As part of their curriculum, a group of anthropology students was tasked with writing an anthropological paper. To help inspire their thinking, a special event was organized where our Shelter City guest Malala was brought to speak about her work as a queer woman human rights defender from Kenya. Malala began by introducing herself and […]
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Shelter City foto expositie bij de NJR
Afgelopen maand ging onze Shelter City gast Malala op bezoek bij de Nederlandse Jeugd Raad (NJR) in Utrecht waar zij een presentatie gaf aan leden van de werkgroep VN Jongeren. Daarnaast stond de avond in het teken van de foto expositie met de portretten van voormalige gasten van Shelter City Utrecht. Op het kantoor van […]
Podcast ‘Talking Human Rights’ met Malala
Onlangs was onze Shelter City gast Malala op bezoek bij de podcast Talking Human Rights. In de podcast ging zij in gesprek met host Leens en vertelde over haar werk als queer-rights activist in Kenia en de uitdagingen die zij tegenkomt. Beluister hier de nieuwe aflevering van Talking Human Rights met Malala. Shelter City Utrecht […]
Malala at the Canal Pride in Utrecht
For a queer woman human rights defender from Kenya, a country where LGBTQ+ rights are constantly under threat, experiencing Pride in the Netherlands was something our Shelter City guest, Malala, had been extremely excited about. From the beginning of her stay, Malala expressed strong interest in Pride events. While being gay is not officially illegal […]
Looking back on the ‘Rafiki’ film screening: an evening of love, resistance, and human rights
We look back on the film screening of ‘Rafiki’, which tells the story of love and resilience in the face of discrimination in Kenya. On Tuesday, June 3rd, we watched this powerful Kenyan film at Neude Library, followed by an inspiring conversation with Malala, a Kenyan human rights defender, about the film and the ongoing […]
Guest Lecture – What is the situation like for the LGBTQIA+ community in Kenya?
Recently, our newest Shelter City Utrecht guest was invited for a guest lecture and Q&A session at the Hague of Applied Science University as part of the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) course. This gave us the opportunity to share who we are as Shelter City, and our guest the opportunity to […]
Meet our new Shelter City guest Tsano
Peace Brigades International has welcomed a new Shelter City guest this Fall! Tsano is an HIV/AIDS activist and transgender and intersex rights defender from Zimbabwe who will be joining us for the next couple of months. Tsano is the director of Trans Smart Trust, an organization dedicated to the support of transgender and intersex people […]
Burgemeester Dijksma over Mensenrechten en Shelter City
Shelter City Gast ‘Mona’ Uitgelicht door Burgemeester Sharon Dijksma tijdens Openingsceremonie van Academisch Jaar Vorige week maandag vond de opening van het academisch jaar plaats, waarin mensenrechten centraal stonden. Tijdens deze ceremonie hield burgemeester Sharon Dijksma een mooie, krachtige openingsspeech waarin ze stilstond bij het belang van mensenrechten. Ze begon haar toespraak met een fragment […]
Meet Juan Carlos, our new Shelter City Guest
(See below for English) Ontmoet Juan Carlos Peace Brigades International (PBI) is verheugd om Juan Carlos te introduceren, onze nieuwe Shelter City gast uit Colombia, die bij ons zal zijn tijdens de zomer van 2024. Juan Carlos is een toegewijde mensenrechtenverdediger die zich inzet voor de bescherming van de natuur in zijn regio en voor […]
Looking back on the film screening and discussion on impunity in Latin America
On Sunday 26th of May, we held an event at the Utrecht library focusing on the struggle with impunity in Latin America, featuring the screening of the documentary “Chocolate de Paz”. We were joined by Ruby and Roviro from the peace community of San José de Apartadó and our Shelter City guest, Lola. Marlinde Weener and […]