Education & youth · 13 November 2024

Every secondary school invited to The Black Archives

During Black History Month, all Amsterdam secondary schools are pointed to an educational visit to The Black Archives.

✓ Adopted

Why this motion

It is essential that students understand how the legacy of slavery still shapes society today. The Black Archives regularly welcomes secondary school students, with very positive responses, and works for recognition and repair, including in relation to Amsterdam.

Black History Month is a fitting moment to promote this, and the city can encourage schools to include such visits in their citizenship education.

What the council asks

The city council asks the mayor and aldermen to:

1Actively inform all Amsterdam secondary schools during Black History Month about the possibility of an educational visit to The Black Archives as part of their curriculum.

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