Parade with Green Peters Cancelled due to Death Threats

A parade planned in the town of Hoogezand-Sappemeer, which has Green and Orange Peters in addition to Black Peters, has been cancelled due to threats of violence as well as threats of death. The organizers, who arrange a Sinterklaas parade every year for children from poor families, were warned by phone that they were “traitors and collaborators with the Nazis.” As a result, a national poll found that 92% of the Dutch population does not see any problem with Black Peter. www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2686/Binnenland/article/detail/3532121/2013/10/24/Doodsbedreigingen-om-plan-Groene-Piet-bij-optocht.dhtml