I’m someone with a curious mind, broad interests, and a strong sense of justice. This drives my involvement in activism, particularly around migration, anti-racism, and climate justice. Beyond that, I’ve gained experience in project management and group facilitation in various contexts.

I believe it’s essential for individuals, teams, and organisations to strive for both optimal performance and balance. This includes everything from ice baths and meditation workshops to organizational processes, conflict mediation, and family constellations. Collective living is also a significant part of my life; I currently live on a farm bought by an association, where we also host sessions and events.

Peter is a trainer, co-founder of Stroomversnellers, and enjoys brainstorming about winning campaigns, building movements, creating new organizations and coalitions, leveraging social media, or designing effective protest events.

Peter has over 25 years of experience in campaigns against construction projects, fossil fuels, and deforestation. “My drive is to show people that, with good organization and smart strategies, even the most powerful opponents can be defeated.” 

I am a philosopher, activist, and trainer. I obtained my PhD from the University of Antwerp with a dissertation on privilege, emotions, and climate activism, but I also feel connected to the anti-racism movement, women's rights, and the housing struggle.

At Stroomversnellers, I handle application coordination, training development, and trainer supervision. I also facilitate myself - I believe that direct education is a way to feel what the world can be like. In my spare time, I am involved with my residents' association, Stichting Climate Obstruction NL, writing academic papers, spoken word, and stand-up comedy. I enjoy swimming and reading, and am recovering from long COVID.

Robin has been active in the climate movement since 2018, focusing on activist well-being: “How can we continue to take action sustainably and with respect for our own boundaries?”

Robin enjoys thinking about care (both interpersonal and organizational), decision-making processes, conflict, and dismantling hierarchies.

Ik werd in 2018 actief in de klimaatbeweging en ontdekte daar mijn liefde voor het begeleiden en faciliteren van groepen, en hoe belangrijk het is om ruimte te creëren om samen te (ont)leren. Ik organiseer en ondersteun sindsdien acties en activisme op de kruispunten van klimaatrechtvaardigheid, anti-racisme, feminisme, queer rechten en disability justice. Ook duik ik graag in de literatuur over sociale bewegingen. 

Ik begeleid het liefst groepen met vragen rondom machtsdynamieken en anti-oppressie, besluitvorming en organisatiestructuur: alles rondom de vraag "hoe kunnen we hiërarchieën ontmantelen en zorg dragen voor elkaar terwijl we de wereld veranderen?". Verder zit ik graag met mijn handen in de aarde of met mijn neus in een boek. Ik ben herstellende van long covid en daardoor minder beschikbaar als trainer.

Cihan Ugural (hij/hem) is een ervaren organizer en campaigner. Hij werkt al 15 jaar als campagneleider bij de FNV. Hij werkte als campagneleider op Schiphol om daar schoonmakers, bagagepersoneel en beveiligers te betrekken bij de strijd om een betere CAO. Daarna heeft hij de 'Voor14'-campagne ontwikkeld om binnen en buiten de vakbond mensen te betrekken bij de campagne voor een leefbaar minimumloon. Met deze campagne werd ook een nieuwe vorm van campagnevoeren geïntroduceerd binnen de FNV. Op dit moment werkt Cihan voor de FNV als campagneleider aan een campagne rond arbeidsmigratie. Naast zijn werk voor de FNV is Cihan als trainer actief voor Stroomversnellers. En deelt zijn ruime praktijkervaring met organizing en campaigning binnen en buiten de vakbond. Cihan ondersteunt organisaties met trainingen en advies over campagnestrategie, organisatiestrategie, leiderschap en organizing. En over hoe om te gaan met online haat. Ervaren in leiderschap, leiderschapsontwikkeling, strategisch denken en visieontwikkeling. Ervaren in het begeleiden van multidisciplinaire teams. Ervaren in het organiseren van mensen en het bouwen van een beweging. Ervaren in projectmanagement.

Jesse Oberdorf (hij/hem) deed in Zimbabwe onderzoek naar protestbewegingen voor zijn masterthesis, is actief in de klimaatbeweging en een van de initiatiefnemers van het FNV klimaatnetwerk. En stond aan de wieg van de Wij Reizen Samen campagne waarin medewerkers uit de OV sector en klimaatactivisten samen campagne voeren voor beter en goedkoper OV. Hij werkte voor de FNV als organizer in de zorgsector en de miniumloon campagne Voor14. Tussen 2023 en 2025 als partimer aan het krachtig verenigen programma van de Algemene Onderwijsbond, waarmee de bond een eerste stap zette in het implementeren van (structure based) organizing. Nu werkt Jesse als biologisch tuinder in Utrecht en is trainer voor Stroomversnellers.

Jesse gaf eerder training aan de organisers en lokale groepen van Milieudefensie en aan CNV Jongeren.

Joanna has been active for many years in the anti-racism movement, where she contributes in various ways. She regularly takes to the streets and helps organize protests for different social issues. She is often asked to manage the safety of large protests.

Joanna started giving training sessions because she believes it’s important to strengthen movements and groups by sharing knowledge and experience. “You don’t have to reinvent the wheel!” Joanna frequently trains groups on resilience against online hate, using her experiences from the anti-racism movement to ensure that new generations of activists are not silenced by hatemongers.

To relax from her activist lifestyle, Joanna enjoys watching true-crime documentaries while knitting or embroidering.

I am currently mainly involved in activism for refugee rights and against climate change, nuclear weapons, and the arms trade. I have also lived for many years in housing collectives with an inspiring mix of idealists, refugees, and formerly homeless people. I have conducted research on housing collectives in the Netherlands.

With a background in music therapy, I'm skilled in managing group dynamics, which I use to help groups rediscover and harness their collective power.

Edwin has been active in the climate movement in the Netherlands for about 10 years. He has gained extensive experience organizing grassroots campaigns and actions with groups like Fossielvrij NL and Code Rood.

“In recent years, I’ve participated in various organizing and campaign training programs with organizations like 350.org, NEON, and Ulex, which have helped me grow as a trainer. I love showing how systemic change works in practice through workshops or training, and giving activists the right tools to effectively tackle abuse of power. That’s how we work towards a fairer world, because as Naomi Klein says: ‘To change everything, we need everyone.’ You don’t learn these skills in school, which is why training organizations like Stroomversnellers are so important.”

Katrien is an all-round trainer for Stroomversnellers and has had a passion for social movements from a young age. Her commitment to a more sustainable and just world began in the environmental movement and during her support for undocumented refugees. “As a young environmental activist in Belgium, I was fortunate to receive a lot of training from experienced people, because you don’t learn how to take action in school!”

Katrien started as a trainer in the 2000s with the Belgian organization Vredesactie, where she prepared hundreds of people for mass civil disobedience actions against nuclear weapons. In the Netherlands, she worked as a union organizer, supported migrant workers, and helped establish urban agriculture projects.

Absent due to longterm illness.

Bob is a trainer, co-founder of Stroomversnellers, and has been active throughout his life in various social movements as an activist, organizer, and nowadays mainly as a trainer and facilitator. He has fought in campaigns against racism and for a living wage and a livable planet for everyone. Because we are only free when everyone is free.

He has years of experience in political organizations with volunteers (Doorbraak) as well as in NGOs with full-time staff (FNV, Milieudefensie).

Bob co-founded Stroomversnellers because movements need to learn faster to win a world where we all want to live.

Margriet is an MfN-registered mediator with a heart for social and ecological justice. Within Stroomversnellers, she is available as a mediator. As the middle child in a large family, she naturally grew up “in between” people; the connector, the one who sees both sides of the story. After studying Clinical Psychology, she became deeply involved in intentional community living in a multicultural setting, as well as in the world of activism.

“Sharing strong, common ideals is no guarantee for easy collaboration. Sometimes people completely lose sight of each other. I’m committed to helping restore that connection. People who have the courage to engage in dialogue with vulnerability, in the hope of improving their mutual understanding and finding a solution, truly inspire me.”

Margriet is happy to support as an independent and impartial facilitator, creating clarity and space in a confidential and safe environment. This allows you to explore a new direction together, a next step that everyone can move forward with.

I want to fight with as many people as possible for the most beautiful planet possible. Where there is room for everyone: plants, animals, and human animals. I enjoy using my experience as a sustainability teacher to help others discover how they can make a positive impact. I myself can also often be found at climate sustainability and social sustainability campaigns. After all, I believe everything is connected. You can't stop climate change as one country for one country. Everyone can help create a safer future for everyone. It is beautiful to give workshops where people discover how much they can do with their own knowledge and skills; sometimes you just need to put it in the right context or dare to show what you already have to offer. This comes across perfectly in workshops on rhetoric and giving presentations, and in the training 'How to Talk to a Science Denier'.

I'm a communications specialist with a passion for social change and (radical) activism. My activism is particularly reflected in my work with MiGreat. Open borders, decolonization, migration, and anti-racism are topics I frequently engage with. 

At Stroomversnellers, I work on social media, the website, the newsletter, hand-outs and other communication-related matters.

In my moments of rest, I enjoy cooking, running, reading, and watching simple drama shows.

I am an experienced climate activist. As a core organizer of the large-scale "Stop Fossil Subsidies" campaign and an action trainer, I am committed to direct action and strategic change. My focus is on bringing together diverse groups to make the climate movement broader and more inclusive. This drive to connect movements led to my involvement in co-founding "United for Climate Justice," an international network for climate justice. Since September, I have been working with Stroomversnellers, primarily supporting our communication efforts and designing manuals.