21 maart 2015

Video: dr. Philomena Essed on Dutch Racism and the 5’R’s of Resisting Racism

On Saturday 20th December New Urban Collective organized the conference ‘Powered by Diversity’, the culmination of NUC Unchained activities organized in 2013 – 2014 including debates, master classes and an exchange to London around the legacy of slavery, institutional racism, discrimination and Black Pete. The Black Pete debate has not only sparked an (inter)national debate…

Sign Petition: Belgian Blackface minister must resign – Stop Blackface!

On Saturday March 14th, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Didier Reynders, paraded through Brussels as a ‘Noiraud’: blackfaced, dressed in a 19th century nobleman’s suit, he and his comrades roamed the streets and restaurants of our capital to raise money for children in need. Undoubtedly well-meant and a yearly Brussels’ philanthropic tradition since 1876, this event…