Solidarity with Undocumented Amsterdammers

Amsterdam cannot celebrate 750 years without acknowledging the exclusions happening today. As the city looks back, we look forward — demanding justice for those excluded, erased, and criminalized for simply existing. As a city shaped by generations of migration, Amsterdam has a duty to make space for the voices of those who continue to arrive and seek belonging. This program calls for a just city—one that recognises Amsterdammers without documents as part of its social fabric.

Collectives We Sell Reality in collaboration with Nina Karim van Oort (NL) and SSMG (Sudanese Stop Motion Group)(UG) visualize the impact of war in their stop motion animations: 'You Go First' and 'What's Next'. Both collectives experience that fleeing from war in their homeland may eventually provide physical safety, but they nevertheless take the weight of the war with them. Feelings of guilt because of leaving their beloved land and relationships behind, are playing a role in their daily lives. Both collectives attempted to visualize these ambiguous feelings in their experimental short stop motion animations that they made collectively and in constant dialogue with each other.

Collectives We Sell Reality in collaboration with Nina Karim van Oort (NL) and SSMG (Sudanese Stop Motion Group)(UG) visualize the impact of war in their stop motion animations: 'You Go First' and 'What's Next'. Both collectives experience that fleeing from war in their homeland may eventually provide physical safety, but they nevertheless take the weight of the war with them. Feelings of guilt because of leaving their beloved land and relationships behind, are playing a role in their daily lives. Both collectives attempted to visualize these ambiguous feelings in their experimental short stop motion animations that they made collectively and in constant dialogue with each other.

Mahmoud Dukureh (We Sell Reality) and Mohamed Bakur (Sudanese Stop Motion Group), moderated buy Jamil Florino Habibi (he/they)

Ewaseha Benjamin is a recording artist, performer and a song writer from Nigeria. I came to the Netherlands three years ago. Check me out on instagram @beniacobs and Youtube @Benjacobs.

Afro gospel, R&B soul, dance hall singer, recording and performing artist.

Peter Nduku, from the Congo, Kinshasa, has been living in the Netherlands for three years. Peter is a singer and artist, who speaks and will sing in Lingala, the Congolese language and French. Peter will perform traditional music and hopes that you come dance!

VICTORY PLANET is a powerful, inclusive music collective dedicated to amplifying the voices of (queer) refugees whose stories too often go unheard. Through music, we transform real-life struggles into compelling art that uplifts, empowers, and inspires.

Led by Angel, a transgender woman originally from Sierra Leone, the group brings together diverse talents and perspectives. Tateyana (birthname Vivian), a proud lesbian artist from Liberia; 3AM (birthname Timothy), a bisexual musician from Uganda; MO (birth name Mohammed), a straight artist also from Sierra Leone and Ruth a straight girl from Zambia. round out this vibrant and unified group.

Together, we are more than just a band—we are a movement. Our mission is to spread messages of love, resilience, and hope through our music. We aim to break boundaries, touch hearts, and reach audiences.

We’re excited to deliver performances that will get audiences on their feet, dancing their stress away—and most importantly, feeling seen, heard, and inspired.