Read, Watch, Listen: Just Peace Open Day 2024

Have you also been inspired by the Just Peace Open Day? Do you want to learn and know more about the City of Peace and Justice, or The Hague? We share tips here: Read, Watch & Listen!

Read

De Droom van Den Haag
Benjamin Duerr

An exciting history of the greatest diplomatic event in Dutch history. The Hague Peace Conferences laid the foundation for today's world order. Author Benjamin Duerr concludes with a passionate plea for hope instead of bitter cynicism. The book (in Dutch) can be found here.

In Search for Peace: Jazzy & Bertha von Suttner
Stichting Denkroutes

The graphic novel is about Jazzy, Bertha von Suttner and The Hague as a city of Peace and Justice and was published on 21 September 2024, the International Day of Peace. It is about the young Hague photographer Jazzy who receives a photo assignment: she has to visually capture the legacy of the feminist and pacifist Bertha von Suttner for The Hague as a city of Peace and Justice. You can find the book here.

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Watch

Voices from Gaza: the reality of a healthcare system in crisis
KIT Institute & Gaza Health Institute

A compelling video in which healthcare workers share their experiences of working in Gaza’s hospitals. From shortages of medicine and electricity to lack of basic necessities such as water and soap. At the same time, the voices of healthcare workers in this video express hope and resilience.

The video premiered at the Uniting Knowledge, Research and Solidarity – Gaza Health Initiative Conference, which took place on 13 September 2024 at KIT in Amsterdam. The video is a production and publication of KIT Institute and the Gaza Health Initiative, and was made possible with the support of Juzoor for Health and Social Development and Al Jazeera, who provided footage.

Watch the video here.

Listen

The Europeans Podcast
Katy Lee & Dominic Kraemer

An award-winning podcast about European politics and culture. Hosts Katy Lee and Dominic Kraemer make European news accessible and enjoyable by interviewing fascinating guests, from scientists and historians to artists and activists. Find the podcast here.

JurisDictions: International law podcast
T.M.C. Asser Instituut

This monthly educational podcast by T.M.C. Asser Institute, the research center for international and European law, focuses on the stories behind international legal concepts and issues. You can find the podcast here.