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Municipalities support National Moluccan Monument

This year it will be 70 years ago that the 1st generation Moluccans were transferred to the Netherlands in 1951 with 12 ship transports. On command, about 4000 Moluccan KNIL soldiers and Navy men came to the Netherlands with their families (in total 12,500 persons).

At the point of arrival of the 1st transport ship at the Lloydkade in Rotterdam, it is not yet possible to trace a historical event.

The National Moluccan Monument Foundation (LMM) is committed to realizing a monument. The monument will be a tribute to this 1st generation Moluccans and their families and in recognition of the shared past.

The monument can also serve to continue telling the story of the arrival of Moluccans in the Netherlands to current and future generations. For anyone interested in this history, the foundation wants to offer an opportunity to learn more. They believe that more knowledge of each other's past leads to more understanding.

To realize a monument, the LMM foundation has entered into a partnership with the Moluccan Historical Museum (MHM).

On Wednesday, April 14, the MHM Foundation and the LMM Foundation sent a letter to approximately 100 mayors asking them to make a financial contribution to a national Moluccan monument on the Lloydkade in Rotterdam.

The first donations from municipalities have been pledged. In addition to Vijfheerenlanden and Krimpen aan den IJssel, the mayors of 's-Hertogenbosch, the municipality of Steenbergen and the municipality of Steenwijkerland have indicated that they wholeheartedly support this initiative and are donating the amount of 500 euros for the national Moluccan monument.

Mayor Jack Mikkers and Alderman for Culture Mike van der Geld state in the accompanying letter that 's-Hertogenbosch wants to keep an eye on the local and national Moluccan history around its Moluccan community.

Mayor Ruud van der Belt writes on behalf of the municipality of Steenbergen; "I think a national Moluccan Monument can certainly contribute to more connection, mutual respect and everything that is necessary for a peaceful society."

The MHM Foundation and the LMM Foundation are pleased with these first positive reactions. “This greatly strengthens our drive to realize the monument,” says Andrew Roos of the LMM foundation. "We assume that more municipalities will follow."

A lot of money is needed to realize a monument. In addition to applying for subsidies, the LMM foundation has set up a crowdfunding. The total proceeds from crowdfunding and donations currently amount to 22,500 euros. More information about this can be found at www.landelijkmoluksmonument.nl

The request of the two foundations is a response to the Mayors Moluccan letter of April 8, 2021, in which the new cabinet is asked to acknowledge the cold reception and unworthy reception in the Netherlands of 70 years ago.



© 2021 Lokale Omroep Krimpen

Source: Original article (Dutch)
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