(De Nieuwe Boompjes, Boompjes 250)
09.00 – 11:00 (Lecture) Demolition Party
At the former Dutch National Bank we learn from Daniel van den Bos how a British demolition team were involved in a heist of 937 gold bars on May 10, 1940.
- signing Anti-Bombing Treaty
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12:00 – 12:30 (Mural) Doodenmarsch Mural
Unveiling poem Doodenmarch (Clara Eggink) mural.
(Brandgrens, 85 street corners)
13.27 – 13:35 (Silence) 86th Commemoration
Reading Mary Désirée Anderson ‘Blitz’ at 86 street corners
(Brandgrens, Willemskade 18)
15.00 – 18:00 (Walk) Brandgrens Walk
12,5 km poetry walk and readings along the Brandgrens.
(Broodje Aap, Westerstraat 10)
19.00 – 20:30 (Symposia) Four Days In May
Eclectic program with films, readings, and talks about Mary Désirée Anderson poem Blitz.
(The Boeg, Leuvehoofd) 21.00 – 22.00 (Reading) Poets Don’t Kill IV
Final stop at Poets Don’t Kill IV we remember the fallen with anti-war poems.
21.00 – 22.00 (Reading) Passing Bell p.22
Passing Bell: unveiling a plaque and tolling the bell 16 times to honor the men lost on Loodsboot 19.