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Press conference – Statements against NATO and it’s The Hague summit next week

Today, a coalition of organisations held a press conference on Extinction Rebellion’s A12 blockade during the NATO summit. It took place over the A12 in The Hague, at the intersection of Theresiastraat and Prins Clauslaan. As international press was also present, they used English as the language of communication. Here are the speakers’ statements (also see the video below). Haroon

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Pays-Bas : Une semaine de solidarité avec les travailleurs en grève et en action dans les transports publics

Ce matin, une dizaine de militants de #WijReizenSamen (WRS « nous voyageons ensemble »), la campagne nationale pour de meilleurs transports publics, se sont rassemblés à l’entrée du siège social de la NS (compagnie nationale des chemins de fer ndt) à Utrecht, près de la gare centrale. Ils ont remis au directeur général de la NS et ancien vice-Premier ministre Wouter Koolmees

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Humanity under siege: the government’s strategy of dehumanization under Faber

No, this is not about incompetence. It’s a choice. A policy of exclusion signed by the far right and fully tolerated by the system. On April 3, 2025, the Netherlands became a little darker. The minister of Asylum, Marjolein Faber, refused to sign off on royal honors for five volunteers from the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers

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Transgression and disruption as aesthetic ideology, from Marinetti to experimental art, counterculture, neoliberalism, and Trump

This is a partially extended and improved English version of the article “Ontregeling als esthetische ideologie, van Marinetti via experimentele kunsten, tegencultuur, neo-liberalisme tot Trump”, published in Metropolis M, no. 2/2025, p. 46-48). This English version first appeared on cramer.pleintekst.nl. Freeing oneself from rules and constraints has been an important aspect of the arts in their emancipation from authorities and regimes

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With “Pedro and the Captain” Benedetti offered hope and dignity in times of repression (bookreview)

As police violence and harassment of demonstrators is growing in the Netherlands lately, and even people being followed to their homes, “Pedro and the Captain” is becoming more relevant than ever. Though set in a different time and place, Mario Benedetti’s play speaks with alarming clarity to the abuse of state power and the quiet strength of resistance. Mario Benedetti,

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On Elon Musk, DOGE, memes and extreme-right clown politics

On 29th November last year Florian Cramer was interviewed on the podcast “Corso – Kunst & Pop” by Deutschlandradio. Here’s a translation in English. For a Dutch version see here. Bernd Lechler: Donald Trump has announced the creation of an agency to reduce bureaucracy during his upcoming term in office and has also filled the top positions. Megabillionaire Elon Musk

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Mathijs van de Sande at Nijmegen protest against education budget cuts: “All that is left to us is to strike!”

Wednesday 250 staff members and students of Radboud University cycled to Nijmegen City Hall to ask our fellow city members and city administration for support in our struggle against budget cuts. GroenLinks-PvdA MP Lisa Westerveld gave a great speech on how our extreme Right government undermines democracy. Here’s my speech. Dear colleagues, dear students First of all, I would like

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“#WijReizenSamen führt Reisende, Arbeiter, Gewerkschafter und Organizer zusammen”

Die Stiftung Fonds Burgerbewegingen hat ein Interview veröffentlicht mit Mitgliedern der neuen Kampagne #WijReizenSamen, an der sich auch Doorbraak beteiligt. Das Interview hat uns so gut gefallen, dass wir es hier in voller Länge wiedergeben. Wir präsentieren gerne die erste Reihe Stipendiaten des Fonds Burgerbewegingen. Diesmal geht es um #WijReizenSamen, eine Bewegung, die arbeitet für einen zugänglichen und Bezahlbaren öffentlichen

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How Israeli hooligans fueled fascism in the Netherlands

On the 6th and 7th of November, fascist goons from Maccabi Tel Aviv descended on the streets of Amsterdam, chanting proudly about murdered children in Gaza, while assaulting local houses, passers-by and taxi drivers that appeared pro-Palestinian or Arab. As the police failed to protect its own citizens, some took matters into their own hands and started striking back, wounding

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The view that demonstrations should speak with “one voice” is rather undemocratic

Yesterday, in several cities in the Netherlands academics and students protested against budget cuts on higher education. A substantial part of the demonstrators also wants to use this opportunity to draw attention to the ongoing genocide in Gaza. But what exactly is the connection between them? First, it needs to be explained that our extreme right government is planning to

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