Through the screening of this documentary, we seek to shed light on the student demonstrations concerning the genocide in Palestine and the University of Amsterdam’s connections with Israel. By opening up a conversation about the student protests at the university, the program aims to reflect on the current conflict, considering its impact on those involved, and offer further context and understanding through objects from the collection.
Synopsis
On May 8, 2024, an unprecedented event unfolded in Amsterdam when bulldozers dismantled the student encampment protesting the state of Israel’s genocide in Palestine. People gathered on Rokin Street, building barricades in the city center, expanding the anti-colonial knowledge production outside the classroom. Starting from the barricades that disrupt the urban flow, spreading out to the streets and the headquarters of complicit corporations, Class Outside, is a collective inquiry addressing the question of how we archive and mobilize images for ongoing action. In a collaborative effort involving artists, filmmakers, activists, poets, and photographers, this episodic video diary explores the fabric of resistance through slogans, everyday objects, cobblestones, and dreams.
Screening times: from 10.00 till 17.00, every 34 minutes
— Out of solidarity, the film will not be screened during the Rode Lijn demonstration in Amsterdam. —
