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On 8 May, after weeks of mass protests, a new prime minister was appointed in Armenia: Nikol Pashinjan, the leader of the Armenian Velvet Revolution. Driving the protests were students and other young activists. The FMS asked one of those activists, 20-year-old Ozheni Avetisyan, to write about her experience of this revolution. Want to read Avetisyan article? Then click on read more.
Migration in the Sahel: lunch lecture with Bram Vermeulen
Almost all NOS correspondents are back in the Netherlands for a while. So is Bram Vermeulen: NOS correspondent, NRC journalist and maker of, among others, the series De Trek for VPRO. An ideal opportunity to speak to him once, they thought at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. So last Tuesday (22 May), they organised a special lunch lecture with Bram Vermeulen and the ministry's Special Envoy for Migration, Marit Maij.
Will you be our new intern(s)?
Do you have an affinity with international politics and want to know what it is really like at a political organisation? Then an internship at the FMS might be for you!
Minke looks on at the FMS
Hello all, I am Minke Muthert (17 years old) and I have had an internship at FMS for a week. I am in my 5th year of VWO in Groningen and when I get my diploma, I want to study International Development Studies in Wageningen. From my school, I was looking for a future-oriented snuff internship that fitted in with this field of study. I did some searching and emailing to different development organisations and ended up at FMS. I found the topics I came across on the FMS site very interesting, about all kinds of issues in the world that I regularly deal with.
"Cooperation is key in new activism": Africa Day 2018
14 April started as a grey spring day, but in the afternoon the sun broke through for a while! At the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), it was immediately warm as ever! Africa Day 2018 was about to begin. The Marble Hall quickly filled up with visitors who did not want to miss anything from the programme.
Africa Day 2018 big success!
What a beautiful day it was again last Saturday, 14 April! With some 1,000 visitors, speakers and volunteers, KIT in Amsterdam was buzzing. Through this way, we would like to sincerely thank all speakers, volunteers and visitors for their participation and presence!
Eco-activists from WECF on Africa Day!
In many countries, people face climate change and pollution on a daily basis. Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF) supports the heroes standing up for this. The workshop 'Eco-activism: best practices from Nigeria' at Africa Day will discuss this in detail. In doing so, WECF perfectly matches the theme of Africa Day 2018: NEW ACTIVISM. A
valuable addition for Africa Day!
New activism on Africa Day
It is time to highlight a few themes of the upcoming Africa Day, because Africa Day 2018 will be a very active, interesting and inspiring edition. Activists like Moses Isooba and Tikhala Itaye, will show how they are working for sustainable development, against corruption and for women's rights in Africa. But there are of course more themes that will feature prominently on the day. For example, the sustainable development goals, migration, and much more. So will you also take action? Then come with your friends to Africa Day and talk and act!
From charity to good lobby
A special Africa Day workshop!
Everyone should be able to influence laws and policies. Not only big companies, but also ordinary citizens. Only when everyone can represent their interests can politicians and administrators make good decisions. Unfortunately, it is difficult for people without money, time and experience to find their way through the political maze. That is why civil rights organisation Kompass, in cooperation with the Lobby Local Foundation, helps you get closer to (local) politics. Are you a local initiative, civil society organisation or concerned citizen committed to human rights, vulnerable groups or social cohesion and struggling with a lobbying question? Come along to our lobbying hour and start as a citizen lobbyist!
SPOKENWORD lunch programme Africa Day
During Africa Day on 14 April, you won't have to be bored during the break either. The soul food, cocktail and poetry bar Labyrinth will host a lunch programme with spoken word.