29 Jun 2025
29 Jun 2025
The Willet-Holthuysen HouseDesign your own T-shirt
How do new generations give meaning to the shared colonial and slavery past? In this program, we’ll explore together with a range of speakers how young people shape their stories and perspectives through creative expressions such as streetwear. How can creativity be used to keep cultural heritage alive? After the panel talk, you'll take part in an inspiring workshop where you’ll design your own T-shirt.
Date & time: Sunday 29 June from 2 pm to 5 pm, walk-in from 1.30 pm
Location: The Willet-Holthuysen House
Language: Dutch & English
Price: €0,00 - €5,00
Panel talk
This public program, held in the context of Keti Koti, centers on intergenerational dialogue, resilience, and allyship. In a panel talk, various creators and designers will reflect on how descendants of enslaved people engage with their history today. They will share how, through creative expressions such as streetwear, they celebrate the resilience of the African diaspora. The conversation will also explore how this shared past extends beyond Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean. How can we work together, regardless of background, to contribute to justice and collective remembrance?
Speakers will be announced soon.
Workshop
After the panel talk, it’s your turn to get creative by designing your own T-shirt using textile markers. You'll create a word, symbol, or image that you personally connect to Keti Koti.
Once you've finished your design, you'll join a series of speed-dating rounds to exchange stories and reflect on each other's creations. You’ll also write a message on the back of someone else’s shirt. In this way, the experience becomes not only personal, but also a shared memory.
By combining creativity and dialogue, we commemorate the history of slavery in a contemporary and meaningful way, highlighting it as a shared history that still matters today.