EUrban Deco #3 Project 101143733 The Hague

Date: 26 – 28 May 2025

EUrban DECO #3
The Hague Netherlands
lnternational Expert meeting

Deconstructing colonial-related gender stereotypes in Dutch history to improve migrant women’s condition and integration.

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International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) Kortenaerkade 12, 2518 AX, The Hague

About Us

stichting vital and foundation (VAF)

VAF is committed to fostering an environment that enables third-country nationals (TCNs) to fully participate in productive activities and realize their intellectual potential in all areas of life.

Vital Aid Foundation actively supports vulnerable groups, particularly migrant women and the elderly requiring homecare, by providing social services within community-based settings. We design and implement impactful projects funded by the Dutch Gov, ,donor agencies, and European Union including AMIF, CERV and Erasmus plus

The organization is dedicated to sharing best practices in non-formal education, enhancing employability through labour market integration, and safeguarding the rights of women for sustainable development. VAF collaborates with stakeholders across Europe and globally, including international organizations, governmental and non-governmental organizations, research centres, universities, schools, and business enterprises, to achieve these goals.

These women will present their achievements and challenges alongside the international experts and professionals accompanying the mothers’ journeys towards economic independence.

Mums at Work is a collaborative transnational project involving seven EU states (Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, and Spain) coordinated by Pro Arbeit Germany. The project aims to support access to employment and socio-economic integration of migrant mothers in Europe.

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Program

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Day 1: The Hague. Monday, 26 May 2025

Arrival on location & Registration

Welcome speech and presentation

Second in presence transnational coordination meeting among project partners

Keynote: By Dr. Daphina Misiedjan Assistant Professor in Human Rights and the Environment International Institute of Social Studies

Q&A Session

Coffee Break

Presentation: EUrban DECO project – Insights on mapping work Pablo Marti, Leticia Serrano, Alvaro Bautista (University of Alicante)

Lecture & Panel Discussion, & Q&A session:Moderator : ISS gender expert

Question and answer

PUBLIC EVENT, theatre act, fashion show and music

EUrban DECO project – Partners contributions on colonial heritage and decolonial practices identified in local context ATRIUM and NEST

Final Remarks

Dinner: Institute of Social studies, The Hague

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Background information for the Event

EUrban DECO project – Exploring EU urban landscapes for a deconstruction of colonial narratives.

EUrban DECO – “Exploring EU urban landscapes for a deconstruction of colonial narratives”, running from March 2024 to February 2026, explore the colonial legacy inside today’s EU cities.

By exploring symbols, romanticized narratives, and toponymy, the project aims to investigate the long-lasting influence of colonial ideologies in EU urban environments, starting a collective debate about their impact and promoting new narratives and shared cultural remembrance inside EU cities’ toponymy.

The colonial legacy of Europe’s recent past will be put at the core of this transnational investigation aimed at raising awareness on the relationship between urban landscapes, historic memory and multicultural integration and attracting wider attention on the topic from public authorities and stakeholders.

The key outcomes of the project are:

first, the creation of updated urban maps for the seven cities involved in the project, highlighting key traces linked to the colonial legacy (toponymy, buildings, monuments) and symbolically renaming them under the perspective of colonized peoples to develop a more inclusive historical narrative.

Second, the organization of seven transnational events, each addressing a specific topic of European colonial history, that will actively involve key target groups such as immigrant communities, minorities, women and local authorities.

Third, the establishment of a transnational citizens’ network aimed to attract policy makers’ attention to the topic of colonial legacy in EU cities and demanding collective action to re-discuss it.

All project activities will be carried out keeping a close focus on gender perspective, considering the historical interconnections between gender issues and colonialism.

The project is funded by the CERV Citizens, Equality, Right and Values Programme, Citizens’ engagement and participation strand – European Remembrance and involves partners from Italy, Spain, France, Portugal, The Netherlands, Albania and Germany.