This document has been drafted within the framework of the European project Talking about taboos.The project has been funded with support from the European Commission. The document reflects the view only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

1. EZZEV FOUNDATION
LOCAL CONTEXTS

2. CRITICAL VIEWS
• ECRI: Politics and media are racially biased – anti-
muslim, no integration policy for Roma; economic
exploitation of Polish; job and entertainment
industry bias against Maroccans (and Antillians);
hooligans – anti-semitic
• AI: Police profiles racially
• UN: Racist tradition of Black Peter

3. DUTCH VIEWS
• Politics and media are not racially biased – just
alert on more immigration
• Hooligans provoke fans of one team with the
nickname “Jews”
• Black Peter is not racist

4. PREFERRED TARGET GROUPS
• Marketers
• Teacher educators
• Adult teachers

5. PREFERRED IMPLEMENTATION
• Analyze the Black Peter discours
• Prepare an answer to the current discours
• Be an active participant in the discours next
year –visibility, impact