My City Tours presents "City without papers – Stories from Bajesdorp," an engaging cycling tour exploring Amsterdam's urban fabric. Delve into the lives of undocumented Amsterdammers, understanding their struggles, solidarity, and contributions to the city's culture. This unique event combines personal narratives, architectural insights, and discussions on contemporary urban challenges and community-building efforts.
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This English-language cycling tour explores Amsterdam from the perspective of people without residence status, weaving together personal stories, architecture, and urban issues. Participants will hear about struggle, solidarity, and the right to exist, and learn how undocumented Amsterdammers create space in the city.
April 2026 is dedicated to 'My City Tours', featuring events that combine personal narratives, architectural insights, and discussions on urban challenges. The 'City without papers – Stories from Bajesdorp' tour, led by storytellers Elke and Teferi, offers a unique perspective on Amsterdam. This English-language cycling tour delves into the lives of undocumented Amsterdammers, highlighting their struggles, solidarity, and efforts to create space within the city despite restrictive policies. It explores how these individuals organize through collectives and creative networks, building new forms of solidarity and asserting their right to exist. The tour specifically focuses on Bajesdorp, a community on the grounds of the former Bijlmerbajes prison, which hosts GROND (a café and art space) and We Sell Reality (a social-artistic label visible in the refugee experience). The guides, Elke and Teferi, are social designers and activists involved with 'We Sell Reality' and 'We Are Here', an organization advocating for basic rights. They will share personal stories about their experiences, address negative portrayals of refugees, and discuss new collaborative approaches to city-building.
Tickets cost €7.50 and include admission to Arcam. Free tickets can also be reserved. The tour is 1.5 hours long and starts at GROND, Bajesdorp, Blijdorpstraat 1.
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