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Sorry, this entry is only available in Dutch. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. Interactive toegevoegd aan tentoonstelling Heden van het Slavernijverleden van het Tropenmuseum te Amsterdam. 30 september jl. is in het Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam een
On Keti Koti, meaning ‘broken chains,’ we commemorate those who lived in slavery and celebrate the abolition of slavery on July 1st, 1863. All throughout the Netherlands people come together to remember those who were enslaved and contemplate what living in freedom means to them. Below you find an overview of events and activities organized
Sorry, this entry is only available in Dutch. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. Drie Vrouwen, de nieuwe film van Ida Does wordt 8 maart, internationale vrouwendag, vertoond in Pakhuis De Zwijger. Mapping Slavery is mede-organisator.
Mapping Slavery’s Nancy Jouwe took history professor Maarten van Rossem on the ‘Sporen van Slavernij’ tour through Utrecht, highlighting slavery heritage. RTV Utrecht produced a video of their educational walk in Dutch, as part of their show “van Rossem Vertelt“. Together they walk past important slavery heritage in Utrecht, like Eduard van Akaboa’s former street,
Until recently, Dutch slavery heritage in New York remained underresearched. That is now changing due to a coordinated research project and the launching of public history and heritage tours on location. The mayor of Albany, capital of New York state, ms. Kathy M. Sheenan, announced the decision of Albany City Council to name the first
Educating about Dutch colonial history Mapping Slavery aims at educating about the Dutch Slavery history and the topic of education is frequently discussed within our team. Do we need more education about the history of slavery? Or do we only need to adjust what is already being taught? When should schools begin teaching
Awareness around Dutch Colonial History: is it heightened? Or has it always been like this? I have never been taught lot about slavery or the Dutch colonial history either in high school or elementary school. It is only since a few years when I started educating myself, mostly, that I actually began to understand why debates
Filmfestival Assen – Sufragette: a critical look “I’d Rather Be A Rebel Than A Slave” For its October 2015 cover, the magazine Time Out London had invited Meryl Streep, Carey Mulligan, Anne-Marie Duff and Romola Garai from the movie Suffragette to be photographed. The actresses got to wear t-shirts with the slogan “I’d Rather Be
Let’s introduce! First of all, before I begin writing about any topic, I would like to introduce both myself and what I will be writing about. My name is Tamar, and during my internship at the Mapping Slavery project group, I will be blogging here weekly. I am a 22-year old Jewish Dutch student at
