Near East Union (Student Union for GRA & SI)

NEU for Near East Union. NEU consists of people from Middle East or people with Middle Eastern* roots to recalibrate the compass to understand: middle of what and whose east? NE for Non European. NEU aims to start a discussion about Non- European people’s situations in Sandberg Institute and Gerrit Rietveld Academy. N for New. NEU wants to bring its members together to share their experiences in their new life, and find out common strategies from the common struggles. E for Everyone. NEU welcomes all who have something to say about being a Middle Eastern* within the frameworks of the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and Sandberg Institute. U for you. Near East is getting closer to You. NEU *The geographical term Middle East is not neutral, but Eurocentric and has its origin in colonialism.