Nice Here with Floortje
Building a caring city: amplifying voices of homeless people and other citizens
How do we create cities that are more inclusive? As a citymaker, Floortje works at the intersection of policy and practice, greening public spaces with neighbors, hosting community dinners, and initiating small-scale experiments that make neighborhoods more livable.
In this session, she will not only share her journey as a citymaker, but also highlight her recent book ‘Here I Am at Home’, created in a participatory process together with six people experiencing homelessness. The book tells stories that go beyond the stigma, stories about talents, dreams, and resilience, as well as the multiple and often complex reasons why someone can become homeless.
Homelessness has become an increasingly pressing topic in Dutch cities, including Utrecht, where shelters are under pressure and the number of people without stable housing has grown in recent years. By placing these alternative stories at the center, Floortje and the six storytellers challenge us to reflect on what homelessness really means, and how easily it could become a reality for any of us when a series of unfortunate events—such as losing a job, conflict within the family, or falling ill—collides with the ongoing housing crisis.
How do we break through the stigma surrounding it? And in what ways can the voices of vulnerable city dwellers transform our understanding of urban life? Together with Floortje, we will explore how citymaking is not only about building spaces, but also about listening, fostering equality, and sharing responsibility.
16 okt 2025, 18:00 – 20:30
Huis van Actief Burgerschap, Neude 11, 3512 AE Utrecht, Netherlands
Free
Reserve your ticket here: https://www.nicehere.nl/event-details/nice-here-with-floortje
