Quinsy Gario
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Quinsy Gario (born 1984) is an activist in the movement against Zwarte Piet, as well as a performance artist.
He was born in Curaçao and raised in St Maarten before moving to the Netherlands.[1][2]
Gario created the project Zwarte Piet is Racisme (Black Pete is Racism) about Zwarte Piet.[3] In 2011 he was arrested for public disturbance at the traditional annual Sinterklaas festival where he was protesting against the use of Zwarte Piet.[4][5] He appeared on a national television talk show in 2013 "to make his case" which was part of a series of events in October that The Economist says "polaris[ed] cultural life and dragging in celebrities, politicians, and even the UN" and "changed Zwarte Piet". For many, even if a year ago he was not a symbol of Dutch racism, he is now."[6]
References
- ↑ "Quinsy Gario". framerframed.nl.
- ↑ Gario, Quinsy. "Quinsy Gario". Creative African Network. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ "ZWARTE PIET IS RACISME". tumblr.com.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ↑ Bijnsdorp, Laura (2 December 2011). "Quinsy Gario on Zwarte Piet". Daily Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ "Is Zwarte Piet racism?". The Economist. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.