This past year I have overheard people talking about flygskam in public where I live, here in The Netherlands. Continue reading
My Pinktober action this year is honoring my late sister who succumbed to breast cancer 6 years ago and supporting the survivors by donating my hair. Continue reading
Our Lady of Paris (Notre-Dame de Paris) which was on fire last Monday. Watching the spire collapsing was surreal. I have been to this cathedral a couple of times and each time could not help but wondering how it was during the French revolution, the Protests of 1968 and other milestones events occured in the … Continue reading
On the last day of the Women History Month, I would like to share some of my confessions being a feminist. Continue reading
This week has been a strange one for most Dutch people. Last Monday a shooting occurred in a tram in Utrecht. While the shooter was at large, the surroundings were closed. My daughter’s campus is in its vicinity. She sent me a message at 11 am. There were shots at a tram nearby, we are … Continue reading
Dari sekian banyak -isme yang beredar dan dikenal masyarakat, ageisme (diskriminasi umur) sepertinya jarang disebut walau prakteknya sering terjadi dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Diskriminasi umur umumnya terlihat di kalangan muda yang menganggap remeh orang yang (lebih) tua. Yang kadang terjadi adalah beberapa anggapan berikut: ah, orang tua ngga tahu perkembangan teknologi mutakhir. Orang tua lamban. Sebaliknya … Continue reading
In the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attack, I have been wondering how could somebody be filled with so much hate he was capable of doing something like that? As a migrant myself, this attack really touched me deeply. Why? Then I started to think, how could we break the hate chain? Firstly it is … Continue reading
