Today the action comes from Leefbaar Rotterdam out. Last night the party Rotterdam hundreds of Zwarte Piet poppen hung on lampposts. Around their neck hangs a note that read “We want to continue”. Leefbaar Rotterdam says she wants to keep Zwarte Piet. Opponents see in action a reference to the public hanging of black slaves to posts. Leefbaar Rotterdam refers to the comparison with the lynching of African Americans “laughable and disgusting”. This evening there will be backlash. There are dolls removed and burned on the steps of City Hall. the group room a group of opponents trying Leefbaar Rotterdam invade, but this does not.

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