Tag: Slavery
Memory of slavery in Le Havre: “the time of silence is over”
New stopover in our series of trips on the paths of the memory of slavery, direction the port city of Le Havre; because little is known about it, but the…
The past and present of our shared history of slavery come together in the performance ‘I’m sorry’
The story is told by three white and three black actors. All actors have a double role. They play a character from 1863, such as a slave owner, a freed…
Cameroon suspect of ‘modern slavery’ detained longer
The 53-year-old from Kamerik was arrested at the end of June after a report to the Labor Inspectorate. At the time, he spoke of ‘long working days’ and ‘restrictions on…
The “Decolonial Expression(s)” exhibition at the Nantes City History Museum
“Decolonial Expressions” is the title of the exhibition offered by the Nantes City History Museum. This museum dedicated to the memory of the slave trade invites an artist and a…
Florida stirs controversy with new rules on teaching slavery
In Florida, the Department of Education adopts hotly contested new rules on teaching slavery in public schools. These new rules ask teachers in particular to teach their students that slavery…
The minister: Berry picking is “modern slavery”
After a chaotic last year for berry picking in Sweden, the government now wants to regulate the industry tightly, writes SVT Nyheter Västerbotten. The Minister for Equality compares the activity…
The minister: “What is going on in our berry forests is a modern form of slavery”
Around 6,000 people have applied to pick berries in Sweden this year. Last year was chaotic, 250 Thais wrote to the government and told us that they lived in miserable…
Images from the resort town… Waitress or slavery?
An image on the island of Rhodes, one of the most popular holiday resorts in Greece, garnered great reaction on social media. The international public opinion was divided into two…
How the past of slavery still lives on in Roze-Marie (89): ‘The pain runs deep’
Only a few generations ago, the slavery past is so close to Roze-Marie Kensenhuis (89) and her daughter Valga Lamur (58). Their ancestors were enslaved in Suriname. Today, 150 years…
Province apologizes for slavery past: ‘More awareness is needed’
The province of Utrecht played a major role in that slavery past. In 1720 the Provincial Utrecht Ge-otroyeerde Compagnie was founded. That organization was directly involved in transatlantic slavery by…