Thursday, 24 October 2013 - 00:02
Protest for Zwarte Piet and against UN
There will be a demonstration on the Malieveld Saturday against the United Nations, and for the preservation of Zwarte Piet. The 16-year-old Mandy Rose from The Hague received permission for the demonstration Wednesday afternoon from the city council.Mandy Rose wants to make clear to the United Nations Zwarte Piet is a Dutch tradition and should not be messed with. It has to be a fun protest. With live Sinterklaas songs and face-painting.
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Archibald Ballantine
Wikimedia commons Mandy expects around 300 people, but that number may increase significantly. She placed a call on Facebook. The demonstration will take place Saturday at 13:30 pm. The Facebook page of 'Pietitie', a petition for the preservation of Sinterklaas, had more than a million 'Likes' Wednesday afternoon around 16:30. At 08.00 am Wednesday morning, the page had achieved 500,000 'Likes', before midnight the score was well over 1.5 million 'Likes'.
Archibald Ballantine
Wikimedia commons Mandy expects around 300 people, but that number may increase significantly. She placed a call on Facebook. The demonstration will take place Saturday at 13:30 pm. The Facebook page of 'Pietitie', a petition for the preservation of Sinterklaas, had more than a million 'Likes' Wednesday afternoon around 16:30. At 08.00 am Wednesday morning, the page had achieved 500,000 'Likes', before midnight the score was well over 1.5 million 'Likes'.