Violence, threats, intimidation. If these resources are used in a political struggle which yields mainly losers. The victims themselves, of course,, but the perpetrators often draw the short straw. Their cause can count on less sympathy if they want to achieve their goals by force. In recent years there has been regularly used violence… Read more
No small shelter for 200 tot 300 asylum seekers, but create more space for the accommodation of status holders (seekers with a residence permit). A large majority of Steenbergse council took last night this surprising decision.
Steenbergen protests against the arrival of an asylum seekers' center. The village does not want hundreds of asylum seekers and politicians do not listen. Sander Booij trying to lead the protest. In a decent way.
The fireplace in the living room lights gradually from. Sander Booij (23), on the couch of his home, no eye there for. Seven messages on his phone, if only the last half hour. All villagers who ask him: what now?
Self Booij heard the news also only one day earlier, when the local newspaper called. Whether he had heard that the municipality 200 tot 300 seekers will cope in different locations. And that there would be a meeting on Monday.
Nationally operating groups try to influence participation evenings on the arrival of asylum seekers' center's. It is about the right-wing Dutch People's Union (NVU) and AZC-Alert. These groups are trying through their own websites and social media as much as possible to mobilize people against the arrival of refugees.
Steenbergen city council decides not to hold a referendum on the arrival of asylum seekers. A thousand signatures had been received with a referendum request. The city council thinks it is outdated and a waste of money. The referendum is said to be partly about admitting refugees with a residence status, a topic that has long been off the agenda. Sander Booij of the PVV want this evening on behalf of AZC-Alert will argue in favor of this referendum. Outside, a handful of people are protesting with a banner on which “No AZC!” staat.
Steenbergen is a demonstration against the arrival of a refugee center and uneventful. Identitair Verzet runs with a banner. This evening the city council decision of Steenbergen that no AZC is coming. However one wants to hold up to a hundred status holders. Sander Booij of the PVV-action group AZC-Alert state to the press. Here is de notoire right extremist Ben van der Kooi one of the protesters.
Steenbergen, a public consultation meeting on the possible arrival of a loved AZC. The atmosphere among the seven hundred people is downright grim. there en masse chanted “Full is full!” en “no AZC”. A woman trying to take a nuanced story, is continuously drowned. Even Mayor Fox is booed and it is called “We go fox hunting”. A concave reker says he is opposed to the shelter because it is Muslims. One of the organizers of the protest Sander Booij who is running for the PVV en AZC-Alert. Prior to the meeting, walk about two hundred opponents of the AZC with burning torches in a procession, shout slogans here and stabbing off fireworks. It is also known that demolitions are done at homes of people who have spoken out just before the arrival of AZC. The neo-Nazi party NVU claims that there are around ten of its members are present here. Called Voorpost Action is leader Florens van der Kooi to make the protest as large and heavy as possible. With Melvin van der Zwart he has a banner saying 'no AZC in Steenbergen’ brought along. PVV-leider Geert Wilders below shows the Internet are rejoicing over these events.