Established in 1935, the IISH is an archival and research institute on labour and social movements. iisg.amsterdamhttps://bsky.app/profile/iisg-amsterdam.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social/post/3mxttdooh2k2oIn the next seminar of our Micro-Global Histories of Slavery: Sources and Approaches series, Stephanie Hassell will give a lecture on slavery and religious conversion in Portugal’s Indian Empire in the sixteenth and seventeenth century. Join us! More information: https://iisg.amsterdam/en/events/slavery-and-religious-conversion-portugals-indian-empire-1500-170014 Oct 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:jp673timuyasad3vbbdwpzof/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxttdooh2k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social/post/3mx6orxnr722kToday. Everybody's welcome! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Oct 2026 05:22 +0000at://did:plc:jp673timuyasad3vbbdwpzof/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx6orxnr722khttps://bsky.app/profile/iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social/post/3mwr4wy7nvs2uWomen’s Labour Activism in Eastern Europe and Beyond is a collaborative monograph in which women's activism and organising to improve the working conditions and living circumstances of women are explored. Join the book presentation next week! https://iisg.amsterdam/en/events/book-presentation-womens-labour-activism-eastern-europe-and-beyond @uclpress.bsky.social30 Sep 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:jp673timuyasad3vbbdwpzof/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwr4wy7nvs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social/post/3mwr4wy7nvs2uWomen’s Labour Activism in Eastern Europe and Beyond is a collaborative monograph in which women's activism and organising to improve the working conditions and living circumstances of women are explored. Join the book presentation next week! https://iisg.amsterdam/en/events/book-presentation-womens-labour-activism-eastern-europe-and-beyond @uclpress.bsky.social30 Sep 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:jp673timuyasad3vbbdwpzof/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwr4wy7nvs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social/post/3mwldtn2qqs2pKort geleden nam @leol.bsky.social afscheid bij het IISG, vandaag houdt hij zijn afscheidscollege bij Universiteit Leiden. Hij blijft echter onvermoeibaar doorgaan met het corrigeren van onwaarheden over migratie, zoals in het mooie interview dat recentelijk in de Volkskrant stond. https://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/rechts-beleid-legde-de-kiem-voor-massa-immigratie-uit-de-jaren-zeventig~b1a558577/28 Sep 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:jp673timuyasad3vbbdwpzof/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwldtn2qqs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social/post/3mwdesh5jms2yMarxismNL is organising its first conference at the IISG from 7 to 9 October! It offers a forum for dialogue across disciplinary boundaries, collective organizing, and popularizing Marxist perspectives. Have a look at the website of MarxismNL to sign up: conference.marxism-nl.org/mxnl26/25 Sep 2026 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:jp673timuyasad3vbbdwpzof/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwdesh5jms2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social/post/3mw6gcqz3f22sJoin us tomorrow to explore our new exhibition and listen to talks on the First International and the emerging global anarchist movement, of which a group of 19th-century Swiss watchmakers found themselves in the midst of. More info: https://iisg.amsterdam/en/events/opening-video-installation-united-anarchist-archives23 Sep 2026 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:jp673timuyasad3vbbdwpzof/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6gcqz3f22shttps://bsky.app/profile/iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social/post/3mw3pf7ty2j2z🗺️ Navigeren door het Nederland van 1832? Dat kan met hisgis.nl, waarbij het oudste kadaster van Nederland wordt gedigitaliseerd: zo'n 3 miljoen percelen, met informatie over wie waar woonde, welke grond iemand bezat en waarvoor die werd gebruikt. Lees meer: https://iisg.amsterdam/nl/blog/hisgisnl-navigating-netherlands-183222 Sep 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:jp673timuyasad3vbbdwpzof/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw3pf7ty2j2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social/post/3mvpsyo7o6k2oIn the Swiss Jura of the 19th century, a group of willful watchmakers were at work. As well as making timepieces, they were anarchists. On 24/9 a video installation about these watchmakers will be on display. At the opening there are talks by the artists and historians https://iisg.amsterdam/en/events/opening-video-installation-united-anarchist-archives17 Sep 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:jp673timuyasad3vbbdwpzof/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpsyo7o6k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social/post/3mvnbzlvfjs22Werken in een uniek internationaal archief én leidinggeven aan een betrokken team? Het IISG zoekt een Hoofd Publieksdiensten! Kijk voor meer informatie op onze website: https://iisg.amsterdam/nl/blog/hoofd-publieksdiensten16 Sep 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:jp673timuyasad3vbbdwpzof/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnbzlvfjs22https://bsky.app/profile/iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social/post/3mv6nhmwqdk2iAnarchism at the IISG! In September, we are organising two events focusing on this ideology. Want to know more? Have a look at our website iisg.amsterdam/en/events10 Sep 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:jp673timuyasad3vbbdwpzof/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6nhmwqdk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social/post/3muykkzrx6y23Nestor Makhno (1888-1934) has been called a revolutionary anarchist, a peasant rebel, the Ukrainian Robin Hood and a mass-murderer. He attempted to defend Ukraine's independence and aimed for a new anarchist society. Join Sean Patterson's lecture to learn more! https://iisg.amsterdam/en/events/nestor-makhnos-peasant-rebellion-ukraine-1917-192108 Sep 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:jp673timuyasad3vbbdwpzof/app.bsky.feed.post/3muykkzrx6y23https://bsky.app/profile/iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social/post/3mu56hefshc2hGroeten vanaf de Historicidagen in Leiden! Waar onze collega's @lucaspoy.bsky.social en Astrid Verburg deelnamen aan sessies over het gebruik van AI, maar er gelukkig ook gewoon analoog buttons werden gemaakt met mooi (dubbel!) materiaal uit onze collectie. @knhg.bsky.social.28 Aug 2026 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:jp673timuyasad3vbbdwpzof/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu56hefshc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social/post/3mszvlaofps2nWerk! We zoeken twee Collectiemedewerkers die gaan werken aan het ontsluiten van een groot organisatiearchief op het gebied van de Nederlandse LHBTI+ geschiedenis. Dit gebeurt in nauwe samenwerking met IHLIA LGBTI Heritage @ihlia.bsky.social. Meer info: https://iisg.amsterdam/nl/blog/twee-collectiemedewerkers-nederlandse-lhbti-geschiedenis14 Aug 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:jp673timuyasad3vbbdwpzof/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszvlaofps2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social/post/3mr2wrc2wcc2wHoe kon het dat De Centrale, de sociaaldemocratische verzekeringsmaatschappij die aan de basis stond van het IISG, in handen komen van investeerders die ideologisch recht tegenover de waarden en idealen staan van de oprichters? (🧵 1/2)20 Jul 2026 09:03 +0000at://did:plc:jp673timuyasad3vbbdwpzof/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2wrc2wcc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social/post/3mr2puqbqkm2uTomorrow! This evocative film delves deep into the ordinary existence of a dhobi community, laundry workers who were enslaved by the Dutch during the colonial era. After the screening, Rajesh James and Britt van Duijvenvoorde will present new research. 🔗 https://iisg.amsterdam/events/documentary-slaves-empire20 Jul 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:jp673timuyasad3vbbdwpzof/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2puqbqkm2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social/post/3mqj4mcc4qo2eJoin us for a screening of Slaves of the Empire by filmmaker Rajesh James. After the screening, Rajesh James and IISH researcher Britt van Duijvenvoorde will discuss how newly searchable VOC archives help uncover this community's history. 🔗 https://iisg.amsterdam/events/documentary-slaves-empire13 Jul 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:jp673timuyasad3vbbdwpzof/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqj4mcc4qo2e