Join us for ''The Atlas of Return", a workshop with Weaving Realities arts collective!

19th June 2025, 3 - 5 PM
At Gaia Plateau (1st floor)

In this embodied workshop, led by Yuchen Li, we explore the intimate connections between memory, food, and land through the practices of senti-pensar (thinking-feeling) and corpo-territorial cartografía (body-territory mapping). Drawing on ancestral knowledge and somatic awareness, participants will be guided through a meditative, mindful experience with food—engaging the senses to awaken memory and presence.

From this grounded encounter, we move into a process of mapping our bodies as our first territories—bodies inseparable from the living, breathing lands we inhabit. Guided by the cardinal directions, we invite a reverent return to the elemental coordinates that orient us in relationship with Earth and each other.

This practice invites reflection on food not only as nourishment but as a vessel of ancestral memory, cultural coordinates, and seeds for reimagining relational worlds. In a time when food systems are increasingly abstracted and commodified, this workshop offers a space for re-rooting in embodied knowledge, memory, and belonging.

✏️Sign up
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This is part 3 of the seminar series in conjunction with the course RSO58806 Beyond Sustainability: Theorizing post and anti-capitalist food futures. The seminar series is open to the university community, and co-organized with Otherwise.

Will boys be boys?? A feminist exploration of masculinity

Everyone has preconceived notions and beliefs about masculinity and femininity. We have picked them up simply by growing up; through family, friends or bullies, education, by what we hear and see in popular culture – you name it. Often, people find it difficult to talk about these concepts. Let’s come out and say that it doesn’t have to be. Nothing has to be predefined –things are what we make them! Join us for this event and let’s explore masculinity together. For this event we will come together to be curious about our own beliefs and behaviours, and to reflect on our preconceived notions. What does it mean to be masculine? How do we openly address and celebrate our identities? How can we become better at recognising toxic behaviour? Questions like these (and many more) will be explored through theatre and sharing circles. Dinner will be provided, and in the evening, we will enjoy a drag performance. We want to welcome people of all ages and genders, regardless of whether they have been socialised as men, women or anything else, to join the discussion.

When? 20th May, 5.30-7.30 PM 27th May, 3-5 PM (note it previously said 6-8 PM! This was wrong!)

Where?  both at the Dance room at the Clockhouse(Generaal Foulkesweg 37 Wageningen)

Register here: https://forms.gle/fnYgtFeSx3cGiAEXA

In these  two workshops  we will exchange through music, movement and conversation as is custom in the practice of Capoeira Angola. As such we will explore the capacity of our full being (hands, feet, hearts, heads) to navigate complexity, trouble and connection. For both of these workshops we extend the invitation to be open to experience something new, something strange, something 'other', to not reject this from a position of superiority or a desire for control, but rather to play with what it conveys to you, to be open to its significance and therewith its potential to negate the preconceived. How might we navigate complexity differently, inviting play, ritual and comradeship into resistance movements? What can we learn from ancestry and what ancestor do we want to become?

In the first workshop ( 20th of May ) the focus is on establishing a first contact with Capoeira Angola's movements, rhythms and making contact with the ground. For the second workshop ( 27th of May ) we are honored to have mestre Marcelo Angola joining us from Bahia, Brazil. During this workshop we go into the origins of Capoeira Angola, ancestrality, and relations between Europe and Brazil.

Curious? 
Register here: 
https://forms.gle/VXGE2K28E1UWYfHd7

Coming September, we will be running this minor for the third time. The minor's courses offer interesting and challenging learning environments that fit with Otherwise's interests and ambitions. Students previously have been very satisfied with the courses and the minor . More information can be found here: https://www.wur.nl/en/onderwijs-opleidingen/bsc-minors-1/bsc-minor-gender-and-diversity-for-sustainable-worlds-wugds.htm 

The minor consists of the following courses:

GEO25806 Responsibilities for Equality & Sustainability (P1)

CPT39806 African Philosophy (P2)

GEO39306 Gender & Diversity in Transnational Worlds (P2)

WRM33806 Gender & Natural Resources Management (P3)

The minor kicks off with a course on 'Responsibilities for Equality and Sustainability' which offers real-life contexts where students learn about and then see the operation of their position, the value of diversity, and how these shape professional responsibilities and opportunities to contribute to a more equal and sustainable world.

Are you looking for supervisors for your Master's thesis? Brainstorming topics but not sure which one to pick? Then maybe this list will help you decide! The Cultural Geography group (GEO) has put together a nice list of possible theses options for students, and we thought we'd share them here to help you make this difficult decision. Many of these topics align with what we're doing at OtherWise, think 'Art in Climate Change', 'What does Freedom mean to you?', 'Human-nature interactions' and more. 

Does one of these topics call out to you?

Curious and want more information? Contact cheryl.vanadrichem@wur.nl for more info :) 

And if you're still looking, consider the possibility of doing a combined thesis-internship with OtherWise!

Welcome to: Queer ecology - or how to become more-than-one 

with Gizem Şentürk

What is natural? Where is nature? What does queer have anything to do with it? Queer ecology offers an intersectional perspective on nature, more-than-human and more all while deconstructing binaries. It also shows the inherent interconnectedness between things: be it the bacteria living on human gut, or mushrooms in a forest or humans living in the web of a city. In this lecture, we will look into how queer ecology as a critical theory came about, with its connections to ecofeminism and queer theory. We will also focus on symbiosis as a queer phenomenon: Through a journey from science fiction to science fact, we will look into popular media like Star Trek, symbiogenesis theory, and connect them to philosophical questions on the individual – or the lack there of. 

Date: 6 June, 2025

Time: 16:00-18:00 

Place: Gaia Plateau, the 1st floor, Wageningen University

When? 20th May, 5.30-7.30 PM 27th May, 3-5 PM (note it previously said 6-8 PM! This was wrong!)

Where?  both at the Dance room at the Clockhouse(Generaal Foulkesweg 37 Wageningen)

Register here: https://forms.gle/fnYgtFeSx3cGiAEXA

In these  two workshops  we will exchange through music, movement and conversation as is custom in the practice of Capoeira Angola. As such we will explore the capacity of our full being (hands, feet, hearts, heads) to navigate complexity, trouble and connection. For both of these workshops we extend the invitation to be open to experience something new, something strange, something 'other', to not reject this from a position of superiority or a desire for control, but rather to play with what it conveys to you, to be open to its significance and therewith its potential to negate the preconceived. How might we navigate complexity differently, inviting play, ritual and comradeship into resistance movements? What can we learn from ancestry and what ancestor do we want to become?

In the first workshop ( 20th of May ) the focus is on establishing a first contact with Capoeira Angola's movements, rhythms and making contact with the ground. For the second workshop ( 27th of May ) we are honored to have mestre Marcelo Angola joining us from Bahia, Brazil. During this workshop we go into the origins of Capoeira Angola, ancestrality, and relations between Europe and Brazil.

About Capoeira Angola:

Capoeira Angola emerged in the 16th century with the arrival of enslaved African populations in Brazil. These practiced and trained Capoeira at the senzalas, small huts made of palm, located inside the plantations. Capoeira was a way to affirm their rights and train rebellion in order to fight for liberation from their oppressors. Some escaped to the jungles and with the passing of the years, small illegal communities were created (known as quilombos) where they finally reached their spiritual liberty. Capoeira Angola continued to evolve as a mixture of art, dance, fight, culture, education, and as a philosophy and way of life.

Curious? 
Register here: 
https://forms.gle/VXGE2K28E1UWYfHd7

On May 30 and 31, 2025, the first edition of the Rooting Deeper Festival will take place at Proeftuin Ede. Celebrate with us our connections to the land, to good, just food and to its many cultures. We come together against oppression and fascism, and for peace, life and freedom.  On 30 May  from 13.30 onwards there are bike excursions to agroecological farms, sign up here. On 31 May  from 14.00 onwards, you can enjoy music, spoken word, storytelling by the fire, arts, workshops (in English too), local food and drinks, a crafts market, and a cool children's program. Location: Proeftuin Ede, a 10 minute walk from Ede-Wageningen train station. Get your (free) ticket through the link here : https://agroecologie.nl/rootingdeeper/

OtherWise will be giving a workshop on the 31st of May, from 18:30 - 19:00 on celebrating relations of reciprocity with the more-than-human world. Expect embodied exploration, a call to connect with our animal ancestors, a collective art-making journey, and some more magic in the air!

Throughout history, breadmaking and other forms of fermentation have played a key role in the building of communities (both bacterial and human). Down to the etymology of the word 'bread', which has the same roots as the word 'companion', food sharing is a paramount and often overlooked aspect of community building.

In this afternoon event, participants will take part in a series of workshops and events on collective breadmaking, short movie, and arts performance. We ask of one another, how can we find, build and feed community, and what role can food play in it? What does it mean to belong when kneading a dough becomes a political act in itself?

Studio CoPain will guide us on communal bread-making practices, bringing their expertise as artists and bread bakers. We will shape, decorate, and bake bread together.

Giath Taha's performance “Restless Dialogue” uses sourdough as a living medium to explore themes of displacement and political reality. A dialogue unfolds between the gestures of kneading and folding and the evolving wave textures shaped by sound artist Mazen Al Ashkar. Through this interplay, the performance evokes both ancestral care and sound tension.

Movie night: Yintah on the 21st of April

The movie follows the Wet'suwet'en nation that reoccupies and protects their ancestral lands from the Canadian government and several of the largest fossil fuel companies on earth.

Their struggle against the construction of a Gas pipeline continues to this day.

Details

Screening starts at 8pm, on the 21st of April, in the Old Library of the Clockhouse, Generaal Foulkesweg 37. No need to sign up!

🪡Feminist Radical Quiltmaking Workshop for Women's day🪡

Time to reclaim traditionally 'feminine' 'crafts' for the radical act that they are!
In honor of Women's March, OtherWise and Amsterdam Dyke March are coming together to bring you a Radical Quiltmaking Workshop on March 6, 5:00 PM-8:00 PM💜
📍Location: Clockhouse (General Foulkesweg 37, 6703BL)

Each participant will embroider or paint words and doodles of resistance on themes surrounding feminism.
You will moreover have the chance to learn some simple patchwork techniques!

Together, these patches will form a feminsit radical quilt that we will parade during the Women's March in Wageningen!✊

Materials and snacks will be provided. Just sign up and bring yourself! (Sign up Link) (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1IXjAGOh0haZPLF3K_HP5qc846T8XmvfnWhkxMI0vrY454A/viewform?usp=sharing)

Update: First session starts on the 20th!

Join us for our three-part workshop series: REST EMBODY RESIST with Zahira Mous

Workshop dates:  20, 26 February 2025, from 5-8 pm. As we build up the content and the trust in the group, we generally expect attendance in all three sessions unless communicated with us for certain circumstances.

Location: Clockhouse building Old library (Generaal Foulkesweg 37, Wageningen)

Questions to: otherwise@wur.nl

Sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HaczU_P5ne2y48ikmF6uudZU9QmsPGHyZBx7CoSWSJ4/edit

This three-part workshop is focused on movement and mind-body connection, for people who want to heal and learn in a group setting. Zahira uses decolonized healing methods to help the community cope with the demanding reality of being human. Modalities utilized: sharing and listening, EFT, moving from the wisdom of the body, and creativity. It is a three-part workshop series during which we deepen the work each session, diving into layers of our being, making an inner inquiry and creating space within (sometimes questions, sometimes answers). With this work, you'll gain tools to help regulate your nervous system, increasing self-awareness through recognizing your worth, as well as connecting to (building) community. Welcome to REST | EMBODY | RESIST.

For whom?

Rest And Resist emerged as a platform for needing a supportive and safe space for fellow activists and artists fighting for a free Palestine, and beyond. Their work focuses on fighting exhaustion, separation, burnout, harm, and disillusionment in activist movements. If you are longing for a collective space where you can rest with intent to co-regulate, build resilience, supportive networks, mutual care, and trust, this space is for you. As we will use our bodies to move and heal what needs healing, we aim to accommodate bodies of different abilities. If you have any questions or concerns weather this space is for you, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at otherwise@wur.nl .

When: Wednesday February 12 @17:30
Where: Dance room, WUR Clockhouse (Generaal Foulkesweg 37, 6703 BL Wageningen)

There are several reasons why we enroll at a university and there are several ways in which a university education contributes to our personal and professional development. A degree can open doors to many different career paths, classes can be a great opportunity to meet new people, and some university professors are great mentors. However, the same classrooms can impact us in less constructive ways: since we are compelled to prove we are better, smarter, and more special than those around us.

Tonight, we will explore how universities shape us through discussing public intellectuals, people who make a living by being visibly smarter and more special than others. (Self-reflection can only be truly effective, if we ask ourselves the toughest questions, like, do we have something in common with Jordan Peterson?;))

Vegan snacks and tea will be provided :)