BuzzHouse Amsterdam

14/04/2026

📢 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥! The 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲 (UvA) warmly invites all (former) graduates, students and staff to come together for the upcoming 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻! Have you lose touch with your former classmates and lecturers? Then this is the opportunity to 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁! ✨

This 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟳, from 𝟲:𝟯𝟬-𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺, the 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 is hosting a special (and free!) night for 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶, 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 at the department’s creative space 𝗕𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 🐝 in Oudemanhuispoort (E-building). After a walk-in hour, the program kicks off at 𝟳:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 with two inspiring 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶-𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 by (former) Media Studies staff members 𝗗𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗿-𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 and 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱. Afterwards, we’ll raise a glass and catch up over drinks and bites (🍺🍷 on us!), what we call 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴. In short: this is an event you really don't want to miss. Be sure to register in advance, as capacity is limited to 80 attendees.

The 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 (UvA), consisting of 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗸 (chair), 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗸 (secretary, leaving!), 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀 (treasurer), 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗹𝘁𝘇 (leaving!), 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗻𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝘂𝗰 (new!), 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝘄𝗶𝗻 (new!) and 𝗦𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗮𝗶𝗷-𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 (new!), hopes to see you all the 𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 at 𝗕𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 (in the comments you can find how to locate BuzzHouse once you are inside the OMHP)!

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻: www.buzzhouse.co/agenda/media-studies-alumni-reunion-2026

02/04/2026

𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲 / 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 of the University of Amsterdam warmly invites all Media Studies alumni to come together for a reunion! Have you lose touch with your former classmates? Then this is the perfect opportunity to reconnect! ✨

On 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟳, from 𝟲:𝟯𝟬-𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺, we’re hosting a special (and free!) 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 at the department’s creative space 𝗕𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 🐝 in 𝗢𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗵𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘁 (E-building). After a walk-in hour, the program kicks off at 𝟳:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 with two inspiring 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶-𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 by (former) Media Studies staff members 𝗗𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗿-𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱. Afterwards, we’ll raise a glass (or two) and catch up over drinks and bites which we usually call networking (🍺🍷 on us!).

In short: this is an 𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗿𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 you don't want to miss! Be sure to register in advance, as capacity is limited to 80 attendees. See you the 𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 at 𝗕𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲!

The 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 (𝗨𝘃𝗔),
consisting of 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗸, 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗸, 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀, 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗹𝘁𝘇 (leaving) 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗻𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝘂𝗰𝗵 (new!), 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝘄𝗶𝗻 (new!) and 𝗦𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗮𝗶𝗷-𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 (new!).

More info & registration: www.buzzhouse.co/agenda/media-studies-alumni-reunion-2026

03/03/2026

20/11/2025

09/11/2025

𝗔𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁! If you plan to attend the 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 of 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻 at 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 this 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 but haven’t gotten your 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 yet, we strongly recommend doing so soon, since we 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲! This will likely be the 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 of the film we organize in the Netherlands, although we’re 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 due to the 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱. The film truly deserves it. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 for your support, and please 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 if you want to have a screening of 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻 in your town or city! 🙏🏿🖤✊🏿

𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟬𝟬: 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰, 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲!)
Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025
Time: 20:00 hrs
Venue: LantarenVenster
Address: Otto Reuchlinweg 996, Rotterdam
Title: 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻
Director: Jean-Claude Barny
Country: Algeria, France, Luxembourg, Canada, Belgium
Year: 2024
Length: 132'
Language: French and Arabic
Subtitles: English
Extra: With a welcome by 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝘃𝗼𝗮 and introduction by 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗺𝘂𝗱 (The Niteshop / Concrete Blossom)
Extra: Presented by 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰, 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 and 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝗼𝗶𝗹
Extra: In commemoration of the 𝟭𝟬𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 (𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬, 𝟭𝟵𝟮𝟱) and 𝟲𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗹𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟱, 𝟭𝟵𝟲𝟮)
Tickets: www.lantarenvenster.nl/programma/fanon/

05/11/2025

15/10/2025

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲! Are you ready to transform your entrepreneurial ideas into reality? Humanities Venture Lab invites you to participate in 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲, a 4-day programme designed to help you take your innovative ideas from concept to prototype. 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 guides you through all stages of building a venture, from idea development to creating a prototype. This programme is intended for both students and researchers from UvA’s Faculty of Humanities. Whether you have a fully developed project or an early-stage idea, this is your chance to refine, test, and launch your concept with the help of experts and fellow innovators.

𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲
Dates: October 27, October 28, October 30, and October 31, 2025
Time: 09:00-17:30 hrs
Location: Humanities Venture Lab, Oudemanhuispoort, University of Amsterdam
Costs: Free of charge!
Language: English
Registration: www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/organisation/faculties/faculty-of-humanities/humanities-in-the-city/humanities-venturelab/activities/create.html
Deadline: Registrations close on October 20, 2025

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁?
- Gain insights from seasoned experts and like-minded people;
- Collaborate with peers passionate about humanities-driven innovation;
- Create a prototype and receive feedback to refine your business idea.

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲?
Students, researchers, staff, and alumni of UvA’s Faculty of Humanities. In some cases people from outside the UvA community can participate. Please be aware that participation is subject to availability, and if there are more applicants than spots, a selection process will take place. If chosen, full attendance on all four days is mandatory, so please ensure you are available for the entire programme.

13/10/2025

📝𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝘃𝗔 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲?
Did you graduate no more than five years ago from the 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗿’𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, and are you now working in your dream job or has your career taken an unexpectedly positive turn? The University of Amsterdam would love for you to take part in a short written alumni testimonial.

We’ll send you a few questions by email for you to answer. After a short round of editing and your approval, the story, along with a photo, will be published on our website. As a thank-you, you’ll receive a €20 gift card. 💳

👉𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱? Send an email to [email protected]!

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📝𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗸𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲 𝗨𝘃𝗔-𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲?
Ben jij niet langer dan 5 jaar geleden afgestudeerd aan de 𝗕𝗔 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝘂𝗿 en heb jij nu het werk waar je altijd van droomde of heeft jouw carrière een verrassende mooie wending genomen? Dan vinden wij het bij de UvA leuk als je wil meewerken aan een kort geschreven alumni testiomonial. We stellen je per mail een aantal vragen die je kunt beantwoorden, na een redactieslag en jouw akkoord wordt het verhaal met een foto op onze website geplaatst. Als bedankje ontvang je een cadeaubon van €20. 💳

👉𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲? Stuur een mail naar [email protected]!

13/10/2025

📝𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝘃𝗔 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲?
Did you graduate no more than five years ago from the 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗿’𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, and are you now working in your dream job or has your career taken an unexpectedly positive turn? The University of Amsterdam would love for you to take part in a short written alumni testimonial.

We’ll send you a few questions by email for you to answer. After a short round of editing and your approval, the story, along with a photo, will be published on our website. As a thank-you, you’ll receive a €20 gift card. 💳

👉𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱? Send an email to [email protected]!

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📝𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗸𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲 𝗨𝘃𝗔-𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲?
Ben jij niet langer dan 5 jaar geleden afgestudeerd aan de 𝗕𝗔 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝘂𝗿 en heb jij nu het werk waar je altijd van droomde of heeft jouw carrière een verrassende mooie wending genomen? Dan vinden wij het bij de UvA leuk als je wil meewerken aan een kort geschreven alumni testiomonial. We stellen je per mail een aantal vragen die je kunt beantwoorden, na een redactieslag en jouw akkoord wordt het verhaal met een foto op onze website geplaatst. Als bedankje ontvang je een cadeaubon van €20. 💳

👉𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲? Stuur een mail naar [email protected]!

08/10/2025

📽️ The 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲 has started today and 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲 is part of it! Our film will be screened this 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟭 at 𝟮𝗽𝗺, including an introduction by 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗷𝘀 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗸 and Q&A with director 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗝𝗲𝗽𝗺𝗮. Tickets for this special screening are available via https://www.affr.nl/.

𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲
📅 Date: Saturday, October 10, 2025
⏰ Time: 14:00 hrs
📍 Location: LantarenVenster (Theatre 4)
🏠 Address: Otto Reuchlinweg 996, Rotterdam
🎬 Title: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲
🎥 Director: Mirte Jepma
🌍 Country: Netherlands
📆 Year: 2025
⏳ Duration: 56 minutes
🗣 Language: Dutch with English subtitles
➕ Extra: Introduction by Thijs van Spaandonk and Q&A with director Mirte Jepma
🎟️ Tickets: www.affr.nl

06/10/2025

📽️ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻!

𝗨𝘃𝗔 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲
📅 Date: Monday, October 6, 2025
⏰ Time: 17:00–18:30 hrs
📍 Location: CREA Theater
🏠 Address: Nieuwe Achtergracht 170, Amsterdam
🎬 Title: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲
🎥 Director: Mirte Jepma
🌍 Country: Netherlands
📆 Year: 2025
⏳ Duration: 56 minutes
🗣 Language: Dutch with English subtitles
➕ Extra: Q&A with director Mirte Jepma and others on the right to the city
➕ Extra: Supported by the Alumni Circle Media Studies
🎟️ Tickets: Free registration via www.uva.nl/content/events/2025/10/alumniweek-what-if-the-right-to-the-city-does-not-apply-to-everyone

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆
"In this documentary, the makers highlight the right to the city for the residents of the Baaibuurt in Amsterdam West. The ‘right to the city’ is a concept that goes beyond mere access to urban spaces; it revolves around the collective power to shape the city and determine how it develops. The term ‘right to the city’ was originally introduced by the French philosopher and sociologist Henri Lefebvre in 1968, and expresses the idea that urban space should not only serve capital or private property, but must be shaped by and for the people who live there, especially marginalized communities. It encompasses rights such as access to housing, public services, transport, culture, education, and green space; participation in decision-making on urban planning and governance; inclusion in the cultural, social, and political life of the city; and influence over urban change (such as resisting displacement, gentrification, and the privatization of public space). These rights were (almost) entirely absent for the residents of Baaibuurt-West."