How can we see reality as it is in 2024?ย 

Photo by Alexandra on Unsplash Goals goals goals A friend sent me a meme this week with the text โ€œMy goal in 2024 is to accomplish the goals I set in 2023 which I should have done in 2022 because I made a promise in 2021 which I planned in 2020โ€. I thought of it … Continue reading How can we see reality as it is in 2024?ย 

Theatergroep Lusu belicht pijn en trots in voorstelling over het Javaans-Surinaamse deel van de Nederlandse koloniale geschiedenis

In het herdenken van de afschaffing van de slavernij in Nederland is de Javaans-Surinaamse geschiedenis onderbelicht. De Rotterdamse theatergroep LUSU wil daarin verandering brengen met de voorstelling Duizend Dagen waarin de feiten en emoties van deze verzwegen geschiedenis naar boven komen. Als witte Nederlander kan ik erover meepraten, ook ik begreep tot een aantal jaren … Continue reading Theatergroep Lusu belicht pijn en trots in voorstelling over het Javaans-Surinaamse deel van de Nederlandse koloniale geschiedenis

The Olsen twins and the discomfort of capitalism

Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen (David Shankbone, Flickr). Indian-British director Zara Meerza grew up in a crowded house with three generations of family under one roof. As a first-generation immigrant in nineties London, no one in her life had grown up in The West. She tells this in the introduction of her documentary โ€œThe Twinsโ€ about … Continue reading The Olsen twins and the discomfort of capitalism

What is decoloniality, actually?

Once in a while, I do a Google search with the word โ€˜decolonialityโ€™. I learned the word one and a half years ago when I studied at the Maria Lugones Decolonial Summer School for three weeks. I believe it was Walter Mignolo who explained to us in one of his lectures why they - they … Continue reading What is decoloniality, actually?

How to be decolonial in an entrepreneurial program?

One of the questions on the application form for the Entrepreneurial Journalism Creator Program of City University New York was about how I would share my lessons from the program with the outside world. I think I mentioned Instagram stories and writing blogs, but after the first week of the program, I figured I actually … Continue reading How to be decolonial in an entrepreneurial program?

Your New Yearโ€™s resolution can be to live a decolonial life. Here are 5 steps to start with.ย 

New Yearโ€™s resolutions, some people love them, some people hate them, and the rest of the world doesnโ€™t really care. Iโ€™m not sure where the tradition of making resolutions exactly comes from, but itโ€™s most common in the Western world. The need to commit to something in order to change a part of our life … Continue reading Your New Yearโ€™s resolution can be to live a decolonial life. Here are 5 steps to start with.ย 

WHY THE NETFLIX SERIES ANCIENT APOCALYPSE PROVES THE NEED TO LEARN ABOUT DECOLONIALITY

Gunung Padang in Indonesia is one of the ancient sites mentioned in the series. Photo: Ali Trisno Pranoto / Getty Images The recommendation system on Netflix suggested a new documentary series to me and since I love documentaries I almost immediately clicked on playing โ€˜Ancient Apocalypseโ€™, without having read any context about the series. As usual, … Continue reading WHY THE NETFLIX SERIES ANCIENT APOCALYPSE PROVES THE NEED TO LEARN ABOUT DECOLONIALITY

6 characteristics of inclusive journalism

Inclusive journalism: what is it and why should you care?   The Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 reignited the call for newsroom representation, a debate that has been going on for several decades already. The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism did research among one hundred major online and offline news outlets in five … Continue reading 6 characteristics of inclusive journalism

Beste collega’s in Hilversum, dรณe iets.

Photo by Alex Motoc on Unsplash Ik merk dat ik me dood erger aan de (welwillende) reacties op de racistische content van Ongehoord Nederland (ON) en ik voel de behoefte dat uit te leggen. Allereerst de reactie van de NPO waarin voorzitter van de raad van bestuur Frederieke Leeflang laat weten dat de โ€œgrens van … Continue reading Beste collega’s in Hilversum, dรณe iets.

Can I work on my mental health without yoga?

A journalism friend of mine, who also is a mental health expert, talks regularly with journalists about the topic of wellbeing and often shares with them that he doesnโ€™t like yoga. At all. When he discovered his trauma years ago and got in touch with people who could help him, they would always advise him … Continue reading Can I work on my mental health without yoga?