We have probably all been there at some point, when we were a teenager. We felt like the world is against us and nobody can really understand us. We felt like we were not being heard. Many children and young people in the Netherlands share the same feeling – and they are in fact probably not being heard – because they have a certain cultural background, social class or they are from a certain neighborhood.

Even more important that these kids have someone that really listens and supports them. Those are the credible messengers of the organization ADAMAS. Street workers, criminologists, psychologists. And my guest for today, Drita Hajdini, is one of them.

** Drita Hajdini also wishes to point out that ADAMAS operates preventively**

ADAMAS website: https://crediblemessengers.nl/

ADAMAS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adamas_amsterdam/

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If you live in Amsterdam Oost, you have probably come across the Javaplein, the Javastraat or the Molukkenstraat. Right at Amsterdam Central

Only slowly, this topic becomes a part of the public discussions.

One of the organizations that makes sure that the topic gets the attention it deserves is the Indisch Herinneringscentrum in The Hague. Yulia Pattopang works there and today, she is going to talk with us about the Dutch colonialism, historical reappraisal and the educational work of her organisation.

Indisch Herinneringscentrum Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indischherinneringscentrum/

Indisch Herinneringscentrum Website: https://www.indischherinneringscentrum.nl/

Indisch Herinneringscentrum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IndischHC

Website Inklusief Indie: https://inclusiefindie.nl/

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Amsterdam breathes history. I am sure you have already visited the Rijksmuseum, the van Gogh Museum and the Anne Frank House. Maybe you even took a boat tour and learned everything there is to know about this city and this country. But is it really everything?

What about the history of Jewish people before the 20th century? Or the history of women? The history of queer people or people with disabilities?

When we look at these stories, Amsterdam still has plenty of hidden gems to offer.

And Elyzabeth Gorman is ready to find all of them for us. She started Amsterdam Badass Tours and she offers guided tours and customized tours that focus on People of Color in Amsterdam, women, Jewish people and all the stories that tend to be overheard and overlooked.

Badass Tours website: https://badasstours.nl/tours/

Badass Tours Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/badasstours/

Badass Tours Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BadassTours

Badass Tours LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/badass-tours/

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There are so many benefits in networking, but still it seems that as women we still sometimes struggle with it. Maybe because we see other women as competition, maybe we feel like we are simply too shy or we just don't know how and where to start. Helen Pink knows: Networking for women is about quality, not quantity. And each woman just needs to find the way of networking that is right for her.

But in the end, networking is female empowerment and we can all only benefit from that.

Website TedX Amsterdam Women: https://www.tedxamsterdamwomen.nl/

Instagram TedX Amsterdam Women: https://www.instagram.com/tedxamsterdamwomen/

Facebook TedX Amsterdam Women: https://www.facebook.com/TEDxAmsterdamWomen/

LinkedIn TedX Amsterdam Women: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tedx-amsterdam-women/

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When we hear about racial profiling and police brutality, we often think of the US. But these problems also exist in the Netherlands. On the street, during protests, or by institutions. In the daily life of way too many people.

One person that knows this all too well is my guest Marisella de Cuba who works for Controle Alt Delete that wants to fight ethnic profiling in the Netherlands.

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Control Alt Delete Website: https://controlealtdelete.nl

Control Alt Delete Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/controlealtdelete/

Loverboys trick women into sexwork by making them believe that they are in a relation and that they are doing this out of love for their partner. And this happens more often than we think, and surely not only in the Netherlands. 

Esther Ehlting is a victim of a loverboy and a survivor of forced prostitution and now she wants to help other girls and women in the Netherlands. 

Website Merel van Groningen foundation: https://www.merelvangroningen.nl/

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Not getting a house because of the way you look. Being stopped by the police because of the way you look. Being physically attacked because of the way you look.

If you never had any of these experiences, then there is a good chance that you are white.

The city of Amsterdam prides itself of being a home to more than 170 nationalities, but they clearly do not all have the same every day life realities.

Because institutional racism is still a huge problem in the Netherlands.

Only centuries after slavery, slave trading and colonialism, the recognition of these events in the Netherlands has finally started – but things are still moving rather slow. Too slow. Too many topics are still not discussed, too many Dutch people are not informed about their countries past, too many Black people in the Dutch history remain unseen and too many issues of today’s Black community are not adressed.

The Black Archives want to change that.

The Black Archives website: https://www.theblackarchives.nl/home.html

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There are so many ways to tell a story. In a book, in music, face to face, in podcasts, like this one. Or in movies. Sometimes, these movies manage to change our perspective on the world we live in and sometimes they manage to open our eyes.

Those are the movies that matter.

Movies that matter is a film festival in the Netherlands and Julie Nederkoorn, my guest for today, is going to tell us more about it.

Instructions for the giveaway:

Follow @moviesthatmatterfestival and @amsterdamespodcast. 

When I post this episode, you can comment and tag a person that you would like to take to the festival. And please don’t forget the hashtag #MtMF23.

Instagram Movies That Matter: https://www.instagram.com/moviesthatmatterfestival/

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When was the last time you ordered something online? Maybe on bol.com or by H&M? When was the last time you went to the supermarket, to Albert Heijn for example, or that you bought flowers? Or the last time that you received a parcel by Post NL? All of these examples are usual things to do, for us who live in the Netherlands. We do not even conciously think about it. And we definitely do not think about the people who work in the background of these companies, in the factories or distribution centers. Well, maybe we should.

Hassnae Bouazza is a journalist and author oft he new book „arbeidsmigranten in Nederland“ migrant workers in the Netherlands and she is going to explain where most labour migrants come from, what the work conditions look like and why this kind of exploitation seems to be accepted by large parts of the society.

Website Hassnae Bouazza: https://www.hassnaebouazza.nl/

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Dear listeners,

first of all, let me wish you a happy, healthy and successful new year 2023. I hope that this year is going to be everything that you need it and want it to be.

Second of all, thank you very much for being such a strong supporter of my work and of all the amazing women that have spoken on this podcast. I greatly appreciate every single person that has listened to one or more episodes, has subscribed to this podcast and has shared it with the world.

AmsterDames will take a bit of a break – two months to be precise – as I will be working on a project outside of the Netherlands. But don’t worry, AmsterDames will come back, probably in March.

Until then, take good care of yourself and if you come across more inspiring women in the Netherlands that need to be interviewed for AmsterDames, please let me know.

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