Emmen: Four people still detained after anti Zwarte Piet protest
On 7 November, twelve activists from Extinction Rebellion disrupted a session of Emmen's city council to protest against the Zwarte ...
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Sinterklaas: treats, poems, and racist caricatures
Whilst Sinterklaas is a children’s holiday celebrated across the Netherlands, his blacked-up helper Zwarte Piet should have been left in ...
Kick Out Zwarte Piet group criticizes Leeuwarden’s ‘grey’ Piets, which can still involve white people donning fake lips and curly wigs
Just stop dressing up as derogatory stereotypes, maybe Translated by Thomas Ansell The Kick Out Zwarte Piet (KOZP) pressure group- ...
PAL/GroenLinks city council members for Leeuwarden want an end to ‘Zwarte Piet’ in the Frisian capital
Children’s traditions shouldn’t involve racist caricatures Translated by Thomas Ansell Members of Leeuwarden’s city council from the PAL/GroenLinks party want ...
Groningers reject Zwarte Piet
A large majority of residents in Groningen reject the character's inclusion in the Sinterklaas children's holiday For a large majority ...
End in sight for blacked-up Piets in Leeuwarden
The organisation responsible for welcoming Sinterklaas to the city has performed a stunning U-turn Translated by Thomas Ansell At the ...
Leeuwarden stands on the wrong side of history: Sinterklaas party will “only feature blacked-up Zwarte Piets”
Cees Anceaux, the head of the Sinterklaas committee, says that “it’s not for discussion” this year Translated by Thomas Ansell ...
‘Zwarte Piet’ dropped from Sinterklaas incoming in Groningen
Sinterklaas will go without his blacked-up helpers this year From now on there will be no more 'Zwarte Piets' during ...
Football hooligans in Groningen are going to protest for the preservation Zwarte Piet
The arrival of Sint Nicolaas on Saturday in Groningen is causing more and more tension Earlier this week opponents of ...
Action groups pro and against Zwarte Piet to demonstrate on Saturday in the North
A schism is developing in Dutch society According to many, Zwarte Piet is an outdated symbol, and a caricature with ...