Next GMAIMS kindly invites you to our first General Meeting. Get an idea what our association does and how you can get involved and mingle with some of the existing members (existing members - you will have a chance to meet new members!). When: Wednesday, 15. September at 16.00h - 18:00h If you are unable to make it...don't worry! You are always welcome to join any subsequent General Meetings! We are looking forward to see you all there and wish you a great and fruitful start of the academic year 2010/2011! AIMS at Inkom 2010
Dreaming Nicaragua
"Dreaming Nicaragua" will only celebrate its premiere at the Latin American Film Festivals 2010, in Utrecht. As SPEAKERS we are looking forward to welcome Jeanette Oostijen and Ger Houben from the Maastricht School of Management. Oostijen is currently chair of the Board of the city link / Stedenband Maastricht Rama, while Houben is project coordinator for the Stedenband. We are glad to announce that both are busy with the management of organizational and institutional capacity building development projects in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. Rama is an organization that is responsible for the bond between the city of Maastricht in the Netherlands and the city of El Rama in Nicaragua - highly interesting, so check out: http://www.rama.nl We would like to invite you to watch this fantastic movie with us and join an interesting debate on the topic afterwards! Date: May 17, 2010 Book tickets in advance online at: http://www.lumiere.nl Tolerating Intolerance? Program SeriesBetween 10 & 12 May, AIMS will present interesting Events connected to the theme "Tolerating Intolerance?" Click here for the poster and to see all the series of Events.
MONDAY 10 May TUESDAY 11 May WEDNESDAY 12 May Debate: How far do we go to Tolerate the Intolerant? Come join us at an exciting, thought-provoking, and controversial debate about the limits of tolerance that will surely get your brains working! When do we restrict freedom of speech? Should it even be restricted at all? What is the role of the state and civil society? Is there a trade-off between security and freedom? What are the dangers of tolerating, or not tolerating, intolerance? Participants: Date, Time & Location: FREE ENTRANCE!
Workshop: Freedom of Expression and the Media. To what extend should we allow the media to have the right to freedom of expression? Although freedom of expression gives the power to promote thoughts and theories which can help us further in our development and enrich our knowledge, freedom of expression often clashes with other human rights. The drawing of Mohammed in cartoons in newspapers and in South Park episodes is heavily criticized. How should the media react on neo-nazi political parties, do they not deserve screen time in the name of freedom of expression? Should we balance between freedom of expression and censorship? Get a comprehensive legal background and ideas trough catchy case studies and state your opinion in this workshop about freedom of expression and the media! Just send an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to confirm your participation. GET ACTIVE AND SIGN UP NOW FOR FREE. Spots are limited! Date, Time, Location: |
After a long and inspiring break, AIMS will Kick-Off again and start organizing many interesting Events to promote and defend Human Rights. If you have any questions about our organization, are interested to join us or just want to meet us? Feel free to visit us at the InfoFestival of the Inkom 2010, on Thursday 26 August. Between 19:00h and 22:00h we will be at the Markt, Maastricht (at the MECC, in case of rain). For more information, click 
For poverty-stricken families in Nicaragua, even gathering food is a daily struggle. Filmmaker Marcello Bukin descends on a rural area where deprived children briefly escape their daily misery in a painting class. He also follows them home, to the harsh reality. Here, vanished parents, infant mortality and child labour are rife. Despite the barren living conditions, there are also moments of joy. A family that works on the refuse dump, looking for aluminum and other saleable goods, is happy to be together. A young father entertains his sons with his drawing skills. All parents hope their children will escape illiteracy. Bukin is alert to the photogenic, lush surroundings and playfully uses elements that are part of the children's lives, like dirty children's feet, colourful caterpillars and a hungry pig. He often shoots from a child's eye-view, which entices children to play with the camera.