Buiten je Bubbel
On Tuesday, June 24, Rijnbrink is hosting a new edition of Buiten je bubbel (outside your bubble - comfort zone), this time with the theme ‘A New Beginning’. Challenge yourself to see differently, to listen differently.
Buiten je bubbel: ‘A New Beginning’
Maite Vermeulen (De Correspondent) will open the afternoon with her insights on migration, humanity, and shifting perspectives. Afterwards, you’ll take part in a Socratic dialogue led by Lianne Tijhaar and her students.
PROGRAMME
The host for the afternoon is Lianne Tijhaar.
- 13:30–14:00 Walk-in and Welcome
- 14:00–14:50 Maite Vermeulen – Human smugglers and thinking in boxes
- 14:50–15:00 Break
- 15:00–15:30 Renée Nieuwenstein – What do we actually mean by “integration”?
- 15:30–16:30 Socratic dialogue: a new beginning (led by HTF students)
- 16:30 Drinks and networking
Location: Rijnbrink, Hunneperkade 70, 7418 BT, Deventer
Please note:
- Photos will be taken during this event. If you prefer not to be photographed, please let us know upon arrival.
- The language spoken during this event will be Dutch.
– Shukria Herkert –
initiator of this Buiten je bubbel
Who will you bring?
This Buiten je bubbel is relevant to a broad range of participants, from libraries, education, and cultural institutions to immigrants, policy professionals, advisors, and curious and engaged residents of Deventer. Together, we explore various experiences and viewpoints to understand that there is more than one truth. So, who will you bring?
What will you gain from Buiten je bubbel?
You’ll be challenged to reflect, question yourself en gain new insights, to question dominant perspectives and assumptions.Hopefully, you’ll head home more curious than when you arrived, with new questions and new perspectives.
Human Smugglers and Thinking in Boxes – Maite Vermeulen
In the Netherlands, we like to think about migration in neatly defined boxes. A person is either trafficked or smuggled (and the first one is seen as more deserving of a residence permit). Someone is either a victim or a perpetrator (and the last one must be prosecuted). But when Maite Vermeulen lived in Nigeria for several years – a country where the European Union is increasingly investing money to prevent people from traveling to Europe – she saw that our categories for migrants don’t hold up in real life. Human smuggler, economic migrant, victim of trafficking – one person can embody all of these labels at the same time. And that has significant implications for Dutch migration policy.
What do we actually mean by ‘integration’? - Renée Nieuwenstein
We often associate integration primarily with language lessons. Newcomers are then seen as people who first need to learn the language – in other words, they’re starting from a disadvantage. But what if we looked at the concept of integration from a different perspective? What happens when you connect without words, through a universal language like music? Could this lead us to a different understanding of integration – as a mutual process, one that moves in multiple directions?
Socratic Dialogue: a new beginning – Lianne Tijhaar and students
At Buiten je bubbel (Outside your bubble-comfort zone), you’re not just here to listen – we also engage in conversation with one another. We do this in the form of a Socratic dialogue, where you’ll explore a meaningful personal experience in a small group. The conversations are guided by Lianne Tijhaar and students from the University of Applied Philosophy. They draw inspiration from the thinking of Hannah Arendt, who not only advocated for plurality and the importance of diverse voices, but also wrote beautifully about natality: the uniquely human capacity to begin again.
Maite Vermeulen
Migration Correspondent
Maite is one of the founding correspondents. She has reported from around the world on development, conflict, and migration, and lived in Lagos, Nigeria.
She previously studied Liberal Arts & Sciences at University College Utrecht and Conflict, Security and Development at King’s College London. Before joining De Correspondent, she worked as an editor at nrc.next.
Renée Nieuwenstein
Lab Coach at Rijnbrink
For a year, Renée worked with the team at De Regenboog primary school in Oldenzaal to explore how arts and culture can support integration. Both among students and within the school team itself. Together with Benno De Graaf, site leader at De Regenboog, she will share the insights gained during the Integration Lab.
Lianne Tijhaar
Philosopher
Lianne works with Rijnbrink on projects such as Maaktaal. She is also a philosophy lecturer at the University of Applied Philosophy and the International School of Philosophy (ISVW), and a science journalist for NEMO Kennislink. She graduated cum laude in both Philosophy of the Behavioural Sciences and Forensic Orthopedagogy.
