Sonja van Roode and Lior Sela

The Slavery Past Commemoration Year is a project as part of the Program against Discrimination and Racism, coordinated and facilitated by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW). Sonja van Roode and Lior Sela both work via Babbage as interim Communications Advisors for this program and the project. The first months of 2023, the focus was on the start of the commemoration year. 'An intensive, but fun period,' says Sonja. 'At the start of the commemoration year, July 1, everything fell into place. That was a huge relief and the response was very positive.' 'It touched me very much that the people involved were affected,' adds Lior.