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SUMMARY:Woven freedom
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DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Allard Pierson on 5 May to celebrate freedom. Pi
	ck up a tin of\nFreedom Soup to take away\, or stay and share a bowl durin
	g our special table\nprogramme\, hosted in partnership with VOX-POP and SP
	UI25. The programme explores\nfreedom and resistance as a lived\, passed-o
	n practice from Surinamese and\nCaribbean perspectives. It features poetry
	\, a lunchtime talk on the Surinamica\ncollection\, and a collective embro
	idery workshop inspired by Maroon resistance.\n\nThis programme stems from
	 the exhibition Not My Soul\, which centres the stories\nof enslaved peopl
	e. Individuals whose freedom was stripped away\, yet who\,\nagainst all od
	ds\, preserved their humanity through work\, creativity\, care\,\nlanguage
	\, love\, and resistance. This Liberation Day\, we invite you to engage\nw
	ith\, listen to\, and re-examine this shared history.\n\n\nPROGRAMME OVERV
	IEW\n\n * 11.00–16.00 | Freedom Soup pick-up point and an opportunity to e
	at together\n * 12.00–12.15 | Reading by poet Bernice Vreedzaam\n   For th
	is occasion she will write and perform a poem during the Freedom Lunch.\n 
	* 13.00–13.30 | Lunchtime talk by Isabelle Best\, Curator of Surinamica\n 
	  An exploration of the pursuit of freedom through the archaeological and\
	n   Surinamica collections.\n * 14.00–15.00 | Stitching Freedom: a collect
	ive embroidery workshop inspired by\n   Maroon resistance\, led by Suelae 
	Robinson: Participants are invited to create\n   a collective patchwork in
	spired by the resistance of the Surinamese Maroons\n   and their own lived
	 experiences of freedom.\n\n\nENTRANCE\n\nAdmission to the programme is in
	cluded with your museum entry ticket.\n\n\nUVA PODIA\n\nThis programme is 
	organised by UvA-podia and is a collaboration between VOX-POP\,\nSPUI25\, 
	and Allard Pierson. In the University Quarter\, the UvA-podia Allard\nPier
	son\, SPUI25\, University Library\, and VOX-POP coordinate activities and\
	nevents throughout the year that are accessible to a broad audience.
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/woven-freedom
GEO:52.3690637;4.894763
LOCATION:VOX-POP - Binnengasthuisstraat 9\, 1012 ZA Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,burgwallen,exhibition,poetry,soul,stories,talk
	,workshop
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join us at the Allard Pierson on 5 May to cele
	brate freedom. Pick up a tin of Freedom Soup to take away, or stay and sha
	re a bowl during our special table programme, hosted in partnership with V
	OX-POP and SPUI25. The programme explores freedom and resistance as a live
	d, passed-on practice from Surinamese and Caribbean perspectives. It featu
	res poetry, a lunchtime talk on the Surinamica collection, and a collectiv
	e embroidery workshop inspired by Maroon resistance.       <p>This program
	me stems from the exhibition <em>Not My Soul</em>, which centres the stori
	es of enslaved people. Individuals whose freedom was stripped away, yet wh
	o, against all odds, preserved their humanity through work, creativity, ca
	re, language, love, and resistance. This Liberation Day, we invite you to 
	engage with, listen to, and re-examine this shared history.</p> <h3>Progra
	mme overview</h3> <ul> <li>11.00–16.00 | Freedom Soup pick-up point and an
	 opportunity to eat together</li> <li>12.00–12.15 | Reading by poet Bernic
	e Vreedzaam<br> For this occasion she will write and perform a poem during
	 the Freedom Lunch.</li> <li>13.00–13.30 | Lunchtime talk by Isabelle Best
	, Curator of Surinamica<br> An exploration of the pursuit of freedom throu
	gh the archaeological and Surinamica collections.</li> <li>14.00–15.00 | S
	titching Freedom: a collective embroidery workshop inspired by Maroon resi
	stance, led by Suelae Robinson: Participants are invited to create a colle
	ctive patchwork inspired by the resistance of the Surinamese Maroons and t
	heir own lived experiences of freedom.</li> </ul> <h3>Entrance</h3> <p>Adm
	ission to the programme is included with your museum entry ticket.</p> <h3
	>Uva podia </h3> <p>This programme is organised by UvA-podia and is a coll
	aboration between VOX-POP, SPUI25, and Allard Pierson. In the University Q
	uarter, the UvA-podia Allard Pierson, SPUI25, University Library, and VOX-
	POP coordinate activities and events throughout the year that are accessib
	le to a broad audience.</p>
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