On July 1, more and more Dutch people celebrate Keti Koti. On this day, attention is paid to the abolition of slavery in Suriname and the former Netherlands Antilles. In 2023 that will be one hundred and fifty years ago and in recent years more and more voices have been raised to make Keti Koti an official public holiday. Writer Janice Deul is also strongly in favor of this. Our slavery past is a complex and sensitive subject. The reactions to Rutte’s apologies have once again exposed this. It is precisely for this reason that it is fundamental that we all reflect on this period in history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Janice Deul talks in Keti Koti<\/em>: Why we should remember and celebrate the abolition of slavery<\/em> the history and the ancient and contemporary traditions of Keti Koti. Moreover, she argues what Keti Koti should look like today, so that we can move forward together in the Netherlands. Keti Koti<\/em> is an illustrated guide for everyone. To be used as an introduction, reference work, guide and sharpening stone, with the aim of collectively increasing knowledge about Keti Koti, general awareness and historical awareness around themes such as inequality and freedom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":83510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[83],"product_tag":[6550,6404,11392,6035,3088],"class_list":["post-83513","product","type-product","status-archived","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-books","product_tag-colonial-legacy","product_tag-hermitage-amsterdam","product_tag-keti-koti","product_tag-slavery","product_tag-suriname","pa_binding-method-paperback-softback","pa_book-author-janice-deul","pa_language-dutch","pa_publisher-ambo-anthos","desktop-align-left","tablet-align-left","mobile-align-left","ast-product-gallery-layout-horizontal","ast-product-tabs-layout-horizontal","first","outofstock","taxable","shipping-taxable","product-type-simple","add-to-wishlist-before_image"],"yoast_head":"\n