This edition of Nowhere Invites we are inviting 5 collectives with roots in the Middle East, the Caribbean and the African continent. Coming together for a celebration of our collective cultures and experiences, we also hold space to take time to learn, educate, grief, exchange and share joy. With workshops, performances, films, community bases activities and more we aim to bring people together for a collective gathering.

Proceeds from the day program and our dinner will be used to donate to Stichting Plant een Olijfboom, Focus Congo, Darfur Women Action Group & more to be announced.  

14:00 – 19:00

14:00 Welcome and Screening 1 of Fela Kuti: Music Is The Weapon (1982, 53′)
15:00 Music and Talk about Fela Kuti, Thomas Sankara, and Pan-Africanism
16:00 Screening of Fela Kuti: The Father of Afrobeat (2017, 60′)
17:00 Screening of The Sankara Story (2023, 31′) + Sankara’s Ghost (2015, 29′)
18:00 Screening 2 of Fela Kuti: Music Is The Weapon (1982, 53′) and Closing

15:30 – 19:00  

Selwyn de Wind and Mathijs Reinen (Rozaly) have been researching and collecting lost pieces of music and stories from the ABC and SSS islands for years. This is brought together in items under the name Ranson. In this, styles such as Tumba, Tambú, Comeback, Seú and many more are highlighted. An ode to heritage. During the Nowhere Fundraiser, they will – during a 3-hour podcast – talk to two young Antillean makers who base their work on archive material. The goal is to gain a clearer picture of the role documentation and collective memories have for their creation. Accompanied by an endless conversation between Selwyn and Mathijs about music and the stories associated with it. 

One State Collective is grateful to be invited to contribute to this special day at Nowhere. The word nowhere that also resonates as ‘now’ ‘here,’ which points toward being present. Not to be confused with western mindfulness that is rooted in individualism.

We are an intersectional community of activists and creatives united to #freepalestine and beyond, based in Amsterdam, with contributors from around the globe. We work with greater themes of decolonization, collective liberation, and matriarchal leadership that is rooted in communal wellbeing and responsibility.

To balance active protests and direct action, we’ve developed a workshop series called REST | RESIST in which we support people in restoring their nervous systems from stress, gain deeper insights into their role and responsibilities, and to provide them with tools to sit with difficult emotions. This has now coined the term yin activism, a form of activism where we rest in a world that demands our immediate response and manipulated us through over stimulation, and resist by utilizing various art forms, creative outlets, and non colonial therapeutic tools.

From our REST | RESIST workshop series, we will be offering a custom-made experience at Nowhere

15:00 – 17:00

REST DANCE RESIST

In REST DANCE RESIST, we will dance, draw and write. The program will start by a guided visualization linked to the elements of sky and earth, to root us into the present moment. From there you will be guided into various movement exercises in which you get to explore and learn how to follow the wisdom of your body and how it wants to move. This leads to more presence and a rebalancing of your nervous system. You will also be guided in fun creative exercises. By yourself and sometimes with others. And you’ll notice that there will be overlaps and surprising elements of being a participant, viewer, and creator.  

17:30 – 19:00

REST WRITE RESIST

In REST WRITE RESIST we will utilize poetry and spoken word as a means for activism. For the ones partaking in the dance workshop can use their drawings and experience into the poetry experience. The writing workshop can also be taken separately.  

limited spots available. first come first serve.

Karmel Sabri (b. 1995) in Minneapolis, MN is a socially engaged artist and organizer based in Amsterdam, NL. She works primarily with installation, printmaking, public interventions, and parties and creates environments which foster meaningful discussion and encourage community healing of collective colonial traumas.

14:00 – 15:30 & 16:00 – 17:30 

Henna workshop (limited spots available. first come first serve.)

20:00 – 21:30

LiwA was born when Lilian and Awa met by chance in Amsterdam. Both are from Frankfurt, Germany, however only connected in 2023 and quickly realized their shared love language for food and started hosting dinners for friends and themselves. While their friendship bond strengthened, so did their interest in turning their passion into something more serious.

Drawing inspiration from each other, their culinary experiences and their creative minds, Liwa aims to create unique dining experiences that inspire and fill your heart, soul and stomach.

For this dinner experience they will create a family style dinner based on the favorite ingredients and childhood foods of the participating collectives.