Jerry Afriyie

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Aldermen Sofyan Mbarki, Hester van Buren, Zita Pels, Rutger Groot Wassink, and Touria Meliani lay flowers during the commemoration of the February Strike of 1941 at the Dokwerker in Amsterdam. The event is organized jointly by the Committee for the Commemoration of the February Strike 1941 and the City of Amsterdam.
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Amsterdam honors February strike 85 years after historic protest against Nazi occupation
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Protestors call for an end to the use of blackface to portray Zwarte Piet. 16 November 2019
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Amsterdam awards 2 anti-blackface activists for making Sinterklaas party more inclusive
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Children dressed as Piet at the arrival of Sinterklaas in Dordrecht. 17 Nov. 2018
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Kick Out Zwarte Piet enters final month as campaign for inclusive Sinterklaas ends
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Rainbow gay flag on grey background
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Dutch LGBT groups, abortion advocates fear Trump election is a threat to progress
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Police form a line blocking Zwarte Piet protestors in Amsterdam. Nov. 16, 2014 (tui_tues/Twitter)
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Activist group plans four protest days against blackface Zwarte Piet
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A sign calling for an end to the use of blackface to portray Zwarte Piet. 16 November 2019
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Several anti-Zwarte Piet protests planned next week
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Extinction Rebellion protesters at Eindhoven Airport, March 2023.
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Right to protest under threat, activists say ahead of days-long protest blocking A12
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Extinction Rebellion activists protest against blackface Zwarte Piet at a city council meeting in Emmen, 7 November 2022
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Court says police reacted too harshly at anti-Zwarte Piet protest in Emmen
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Extinction Rebellion activists protest against blackface Zwarte Piet at a city council meeting in Emmen, 7 November 2022
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Police arrest 12 Extinction Rebellion activists at anti-Zwarte Piet protest in Emmen
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
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Activists renew effort to mark end of slavery with national holiday
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Former head Zwarte Piet joins anti-racism activist for new Sinterklaas show
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Thousands in Amsterdam turn out in support of Black Lives Matter after the death of George Floyd in America. June 1, 2020
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Black community launches manifesto against institutionalized racism
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A car destroyed outside a meeting of anti-racism activists
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Suspects not prosecuted for arson attack on anti-blackface activists
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Oranjestad on Aruba
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Aruba bans blackface Zwarte Piet
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Mural showing the portrait of George Floyd in Berlin, 31 May 2020
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New anti-racism protests in Breda, Den Bosch and Leeuwarden today
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Protestors at the Nelson Mandelapark in Amsterdam for the Black Lives Matter rally. June 10, 2020
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BLM: Over 10,000 join "pleasant and peaceful" event in Amsterdam
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Thousands in Amsterdam turn out in support of Black Lives Matter after the death of George Floyd in America. June 1, 2020
CrimePolitics
Combating racism the duty of all, not the gov't alone: Rutte
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Police form a line blocking Zwarte Piet protestors in Amsterdam. Nov. 16, 2014 (tui_tues/Twitter)
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Anti-blackface protests to continue throughout the year
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Jerry Afriyie in Amsterdam
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Posters showing anti-racism activist Afriyie as Zwarte Piet hung across Den Haag
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Sinterklaas arrival in Hoofddorp with Zwarte Piet in blackface
Crime
Rioting threat: Anti-racism group's blackface discussion cancelled
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A car destroyed outside a meeting of anti-racism activists
Crime
Arson: Attack on anti-racism group in Den Haag leads to five arrests
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Police form a line blocking Zwarte Piet protestors in Amsterdam. Nov. 16, 2014 (tui_tues/Twitter)
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Anti-blackface rallies set for 12 cities; Pro-blackface groups gather in Apeldoorn, Deventer
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Zwarte Piet protestors: "The system has failed"; Dozens arrested at Sinterklaas events
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Kick Out Zwarte Piet blocked from protesting racism in Friesland Netherlands on Sinterklaas
Crime
Police ignored anti-Zwarte Piet protesters during highway blockade, activist says