The Unie
The Gentle Forces Will Surely Prevail
How do we make the Netherlands better?
Jerry Afriyie of Kick Out Zwarte Piet challenged us last year: who will take over the baton? After fifteen years of activism, it was up to other people to ensure that the Netherlands becomes a better place. A year later, we are taking stock. Has the gauntlet been picked up? And by whom?
Joost Oomen and Poezieboy Joep interview gentle forces who took action as language buddies, cycling coaches, or food bank volunteers. Joep and Joost recite from their own and others' poems, Lucky Fonz III sings a song, and there is special attention for Poets with bad luck.
Henriette Roland Holst already wrote it in 1918, ‘The gentle forces will surely win, in the end.’ On Vlieland, we are going for victory.
With Joost Oomen, Joep Hendrickx, Lucky Fonz III, and many others.
