Nieuw Wij: Our HERitage Speaks
Meike van Zandvoort is a recently graduated journalist with a heart for social themes. Her passion lies in writing about everything about feminism, human rights and (gender) equality. With her stories she hopes to inform, inspire and above all: connect.
Our Heritage highlights the stories of Caribbean women during the colonial period (including slavery and contract labour) of the Netherlands. The initiative aims to give greater recognition to this often-forgotten heritage and to make the diversity within the Caribbean community (including Suriname and Guyanas) visible. Our Heritage Speaks is an opinion series on NieuwWe.nl that brings together different voices of Our HERHeritage for critical reflections and new perspectives on our shared past.
Written By Fausia S. Abdul and Tanya Sitaram in 2024. By journalist in the Netherlands Meike van Zandvoort and journalist in Suriname Ryaen la Rose in 2025!
Ryaen La Rose has been working in journalism for seven years. He studied History Teacher at the Institute for the Training of Teachers (IOL) and completed the study Afro-Surinamese Development Studies at the Anton de Kom University of Suriname (AdeKUS).
Written by:Ryaen La Rose
June 2025
Featured: Team member Matthijs Kraijo, participant Ria Chin Kon Sung and supporter Laura Wissink.
Written by: Ryaen La Rose en Fausia S. Abdul
June 2025
Featured: participants Liesbeth Smit, Orlando Belfor, Gerson Dean and team member Rashid Dossett.
Written by: Meike van Zandvoort
August 2025
Featured: team member Hilde Neus and participants Renate Sluisdom and Ludmila Duncan.
Written by: Fausia S. Abdul
September 2025
Featured: participants Desiree Jasmina Hooi and Legien Warsosemito.
Written by: Meike van Zandvoort
January 2025
Featured: participants Susi & Simba Mosis with Team members/ researchers Nataly Burgzorg and Rashid Dossett.
Written by: Meike van Zandvoort
February 2025
Featured: academic reviewer Raymond Jessurun, founder Fausia S. Abdul and participant Lucia E. Martis
Written by: Meike van Zandvoort
March 2025
Featured: coach Mark Maat, participants Aisa Winter and Claudia Moe A Soi, and historian Rowan van der Stelt.
Written by: Fausia S. Abdul
May 2025
Featured: participant and journalist Ryaen La Rose and participants Jane A. Badoella and Sidney Mutueel.
Written by: Editorial Nieuw Wij & Fausia S. Abdul
October 2024
Featured: participant Tiarra Simon and team members Hilde Neus & Tanya Sitaram.
Written by: Editorial Nieuw Wij & Fausia S. Abdul
October 2024
Featured: participants Linda Nooitmeer & Valerie Kopijn.
Written by: Tanya Sitaram & Fausia S. Abdul
November 2024
Featured: team member Fariel Soeleiman & artist David Paulus. Both are also team members.
Written by: Editorial Nieuw Wij & Fausia S. Abdul
December 2024
Featured: academic reviewer Rose Mary Allen & participants Cherry Taylor and Nazima Ramdin.
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