It is crucial for young people in the Netherlands to be able to talk about values such as tolerance and freedom. The way Voices of Tolerance works makes it ideal for application in other places. In 2023, we launched our first programme in Arnhem, with its own start location: Vitesse football club’s GelreDome stadium. As in the hidden church, values such as freedom and tolerance feature prominently here too. In the concluding event, participants also spoke with Arnhem’s mayor Ahmed Marcouch.

Het is ontzettend belangrijk dat we met jongeren blijven spreken met elkaar over de belangrijkste waarden, waarden als tolerantie

Ahmed Marcouch, burgemeester van Arnhem