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On July 1, 2002, the National Slavery Monument was inaugurated in the presence of then-Queen Beatrix. On July 1, 1863, the Netherlands was one of the last countries in Europe to abolish slavery. The National Slavery Monument serves as a place for reflection and commemoration of the Dutch transatlantic slavery past. The initiative came in 1998 from the Afro-European women's movement Sophiedela, chaired by Barryl Biekman. The Dutch government provided a financial contribution. In 2001, Minister Roger van Boxtel declared at an anti-racism conference in South Africa that the Netherlands "sincerely and deeply regrets" the slave trade and slavery. The "static" monument and the establishment of a "dynamic" knowledge institute, the Ninsee, marked the next step. The bronze statue was designed by renowned Surinamese artist Erwin de Vries, who said of it: "The assignment was to address the past of slavery, the present, and the future. From the past, I created a group of enslaved people in chains, from the present, a freed slave, and the most important thing is the future: freedom in the belief that we will one day be completely free from discrimination." While designing the monument, he felt "the pain of the slaves, including my ancestors, but also their enormous strength." Source: https://amsterdam.kunstwacht.nl/kunstwerken/bekijk/949-nationaal-monument-slavernijverleden

Beautiful area for walking, and so close to home

Lovely park away from the hustle and bustle of the market

A place to pause for a moment. The Auschwitz Monument (also known as Spiegelmonument 'Nooit Meer Auschwitz' or Broken mirrors) is a Dutch memorial monument in the Wertheimpark in Amsterdam in memory of those who died in the Auschwitz concentration camp and the other concentration and extermination camps. The monument was designed in 1977 by writer and visual artist Jan Wolkers. Wolkers had been commissioned to make a monument above an urn with ashes of victims from the Auschwitz concentration camp.

The Auschwitz Monument (also known as Spiegelmonument 'Nooit Meer Auschwitz' or Broken mirrors) is a Dutch memorial monument in the Wertheimpark in Amsterdam in memory of those who died in the Auschwitz concentration camp and the other concentration and extermination camps. The monument was designed in 1977 by writer and visual artist Jan Wolkers. Wolkers had been commissioned to make a monument above an urn with ashes of victims from the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Small park without much noise from the cars. Some people with dogs are out

Commemorating the abolition of slavery

Since the unveiling of the monument on July 1, 2002, the commemoration ceremony has been held here to commemorate the abolition of slavery in Suriname and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom on July 1, 1863 by law. After this, the Keti Koti (broken chains) celebration with music and dance takes place.