October 13 – Petition Alliance issued https://www.change.org/move_first_salute_event_to_the-hague
October 14 – Press releases Alliance published (English and Dutch): http://steustatiusafrikanburialground.org/press-release/
March 21, 2026 – Letter to the Editor by Ms. Xiomara Balentina: Beyond the First Salute: Telling all of Statia’s Stories
December 2, 2025 – YouTube Video in which archaeologist Fran Mahon explores the historical and political implications of Statia Day, and its relevance to St. Eustatius’s current standing as an Entity of the Netherlands.
YouTube Video in which archaeologist Fran Mahon explores the historical and political implications of Statia Day, and its relevance to St. Eustatius’s current standing as an Entity of the Netherlands.
Media coverage of the press releases:
- People’s Tribune SXM https://www.thepeoplestribunesxm.com/articles/statia-afrikan-burial-ground-alliance-wants-first-salute-event-moved-to-the-hague
- The Daily Herald SXM https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/alliance-calls-for-relocation-of-the-first-salute-event-to-the-hague
- Soualiga Newsday SXM https://www.soualiganewsday.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=67150:alliance-calls-for-relocation-of-the-first-salute-event-to-the-hague
- BES Reporter https://www.bes-reporter.com/news/history/97250/afrikan-burial-ground-alliance-calls-for-first-salute-commemoration-to-be-moved-to-the-hague
- Dossier Koninkrijksrelaties https://dossierkoninkrijksrelaties.nl/2026/10/14/verplaats-ongepaste-viering-250-jaar-first-salute-naar-den-haag/
- Afro Magazine https://afromagazine.nl/bewoners-van-st-eustatius-willen-viering-first-salute-in-den-haag/
- OCAN https://ocan.nl/samenleving/ocan-nieuws/blogs-en-vlogs/persbericht-st-eustatius-afrikan-burial-ground-alliance-bewoners-van-st-eustatius-willen-viering-first-salute-in-den-haag-het-is-niet-onze-geschiedenis
- Curacao.Nu https://www.curacao.nu/nieuws/sint-eustatius/97292/alliance-wil-viering-first-salute-van-sint-eustatius-naar-den-haag-verplaatsen
- Radio broadcast NOS Radio1 https://www.nporadio1.nl/uitzendingen/nos-radio-1-journaal/019b320f-100e-7385-a1ee-efd8ab8a983d/2026-10-15-nos-radio-1-journaal (start at appr. 0:51:00)
- Nu.cw – https://nu.cw/2026/10/15/alliance-wil-herdenking-first-salute-verplaatsen-naar-den-haag/