Event
It is our duty to fight for our freedom: newspaper launch Echoes of In*dependen
About
The Black Archives launches its second newspaper, It is our duty to fight for our freedom, with dinner, talks and music at one long table. Thursday 26 November 2026, 18:00–21:30, in Amsterdam.
What to expect
The Black Archives launches its second newspaper, It is our duty to fight for our freedom, the follow-up to Nobody Is Free, Until Everybody Is Free.
About twenty writers, activists and artists from the African, Caribbean and Surinamese diaspora contributed essays, poems, art and stories.
You sit at one long table for a shared dinner, two conversations and music, and end the evening with a dessert in your hand at the expo.
There is room for about sixty people, so come hungry, for food and for conversation.
- Launch of the second newspaper
- About twenty contributors from the diaspora
- Talk 1: colonial past and climate crisis
- Talk 2: music as a weapon in resistance
- Music in between, dessert at the expo
- About sixty seats at the table
- Language: Dutch
- Made in collaboration with Oxfam Novib
Questions
When does It is our duty to fight for our freedom: newspaper launch Echoes of In*dependen start and end?
It is our duty to fight for our freedom: newspaper launch Echoes of In*dependen runs Thursday, 26 November 2026, 18:00 until 21:30.
Where is It is our duty to fight for our freedom: newspaper launch Echoes of In*dependen?
It is our duty to fight for our freedom: newspaper launch Echoes of In*dependen takes place at The Black Archives, Zeeburgerdijk 21, Amsterdam.
How much are tickets for It is our duty to fight for our freedom: newspaper launch Echoes of In*dependen?
Tickets for It is our duty to fight for our freedom: newspaper launch Echoes of In*dependen cost from €10 on the official ticket shop.
How do I reserve a spot?
Reserve through the link: https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/it-is-our-duty-to-fight-for-our-freedom-launch-krant-echoes-of-independen-tickets-2004417245940
Access is on a donation basis.
Tickets are listed at €10–€20.
There is room for about sixty people at the table.
What language is the evening in?
The evening is in Dutch.
What happens during the evening?
The second newspaper is launched at one long table.
A shared dinner with your table companions.
A first talk on the colonial past, the climate crisis and the city.
A second talk on music as a weapon in resistance, with attention for the Surinamese struggle and the women in it.
Music in between, and at the end a dessert and a walk through the expo.
Amsterdam
Getting there
The Black Archives, Zeeburgerdijk 21, 1093 SK Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL
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