Activities
Gershwin Bonevacia, Amsterdam’s former city poet, recited the poem ‘Geen Extraatje’ at our final event on March 27. See the full text of Gershwin’s piece below (in Dutch).
Government, commit to democracy now!
Many won’t know: The Summit for Democracy has been co-organised by the Netherlands.
What many of us do know: in the Netherlands, too, democracy has been under threat for years. The childcare benefits scandal, organized crime, gas extraction in Groningen are just a few examples that show that our democracy does not work for everyone, resulting in a crisis of confidence. Decisive action is therefore needed with an extra commitment to democracy. A Minister for Democracy, whose task it should be to defend our democracy, improve it and connect it to international efforts, could play an important coordinating role in this.
Our activities throughout 2023 and 2024
Organised by the whole coalition
Organised by the Foundation Max van der Stoel and de Haagse Hogeschool
Organised by the Hague Academy for Local Governance
Organised by PAX for Peace, the Netherlands Helsinki Comité, the Foundation Max van der Stoel and D66 Internationaal
Organised by the Foundation Max van der Stoel and Transparency International NL
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