{"id":173,"date":"2025-07-06T20:21:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T18:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ketikotigroningen.nl\/?p=173"},"modified":"2025-08-04T15:25:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T13:25:13","slug":"toespraak-dr-nii-ocquaye-hammond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ketikotigroningen.nl\/index.php\/2025\/07\/06\/toespraak-dr-nii-ocquaye-hammond\/","title":{"rendered":"Toespraak Dr Nii Ocquaye Hammond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Keti Koti Openingsceremonie Dr Nii Ocquaye Hammond\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UZgK7V8JwfQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<style>\n\t\t\tbody { line-height:108%; 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margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:14pt\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">I \u2014 Tule Tanko \u2014 speak to the wind.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">And so, wind&#8230;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">we call upon you to listen.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Let it be heard<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">by God,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">and by all.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align:center\">\n\t\t\t\t<hr style=\"width:100%; height:0.05pt\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:14pt\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \">To the wind of the North \u2014<\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">You witnessed the storm.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">The storm that tore our ancestors<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">from their people,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">from their land,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">dragged them down into dungeons,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">branded them as property,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">shipped them to the greedy shores<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">of empires without soul.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align:center\">\n\t\t\t\t<hr style=\"width:100%; height:0.05pt\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:14pt\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \">To the wind of the South \u2014<\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">You saw it too.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">In silence, you watched<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">as names were stripped,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">bodies enslaved,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">women raped,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">children stolen,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">lives packed in chains and shipped like cargo.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align:center\">\n\t\t\t\t<hr style=\"width:100%; height:0.05pt\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:14pt\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \">To the wind of the West \u2014<\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">You carried them \u2014<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">the ones with greed in their blood,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">the ones who had forgotten what it means to be human.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">You carried them to our sacred shores.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">You were there \u2014<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">when they raped,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">when they tortured,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">when they murdered.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:14pt\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">So now we summon judgment.<\/span><br \/><strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \">Fire.<\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \">Lightning.<\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \">Water.<\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \">Brimstone.<\/span><\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align:center\">\n\t\t\t\t<hr style=\"width:100%; height:0.05pt\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:14pt\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \">To the wind of the East \u2014<\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">See how far we&#8217;ve come.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">See how hard we\u2019ve fought.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Tired\u2026<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">but resolute.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Tired\u2026<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">but resolute.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align:center\">\n\t\t\t\t<hr style=\"width:100%; height:0.05pt\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:14pt\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">So we call upon our mighty names:<\/span><br \/><strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \">Nana Badu Bonsu.<\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \">Nana Tula.<\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \">Nana Boni.<\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \">Nana Marcus Garvey.<\/span><\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:14pt\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \">Nana Kwame Nkrumah.<\/span><\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:14pt\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \">Nana Subukwe- <\/span><\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:14pt\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Grant us strength<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">to speak our truth.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Grant us strength<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">to tell our stories.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:14pt\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">We speak to the<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \"> Winds<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\"> that witnessed it all.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align:center\">\n\t\t\t\t<hr style=\"width:100%; height:0.05pt\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:14pt\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">It is true \u2014<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">what Bokor Anyidoho said:<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">They who took away our songs&#8230;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">forgot they could never steal our voices.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">They who took away our songs&#8230;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">forgot \u2014<\/span><br \/><strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \">they can never take our voices.<\/span><\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"line-height:108%; font-size:14pt\">\n\t\t\t\t&#xa0;\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"line-height:108%; font-size:14pt\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dutch Version. I<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:14pt\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \">Ik spreek tot de wind<\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Ik\u202f\u2014\u202fTule\u202fTanko\u202f\u2014\u202fspreek tot de wind.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Wind, luister.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Wind, hoor ons.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Laat God, laat Allen het horen.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:14pt\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \">Noorderwind<\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Jij zag stormen\u202f\u2014\u202f<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">stormen die voorouders losrukten<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">van volk, van grond.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Ketens.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Kerker.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Koopwaar voor de kusten van hebzucht.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:14pt\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \">Zuiderwind<\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Jij zweeg maar zag:<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">namen gescheurd,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">lichamen gebroken,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">tot slaaf gemaakt,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">verkracht, verscheept.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Eigendom gestempeld op de huid.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:14pt\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \">Westerwind<\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Jij droeg hen met hebzucht in hun bloed.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Zij zonder menselijkheid<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">zetten voet op onze kusten.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Jij hoorde hun zwepen,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">rook vuur,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">zag marteling,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">moord.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:14pt\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Wij roepen oordeel:<\/span><br \/><strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \">Vuur.<\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \">Bliksem.<\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \">Water.<\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \">Zwavel.<\/span><\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:14pt\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'; \">Oosterwind<\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Kijk hoe ver wij kwamen,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">hoe fel wij streden.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Moe \u2014 maar standvastig.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Moe \u2014 maar standvastig.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:14pt\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Nana\u202fBadu\u202fBonsu, Nana\u202fTula,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Nana\u202fBoni, Nana\u202fMarcus\u202fGarvey,<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:14pt\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Nana Kwame Nkrumah, Nana Subukwe\u202f\u2014<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">geef ons kracht om te spreken.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Geef ons kracht om te spreken.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:14pt\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">Wij vertellen ons verhaal<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman'\">aan de winden die getuige waren.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top:14pt; 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