Travelling is great! You get to see different places, have a different mindset, relax, explore, have great adventures, try new things, make new friends, learn and develop yourself, and reflect on your place in the world.

Except, it also comes with a lot of problems. Here in Amsterdam, we clearly see that the prices are rapidly rising and the city center is almost unlivable because of tourism, with the expansion of hotels, Airbnb, and the tourism industry. This might be even worse in places like Barcelona, Ibiza, or Malaga, and even more so in tourist hotspots in the global south, like in Thailand, Cambodia, or Costa Rica. On top of this, there’s also the immense environmental impact of travelling, like with the air pollution caused by flights.

But on the other hand, maybe only if we travel, we can learn to understand those problems, and understand people from different cultures and their struggles? And maybe we can even contribute to the local economy and local lives by being there?

In this session of Radical Sunday School we would critically look at traveling and tourism, looking at its benefits and its problems. We would then also look at ‘alternative traveling’ – traveling by bike, hitchhiking, or walking, and think if it’s a better way to do it, for us and for the places we visit. In the end, we hope to have a clearer idea of why and how we want to travel.

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The formal education system affects us all. Not only are we forced to attend schools growing up, but academic research shapes our governments, our news, and how we view the world around us. As much as many of us want to believe in the promise of institutional education, the sad fact is that our schools and universities are undemocratic and elitist. They perpetuate inequalities instead of giving people the tools to fight them. This world is fucked.

Here at Radical Sunday School, though, we know that another world is possible. Everyone should be able to direct their own learning, to grow together with their communities, and to live as though they’re already free. There are countless examples of movements already putting these ideas into practice. This collective is trying to follow in their footsteps, organizing to explore new ways of learning based on principles of autonomy, mutual aid, and egalitarianism.

This is not intended to be a course that you would have to follow all the way through. Jump in and out whenever you like. Sessions will be held every Sunday at Joe's Garage.

Doors open at 17.30, we start sharp at 18.00!