Our HERitage Symposium @ HHS/THUAS
Feminine Resistance In Silence and Voice
29th of September 2025
Date: September 29th, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM with drinks afterwards
Location: Speaker's Corner (The Hague University of Applied Sciences).
Johanna Westerdijkplein 75, 2521 EP The Hague, Netherlands
Moderator: Janice Deul
Program
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Walk-in
4:00 PM – 4:20 PM | Lecture
The Three Faces of Female Resistance: Then and Now – PhD candidate & founder of Our HERitage, Fausia S. Abdul
4:20 PM – 4:40 PM | Our HERitage Project – Silent Resistance
Presentation by the Our HERitage team
4:40 PM – 4:45 PM | Spoken Word Performance
A contemporary artistic reflection on the three faces of resistance by cultural creator Valerie Kopijn.
4:45 PM – 5:05 PM | Active Resistance: Justice through the System
Panel about women of color who obtained justice in court during the colonial era. Featuring Hilde Neus, PhD (lecturer at Anton de Kom University) and Britt van Duijvenoorde, PhD (IISG PhD candidate).
Short break
(Opportunity to purchase postcards with historical portraits from Our HERitage. Pre-order here.)
5:15 PM – 5:40 PM | Game: In Search of the Descendant
A winning game to find the descendants of a woman from Suriname and one from Curaçao who challenged the colonial system through the courts. Includes a mini-genealogy workshop by Martine Zoeteman of the CBG (Center for Family History)
5:40 PM – 5:55 PM | Book Reviews
“How stories and books contribute to breaking the silence, preserving heritage, and inspiring new generations.”
Mahesvari Autar with Radha's First Concert & Bernice Vreedzaam with Crossing the Bird Border.
5:55 PM – 6:00 PM | Cultural Resistance
Closing poetic contribution by Bernice Vreedzaam
6:00 PM – 6:45 PM | Closing Reception
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