Rotterdam names streets after ‘fighters against slavery’ | Inland

In 2021, the first residents will move into their home on Tulastraat. Other chosen street names are Thicopad, Janey Tetarypad, Virginia Graaipad and Bonipad. The five fought against colonial rule in Curaçao, Aruba and Suriname.

The idea to name a street after Tula came in November last year from the Rotterdam resident Simão Miguel. He tipped the committees about it. A committee advice was later embraced by alderman Bert Wijbenga of Integration and Society.

Miguel is happy with the street names. “It is good that the colonial past is visible in Rotterdam. Not only on the side of the victors but also on the side of the people who fought those rulers. Those are real heroes who resisted. A source of inspiration for everyone in the city. ”

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