How can solidarity be adapted to superdiverse societies? How do we better equip professionals and organizations to nurture solidarities across ethnic-cultural lines? SOLiDi conference on 20-22 August in Antwerp. Register now. solidi.eu/solidi-events/…

Consider applying for this interesting workshop on knowledge production, epistemic justice, and participatory methodologies organised by a.o Lea Baro and Hannah Sommer! Open to activists, researchers and activist researchers. Berlin 16 & 17th of August, Berlin #cfp

NEW PUBLICATION Societies on domestic violence & institutional solidarity. In this article, Chloé Roegiers, Saharso, Tonkens & Darling research the lack of institution solidarity towards women, especially of migration background in the Netherlands mdpi.com/2075-4698/13/1…

We have justed kicked off our final conference ‘solidarities in diversity: place and practice-based approaches’ with an introduction and overview by Anke De Malsche & Stijn Oosterlynck. Looking forward to 3 days of reflection & discussion across cases, borders & methods

Gert Biesta introduces us to the concept of public pedagogy, highlighting the connection between politics and education, questioning the privatisation of education and democracy, and calling for solidarity and public pedagogy to concern critical interruptions and questionings

Magdalena Nowicka shares her reflections on institutional change, exploring the struggle with diversity in German public administrations

In this panel, @elinedejong, Julia Alegre Mouslim and Lea Baro share reflections on how affect and affect theory related to their research and how to make space for affect in research and methods

Together, Jesse Torenbosch and Jonas Merckx (Haven voor Jonge Ondernemers) presented their paper on entrepreneurship and youth work

During a panel discussion, 4 research partners shared their experiences about participating in a research project, building relations with individual researchers, and managing expectations and challenges that arise during participatory research projects

“The border violence is already real and happening” Hannah Sommer presents her research on the reform of the common European asylum system and the legitimisation strategies behind it

Giving insight into their report, slowmess presents the work of her and Samantha Merry from the Leicester city council

Lee Eisold shares insights and reflections from activists on intersectionality, using the concept of assemblage to analyse and bring together different perspectives

Accompanied by an exhibition Zinaïda Sluijs (she/her) shares some collages and narratives of people awaiting a decision on their asylum application in Sweden

Lee & Zinaïda Sluijs (she/her) organised a panel conversation with members from @KifKifbe, ABF, Moviment Graffitti and two researcher with activist experience Xin P & Jonathan Darling, to discuss challenges and strategies of doing solidarity work in the context of right wing politics

In a collaborative presentation, Chloé Roegiers and social worker Ramon Van Noort present insights about shelters in the Netherlands for survivors about domestic violence

Next, we have Rhett Jones sharing philosophical reflections on attention, education and solidarity

After a creative break, Rylan Verlooy presented their interesting research project on trans epistemical knowledge practices

Our last speaker is Maria Mendel, theorising solidarity and fragmen, and sharing some insights into the Solidarnosc movement in Poland in the 80s

We (@elinedejong and) I are looking for contributors to our panel proposal for the annual IMISCOE conference (1-4 July 2025 in Paris). Working on “exclusionary natures of migrant solidarity in crisis-driven welfare states”? Consider applying! Deadline Sep 16, 2024

Our colleague @BShaffrey has contributed evidence from her research on left behind places and solidarity that has now been published in the House of Lords Report, ‘High Streets: Life Beyond Retail’: tinyurl.com/2hf7enj2My