Etiket: Keti
First commemoration in camp Schattenberg before the arrival of Moluccans: ‘Go every year, just like Keti Koti’
A privilege. This is how Mellie Lumalessil-Metiarij describes it to organize the first commemoration of the arrival of Moluccans from New Guinea. She doesn’t just call it a privilege. “It’s…
FunX pays attention to Keti Koti . in word and music on Friday
On Friday, youth channel FunX pays extensive attention to Keti Koti, the commemoration of the abolition of slavery. The channel will have conversations about freedom all day long and about…
Keti Koti is definitely worth a national holiday
The celebration of Keti Koti as a national holiday would contribute to the realization that the slavery past affects everyone in the Netherlands. Sander van WalsumJune 30, 202216:31 The story…
Even a white village can feel the black pain, proves Keti Koti in Rheden
Keti Koti in the Village Church of Rheden does not yet attract as many people as the local Sheep Shearer Festival, but it is also only the first time.Statue Pauline…
Slavery in Drenthe is closer than you think during the first Keti Koti commemoration in Assen
Because in Drenthe too, slavery is closer than you might think. A number of wealthy Drenthe families also traded in people. “What I have here is a deed of sale.…
Column | No Keti Kotic
Recently, my sister changed her WhatsApp profile picture to the logo for “I’m taking time off from Keti Koti”, the sympathetic campaign that lets you mark the 1st of July…
Keti Koti celebrated early in De Cogge community center: “The chain is broken”
This afternoon Keti Koti was celebrated early in Wijkcentrum de Cogge in Zwaag. The Surinamese holiday is held annually on July 1 to celebrate the abolition of slavery. “Keti Kot…
Action for Keti Koti day off: employers give employees time off
“Take off on July 1, until we’re all free.” That is the appeal of the campaign to make 1 July, the day the abolition of slavery in Suriname is celebrated…
Keti Koti month starts in Amsterdam: “I’m glad we can be here together again”
The Keti Koti month traditionally started this afternoon at the official residence in Amsterdam. After two years of corona, it was finally nice and busy in front of Mayor Femke…