On July 1 2011, 149 years after the Netherlands ‘officially’ stopped funding their Golden Age with Black Gold (and other synonyms fo...r slavery), Soapbox will be part of the Keti Koti festival in Amsterdam’s Oosterpark. Meet us in the Soapbox tent for the following:Program
14:30 h – DJ Game Ova
15:15 h – Soapbox speakers' platform*
15:45 h – DJ Game Ova
16:15 h – Performances: Merage, Kitchell Samuel, Zulile, Brian Kemble and Jimmy Rage
16:45 h – DJ Threesixty
17:15 h – Speech and performances: Sharrif Simmons, Esperanza and Valery
17:45 h – DJ Threesixty
18:30 h – Performances: Thorough Borough Symphony, Pan Afrikanz and Sharrif Simmons
19:15 h – DJ Threesixty
Entrance: FREE!!!
2 basics:
No pets (picolets are the only exception!). No smoking.
Public transportation to the Oosterpark
- From Amsterdam Central Station: tram 9 or bus 22 to Eerste van Swindenstraat
- From Amsterdam Amstel: bus 37 to Linnaeusstraat/ Wijttenbachstraat
- From Duivendrecht: bus 41 to Linnaeusstraat/ Wijttenbachstraat
- From Amsterdam Muiderpoort it’s a 10 minute walk to the park.
* Soapbox speaker contest
Real people deserve real talk so on Sunday September 4 we present our first speaker contest. During this event various speakers will share their ideas about different topics concerning the Black community in the Netherlands and trust us when we say that we do not, not even for a second, fear verbal fire!
To already get you in the mood for a good debate we invited 4 speakers who will give you a summarized presentation of their ideas about the following:
- Blaxplanation (Explaining Black identity in a white society.)
- Keti Koti (And why it needs to be acknowledged as a national holiday)
You know... to give you a taste of what you can expect.
Please note that the speakers we invited to our Keti Koti-program aren't automatically part of the September contest; check our Facebook page and/or blog for more info.
The festival consists of 4 tents; for the complete Keti Koti program please check: http://www.ketikotiamsterdam.nl/
