Migration is often talked about in headlines and politics. But what assumptions shape migration policies, and how do they influence the way we understand migration and migrants?
- Date
- Friday 26 Jun 2026, 20:00 - 22:00
- Type
- Presentation
- Location
Pakhuis de Zwijger, Piet Heinkade 179, 1019 HC Amsterdam
- Ticket information
This is free for participants
This interactive evening brings together research, storytelling and public conversation to explore migration through lived experiences, policy debates and future possibilities, based of the findings from the project, PACES (Making migration and migration policy decisions amidst societal transformation).
Through discussion, audience interaction and stories, the event invites you to reflect on common narratives about migration, engage with new perspectives and look beyond simplified assumptions.
Meet our speakers
Lelani LewisPresenter, author and activist
Dr Simona VezzoliPostdoctoral researcher and principal investigator of PACES
Riccardo BiggiPhD researcher at Leiden University
Silvia CelibertiEditorial illustrator & Designer of PACES' comic book 'The Good Life'
Yacine Ait LarbiMigration researcher and PhD candidate at the University of Amsterdam
Event location and registration
This event is free and open to the public, but you must register to attend. The event will take place at Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam (Piet Heinkade 179, 1019 HC Amsterdam). The venue is easily accessible by both public transport and car. If you're travelling from Amsterdam Central Station, take tram 26 towards IJburg and get off at Kattenburgerstraat. Alternatively, take bus 43 towards Borneo Eiland and get off at Jan Schaeferbrug. If you are travelling by car, the venue is just a few minutes from Amsterdam's A10 Ring Road (exit S116) and the Piet Hein Tunnel (exit S114).
For visitors using adapted transport, accessible parking spaces for holders of a disabled parking permit are available nearby at Vriesseveem 4 and Withoedenveem 16.
Funding
This project has received funding under the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme, grant agreement N 101094279. Views and opinions expressed are those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
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