Geen Haat Op Straat

On August 4th our comrade Emily was assaulted by 2 men, in her own neighborhood of Ypenburg. They kicked her and hit her on the head, on the basis of her being trans, after she noticed the writing hateful texts on streetlights. This occurrence is not new - these people have been putting up hateful far right stickers promoting LGBT+phobic and antisemitic rhetoric among other things. It has gotten to a point where Emily is forced to use the back door of her house in fear of her safety.

This attack is not isolated - many trans and queer people share similar experiences - there is a rise in attacks against trans people over the last few years, in the Netherlands and globally, physical ones but also ones on rights and healthcare. This trend is directly connected to the rising far right - Wilders, Trump, AfD in Germany - they use trans people, muslims, immigrants and other minorities as scapegoats and portray them as the source of problems in society, while at the same time they propose no solution to the real problems plaguing a majority of working people - ever increasing housing prices, a wave of violence against women, rising cost of living and so much more.

"Centre-left" and "liberal" parties, GroenLinks PvdA for example, are offering no alternative, and instead they prefer to invest in war while cutting on our welfare and do not even attempt to handle the troubles facing us. These austerity measures especially hurt trans people and other oppressed minorities. Additionally, they only serve to strengthen the far right who are presenting themselves as friends of the "average person".

For us to achieve trans safety and to guarantee rights, and for us to combat the far right, there is a need to build a mass struggle against the whole agenda of the far right that is promoting these attacks, and against the "centre" parties who are not offering any alternative. This mass struggle also needs to put pressure on union leadership to act and do what is expected of them - push back against attacks on working people, whether it be general ones on the whole or only on a specific group - an injury to one is an injury to all!

About us

After the attack on Emily we organised together as a group of friends and activists who look to make the streets safer from violence and stop far-right hate. We are hosting a march in Ypenburg to make a stand but this is just the beginning! We have a range of actions planned so stay tuned!

Join Us on the 28th of September

12:00, Plesmanlaan Ypenburg

Shopping Centre, Den Haag

for a demonstration in support of Emily, against attacks on trans people, against the far right and for true safety. welfare and rights for all!

👥 by Geen Haat Op Straat (source)