refugee Welcome Wee k returns to Felix with a second edition. Centered around Radical Hope & Courage, this program explores what future(s) we can b uild together through art and collective imagination.

Join us for a n afternoon and evening of refugee-led visionary talks, performances, work shops, film, and photography. A wide range of artists, thinkers, and activ ists share their perspectives on hope, resilience, and change. Take part i n a shared community dinner and end the night on the dancefloor with vibra nt sounds by Iranian-Canadian DJ and producer AYEDA.

Program outlin e & ticket tiers

Whether you join us for a single event or the entire day, we got options. All you have to do is choose:

W orkshop option A: Shameless Anger: Channeling Trapped Emotions | 15:00 – 1 7:30

Do you wanna scream? Then join us in Shameless Anger< /em>, where we channel trapped emotions. In a world that asks us to stay c omposed while everything feels like it’s falling apart, where does our ang er go? Facilitated by Nisala, Rufino and Sófian, this workshop creates spa ce to acknowledge, explore, and release emotions that are often suppressed , especially for those navigating displacement, injustice, and constant pr essure to “hold it together.”

Through guided exercises, collective reflection, and body-based practices (including breathwork, voice, movemen t, grounding, and yes, possibly screaming), we’ll explore how anger lives in the body, and how it can be expressed safely, collectively, and without shame. Open to refugees, newcomers, and anyone who feels the weight of th e current moment in their body and is looking for a space to process it co llectively. No prior experience needed.

Note: this program take s place alongside Workshop B. You can only sign up for one!

Accessibility: please note that our Koepelzaal is only accessible by sta irs. This only applies for those attending the workshop.

€ 5,00

Workshop option B: Spotlight | 15:00 – 17:30

Spotlight Team International Art invites you for a unique program centered around their fieldwork in Gaza and Syria. Expect storytelling, a Dabke workshop, a screening of the short film “Colored Dust”, and direct interaction with their teams on the ground.

Note: this program takes place alongside Workshop A. You can only sign up for one!

< p>€5,00

Expo, Films & Showcases | 15:00 – 22: 00

We turn our beloved Concert Hall into an exhibition space w here cinema, photography, performance, and research come together. We show case short films by Roua Jafar, Emmanuela Agik, and Idris Elhassan, photog raphy by investigative journalist Fadel Dawod titled “Hidden Stories: Brea king the Silences that Immobilize Us” (curated by Carolina Montenegro), an d artistic outcomes from research materials by the Spotlight Team Internat ional Art, focusing on their fieldwork in Gaza and Syria. At 7 PM, you’re welcome to join us for a sonic lecture by Talyshi cultural heritage specia list Gunay Rzazada and Iranian-Canadian DJ & producer Ayeda.

Free access

Community dinner | 17:30 – 19:00

Join us for a community dinner with delicious Palestinian food by Su fret Salma.

Please make sure to select a ticket including dinne r if you would like to join.

Evening program & af terparty | 20:00 – 22:30

Our evening program brings together v oices and stories of migration, memory, and the courageous ways we live to gether. The program opens with a keynote by a special guest (TBC), followe d by a peformance by trans artist, poet, and multidisciplinary practitione r Jonon Zulaikho. Take part in an open conversation with our guests, and e nd the evening on the dancefloor with music and visuals by Syrian artist, DJ, and mucisian Adnan Samman.

€12,30 – €16,00

About Refugee Welcome Week

Refugee Welcome Week NL 2026 is a r efugee-led programme bringing together young refugees and newcomers across four Dutch cities. Over two weeks, participants take the lead as performe rs, curators, hosts, producers, and storytellers, creating spaces of conne ction through art, discussion, film, music, food, and community action. Re fugee Welcome Week NL is part of the wider international Refugee Week move ment and is organised in close partnership with Refugee Week UK. Explore t he full programme at refugeewelcomeweek.nl.

Jonon

Jonon i s a trans woman artist, poet, dancer, and multidisciplinary practitioner w hose work moves between text, body, fabric, and ritual. Working across six languages, she explores identity, embodiment, transformation, and spiritu al memory. Her practice brings together performance, textile sensitivity, poetic language, and healing-based rituals.

Fadel Dawod

Fadel Dawod is an Amsterdam-based Egyptian photojournalist who started his career at the young age of 17 with Al Masry Al Youm, cover ing historic events. His work was published by global outlets including Th e New York Times and The Guardian, and exposes the brutal realities of soc ial injustice. Driven to dissect identity, exile, and displacement among m arginalized peoples, Dawod uses photography to confront oppression and rec laim freedom.

Gunay Rzazada

Gunay Rzaza da is a cultural heritage specialist born in Lankaran, Azerbaijan. Her wor k focuses on documenting the oral histories and cultural practices of marg inalized communities, exploring how memory, heritage, and ecological knowl edge shape identity and collective belonging.

Belonging to the Taly sh ethnic minority and growing up between Azerbaijan and Russia, she becam e aware of how easily voices of small communities can be silenced and cult ural continuity can be disrupted. Her practice responds through living her itage traditions such as weaving, storytelling, and women-led craft practi ces, treating cultural legacy as a living archive of memory, resilience, a nd quiet resistance.

Lees meer

AYEDA

AY EDA is an Iranian-Canadian DJ & producer,based in the Netherlands. Her sound is a vibrant fusion of Southwest Asia and North Africa inspired mel odies, experimental electronic, UK-garage and tech house. She presents a s ound that pushes the boundaries of tradition, fusing genre-bending frequen cies rising from the underground. Ayeda has performed at festivals such as Amsterdam Dance Event, Queer Intimacy Festival and Kinetic. She has held radio residencies and aired on B-Side Radio, Operator Radio, Radio Weesper , and other community radios across Europe.

Spotlight Tea m International Art

Founded in 2018 by artivist Mostafa Betaree, Spotlight Team International Art is a Dutch-based, artist-led org anization working across Gaza, Syria, and Europe through performance, film , music, and participatory methods. Led by newcomers and refugees, the org anisation develops long-term projects at the intersection of art, human ri ghts, and community.

For this program, Spotlight Team will curate t he expo hall with materials from their fieldwork in Gaza and Syria, where art is used as a tool for psychosocial support, expression, and the creati on of safe spaces within communities affected by war and displacement. The ir contribution includes the screening of the short film Colored Dust< /em>, storytelling, and opportunities to engage directly with members of t heir team.

Lees meer

Palestinian food by Salma Barakat< /strong>

Founded by Salma Barakat, Sufret Salma carries the flavors of Gaza City. What started as a desperate effort to keep her family alive , Sufret Salma has grown into Salma’s life work: securing medical passage and healing for Gaza’s injured children. Through Sufret Salma, you are inv ited you to see Gaza not just through its struggle, but through the streng th of its people and the hope we refuse to let go.

Would you like to attend this program, but don’t have the means to pay for a ticket? Send an email to info@felixmeritis.nl, we can work something out.

Note: By booking this ticket, you agree to potentially be photogr aphed during the event.

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