08/10 TOO ACTIVE TO ACT?

TOO ACTIVE TO ACT?

As you may all know, coming friday will be a ‘big’ day for culture in the Netherlands. On Friday the 8th, there will be a national manifestation in The Hague against the proposed cuttings in cultural life in Holland by the new right-wing government. Students, artists, art-consulents, curators, art-critics, theatermakers, writers, musicians and art-lovers in general will come together to have their voice heard.

Apart from the question of the effects of such a manifestation, apart from the question of ‘whose side are you on’, and how to choose the best strategy to protest, I think this mass demonstration will be a great opportunity for students who signed in to my ‘Radicalism – Up my ass’ projectgroup, to go together to The Hague, and see how democracy nowadays works, how protests are being fuelled, and to what effects.
Are we too active to act, or not?

Practical stuff:
Startingpoint manifestation 11 o’clock, Plein, The Hague (next to the building of the Tweede Kamer)
Dresscode: black

For more details about this manifestation, check: http://kunstklimaat.wordpress.com/