For this reason there is a pendulum of portraits in the Stadshart

At the Stadstheater and the cinema are in a long sling billboards with photos of different people in a row. Among the photos are personal stories with an important message about breaking violence and child abuse in a homely atmosphere.

The people in the photos have all been victims of domestic or sexual violence, or child abuse. On the Billboards you can read their impressive stories about what they have experienced, but also how they got out of the circle of the violence.

Talk and listen about it

Founding Open mind wants to bring the circle of violence and child abuse to the attention with the traveling street exhibition ‘We … break through. By writing down and sharing the stories of victims, the foundation wants to make the subject discussable. With this they hope to encourage new victims to also step out of that violent environment.

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Do you dare?

The traveling street exhibition has been around since 2020 and always visits another city in the Netherlands. On the signs you not only read 29 personal stories, but also tips that you can do yourself as a victim or as a bystander. “By sharing stories and visiting people who have made the difference, we want to show that change is possible and that everyone can play a role in this,” said the municipality of Zoetermeer.

The exhibition can be seen until September 23, 2025 on and around Cadenzaplein and east in the Stadshart.