Pan-African Roundtable Dialogue Main Theme: Repairatory Justice: The ‘comma’ Examined More Closely.

From declaration and promise to responsibility and execution. Words and deeds in accordance. A matter of faith and trust.

The 'comma' forms an important starting point, because it offered room for taking fair follow-up steps towards an overarching national recovery plan . A plan that does justice to the statements made, followed by the cabinet's apologies.

Central questions:

1. What have the various excuses yielded in concrete terms to date?

2. How do the Dutch statements and apologies relate to the fact that the Netherlands abstained from voting on Resolution A/80/L.48: “Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialized Chattel Enslavement of Africans” on 25 March last, which has been recognized by UN member states as “the gravest crime against humanity” ?

3. How should we interpret the Netherlands' stance and translate it into further action?

These questions provide important perspectives for the Family Root Synergy Round Table Dialogue.

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Date: Saturday, April 11, 2026

Time: 13:30 – 17:00

Location: NoLimit, Geldershoofd 80, 1103 BG Amsterdam

This is a walk-in meeting; prior registration is not required.

Purpose of the meeting

The purpose of this round table dialogue is to jointly deliberate on:

• The content of Resolution A/80/L.48 in relation to the UN Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (2001) , the UN International Decade for People of African Descent (2025–2034) and relevant human rights instruments, as well as the absence of the Netherlands therefrom, and the implications thereof.

• The role of civil society and the descendants of enslaved people, viewed from the perspective of:

- strategies to strengthen existing partnerships and networks;

- elements that promote respect for African unity and how these can be effectively deployed for the benefit of the common higher goal.

Speakers:

FADN : Connie Arnoldus, secretary FADN

Ms. JM Nunnely, City Councillor (D66 Rotterdam) and entrepreneur.

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Barryl A. Biekman – Chair of the National Platform for the History of Slavery, Associated Member of the CARICOM Reparations Commission.

Guest speaker: Mrs. Modi Ntambwe – Human Rights, Gender, Migration, Culture, Innovation & Development; EPAF-PAD Belgium Chapter

Moderators

· Mr. Iwan Leeuwin - FADN

· Mr. Guno Mac Intosch – FADN

Time	Element
13:30 – 14:00	Walk-in
14:00 – 14:05	Opening Prayer – Yaw Mac Intosch
14:05 – 14:10	Welcome speech (FADN) – Iwan Leeuwin
14:10 – 14:15	Connie Arnoldus, secretary FADN
14:15 – 14:20	Ms. Joan M. Nunnely, City Councillor (D66 Rotterdam) and entrepreneur.
14:20 – 15:00	Dr. Barryl Biekman, keynote speaker
15:00 – 15:30	Mrs. Modi Ntambwe, guest speaker
15:30 – 15:40	Break
15:40 – 16:20	Working groups – discussion of the topic: How do the Dutch statements and apologies relate to the fact that the Netherlands abstained from voting on Resolution A/80/L.48: “Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialized Chattel Enslavement of Africans” on March 25, which has been recognized by UN member states as “the gravest crime against humanity”?
16:20 – 16:50	Working group feedback
16:50 – 17:00	Closure