Speech delivered by Adriaan van Dis on the occasion of the presentation of the Dutch publication ‘Het verleden onder ogen: Herdenking van de slavernij’ (‘Coming to terms with the past: Commemorating slavery’), that was published by the Prince Claus Fund and Arena Publishers (1999). The ceremony took place in the Old Hall of the Parliament’s Second Chamber, in The Hague, the Netherlands. Adriaan van Dis is a writer, co-author of the publication on the commemoration of slavery, and former Vice-Chairman of the Board of the Prince Claus Fund.
In 2001 the Prince Claus Fund Library published the English edition Facing up the Past, Perspectives on the Commemoration of Slavery from Africa, the Americas and Europe. read more
Speech: Coming to terms with the past
It seems to be increasingly difficult to live together peacefully. The Prince Claus Fund emphasises the positive aspects of living together, and examines the initiatives and attitudes that function successfully in multi-ethnic and multi-cultural societies.
The 2004 theme, the Positive Results of Migration and Asylum, is a part of Living Together. How can migrants contribute to a society, any society? How can migrants and a society benefit each other?
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