As it happened
Read the blogs below from lectures and events in which our IISH colleagues recently participated.
Illuminando de Indische Buurt: film en gesprek
De documentaire Illuminando de Indische Buurt, gemaakt door filmmakers Anna Dabrowska en Alessandra Laitempergher, ging in première in een volle zaal in het IISG in Amsterdam. De documentaire vertelt over de snelle transformatie van de Indische Buurt, gezien door de lens van de kleurrijke Super Sint Maarten Parade. Na de vertoning vond er een gesprek plaats over de geschiedenis en de toekomst van de Indische buurt.
Kite of Transformation meeting dedicated to Iran
What is freedom? This was the question Rienke Enghardt of the collective arts organisation Hopebox (HBX) raised at the creative Kite of Transformation gathering about Iran on 24 June. Participants were allowed to draw their answers on a large kite using personal example resulted in an impressive collective artwork, which is now part of the current IISH exhibition Meet Rosa Luxemburg.
Audio: Palestine in Focus - Part I
On 6th March 2024 the IISH organized the first part the series Palestine in Focus in which it discusses the role of boycotts in addressing historical injustices.
Russia's presidential 'elections'
On the 13th March 2024 the IISH organized in collaboration with the Moscow Times an event to reflect on Russia's presidential elections, past, present and future.
The RARA collection: a history of activism
In October 2023 the IISH organised together with artist Pieter Paul Pothoven an open collection event about the history of the notorious Dutch action group RARA.
Nu te zien! Film & presentaties: 'De Handen van het Cruquiuseiland'
Cruquiuseiland maakte de laatste jaren een transformatie door van industrieterrein naar (luxe) woonwijk. Dit heeft ook gevolgen voor de Openbare Werkplaats die daar al jaren zit, die een professionele werkruimte biedt aan meubelmakers, metaalbewerkers en kunstenaars. Anna Dabrowska, filmmaker en buurtbewoner, maakte hier een korte film over.
Symposium Report: Otto and Hermina Huiswoud: Modern Black Diasporic Radicals
The Symposium ‘Otto and Hermina Huiswoud: Modern Black Diasporic Radicals’ took place on the 8th and 9th of September in 2023 in Amsterdam. It was organized by Small Axe, The Black Archives, The International Institute of Social History (IISH) and the Research Center for Material Culture.
Maritime solidarities report
The Maritime Solidarities Past and Present Conference was hosted at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam on 22-23 September 2023, supported by the IISH, the University of Pittsburgh, and VU/CLUE+. The organizing Committee consisted of Marcus Rediker, Niklas Frykman, Pepijn Brandon, and Nandita Sharma.