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NAME:Far-right ideology – our campus and society
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SUMMARY:Far-right ideology – our campus and society
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: A conversation about to
lerance, safety and our sphere of influence
Experts point to a
return of far-right ideology, neo-fascist tendencies, and their norm
alization in our society. Our VU campus is no exception. In response
to an incident on the VU campus last November, theater maker Simcha Z
ijlstra and former Member of Parliament Daniëlle Hirsch recently wro
te in Het Parool: "If we truly want to learn from history, we must ac
knowledge that the Holocaust, the murder of 6 million Jews, was the o
utcome of a horribly recognizable process that is still unfolding wor
ldwide today. That process begins with normalizing it." Danielle and
Simcha believe that intervention is necessary. This means, for exampl
e, that we should not commemorate the Holocaust as an unrepeatable an
d unique event, but as a man-made disaster that can happen again, in
a new guise, with new victims, fueled by the same mechanisms of hatre
d, dehumanization, and apathy as in the 1930s and 1940s.
But wh
at does this mean for the presence of far-right sympathies on our cam
pus, and how does this fit into a broader picture of exclusion and th
e undermining of democracy and the rule of law? Is this fascism or no
t? And if so, why do we find it difficult to call it that? What can w
e, as the VU community, do within our broader society to collectively
help halt this process?
Join the discussion with Simcha and Danie
lle in 3D on March 30th. During this meeting, we aim to create space
for discussion about fear and perceived powerlessness on our campus a
nd the university's perspectives for action in relation to society.
Simcha Zijlstra is a theater maker and activist.
Danielle Hir
sch is an economist and former Member of Parliament for GroenLinks/Pv
dA.
DESCRIPTION: Experts point to a return of far-right ideology, neo-fasc
ist tendencies, and their normalization in our society. Our VU campus
is no exception. In response to an incident on the VU campus last No
vember, theater maker Simcha Zijlstra and former Member of Parliament
Daniëlle Hirsch recently wrote in Het Parool: "If we truly want to
learn from history, we must acknowledge that the Holocaust, the murde
r of 6 million Jews, was the outcome of a horribly recognizable proce
ss that is still unfolding worldwide today. That process begins with
normalizing it." Danielle and Simcha believe that intervention is nec
essary. This means, for example, that we should not commemorate the H
olocaust as an unrepeatable and unique event, but as a man-made disas
ter that can happen again, in a new guise, with new victims, fueled b
y the same mechanisms of hatred, dehumanization, and apathy as in the
1930s and 1940s. But what does this mean for the presence of far-rig
ht sympathies on our campus, and how does this fit into a broader pic
ture of exclusion and the undermining of democracy and the rule of la
w? Is this fascism or not? And if so, why do we find it difficult to
call it that? What can we, as the VU community, do within our broader
society to collectively help halt this process?
Join the discussi
on with Simcha and Danielle in 3D on March 30th. During this meeting,
we aim to create space for discussion about fear and perceived power
lessness on our campus and the university's perspectives for action i
n relation to society. Simcha Zijlstra is a theater maker and activis
t.
Danielle Hirsch is an economist and former Member of Parliament
for GroenLinks/PvdA. A conversation about tolerance, safety and our
sphere of influence
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