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In this podcast, we bring you a selection of the stories that came from our podcasting workshops. In these workshops, we help queer refugees and newcomers in the Netherlands, or local human rights activists abroad, develop their very first audio story.

Stichting Art. 1

  • Aug 17, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • every other week NEW EPISODES
  • 7m AVG DURATION
  • 39 EPISODES


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End Of Summer Break

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 0:22


End Of Summer Break by Stichting Art. 1

#37 - Colours Of Depression

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 5:59


When mental health is a big taboo or very poorly understood, how can you find the help you need?

#36 - Chemistry

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 6:29


A participant from our workshop in Kosovo criticizes the educational system in his country.

#35 - Affected By Solidarity

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 6:22


As kids we are influenced by our parents and their political believes. But as we grow up we form opinions of our own..

#34 - Lockdown

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 8:00


A story about lockdown from our online workshop in Kosovo.

#33 - The Hidden Medicine

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 8:54


A story about mental health, family and taboo's

#32 - Journey Of Death

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 8:52


Crossing the ocean has been a very traumatic event for many refugees who came to Europe. In a workshop we conducted in Germany back in 2018, there was one participant who wanted to talk about this experience.

#31 - Bodyshaming

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 4:40


Bodyshaming is not something that men do to women exclusively. It's also something that a lot of women and girls do to each other. For example at school.

#30 - Harassment

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 7:07


During our workshop in Kosovo last year, something very impactful happened.

#29 - Everyday Coming Out

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 5:32


Coming out is not a one-time thing. In daily situations you are forced to come out over and over again.

#28 - Zoza

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 6:45


Iskra from North Macedonia talks about a meeting with a stranger on a bus

#27 - Silent Hurricane

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 10:15


A participant from our workshop we conducted in North Macedonia shares a vulnerable story about bullying and mental health.

#26 - Cards For Humanity

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 8:55


Marija talks about her experience living in a divided society.

#25 - Explanation

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 9:49


Paola Yo talks about her experience of always having to explain herself.

We're Taking A Break!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2019 0:50


The podcast is taking a short break. We'll be back in 2020 with more stories from around the world. Happy new year!

#24 - One Minute Anesthesia

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 7:22


Luka, and Armenian guy living in Germany, waited until the very last day of the workshop to share his story with us.

#23 - The Time I Understood The World

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 4:47


Esma describes the moment when she felt that she got exposed to the world through her neighbours.

#22 - How Did He Do It

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 4:11


In this piece an Arabic women tries to understand a person that used to live in the refugee camp around the same time that she stayed there.

#21 - Two Summers

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 11:56


A participant of our workshop finally opened up about something that he kept for himself for a very long time.

#20 - Rising Like A Phoenix

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 12:31


Larry talks us through a series of events that made him realize he should leave his country

#19 - Depression

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 4:55


Sarah talks about the relationship between her and her sister, and about the effect that her sisters depression had on both of them.

#18 - Home

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 4:58


Matvey describes the emotional aspect of home, how it reflects in every new life that he lived in every country he stayed in.

#17 - Coming Out Of My Achterhuis

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019 4:37


Shevan was send to a Dutch priest in the city of Homs, Syria, to ask for a medicine to make him heterosexual.

#16 - One Last Kiss

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 6:04


Looking for warmth, companionship and a kinder place to spend the night than the refugee camp, Mohamad goes home with a guy he meets in a bar...

#15 - It's Personal, Mom...

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 6:44


Diona has a broken heart so she goes home to her family for a while, to clear her head. But when her mother asks her what's wrong, Diona hesitates to tell her the truth.

#14 - Drag Becomes Him

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019 7:52


Stephan from North Macedonia tells us about the power of drag and his very first encounter with a pretty skirt.

#13 - Homework

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 5:12


Maju had a boyfriend. They would come together in Manu's house, pretending they are doing homework. Until Maju hears that his boyfriend is murdered.

#12 - Letters For The Lonely

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019 6:47


Eddie discribes the night of his arrival in the Netherlands, having just left behind his successful live in Jordan, with many friends.

#11 - Three Lives

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2019 6:20


A person from Chechnya, now living in the Netherlands, tells us about his first, second and third life.

#10 - Catcalling

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2019 4:39


A very young participant from our workshop in Macedonia made a funny and yet serious piece, about catcalling.

#9 - Homophobia

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2019 4:39


A story by a brave participant, talking about the reactions of their family members after their coming out.

#8 - Reunion with my father

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019 18:39


After ten years, Lendi and his father meet again.

#7 - It has a name

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2019 5:59


Stella discovers the liberating power of labels, when she sees two women kissing on tv and she hears there is a name for that.

#6 - Rise and shine

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2019 12:34


Nida was married off to an older man and finds herself living in a nightmare. Trigger warning: this story contains violence.

#5 - Beautiful Bisexual Butterfly

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2019 6:06


Elena from Skopje talks about friendship and her first crush.

#4 - The Key

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 5:28


Aleks tells us about the time he had nowhere to sleep at night. Homelessness is a serious problem amongst LGBTQ youth. Aleks wants to fight the stigma.

#3 - A journey

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2019 6:33


One of our participants talks about his journey from Nigeria to the Netherlands, and about a lifechanging moment in a bar in an unknown city.

#2 - Kasha

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2019 6:00


Kasha is from Syria, but she lives in Berlin now. She wants to share her story with you.

#1 - New beginnings and last farewell

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2019 14:14


Safi had to say goodbye to his family. He made this story in the Queer Faces Migrant Voices workshop in 2017. Triggerwarning: This story contains violence.

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