(1/4) Vanavond opent 𝑆𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖 – 𝑆𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑣𝑟𝑖𝑗! 𝑆𝑦𝑚𝑏𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑛 𝑣𝑎𝑛 50 𝑗𝑎𝑎𝑟 𝑆𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑎𝑚𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑓ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑗𝑘ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑑, met werk van Sara Blokland & Jaya Pelupessy en Xavier Robles de Medina, samengesteld door Vincent van Velsen. De tentoonstelling richt zich op symbolen van de Surinaamse onafhankelijkheid.

This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.

‘Aandacht voor zwarte soldaten past niet bij de Amerikaanse herdenkingsmissie’

Wij zitten niet bij ING, maar bij @triodosuk.bsky.social een van de duurzaamste banken ter wereld. Just saying…

We have some nice book titles in store worth checking out bit.ly/FF-Bookshop

Utterly compelling, deeply alarming. Wim Carton @wimcarton.bsky.social and Andreas Malm's The Long Heat (following Overshoot from last year) sets out the extent to which we are fucked. The planet is overheating. Fossil-fuel capitalism is doing it, and it is not stopping. From @versobooks.bsky.social

Coming Sat Nov 15, media ethnographer and performer Donatella Della Ratta performs a live ‘Feedstream’ in collaboration with THE VOID, exploring the speculative violence of images generated by artificial intelligence. Followed by a conversation moderated by J. Fiorino-Habib. bit.ly/AskMeforThos...

Digging up memories about the dispute between the first Turkish labour migrants in the Netherlands and their Dutch employers over labour rights, working conditions and fair wages.

The Best Dutch Book Designs 2024 opened at the Stedelijk Museum #Amsterdam. Two overlapping selections chose 'Colonial Toxicity' by Samia Henni as one of the best designed books. It explores the impact of France's nuclear program in the Algerian #Sahara on both human and nonhuman life bit.ly/44aYcLQ

(1/4) Join us on 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟒 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 for the launch of 𝑀𝐴𝐾𝐴𝑁 #3: 𝑆𝑦𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝐴𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑠, the third issue of 𝑀𝐴𝐾𝐴𝑁 Journal of Culture & Space – a trilingual print publication critically engaging with contemporary architectural and urban conditions across the SWANA region and beyond.

On Saturday November 15, our deal colleague Evie Evans will be talking about collaborations with small scale archival initiatives during the symposium: Small Archives Thinking Collectively at Melly in #Rotterdam #archives #collectives #art bit.ly/Small-Archiv...

Now on Soundcloud: Errant Journal Podcast: 'Om Kolsoum's Sunglasses (on Redaction, the Hijab, and the Imperial Idea) by Nadine Monem'. The recording of the talk given by Nadine Monem at the launch of Errant's latest issue at Framer Framed in Amsterdam. bit.ly/errant-podcast

(1/3) On 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟏 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, you're warmly invited to the finissage of 𝑅𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑂𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒, a solo exhibition by artist belit sağ in close collaboration with curator Katia Krupennikova, giving life to the stories of 65 migrant women from Turkey and the pivotal labour dispute led by them in 1978.

Guided Tour in Turkish On Nov 6, 11:00, artist belit sağ gives a guided tour through the exhibition Remembering Otherwise in Turkish, to give life to the stories of sixty-five migrant women from Türkiye and the pivotal labour dispute led by them in 1978. Free entry, as always: bit.ly/Turkish_tour

Super delighted to be included in this book - my chapter focuses on the histories of Take Root, an incredible self-build housing collective established in 1993 in Glasgow. 'Taking Root and Raising Roofs: Reimagining the Housing Question'....

On Nov 6 Framer Framed hosts an evening organised by historian Karwan Fatah-Black and literary scholar Marrigje Paijmans to celebrate the book launch of 'Slavery in the Cultural Imagination: Debates, Silences, and Dissent in the Neerlandophone Space'. framerframed.nl/en/projecten...

(1/4) Join us on 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 for 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑇𝑜𝑥𝑖𝑐 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠, a lecture performance led by artist 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐋𝐞𝐞 and theorist 𝐋𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐧𝐝𝐭 exploring the porosity of human and non-human bodies and the invisible metabolism of toxicity.

(1/2) On 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟓 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫, curators and editors 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐥 and 𝐀𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐤𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐤𝐚 present their new book 𝑈𝑛𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑦 𝐾𝑖𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝𝑠 at Framer Framed. It introduces various alternative perspectives on interpersonal relationships, focusing on collectivity and moving away from the boundaries of blood relations.

Today we're hosting a programme to reflect on the ethical and cultural implications of collections built through colonial looting and exploitation, and how these legacies continue to shape histories of dispossession and cultural erasure today. For those unable to attend: bit.ly/stream-shape...

(1/5) After the opening of 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑒𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠: 𝑂𝑛 𝑊𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑠, 𝑊𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, we're looking forward to expanding on the themes of the exhibition tomorrow, 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟕 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫, with a symposium addressing the ethical and cultural implications of collections built through colonial exploitation.

(1/4) Alongside the exhibition 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑒𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠, Framer Framed hosts a symposium on 𝟏𝟕 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 to address the ethical and cultural implications of collections built through colonial looting and exploitation, and how these legacies continue to shape histories of dispossession and cultural erasure today.

17 Oct Framer Framed is hosting a symposium Shapeshifters on the ethical and cultural implications of museum collections built through colonial looting and exploitation, and how these legacies continue to shape histories of dispossession and cultural erasure today: framerframed.nl/en/projecten...

250 culturele organisaties Nederland en België besluiten tot boycot Israël

Nederlandse en Belgische culturele instellingen stellen boycot Israël in: ‘Het gaat om het collectieve signaal’

A new Framer Framed publication: 'Slamming Doors. On Falling Out and Fighting Back in a Housing Crisis' brings together writers, academics and community organisers against the backdrop of an ongoing housing crisis. bit.ly/slamming-door

Vanavond opent onze nieuwe tentoonstelling met werk van belit sag / Opening tonight at 17:00h

Symposium at FF will address the ethical and cultural implications of collections built through colonial looting and exploitation, and how these legacies continue to shape histories of dispossession and cultural erasure today. framerframed.nl/en/projecten...

Op 5 oktober trekken we een Rode Lijn door #Amsterdam. Juist nu, de politiek voelt de druk, maar komt nauwelijks in actie. Daarom blijven wij de straat op gaan.

Upcoming #Palestinian Film Festival #Amsterdam takes Gaza as it’s central focus. 9-12 October. Check the full program online at www.thepffa.nl/pffa-2025/ab...

Framer Framed sluit zich aan bij PublicSpaces, een netwerk van organisaties die zich inzet voor een rechtvaardig en onafhankelijk digitaal domein. Stefan Wharton, Hoofd Communicatie & PR vertelt in een interview hoe we onze afhankelijkheid van BigTec proberen te beperken: bit.ly/FF-and-Publi...

We have some nice new T-Shirts for sale by Udeido artist collective.

From 15-10 to 11-01, we proudly present 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑒𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠: 𝑂𝑛 𝑊𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑠, 𝑊𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, an exhibition examining how colonialism shaped the ways museums, archives and other institutions of knowledge are perceived and understood, revealing the (im)material scars imposed by systemic violence.

(1/3) On 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟐 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫, you'll be able to join us for two workshops as a part of the 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐦𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓. The first workshop (13:00 - 15:00) is dedicated to Palestinian 𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒛, the second workshop (16:00 - 18:00) centres around different forms of 𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆.

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A 12-foot golden statue of Donald Trump holding a Bitcoin was unveiled outside the US Capitol

Tussen 1965 en 1966 vond in Indonesië een verschrikkelijke slachting onder (vermeende) communisten plaats. De massamoord was mede geïnitieerd door de VS: onderdeel van de ‘heksenjacht’ op het communisme. Dat stelt de Amerikaanse historicus Vincent Bevins in zijn boek De Jakartamethode.

Deze omhooggevallen JA21’er blaast hoog van de toren, maar krijgt van de burgemeester een lesje grondwet waar hij nog wel even van bij moet komen.

Last Friday, 𝐿𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑛!, an exhibition that brings attention to the legacies of post-colonial imperialist expansion in the Indonesian archipelago and West Papua, opened at Framer Framed! It features presentations by Watch65, Kevin van Braak and Udeido Collective. We warmly thank everyone for joining us!

#OtD 16 Sep 1920 Dutch communist resistance fighter Hannie Schaft was born. Under Nazi occupation, she stole ID cards for Jewish locals, and sabotaged and assassinated fascists. She was eventually captured, tortured and murdered by Dutch fascists stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8840...

Morgen 14:00u, programma over Komitee Indonesië, een van de vele Nederlandse solidariteitsgroepen. Komitee Indonesie deelde informatie over de massale wreedheden die in 1965 in Indonesië werden begaan en pleitte voor de onmiddellijke vrijlating van de honderdduizend politieke gevangenen.

Just tried to ship our publications to the US. Nearly impossible due to tariffs and bureaucracy. Will now be transported in private luggage. Feels like a ban all non-maga countries.

In @framerframed.nl is nu de tentoonstelling Lawan! te zien over de (erfenissen van) postkoloniale imperialistische expansie in Indonesië en West-Papoea. Collega Rika Theo deed het archiefonderzoek en was co-curator. We interviewden haar over deze tentoonstelling: iisg.amsterdam/nl/blog/tent...

“Do not insult us by calling this a humanitarian crisis. Do not dignify this by calling it a war... This is genocide.” Daniel Kebede, the general secretary of the National Education Union, gave a speech about the suffering in Gaza and the “silence” of the world on Wednesday.

Tonight opening at Framer Framed, #Amsterdam presenting new work by the Udeido Artist collective from West-Papua.

13 tentoonstellingen & evenementen om naar uit te kijken waaronder 80 jaar Indonesië op diverse locaties in Amsterdam, Hoorn, Den Haag; en 50 jaar Suriname – Museum Cobra, Amstelveen. metropolism.com/nl/feature/e...

(1/4) On show from 𝟐 𝐎𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟐 𝐍𝐨𝐯, 𝑅𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑂𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒 is an exhibition by artist belit sağ. Conceived in collaboration with curator Katia Krupennikova, the exhibition gives form to stories from a pivotal 1978 labour dispute in Veghel, North Brabant, led by migrant women workers from Turkey.

(1/3) Join us on 11 September for 𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑡𝑜 𝑆𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑀𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡: 𝐿𝑎𝑢𝑛𝑐ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝑙𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑚𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑠, a project by artist Yin Aiwen. 𝐴𝑙𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑚𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑠 is a research project, a game and a growing set of toolkits that invite practitioners to reimagine and unravel the craft and chemistry of community-making.