🎥 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗲!
𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁 (Alma del desierto, 2024) is a poignant Colombian-Brazilian documentary directed by Mónica Taboada-Tapia. The 87-minute film chronicles the journey of Georgina Epiayu, a 70-year-old transgender woman from the Wayúu Indigenous community in La Guajira, Colombia 🇨🇴. After losing her identification documents in a transphobic attack, Georgina embarks on a quest to obtain official recognition of her gender identity, a pursuit that also involves reconnecting with her estranged siblings who don’t speak Spanish and barely survive on the fringes of the opaque Colombian bureaucratic system. Through Georgina’s story, 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁 delves into themes of gender identity, Indigenous rights, and the challenges posed by bureaucratic systems. The documentary stands as a testament to resilience and the enduring fight for identity and justice within marginalized communities.
𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘅 𝗛𝘂𝗖𝗼𝗺: 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁 (𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴)
Date: Friday, June 13, 2025
Time: 18.00-20.30 (doors open: 17.45)
Venue: Filmpalette (Cinema 1)
Address: Lübecker Straße 15, Cologne
Film: 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁 (Alma del desierto, 2024, 87’)
Year: 2024
Director: Mónica Taboada-Tapia
Duration: 87’
Language: Wayúu/Spanish with English subtitles
Country: Colombia 🇨🇴 and Brazil 🇧🇷
Extra: With an introduction by 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 and 𝗛𝘂𝗖𝗼𝗺
Extra: With a screening of a 10-minute rough cut screening of a Mission Positivity documentary
Tickets: €9 (regular) and €8 (students) via https://bit.ly/soul-of-the-desert-13-06-2025
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🎯 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! This afternoon from 𝟭𝟱.𝟯𝟬-𝟭𝟳.𝟬𝟬 𝗵𝗿𝘀 (CET) we host another online 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. This time 𝗔𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗶 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘃, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, will share his work on how images shape knowledge, influence perceptions of the Global South, and reflect power dynamics in public health storytelling. Drawing on interviews with global health communicators, photographers, AI artists, and archivists, he will explore the 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, the 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, and 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗜-𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱. As more and more INGOs turn to AI for cost-effective visuals, how do we 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 this new terrain? ˙✧˖°📷 ༘ ⋆｡˚
The session is 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 and 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 to join, please 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 below! 📝
𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝘅 𝗛𝘂𝗖𝗼𝗺 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗔𝗜-𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025
Time: 15:30-17:00 (CET)
Location: Online via Zoom
Extra: Launch of 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀 on the 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
More info & registration: https://bit.ly/partos-hucom-knowledge-session-ai-imagery
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🎥 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁 (Alma del desierto, 2024) is a poignant Colombian-Brazilian documentary directed by Mónica Taboada-Tapia. The 87-minute film chronicles the journey of Georgina Epiayu, a 70-year-old transgender woman from the Wayúu Indigenous community in La Guajira, Colombia 🇨🇴. After losing her identification documents in a transphobic attack, Georgina embarks on a quest to obtain official recognition of her gender identity, a pursuit that also involves reconnecting with her estranged siblings who don’t speak Spanish and barely survive on the fringes of the opaque Colombian bureaucratic system. Through Georgina’s story, 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁 delves into themes of gender identity, Indigenous rights, and the challenges posed by bureaucratic systems. The documentary stands as a testament to resilience and the enduring fight for identity and justice within marginalized communities.
𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘅 𝗛𝘂𝗖𝗼𝗺: 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁 (𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴)
Date: Friday, June 13, 2025
Time: 18.00-20.30 (doors open: 17.45)
Venue: Filmpalette (Cinema 1)
Address: Lübecker Straße 15, Cologne
Film: 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁 (Alma del desierto, 2024, 87’)
Year: 2024
Director: Mónica Taboada-Tapia
Duration: 87’
Language: Wayúu/Spanish with English subtitles
Country: Colombia 🇨🇴 and Brazil 🇧🇷
Extra: With an introduction by 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 and 𝗛𝘂𝗖𝗼𝗺
Extra: With a 10-minute rough cut screening of a Mission Positivity documentary
Tickets: €9 (regular) and €8 (students) via https://bit.ly/soul-of-the-desert-13-06-2025
𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘅 𝗛𝘂𝗖𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Date: Saturday, June 14, 2025
Time: 10.00-12.30 (doors open: 9.45)
Venue: Kulturbunker Köln
Address: Berliner Str. 20, Cologne
Registration (pay-what-you-can-entry): https://bit.ly/workshop-ethics-humanitarian-communication-14-06-2025
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Join us next week 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟯, at 𝟭𝟴.𝟬𝟬 for the 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 of the celebrated Colombian documentary 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁 (Alma del desierto, 2024) in arthouse cinema 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲!
𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁 (𝗔𝗹𝗺𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼, 2024) is a Colombian-Brazilian documentary by Mónica Taboada-Tapia chronicling the journey of Georgina Epiayu, a 70-year-old transgender woman from the Wayúu Indigenous community in La Guajira, Colombia. After losing her identification documents in a transphobic attack, Georgina embarks on a quest to obtain official recognition of her gender identity, a pursuit that also involves reconnecting with her estranged siblings who don’t speak Spanish and barely survive on the fringes of the opaque Colombian bureaucratic system. Through Georgina’s story, 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁 delves into themes of gender identity, Indigenous rights, and the challenges posed by bureaucratic systems. The documentary stands as a testament to resilience and the enduring fight for identity and justice within marginalized communities.
𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘅 𝗛𝘂𝗖𝗼𝗺: 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁 (𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴)
Date: Friday, June 13, 2025
Time: 18.00-20.30 (doors open: 17.45)
Venue: Filmpalette (Cinema 1)
Address: Lübecker Straße 15, Cologne
Film: 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁 (𝗔𝗹𝗺𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼, 2024, 87’)
Year: 2024
Director: Mónica Taboada-Tapia
Duration: 87’
Language: Wayúu/Spanish with English subtitles
Country: Colombia and Brazil
Extra: With an introduction by 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 and the 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Extra: With a screening of a 10-minute rough cut screening of a 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆
Tickets: €9 (regular) and €8 (students) via https://bit.ly/soul-of-the-desert-13-06-2025
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📢 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗲, 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆! On 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟯-𝟭𝟰, the 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 will be hosting a 𝟮-𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 in collaboration with 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 on the 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 at two different locations in 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗲, and we invite you to become part of it!
Join us first on 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟯 at 𝟭𝟴.𝟬𝟬 for the 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 of the celebrated Colombian documentary 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁 (Alma del desierto, 2024) in arthouse cinema 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 ! The screening will contain an 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 as well as a screening of the 𝟭𝟬-𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗰𝘂𝘁 of a documentary 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 is currently working on. Then, join us on 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟰𝘁𝗵, from 𝟭𝟬.𝟬𝟬-𝟭𝟮.𝟯𝟬 for a 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 on 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗚𝗢 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 in 𝗞𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 in Cologne. This interactive workshop will explore how to decolonize language and to adopt co-creation in storytelling in international NGO communication across Latin America.
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📢 Next 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟮, 𝗛𝘂𝗖𝗼𝗺 partners with 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗼𝘀 for another 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 on 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, this time on 𝗔𝗜-𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, an urgent conversation to have as AI tools become increasingly widespread. As more INGOs turn to AI for cost-effective visuals, how do we ethically navigate this new terrain?
In 2023, the WHO shared an AI-generated image of a malnourished Black child captioned ‘When you smoke, I starve,’ sparking heated debate about the ethics of synthetic imagery in public health campaigns. This session will unpack these concerns and explore how 𝗔𝗜-𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 influence public messaging, reinforce visual biases, and shape perceptions.
Our guest speaker 𝗔𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗶 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘃, a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, will share his research on how images shape knowledge, influence perceptions of the Global South, and reflect power dynamics in public health storytelling. Drawing on interviews with global health communicators, photographers, AI artists, and archivists, he will explore the 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, the 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, and 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗜-𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱.
𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝘅 𝗛𝘂𝗖𝗼𝗺 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗔𝗜-𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025
Time: 15:30–17:00 (CET)
Location: Zoom
Registration: https://bit.ly/partos-hucom-knowledge-session-ai-imagery
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Yesterday marked the start of our 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 at 𝗪𝗪𝗙 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀! Over the course of three 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀, well be working with the WWF communications team to explore how to do 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
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📢 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁!
𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿
Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Time: 18.30-20.00 hrs
Location: Online via Zoom 💻
Title: 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻: 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 (‘𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁’) 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Speakers: Emiel Martens and Wouter Oomen (HuCom)
Host: Claudia Buess (Mission 21)
Language: English, with translation into German
More info & registration: https://bit.ly/mission-colonialism-revisited-webinar-2025-05-07
This webinar is part of the 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 series by 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟭 that critically explores the historical entanglements between Christian missionary work, colonialism, slavery, and racism. By transparently reappraising its own mission history, Mission 21 aims to contribute to contemporary discussions on racism and discrimination with a reflective and socially engaged perspective.
Photo by: Chris Hardy
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📢 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻! We are excited to welcome 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻 to join our team for the upcoming months as an intern. Originally from Colombia, Juliana is studying Social Sciences and Political Science at the University of Cologne, Germany. She is driven by the stories that shape our world: from international politics to everyday voices captured through journalism, writing, and photography. Her goal is to bridge her cultural background with her academic journey by working in international cooperation, humanitarian communication, or global journalism. During her internship at our Expertise Centre Humanitarian Communication, she is eager to learn more about the power of humanitarian communication, to contribute to meaningful dialogue, and to explore the impact it can create.
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🎬 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗻𝗼𝘄! Our friends from 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰 are back next month with their annual festival in honor of 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝘆 (May 25), taking place from 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟭-𝟯𝟭 across various venues in 𝗔𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗺 and 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲. This year’s edition – which is the 10th edition! – highlights the 𝟱𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 of five African countries – 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗮 🇦🇴, 𝗠𝗼𝘇𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 🇲🇿, 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲 🇨🇻, 𝗦𝗮𝗼 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗲 & 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗲 and the 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘀 🇰🇲 – as well as 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 🇸🇷. Below you can find the 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺, and for more info and tickets, please visit their website at 𝗮𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰.𝗰𝗼𝗺! 🙏🏿🖤✊🏿
📅 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺
Thu May 22 | 21:00 | 🎥 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮 | Rialto de Pijp
Fri May 23 | 19:00 | 🎥 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗶𝗹 𝗢 | Rialto de Pijp
Fri May 23 | 21:00 | 🎥 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼 | Eye Filmmuseum
Sat May 24 | 16:30 | 💃🏿 | 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗼 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 | Paradiso
Sun May 25 | 17:00 | 🎥 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁 + 𝗕𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 | Melkweg Cinema
Sat May 31 | 19:00 | 🎥 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 + 𝗔 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻 | LAB111
May 21-31 | 24/7 | 📺 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 | Streaming platform YardVibes
🌃 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲
Sat June 21 | 23:59 | 💃🏿 | 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝘅 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗞𝘂𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 | Tolhuistuin
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On 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, from 𝟭𝟴:𝟯𝟬-𝟮𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝗵𝗿𝘀 (𝗖𝗘𝗧), the 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 will join a critical conversation on how colonial stereotypes and outdated narratives continue to shape humanitarian storytelling. During this 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁, organized by Christian humanitarian organization 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟭 based in Switzerland, HuCom directors 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀 and 𝗪𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 will draw on their work with HuCom, and particularly the HuCom Awards, to share insights and examples moving towards ethical and anti-racist communication in international cooperation. The event, which is entitled 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻: 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 (‘𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁’) 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, is free and open to all, but registration is required via the link below!
This webinar is part of the 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 series by 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟭 that critically explores the historical entanglements between Christian missionary work, colonialism, slavery, and racism. By transparently reappraising its own mission history, Mission 21 aims to contribute to contemporary discussions on racism and discrimination with a reflective and socially engaged perspective.
𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿
Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Time: 18.30-20.00 hrs (CET)
Location: Online via Zoom 💻
Title: 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻: 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 (‘𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁’) 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Speakers: Emiel Martens and Wouter Oomen (HuCom)
Host: Claudia Buess (Mission 21)
Language: English, with translation into German
More info & registration: https://bit.ly/mission-colonialism-revisited-webinar-2025-05-07
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𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀? (Susan Wichgers, 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘄, Monday, January 26, 2025)
‘The foundation Red een Kind (Save a Child) is ending the use of children’s photos on their website to appeal to donors. It’s a bold decision, given how effective it is in generating funds. This is a challenge many organizations grapple with.’ (...)
‘Wouter Oomen, director of the Expertise Centre for Humanitarian Communication, considers Red een Kind’s (Save a Child) decision a step in the right direction. He has long been critical of child sponsorship and how it is communicated. “Those photos are there because donors want them,” Oomen explains. “The interests of the people at the heart of it all are pushed to the background.’
‘Oomen also points out that the sponsorship model is often little more than a façade. While many organizations are transparent about it, the funds typically go into a general budget. And even if the money does go directly to the child, it can lead to problems and inequalities within the community.’
‘Is it possible to communicate ethically about child sponsorship? Not really, says Oomen, who advocates for the concept to be abandoned altogether. “It’s unwise to individualize aid and the perception of it in this way. At Red een Kind, you see this tension: on the one hand, they aim to move away from a model, but on the other, they’re reluctant to let it go because it works.”’
Read here the full article: www.trouw.nl/binnenland/moeten-organisaties-stoppen-met-foto-s-van-kinderen-op-hun-site-om-donateurs-over-te-halen~ba37bd58/
Listen here (from 15:05) to the discussion between Simone Schoemaker (Red Een Kind), Oomen (HuCoM), and radio show host Tijs van den Brink on 𝗗𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗴 (This Is The Day, 𝗡𝗣𝗢 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝟭) about the challenges of child sponsorship: www.nporadio1.nl/uitzendingen/dit-is-de-dag/9d7a93c5-88a5-4c80-96a3-cd610616adde/2025-01-27-dit-is-de-dag (Monday, January 26, 2025).
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