The Anti Discriminationbureau reacted to our complaints (see blog post below) and wrote that they will send the Amsterdam Stadsschouwburg a letter but they won't take action against the cartoonist. We still urge people who haven't done so already to send an e-mail to both the Stadsschouwburg and the Anti Discriminationbureau to let them know what kind of impact this has on the community! Thanks in advance.
E-mails
Example of a text to send
Dear Sir, Madam,
With this e-mail I, too, would like to file a complaint against the Amsterdam Stadsschouwburg for using a racist print that uses the term “kutneger”. I’ve read the reply your organisation sent to the people who sent their complaint before December 8, 2011 and I’m not sending you this e-mail in the hopes to change your mind about how your organisation deals with this issue. I truly hope that my e-mail adds to your understanding of the impact an illustration (that even the director of the Stadsschouwburg describes as 'disgusting') like this has on the community.
Melle Daamen, the director of the Stadsschouwburg tried to explain the non-racist nature of his theater by mentioning that they 'also' had Spike Lee and Jesse Jackson on their stage. Perhaps your organisation can inform him that racism isn't a matter of quota; even someone whose best friend is Black can still have racist tendencies.
Melle Daamen, the director of the Stadsschouwburg tried to explain the non-racist nature of his theater by mentioning that they 'also' had Spike Lee and Jesse Jackson on their stage. Perhaps your organisation can inform him that racism isn't a matter of quota; even someone whose best friend is Black can still have racist tendencies.
I trust that you register this e-mail as a discrimination complaint on the basis of what you categorize as ‘race/ heritage/ skin colour’.
With kind regards,
(Name and city)
