PARTY4PEACE

Name: PARTY4PEACE
Start: 2025-06-20T19:00
End: 2025-06-21T01:00
Location: Kleine Zaal

Friday 20 June 2025

While the Hague is getting ready for the NATO summit, we believe it’s time to Party4Peace! As the official party of the Just Peace Festival, Party4Peace isn’t just a night out, it’s a vibrant collision of rhythm and resistance, celebration and solidarity. Taking place at PAARD, The Hague’s iconic pop venue, on June the 20th, this event brings together DJs, artists, activists, and dreamers for one unforgettable evening of movement, meaning, and momentum.

More than a celebration, Party4Peace is a statement. It’s a living, breathing experience that invites everyone—citizens, creatives, diplomats, and dancers—to embody their vision for a peaceful world through music, dance, and connection. It’s about recognising the power of joy as a form of protest, and celebration as a form of solidarity.

A Night in Two Acts: The Peace Hangout & The Peace Disco

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Standaard €12,50
LocationKleine Zaal
Doors open19:00
Start19:00

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Activists

Liliana Gaddi holds a bachelor in comparative philosophy from Leiden University and is a student of the master Peace, Trauma and Religion at the VU Amsterdam. As an advocate for human and environmental rights, she recently joined the WY4CJ. She approaches activism from an intersectional, intercultural and artistic lens.

Gregg Hone is an Australian-born artist, activist, and climate storyteller based in the Netherlands with a background in art, international marketing/ communications, and digital content creation. Gregg now channels his creativity to spark connection through participatory workshops, community art projects, visual storytelling, documentary filmmaking, and content that engages people emotionally and collectively.
Gregg is a trained Climate Reality Leader and Climate Fresk Facilitator. His focus lies at the intersection of climate justice, mental health, and systems change. Through public speaking, multimedia storytelling, and collaboration with local communities, he helps people process the climate crisis, rediscover their agency, and imagine hopeful, collective futures.

Willie Oeba (30) is a spoken word artist who has been advocating for civil and political rights, women’s rights, and disability rights for over a decade. He does this by using a combination of irony, metaphors, and honest observations of life in Kenya. Willie regularly performs his spoken-word pieces on public buses in order to spread his message as widely as possible. He has been involved in the creation of a youth community-based organization, as well as in the mentorship and training of younger artists, with the goal of fighting inequality

DJ’s

WEZZ b2b Flying Ryan

Divine
Her name is Stephanie aka Divine from the Netherlands (officially from the island Curacao), power house vocal mc and dj for the last 18 years. She is also a singer/songwriter and co-produces her tracks with amazing other talented producers from all over the world. Her genre: lounge, disco, house, tech house, soulful house, deep house, tribal house, techno and house classics. To give an uniqueness to her performance, she sings/mc’s during her own sets. Thats fire

More to be announced

19:00 – 21:00 | Peace Hangout

The evening begins in a relaxed, welcoming tone with the Peace Hangout. A space curated to spark real connections. Whether you’re a seasoned peacebuilder, a local artist, or just curious, this is a space to meet unexpected allies. Think of it as your soft landing into the night ahead. Over drinks and good conversation, you’ll hear real, unfiltered stories from those on the frontlines of justice, human rights, and community action, stories that don’t often make the headlines, but should. The Peace Hangout is also a moment to gather your intentions. Write your hope for a peaceful world on a placard. Meet someone from a different background or cause. Share your project, your question, or your dream. This is your invitation to slow down and warm up before the dancefloor calls.

21:00 – 01:00 | Peace Disco

Then the tempo rises. From 9pm, the Peace Disco transforms the dancefloor into a sanctuary of joy and resistance. A powerful, diverse DJ lineup will spin global grooves, local gems, and genre-blurring beats that invite everybody to move. But here’s the twist: between the DJ sets, activists take the mic. These aren’t long speeches—just two minutes to share an action point, an idea, or a spark. These short interventions pack a punch and give the dancefloor deeper purpose. You may find yourself dancing next to a climate activist, a refugee rights advocate, or a disarmament expert—because everyone’s invited. And everyone has a role.

Whether you’re waving your placard high or quietly reflecting to the beat, the Peace Disco offers a rare kind of party: one where you leave more connected, more inspired, and more ready to act than when you arrived.

Line up will be announced soon!
21:00 – 21:05 | Activist 1
21:05 – 22:00 | DJ 1
22:00 – 22:05 | Activist 2
22:05 – 23:00 | DJ 2
23:00 – 23:05 | Activist 3
23:05 – 00:00 | DJ 3
00:00 – 00:05 | Activist 4
00:05 – 01:00 | DJ 4

How to Prepare

Dress loud, proud, or peaceful. This is a disco, after all. Sequins and slogans welcome.
Bring a placard. Write your hope, your demand, or your dream. We’ll provide markers and boards at the venue too.
Arrive early. The Peace Hangout is not to be missed—some of the best conversations happen before the music starts.
Come with questions, not credentials. Everyone has something to offer here.

Party4Peace
Party4Peace doesn’t mean ignoring the challenges of the world. It means responding to them with courage and creativity. It means recognising that music and movement have always been tools of resistance. That some of the most transformative political moments in history began with a drumbeat, a dance, or a shared chorus. From civil rights to climate justice, movements thrive when they’re fuelled by community, culture, and joy. Party4Peace creates a space where we can imagine what peace looks like—not as a lofty, abstract goal, but as something tangible, grounded, and alive. It’s a platform where art meets action. Where every beat is a heartbeat of the collective. And where your presence isn’t passive—it’s a contribution. This isn’t a festival of empty slogans. It’s a party with a purpose. One where resistance is rhythmic, and where joy becomes an act of defiance. When we gather like this—across identities, causes, and borders—we send a clear message: peace is not a luxury or a dream. It’s a demand. And we’re dancing until it’s real

Party4Peace is part of the Just Peace Festival on June 12 till 26. The Just Peace Festival is set to transform the city into a dynamic forum for open dialogue, inspiration, and learning around peace and justice. From dialogues and debates to exhibitions, movie nights, music, and dance — the Just Peace Festival brings together citizens, artists, experts, policymakers, and YOU to explore the power of peace and justice in action.