What challenges are queer (ex-)refugees, both documented and undocumented LGBTQIA+ individuals, facing in the Netherlands, and how can we support them both as individuals and as a society? Which stories are important to share, what experiences have shaped these individuals, and what can society learn from them? Come by, listen, and join the conversation. Reserve your spot using the RESERVE button at the top of the page.
Location: New Metropolis Metropolis Nieuw-West (Burgemeester Rendorpstraat 1, 1064 LH Amsterdam).
About this programme series
Amsterdam Nieuw-West is a highly diverse district. How can we work together to make this district even more inclusive? In collaboration with Stichting Prisma Groep, a foundation for bicultural and/or Islamic LGBTQI+ individuals, we are hosting this program series on inclusivity, safety, racism, and intersectionality in Nieuw-West.
About the speakers
Andrew Lwanga Kateregga (he/him) is a Catholic gay man from Uganda. He worked in various community organisations in Uganda and is now a volunteer for Stichting Prisma Groep. Andrew has experience in palliative and holistic care, largely working with HIV/AIDS patients and cancer patients. He was advocating for the youth to engage in educational institutions.
Micha Adarian is a Lebanese transgender woman, journalist, activist, living in the Netherlands. Alongside journalism she worked with humanitarian organizations as a life coach. She’s also the co-founder of the media platform “Faces and Places” with the slogan “All stories matter”! She actively supports her Trans community through protests, workshops, Day of Remembrance, Pride Events and Women’s March Against Violence. Her career goals and personal aims are intersectional: questioning people in power, fighting for diversity and always choosing revolution.
Mel Alex is an Armenian-Dutch ex-refugee, he is a three-time European weightlifting champion and two-time world weightlifting champion. His personal journey is featured in the documentary Mel(ine).
Amjad Almatni (he/him) is a highly motivated individual with a passion for tackling diverse challenges in various environments. He is currently studying Public Administration at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. In addition, he is the founder of DeStereotyped & Vluchteling Genoeg.
About the moderator
Celeste Obispa is a queer woman from Curaçao who is committed to various social causes. As a project assistant at Stichting Prisma Groep, she uses her anthropological perspective to assist various groups within the LGBTQ+ community. Through this work, she aims to contribute to a more inclusive and sensitive Dutch society.
About the evening
During this meeting we want to focus mainly on LGBTQI+ Muslims and their friends and/or relatives. Other interested parties are welcome, if they keep away from racism, Islamophobia, homonationalism, homophobia and transphobia. This evening we want to celebrate our similarities and differences.
