The program is out! Read below.
Monday, October 28 will be the opening of the week. At 6.45pm we will gather in ‘Huis van de Wijk Irene’. There we will start our ‘walk of light’ at 7pm to Blend Bloemhof. At Blend we will open one of the two ‘mourning walls’, and there will be music and a drink. Then we will continue our walk of light, back to Irene. There we will officially open the program, with an art exhibition, and another mourning wall.
On Tuesday, October 29, the exhibition and mourning wall, at Irene, are open for visitors from 10am – 4pm. The mourning wall at Blend Bloemhof is open from 11 – 7pm. There are also two opportunities for a ‘Kopje Troost’ at Blend Bloemhof this day. Between 11 – 12am or between 3 – 4pm you are welcome for a free cup of coffee or tea, combined with a supporting talk with grief counsellor Josine about your loss and grief.
Wednesday, October 30, also has a special program. Again the exhibition and mourning wall at Irene are open for public from 10am – 4pm. Also, the mourning wall at Blend Bloemhof is open for public from 11am – 7pm. At 1pm, a special children’s program starts at Irene, “Kids and Grief”. Two grief counsellors specialised in children, Monique and Natascha, will work with the neighbourhood kids. At 4 – 6pm Blend Bloemhof will organise a network meeting for local businesses about grief and loss.
On Thursday, October 31, the exhibition and mourning wall, at Irene, are open from 10am – 4pm. The mourning wall at Blend Bloemhof is open from 11am – 7pm. You are welcome for a ‘Kopje Troost’ at Blend, between 2 – 4pm. A free cup of coffee or tea, together with a supporting talk about your losses with grief counsellor Angelique.
Friday, November 1, the art exhibition has moved to Blend Bloemhof. Therefore, you are welcome to visit both the art, and the mourning wall at Blend, from 11am – 7pm. At Blend Bloemhof, from 7 – 9pm, grief counsellors Angelique and Josine, offer an interactive lecture on grief and loss.
Saturday, November 2, is unfortunately the last day to visit the exhibition and mourning wall in this theme week at Blend, from 11am – 7pm. A special closing event will start at Blend Bloemhof at 7pm. There will be music, spoken words, and sharing together. Besides, we will mention all the names of people that are missed, and candles will be lightened for each of them. Ofcourse there are drinks, and you have the chance to meet each other.
If you would like to see the Dutch flyer of the program, click here
What is Rouw op Zuid?
Golden Joinery and Josine’s Care join hands for a small-scale local initiative in Rotterdam-Zuid. Together with local partners and local residents, we are setting up a program around loss, mourning, remembering and commemoration in the Bloemhof neighbourhood. By means of various activities, attention is drawn to loss and mourning, something everyone encounters in their lives. Neighbourhood residents can find a place for recognition, remembrance, comfort, contact and connection, which is helpful in their grieving process.
Rouw op Zuid will take place during the week of October 28 through November 2, 2024 in the Bloemhof neighbourhood.
Why
In our society, death, loss and mourning have been pushed more into the background, “out of the picture”. Many people find it difficult to dwell on death and other forms of loss, and the uncomfortable emotions it triggers. Everyone faces several losses in life. At the same time, many people struggle with their grief and mourning alone. Partly because it is a long, erratic and personal process. In this neighborhood, many concerns accumulate behind front doors. The various losses many residents have experienced are part of those concerns and may underlie them. Failure or limited expression of grief can cause or exacerbate mental, physical, social and existential problems. Attention to, and openness about loss and grief can contribute to strengthening the person’s self and resilience as well as mutual connection and support in the neighbourhood.
Are you creative? Have you known loss? Do you express your mourning in images, pictures, words or other creations? Then we need you. You can register or ask for more information via kunst@goldenjoinery.nl
