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Alumni Week: What if the ‘right to the city’ does not apply to everyone?

Monday 6 October | 17:00 | CREA Theaterzaal

The documentary De ZInkende Rafelrand explores the ‘right to the city’ through the experiences of residents of the Baaibuurt in Amsterdam-West. The ‘right to the city’ is a concept introduced by French philosopher Henri Lefebvre in 1968. It is about more than just access to urban spaces – it concerns the collective power of residents to shape their city and determine how it develops.
Date
17 October 2025
Time
17:00 -19:00

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Please note: this film is in Dutch with English subtitles.

The film tells the story of Baaibuurt-West, a unique neighbourhood where community and ecology take centre stage. A creative area with alternative housing and open space, it now faces complete erasure due to planned urban redevelopment. De Zinkende Rafelrand captures both the residents’ resistance to demolition and their alternative proposal to remain part of the city. Their plan combines preservation of the existing community and natural environment with the construction of 1,800 new affordable homes—based on collective ownership rather than commercial property development.

Following the screening, there will be a discussion with director Mirte Jepma and architects Roel van der Zeeuw and David Klinkhamer of RAUMPLAN, who developed the alternative proposal in collaboration with Buro Harro and the Baaibuurt Collective. Together, they will delve deeper into the collective’s vision and explore the question: how can a city grow without losing its fringes—and, with them, its soul?

This screening is supported by the AUV Media Studies Alumni Circle.

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