On June 2nd 2020, the GFN coorganized a Black Lives Matter protest in Groningen with Black Ladies of Groningen (BLOG) and Women’s March Groningen (WMG). Mallika Sillé, one of the organizers and a member of the Steering Committee of the GFN, was interviewed ten days later by Alex Loeb, where she reflected on the protest…
On June 16th of 2020, the GFN delivered a petition demanding the Dutch Senate to reject a proposed law which would enable police brutality. This law would make suspicion and prosecution of police officers after violent action even more difficult. This would especially affect groups such as: Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Immigrants, Sex Workers, Homeless…
Definition of Anti-Racism First off, let’s start with the definition of anti-racism. Officially, the definition of Anti-Racism is the policy or practice of opposing racism and promoting racial tolerance. I don’t think anybody said it better than Angela Davis, “In a racist society,it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be Anti-Racist”. Meaning that…
