Freedom Soup

On Wednesday May 5^th, the Dutch Kingdom commemorates Liberation Day, marking the 76^th anniversary of the end of the Second World War for the Kingdom. Regretfully, due to Covid-19, we cannot all come together to share a Freedom Meal as we planned for this year. The Dutch 4 en 5 Mei Comité has therefore come up with an alternative: a home cooked Freedom Soup to be shared with your family and other significant ones at home.

Your ingredient for Freedom
You are also invited to participate in the #lbhfreedomsoup campaign as of today. What is the most important ingredient for freedom according to you? Share your thoughts with us on your Facebook page or Instagram account tagged with #lbhfreedomsoup. Get creative. Share a poem, freedom word, song, painting or whatever else you can 'cook up' that represents your contribution to freedom. The Bloemhof team already posted what we think is most important.

Warming up to May 5th
This week the #lbhfreedomsoup promotion started via our Facebook and Instagram page with short videos as a warming-up for the online debate of May 5th and to inspire you to come up with your own ingredient(s) for freedom. And it would be fantastic if you would join us for the live panel discussion on May 5th while you enjoy your own home made Freedom Soup with your house hold members or significant others.

Panel discussion on Zoom and Facebook
The live panel discussion will take place on Wednesday May 5 at 7 pm, and can be followed via Facebook and ZOOM. Participating panelists are Maria Liberia Peters (former prime minister), Aubert Wiels (radio host, philosopher and teacher), Mario Kleinmoedig (publicist and human rights activist) and Renske Pin (researcher). Michèle Russel-Capriles will moderate the conversation. During the preceding week, all participants will introduce themselves to you via the Facebook page and Instagram account of Bloemhof. You can attend the panel discussion via Zoom or the Bloemhof Facebook page.
Register here for your Zoom link.