DE BALIE SPECIAL - Europe as a home with Seyran Ates, Jacob Sam-La Rose and Betul Ellialtiogly

What does it mean to have Europe as a home? How inclusive is Europe? In this hour host Tim Wagemakers and co-host Yoeri Albrecht talk with Seyran Ates, a German lawyer and Muslim feminist. We’ll talk with poet, spoken word artist and teacher Jacob Sam-La Rose, born in the UK, but with Guyanese roots. And we’ll talk with Betul Ellialtiogly, a photographer, graphic designer and architect from Turkey, who moved to the Netherlands in 2012. “This was supposed to be a love letter”, writes Jacob in one of his poems, “but it’s hard to love a place that could never take my true name in it’s mouth, a place I was born but always wondered whether I truly belonged.” Four podcasts, live from the Forum on European Culture that took place from May 31st until June 3rd. This year’s edition was called Act for Democracy and artists and thinkers took the stage to explore and recreate Europe through arts & culture. In these 4 podcasts we explored 4 main themes of the Forum that show what’s at stake at Europe and how we can... Act for democracy. Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.