Gen-Z is a true prot est generation. What is driving this generation? What, is driving you ?
The current generation of students is a protest generati on. A whopping 44% of the current generation of students in the Nethe rlands has participated in political action in the past five years, f ar exceeding the previous generations. And who can blame them? Studen ts today inherit a world fraught with issues. From rising temperature s and ocean levels, to rising income and wealth inequalities. From th e loom of war in our lands, to the horrible realities of wars around the world.
It can get, all in all, a bit overwhelming. Wh at to do? Where to start? In this event series, 3D aims to address pr ecisely these questions. Providing a safe and open dialogue on the is sues pressing down on students today, and aiming to provide you with preliminary tools to find constructive ways in which to deal with the pressures of coming of age today.
In later events we wil l talk with experience-experts when it comes to realising social chan ge, both through protest and through social entrepreneurship. In this first, kick-off event, however, we want to start with a broad gaze, before turning inwards.
For more than a year now, the wor ld has seen young people taking to the streets. Starting off in the G lobal South, Gen-Z has taken the lead in demonstrations aiming to aff ect broad social change. What is driving these protests? How are they connected? And how are these movements faring now?
Even though the Netherlands, and Western Europe in general, seems relative ly peaceful, here too students are feeling discontent about the curre nt state of the world. What are the issues that this generation is fa cing? How do they cope? And, how does one channel one’s discontent?
We hope to welcome you on the 22nd of January to discuss these very issues and questions.
DESCRIPTION: Gen-Z is a true protest generation. What is driving this generation? What, is driving you? The current generation of students is a protest generation. A whopping 44% of the current generation of students in the Netherlands has participated in political action in t he past five years, far exceeding the previous generations. And who c an blame them? Students today inherit a world fraught with issues. Fr om rising temperatures and ocean levels, to rising income and wealth inequalities. From the loom of war in our lands, to the horrible real ities of wars around the world. It can get, all in all, a bit ov erwhelming. What to do? Where to start? In this event series, 3D aims to address precisely these questions. Providing a safe and open dial ogue on the issues pressing down on students today, and aiming to pro vide you with preliminary tools to find constructive ways in which to deal with the pressures of coming of age today. In later events we will talk with experience-experts when it comes to realising soci al change, both through protest and through social entrepreneurship. In this first, kick-off event, however, we want to start with a broad gaze, before turning inwards. For more than a year now, the wor ld has seen young people taking to the streets. Starting off in the G lobal South, Gen-Z has taken the lead in demonstrations aiming to aff ect broad social change. What is driving these protests? How are they connected? And how are these movements faring now? Even though the Netherlands, and Western Europe in general, seems relatively peac eful, here too students are feeling discontent about the current stat e of the world. What are the issues that this generation is facing? H ow do they cope? And, how does one channel one’s discontent? W e hope to welcome you on the 22nd of January to discuss these very is sues and questions. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR