Information

Would you help us improve our website by answering a few short questions? It takes just 5 minutes. Start the surveyExternal link.

Information for
[ enrolled students ]
What is your study programme?
Event

Open podium in memory of victims of the 6 February earthquake

Last modified on 18-04-2023
Share your story on stage in memory of the February 6 earthquake victims.
Show information for your study programme
You're currently viewing general information. Choose your study programme to see additional information that's specific to your study programme, such as deadlines, regulations and contact details.
What is your study programme?
Start date
11-05-2023 19:00
End date
11-05-2023 21:00
Location

Doelenzaal - UB Singel

The UvA Earthquake Aid Committee is organising an open stage event in the Doelenzaal (UB Singel). Together with well-known poets, we will commemorate the victims and listen to each other's experiences. Syrian finger food will be offered by 'Humus and habibis'. The entry price is a donation to local organisations helping victims of the earthquake. Doors open at 19:00. The programme will run from 19:30 to 21:00.

Take part

Do you also feel the need to share your story, or a poem, about the impact of the earthquake in Turkey, Kurdistan and Syria? Do have roots in Turkey, Kurdistan or Syria and/or have you been affected in any way by the effects of the earthquake of 6 February? Would you like to meet others who are in the same situation? Anyone who studies or works at the UvA and is interested in the earthquake's impact on fellow students or colleagues is very welcome to come and listen or contribute on Thursday, 11 May in the Doelenzaal.

Submissions

Poems, short stories, spoken word, slam poetry, all are welcome. We encourage speakers to do their presentation in their mother tongue (max. 8 minutes). Submit your text together with an English translation so that we can project it on a screen.

Send your text and an English translation to m.halaceli@uva.nlExternal link before 30 April.