purple friday
December 13 2024
On Friday 13 December, Verwey Museum organizes Haarlem a special tour for high school students from Haarlem at the exhibition Llet love rule – Dolly Bellefleur
35 years on the barricades Afterwards, Dolly will discuss with students, teachers, a spokesperson from COC Kennemerland and the Haarlemalderman Eva de Raadt (with diversity & inclusion in her portfolio) on topics such as bullying, discrimination, diversity, inclusivity & safety in the classroom. What experiences do Haarlemstudents? What are their challenges? Do they feel safe? What could be improved?
Time: 11:00 - 13:00
Location: Verwey Museum Haarlem
Register: reply@verweymuseumhaarlem.nl
About Purple Friday
Purple Friday is a day on which people can show their solidarity with gay, bisexual, lesbian and transgender youth by wearing the color purple. In the Netherlands, Purple Friday is organized by the Gay-Straight Alliances (GSA) network of LGBT+ advocacy organization COC. This is done mainly because research has shown that it is not safe enough to come out in half of the schools and the suicide rate among homosexual youth is five times higher than among heterosexual youth.