Demi Vreden

Demi Vreden is a fourth-year European Studies student and mastermind behind platform Faluma. With a deep-seated passion for human rights and racial justice, she dedicates herself daily to projects that promote inclusivity and empowerment. Her identity as a young black queer woman is not only something she embraces, but also something she wants to make visible in society.

As founder of Faluma, Demi is building a platform that connects young people from Afro-diaspora backgrounds in the Netherlands. Faluma grew out of her own search for a community in which she could be completely herself. What began as a personal desire is now growing into a space that builds a permanent voice for black people.

In addition to her activism, she also gives creative form to her experiences and perspectives. As a poet and spoken word artist, she explores themes of slavery history, women's rights and queer inclusivity.