"Dawn" by Octavia Butler tracks Lilith Iyapo's journey, a human survivor revived by the Oankali, offering genetic merging for humanity's survival. It's the first in the Xenogenesis / Lilith's Brood trilogy. The expo, curated by Caithlin Courtney Chong, explores self-sufficiency, sustainability, de-colonialism, and tourism concerning the ABC-SSS islands' future. It showcases works by Quiana Cronie, Nigel Maduro, Glodiie, and Natisha Engel.

Join us for a Caribbean evening full of mythological poetry and storytelling.

Come explore mythological imaginations through creative writing with us!

Join us as we continue our exploration of last year’s theme Mythological Imaginations by turning to the realm of Dreamscapes.

Monthly online Caribbean community space in solidarity with peoples and places globally resisting ongoing colonization and genocide.

Join us on the 4th of November, 2023 at Kabra for another 6 ISLANDS READS: ‘The Deep’ by Rivers Solomon. The session is facilitated by Glenpherd Martinus.

Join us as we kick off this collective journey of exploring Caribbean mythology for the coming years. During this 6 ISLANDS SCREENS evening, we will screen three short movies by Caribbean filmmakers. Click on the image for more information.

Join us for the release of the 3d 6ISLANDS Zine! Emerge yourself in an evening of conversation, exploration and togetherness; focused on decolonial practices in Caribbean communities.

As part of the symposium, 6 ISLANDS has been invited to host the workshop 'Imaginarium: The Art of Creation'. During this session we will explore zine-making as a concept of the imaginarium.

During this zine-making workshop, we will build on earlier community discussions to construct a shared vocabulary for the types of rest, care, and healing that we envision for ABCSSS communities. Click on the title or poster for more info and sign up options.

During this workshop, we will explore the different embodiments of rest, care, and healing that (can) exist in the context of ABCSSS communities. We will depart from our individual and collective lived experiences to imagine a more utopic, decolonized world in which care, rest, and healing are readily available in ABCSSS communities. Click on the title or poster for more info and sign up options.

Join 6 ISLANDS zine and Caribbean writer Nicole Römer for a Community Writing Workshop at WORM! Together with our host, Nicole Römer, we will explore what community means to us, what forms decolonial practice can take, and how writing can be a valuable tool in the process. Click on the title or poster for more info and sign up options.

For our second 6 ISLANDS Screens event we will watch the documentary "Sombra di Koló / The Shadow of Color" by Angela Roe, writer and filmmaker of Curaçaoan, Surinamese and Dutch descent. Click on the title or poster for more info and sign up options.

We often talk about the word 'decolonization', but what does it mean and why is it important to us from ABCSSS communities? We will be watching the documentary 'Liberty in a Soup' by Haitian filmmaker Dudley Alexis and talk through our own ideas and practices of decolonization. Click on the title or poster for more info and sign up options.

Join us to read and discuss ‘Amen cu Sanger’. Written by Aruban author Joshuar Gomez, ‘Amen cu Sanger’ is the first novel in Papiamento that centralizes homosexuality. For Joshuar, writing this book came from the necessity to write a relatable story that deals with sexuality while at the same time breaking barriers of what is comfortable in Aruban (literary) culture.⁣ Click on the title or poster for more info and sign up options.

On Sunday July 19, Caribbean Ancestry Club x 6(ISLA)(NDS) zine are hosting a closed gathering where we as ABCSSS communities can come together to heal and grieve/mourn from what’s been happening in the world – both internationally (COVID-19 pandemic, Black Lives Matter movement and protests), locally on the islands and in the Caribbean diaspora here in the Netherlands. Click on the title or poster for more info and sign up options.

Let’s have conversations together and explore our thoughts and experiences around: consent, shame related to sex, self-exploration, masturbation and sex-education on the islands and beyond. Click on the title or poster for more info and sign up options.

After months of keeping y'all waiting, we are finally releasing the first edition of the 6(ISLA)(NDS) zine! The mission of 6 (ISLA)(NDS) is to create space to talk about our colonial past and the traces that it has left within our communities. We want to do this in a way that is creative and enjoyable. So, expect snacks, laughs, maybe some tears, and being hands-on. Click on the title or poster for more info and sign up options.