Welcome to the Dutch Network December 2022 Newsletter!
On to the Round of 16! It's been a crazy Group stage! Canada got knocked out, but we did get our first World Cup goal and it was amazing. Notable teams like Belgium and Germany are out. The surprising rises of teams like Japan, Senegal. USA and Morocco. Lots of unexpected results, which has made it even more interesting. The Netherlands plays the USA on Saturday December 3rd at 7am. Get your Oranje on and cheer the team to victory.
This month, our regular contributors Barbara & Peter Buree continue Hollandse uitdrukkingen en gezegden with expressions related to playing ball and games. The poem is "Toen de tijden bladstil waren, lang geleen" by Herman Gorter. Our regular humorous video section features "Bert Visscher - Sinterklaasavond" [Dutch]. This month Emily Wight has a recipe for "Turkey Bitterballs", yum! From Jacqueline Vermaas, we have a story titled "An Act of Kindness". We have a great newsletter this month, with lots of great content, so dive in.
De Esdoorn: Announcement and Sinterklaas 2022event update
NOTICES: Smoked Eel & Dutch Voiceover
WORLD CUP 2022: Group Stage finish, Round of 16, links. ⚽
DUTCH ARCHIVES COMMITTEE
NOTICE: Dutch Network NEW FAMILY MEMBERSHIP
CAANS - Movies That Matter: The Territory
DUTCHNETWORK RADIO: Dutch Connections on CJCN FM 91.5, every Saturday at 8 AM
Dutch Library
Dutch Pub Nights 🍺
Koffieclub ☕
Morning Nature Walks 🌿
We start this newsletter with a message from the President.
SAVE THE DATE: December 1 - World Cup Group: CANADA v MOROCCO 7am December 3 - World Cup ROUND of 16 Starts December 3 - World Cup Round of 16: NETHERLANDS v USA 7am December 7 - Dutch Pub Night - Langley 🍻 December 9 - Dutch Pub Night - Dewdney 🍻 December 13 - CANNS Event: VIFF Movies That Matter: The Territory December 16 - Chocolate Covered Anything Day December 19 - Last Day of School before the Christmas holidays December 21 - Dutch Pub Night - Vancouver 🍻 December 21 - WINTER SOLSTICE / Yule December 23 - Festivus December 24 - Christmas Eve December 25 - CHRISTMAS DAY December 26 - Boxing Day December 31 - NEW YEARS EVE December Events in Vancouver in 2022
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Soms sta ik er versteld van hoe de tijd vliegt. We hadden het laatst nog over fietstochten en de speurtocht, en nu naderen we Sinterklaas en Kerst. Voor degenen die een opfriscursus nodig hebben, hier is een herinnering van wat Sinterklaas nou eigenlijk is: https://fb.watch/h9HTpR4Xj8/.
Uw vereniging kan terugkijken op een zeer succesvol jaar. Dankzij jullie bestuursleden en vele vrijwilligers hebben we alle evenementen die ons na aan het hart liggen weer opgestart, van fietstochten en borrelavonden tot de speurtocht en Koningsdag. Allemaal georganiseerd met liefde voor de Nederlandse gemeenschap in B.C. We hebben zelfs een nieuw jaarlijks evenement toegevoegd, het exclusieve Indonesische diner voor onze leden, DN Kumpulan.
Uiteraard willen we iedereen bedanken die dit jaar zo'n succes heeft gemaakt. Onze leden bleven ons op vele manieren steunen en zonder vrijwilligers was dit allemaal niet mogelijk geweest. Ik wil al onze bestuursleden bedanken. Het is een fantastisch team dat moeiteloos een enorme hoeveelheid tijd opoffert.
Ik wens jullie allemaal een heerlijke pakjesavond, en mag de kersttijd jou en je gezin alleen maar geluk en vreugde brengen. We zien u in het nieuwe jaar!Dear members,
Sometimes I am amazed at how time flies. We recently talked about bike rides and the Scavenger Hunt, and now we are approaching Sinterklaas and Christmas. For those needing a refresher, here is a reminder about what Sinterklaas is all about: https://fb.watch/h9HTpR4Xj8/.
Your association can look back at a very successful year. Thanks to your Board members and many volunteers, we brought back all the events dear to our hearts, organized with love for the B.C.'s Dutch community, from bike rides and pub nights to the Scavenger Hunt and Koningsdag. We even added a new annual event, our members' exclusive Indonesian dinner, DN Kumpulan.
Needless to say, we would like to thank everyone who made this year such a success. Our members continued to support us in many ways, and without volunteers, none of it would have been possible. I would like to thank all our Board members. They are a fantastic team that effortlessly sacrifices a tremendous amount of their time.
I wish you all a wonderful pakjesavond, and may the Christmas season bring only happiness and joy to you and your family. We will see you in the new year!
John van Rij
Voorzitter / President Dutch Network
DUTCH NETWORK NEWS:
Dutch Koffieclubs back in action and looking for new leaders, Dutch Pub Nights buzzing, and a morning walk uplifting
prepared by Adriana Zylmans
The “Koffieclubs” around the lower mainland are back in action. Thank you to our koffieclub coordinators/leaders for once again making these social gatherings possible. Join a club in your area and reconnect with your friends in the Dutch language.
Most Coffee Clubs meet once a month at a Food Court in a shopping mall and/or a restaurant in the community. The Dutch Network website is a good place for an up-to-date or summary of all the Koffieclubs in the lower mainland area. Certainly, an email and/or a telephone call to the Coffee Club Coordinator is most welcome prior to attending. On the other hand, if you wish to attend a Coffee Club, “just go”.
The Abbotsford Coffee Club re-started a few months ago. The group meets at the House of James, 2743 Emerson Street in Abbotsford on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 10:00 am to Noon. Give Corina Baynton a call at 604 870-1087 to confirm your attendance for December 2022.
The North Surrey Coffee Club meets at the Food Court in Surrey’s Central City Shopping Centre (formerly called Surrey Place Mall located at 10153 King George Highway (by 101st Avenue). Contact Rita Hopmans at 604 585-2685 or rhwalking42@gmail.com The group meets in front of OPA Souvlaki at the back of the food court. The group meets on the 3rd Monday of each month from 10:00 am to Noon. Look for the Dutch flag!
The South Surrey Coffee Club meets at the Food Court in Semiahmoo Shopping Centre, 1701, 152nd Street. The group meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month (except on holidays) from 10:00 am to noon. The group meets at a table near the shoe store. Please contact Riet Breukels 604-538-8029 or rietbreukels@shaw.ca
The Langley Coffee Club was meeting at the Food Court in the Willowbrook Mall. The group met every 3rd Wednesday of the month from 10:00 am to noon. The contact was Henja at 604-888-0886, but at the time of printing this summary, no current information is available.
The North Shore Koffieclub meets at the Food Court in Park Royal Mall South on Marine Drive in West Vancouver. The group meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month from 10:00 am to noon. Look for the Dutch flag. For more details, contact Anna Burridge-Bosgra (een Friezin) at 604-987-6090, email annawburridge@gmail.com or Dirk Langezaal at 604-831-9696 dirk1029@gmail.com or Nellie Oostindie-Scheltus at 604-987-6879. Wij hopen tot ziens!
The New Westminster Coffee Club is looking for a new coordinator. The group had met at the White Spot in New Westminster Royal City Centre Mall on the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. If anyone is interested in restarting and coordinating this group, please contact Adriana Zylmans at azylmans@telus.net or 604-816-3243.
The Vancouver Koffieclub is looking for a new coordinator. The group had met at Sitka Square in Vancouver for thirty years, but considering this location may now be less convenient as many have moved away from the city, meeting at a shopping mall may be more convenient and less onerous for a coordinator. If anyone is interested in restarting and coordinating this group, please contact Adriana Zylmans at azylmans@telus.net or 604 816-3243.
The Mission Coffee Club meets at the Mission White Spot, 32555 London Ave. Mission, every 4th Thursday of the month from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. The coordinator is Jette Warman at jettew58@shaw.ca.
The Coquitlam Coffee Club is no longing meeting as the group got too small. If anyone is interested in restarting and coordinating this group, please contact Adriana Zylmans at azylmans@telus.net or 604 816-3243
Vancouver Island Coffee Clubs.
There are many people interested in joining a Coffee Club in various locations on Vancouver Island. As there are many Dutch-Canadians living in Nanaimo, Parksville, Chemainus, Comox, Victoria etc. the possibility of having various clubs meet on the Island is certainly possible, but we need coordinators. If anyone is interested in coordinating a group in any location on Vancouver Island, please contact Adriana Zylmans at azylmans@telus.net or 604 816-3243. The task is not onerous. Select a location, identify a time of day and a day in the week to meet, and the Dutch Network will advertise the event.
Dutch Pub Nights in Vancouver and Langley and Mission.
If a Koffieclub is not your perfect “cup of coffee”, how about an evening out with a drink, snack and/or dinner and lively Dutch conversation from 7:30 pm to whenever. Everyone is welcome, Dutch speaking and/or only English speaking.
The Vancouver Pub group meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month at Brewhall 97, at 97 E 2nd Ave., Vancouver. Please contact Peter vanderkooy at peter.vanderkooy@gmail.com if you plan to attend.
The Mission/Dewdney Pub group meets every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6 pm at the Historical Dewdney Pub at 8793 River Road S, Dewdney. Contact Jette Warman at jettew58@shaw.ca
Morning Nature Walks with Jeanette van Hattem in Surrey or Delta
Rain or shine a morning walk begins from 9:30 to 11:30 am. Contact Jeanette van Hattem at 604-818-2515 or jvanfrog@hotmail.com to confirm your participation. Walks take place every week on Friday mornings.
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Announcing our new location on Vancouver's North Shore
Did you know? De Esdoorn Dutch Language and Culture School now has 3 locations in Vancouver's Lower Mainland, and online lessons available across Canada.
We are delighted to announce that on January 10th 2023, we will start lessons at our newest location on the North Shore of Vancouver for children age 2.5-6 years. Learn Dutch with us on Tuesdays from 4:00-6:00pm, at a location conveniently located between North Vancouver and West Vancouver (to be announced soon!).
Don't live on the North Shore?
After a 2-week winter break, our other lessons also start again, and are accepting new students:
On Saturday, November 26, we got to meet some of our new North Shore students who celebrated Sinterklaas' birthday with us at De Esdoorn's Vancouver location!
Children from all over the Lower Mainland and their families were welcomed to our Sinterklaas fest by the Piets. While they waited for Sinterklaas to arrive, there were all kinds of games ready for the children to play, and music to dance to and sing-a-long. Then the "mayor" (Vancouver Consul-General Sebastiaan Messerschmidt) came to announce Sinterklaas' arrival. Together with the Test-Piet, all the children and new piets passed the "Pieto-test" (a play on the "Cito-tests", a mandatory test children complete in the Netherlands when they are 12 years old). Everyone passed the test...eventually 🙂
Well done everyone!
Afterwards, all of the children had their chance to visit Sinterklaas and have their picture taken with him. It was a fantastic day, full of fun, pepernoten, games, poffertjes and Sinterklaas songs.
Sinterklaas is already looking for a central location in the Lower Mainland for 2023. If you have any great ideas or contacts, please let us know!
Hans Groot was kind enough to let us know that he discovered smoked eel filets at the fish market on Granville Island. So happy with this discovery he wanted to let us all know. He found them at Longliner Seafoods in the food court area and that they are only in stock during Christmas. Thanks Hans, we appreciate the heads up. 🙂
ART PROJECT looking for FEMALE to do DUTCH VOICEOVER
Artist looking for female to do Dutch voiceover for a sound art project to be shown in the Netherlands. The accent should be ‘ABN’ (standard Dutch). This two-part project will be 20 minutes each or 40 minutes in total. The time commitment would be a few hours of rehearsal over the phone or zoom and then 1-2 days of recording. I would send the text ahead of time. I am looking for someone who lives in Vancouver to come to a sound studio to do the recording sometime in late January/early February 2023. I am able to pay a modest honorarium for this work. As soon as possible, contact Randy Lee Cutlerrcutler@ecuad.ca
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CANADA'S FIRST WORLD CUP GOAL Must See: Davies makes history, scoring Canada's first men's World Cup goal
Canada has waited 36 years, and Alphonso Davies has delivered, burying the cross with a perfectly placed header to give Canada's men their first ever goal at the World Cup.
During the last seventy years, members of the Dutch Community in Vancouver have undertaken many significant initiatives. Several diverse non-profit organizations, societies, and associations were established and terminated. For some of the Dutch community groups, there is little to no written archival information or documents to refer to that describe their history or story.
Now, the existence, contributions and purpose of these Dutch community groups is of great interest to the current generation of Dutch members. Therefore, Erik van der Ven and Adriana Zylmans are taking the initiative to establish a Dutch Archives Committee. The purpose of the committee is to collect archival documents to construct a data base of information about these past Dutch community groups that have operated in the Vancouver Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and/or throughout British Columbia.
We are looking for more information related to Dutch activities. At this time, we know of the following non-profit organizations, societies and associations that have operated in British Columbia.
Netherlands Centennial Carillon in Victoria 1967
Alle “bevrijding” festiviteiten vanaf 50 jaar jubileum tot heden (50-55-60-65 en 70th)
Je Maintiendrai “Home Society” (registered in 1972)
Holland House in New Westminster
Vancouverden Court – Sitka Square
BC Housing and Humana Housing Society
Netherlands Association for Senior Care (NASC) – Haro Park Centre
NBA – Netherlands Businessmen Association (later NPBA)
Social group “Holland House” (1994 ? --)
Social group “Indonesian Veterans” ?
The Holland Revisited Society 1945 - 1995
CAANS (Canadian Association for the Advancement of Netherlandic Studies)
To assist us, we are asking for your help to collect information and materials that will support the building of a more in-depth Dutch archival history. If there are documents in your possession, such as agendas of meetings, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, pictures, video/film, pamphlets, publications etc., the Dutch Archives Committee is interested in receiving them.
Please contact Erik van der Ven at evdv@telus.net or call him at 778-846-8727, if you have any information to donate to the Dutch archives.
Thank you for your efforts to help us construct a formal history of the Dutch initiatives undertaken by our Dutch immigrants in British Columbia.
Dutch Network is pleased to introduce a family membership. Many people in our community asked for this. Families, including a maximum of two adults, are now able to obtain membership at $50.00 per year. A single membership remains $35.00 annually.
Your Dutch Network works for the entire Dutch community in British Columbia. Many who receive our monthly newsletter and participate in our events are non-members of the Dutch Network. If you enjoy what we do, please become a member today. It is thanks to your annual contribution through a membership that we can put together quality events for everyone to enjoy. Thank you! Dutch Network introduceert met genoegen een gezinslidmaatschap. Veel mensen hebben hierom gevraagd. Gezinnen, waaronder maximaal twee volwassenen, kunnen nu lid worden voor $ 50,00 per jaar. Een enkel lidmaatschap blijft $ 35,00 per jaar.
Uw Dutch Network werkt voor de hele Nederlandse gemeenschap in British Columbia. Velen die onze maandelijkse nieuwsbrief ontvangen en deelnemen aan onze evenementen zijn geen lid van Dutch Network. Als je geniet van wat we doen, word dan vandaag nog lid. Dankzij uw jaarlijkse bijdrage via een lidmaatschap kunnen we kwaliteitsevenementen samenstellen waar iedereen van kan genieten. Alvast bedankt!
It is that time of the year again. I'm not talking about Christmas, but there's that other great tradition, celebrating Sinterklaas. When I was a kid growing up in The Netherlands, I could hardly wait till it was the middle of November and Sinterklaas would be arriving on his steamship from Spain with all his Pieten by his side. For me, that was the best time of the year.
Once he was in the country, you could put your shoe down at night, with some water for the horse and treats for Sinterklaas and sing some songs. Well, I would sit by my shoe and sing some Sinterklaas songs, and some more, and well maybe some more after that, in case he didn't hear me. And every morning, I would find something in my shoe, no matter how small.
On the 5th of December, we would always have my grandparents over, and after our dinner we would all be opening some presents that were left outside our front door by Sinterklaas. Or was it by my Dad, who would always get up to get something from the kitchen and right after that, there was banging on our front door. I would always try to get up fast, but every time my Mother assured me that my Dad was already in the kitchen and it was easier for him to go and check.
Even when I was getting older, our Sinterklaas celebration was truly the best of times. And then it all came abruptly to an end. I was 16 at the time, it was the middle of November, and Sinterklaas was in the air, so to speak. Not to go into too many details, but one night my Dad came home and told my Mom he was leaving. What followed that, were days full of sadness and despair. My Mom was shocked and in disbelief and myself I was totally devastated and couldn't believe that this was actually happening. For the next couple of weeks, I tried to see my Dad every day after school. We were living in Amstelveen at the time and his office was in Amsterdam, not too far but not so close either.
I told my best friend Anne-Cris that we couldn't hang out so much anymore after school, because I would go on my bike to Amsterdam to try and see my Dad. The weather was quite bad then, wet snow, slippery roads and a few times my Mom told me I couldn't go, but when I insisted, she told me to take the bus instead, just to be safe. But still either way, it took an hour to get there, an hour to get back and once at my Dad's office, hoping he would have time for me. I was so desperate to talk to him and just to hang out, the way we used to.
I would always see the doorman first, who would then phone my Dad and tell him I was here. Sometimes I would wait outside for him in the cold and sometimes the doorman would tell me that unfortunately my Dad was too busy and maybe to come back tomorrow. But I would still stay and hang out there in case I would see him when he was leaving. Most of the days that didn't happen. And before we knew it, Sinterklaas evening was only a couple of days away.
My Mom had decided that the two of us would stay home together and the next day, Saturday, we would go and visit my grandparents. I wasn't happy about that at all. Whatever happened to our family dinner with my grandparents? But of course, my Mom was extremely sad and deep down I understood, or at least I tried to.
The day before Sinterklaas, my friend Anne-Cris and I exchanged our presents, and her parents, who were always so kind and loving to me, invited my Mom and I to come over and spend Sinterklaas evening together. But my Mom didn't feel like it and kindly declined.
That was one disappointment and the other one was, that when I went to my Dad's office after school on the 5th of December with a present, he already had left for the day. And here we were, on Sinterklaas evening, just the two of us. My Mom was sad, I was sad, and we both ate our dinner in silence and then ...
… somebody was banging on our front door and at the same time ringing our doorbell.
At first, none of us moved and then my Mom told me that I could go and see who it was. Hoping that maybe it was my Dad, I opened the door and here was Anne-Cris's Dad. His arms were full of presents, a bouquet of tulips and a great smelling dish. I couldn't believe my eyes.
He gave me the biggest hug, wished me a "Prettige Sinterklaas" and handed me the presents and best of all a dish with homemade speculaas. Even my Mom came outside and she was finally smiling again. That act of kindness turned our whole evening around.
My Mom phoned my friend's Mother right away and thanked her for all their kindness. It turned into a great evening after all and laughter was back in our house again. No matter how many decades ago this happened, it is a memory I will never forget.
Jacqueline Vermaas
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Recipe: Turkey Bitterballs
I’ll be honest with you; these are not our regular bitterballen. We usually spend a full day after Christmas processing the many leftover meats sent home with us by our families, and they are much denser and meatier than these. But sometimes there’s a big important soccer game, or a whole bunch of them, and for reasons that are still not clear to me, such an occasion calls for croquettes. Well, bitterballen. These are very much like the bitterballen you can get in any little pub in Amsterdam; mostly gravy flecked with bits of meat and seasoned assertively so as to pair nicely with a cold beer.
Bitterballen are an economical little appetizer, the kind of thing you can whip up with fridge scraps and stash in the freezer before the holidays begin in earnest. I made these with leftover turkey, but they work just as well with cooked chicken or pork; they’re best with homemade stock, but they’ll work perfectly well with whatever you have on hand. Don’t have fresh thyme? Substitute poultry seasoning for the thyme and sage (a teaspoon will do in place of both). No wine? Skip it.
You can fry these fresh as you make them (350F, two or three minutes), but I set them on a parchment-lined baking sheet and leave them overnight in the freezer, then pack them into freezer bags to cook up later when people show up. We deep fry these from frozen (350F, a little more than four minutes), but my sister-in-law says they cook up nicely in an air fryer.
Make sure you have plenty of mustard, potato chips, and pickled things on the side to serve. Go Team! Sports!
Makes about 4 dozen.
Ingredients
2 Tbsp. neutral cooking oil, such as light olive oil or canola
1 leek, white and light green parts only
1 celery stalk
1 shallot
3 cloves of garlic
½ cup (125mL) dry white wine
½ lb. (250g) cooked turkey or chicken
½ cup (115g) butter
1 ¾ cups (220g) flour, divided
3 cups turkey or chicken stock
2 tsp. fresh thyme
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. grainy Dutch or Dijon mustard
½ tsp. dried sage
½ tsp. ground black pepper
¼ tsp. yellow curry powder
2 eggs
1 package Dutch rusks, crushed or 1 ½ cups (180g) fine breadcrumbs
Preparation
Finely chop the leek, celery, shallot, and garlic; if you have a food processor, it will make short work of this. Add oil to Dutch oven or other heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add vegetables, stirring occasionally, until they have released all their juices and the juices have evaporated. Add the wine, if using, and stir, cooking until the liquid has dissipated.
Meanwhile, finely chop your turkey or chicken. Again, using a food processor is acceptable here, but don’t overdo it; you want visible bits of meat.
Remove the veggies from the pot and set aside. Reduce heat to medium.
Add the butter to the pot. Melt, and let it brown just slightly; it should froth, then the bubbles should subside before it starts to smell faintly nutty. Add one cup (120g) of the flour, whisking to form a lumpy roux. Whisk in the stock, then add the thyme, salt, mustard, sage, pepper, and curry powder.
Taste, adjusting seasonings as needed; if you used store-bought broth, it may taste fine, but using homemade stock may mean you need a bit more salt.
Using a spatula, fold in cooked veggies and minced turkey or chicken, then remove to a 3-quart (2.8L) casserole dish. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing down onto to the mixture with the plastic to prevent a skin from forming, and chill until completely cooled, at least four hours or overnight.
Set remaining flour on a plate or in a pie dish. Whisk eggs together thoroughly, so no streaks of white remain. Place crushed rusks or breadcrumbs onto a second plate or pie dish. Line them up so that the flour is first, the egg is second, and the rusks are third.
Scoop out bitterball mixture about a tablespoon at a time, rolling into balls before dropping them into the flour. To keep them from sticking, keep your hands a little bit wet. Once rolled in flour, set them onto a baking sheet lined with parchment as you proceed through the rest of the bitterball mixture.
Beginning with the first balls you rolled, add these back to the flour. We are flouring these twice because the mixture melts when fried, and this prevents blow-outs: more of your bitterballen will remain pleasingly intact.
Drop these into the beaten egg, then using a spoon, roll each ball in the egg before gently scooping these into the crumbs. Cover the balls with the crumbs, rolling between your hands to ensure even coating. Repeat 48 or so more times.
Replace the parchment if you need to (I just shake the flour off and reuse it; two pulls of parchment? In this economy?!), and return the balls to the pan so that they are not touching one another.
If you are frying some of these fresh, heat a pot of canola or other neutral oil to 350F (176C). Using a spider or a slotted spoon, gently place batches of around six balls into the oil, and fry until golden brown and heated through: two or three minutes. Set these on a plate lined with paper towel and fry as many as you feel you need.
Freeze the rest, and fry from frozen for four and a half minutes, until golden and heated through. Be careful with the frozen ones: they will spatter a little bit, so be prepared.
If properly packaged, these will last three months in the freezer.
Tuesday, Dec. 13 from 7pm to 9:30pm
Vancity Theatre
The Territory
Een film van Alex Pritz
Met opmerkingen van Kayah George de Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Gevolgd door drankjes en lichte maaltijden Aangeboden door het Consulaat-Generaal van Nederland
De kleine en krimpende inheemse bevolking van Uru-eu-wau-wau in het Amazonegebied wordt bedreigd door landgrepen. Zij kiezen 18-jarige Bitaté als hun leider, en samen met activist Neidinha is hij vastbesloten niet over te rollen. Maar wanneer Jair Bolsonaro president wordt, krijgen de krachten die hen aanvallen vrij regeren.
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The small and shrinking indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people in the Amazon are threatened by land grabbers. They choose 18-year-old Bitaté as their leader, and together with activist Neidinha he is determined not to roll over. But when Jair Bolsonaro becomes president, the forces attacking them get free reign.
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Event produced by The Consulate General of The Netherlands in association with DCABC/CAANS.
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Hollandse uitdrukkingen en gezegden
by Barbara & Peter Buree
De World Cup in Qatar is begonnen, met veel controverse. Wij gaan het hier niet over hebben; net als iemand zei over FIFA: wie betaalt die bepaalt. Voetbal ⚽️ is erg populair, niet alleen in Nederland, en uiteraard zijn er uitdrukkingen met en over bal en spelen. Dus hebben wij het thema van deze maand. De bal doorspelen betekent een probleem doorgeven. En, toepasselijk aan veel situaties, een balletje kan raar rollen: het kan moeilijk zijn om een afloop te voorspellen. Als een balletje gaat rollen, dan begint men met een nieuwe zaak of men verwacht gevolgen voor een beslissing. Dat is een bal voor open doel spelen betekent dat iemand iets zegt waar een vanzelfsprekend antwoord kan worden gegeven. De bal elkaar toespelen (net als in een goed team): dan geef je elkaar voordelen. Hij weet/ begrijpt geen bal van wordt gezegd als iemand iets niet weet of begrijpt. Wie kaatst moet de bal verwachten…als je iemand plaagt kan je iets terug verwachten; of evenzo, de bal terug kaatsen: bvb. op een kritische opmerking zelf ook een kritische opmerking maken tegen de andere (en dat gebeurt vaak 🤣). Laat hem maar fluiten: trek je van hem niets aan. Uiteraard werkt dat niet tijdens een voetbal spel. En dan over schoppen: tegen de schenen schoppen betekent ruzie zoeken. Buitenspel blijven probeert iemand die niet bij iets betrokken wil zijn. Voetbal is een spel van fouten: wie de minste maakt, wint. Hopelijk maakt het Nederlandse voetbalelftal niet te veel fouten; wij willen graag van meer wedstrijden genieten.
Het is December, laat ons zo veel mogelijk voor Sinterklaas spelen, fijne kerstdagen 🎄 toegewenst en tot volgend jaar!
Peter en Barbara Buree
Toen de tijden bladstil waren, lang geleen
Toen de tijden bladstil waren, lang geleen,
is ze geboren, in herfststilte een bloem,
die staat bleeklicht in 't vale lichtgeween, -
regenen doen de wolken om haar om.
Ze stond bleeklicht midden in somberheid,
de lichte ogen, 't blond haar daarom gespreid,
de witte handen, tranen op meen'gen tijd,
een licht arm meisje dat lichthonger lijdt.
Breng over haar bloemgloede kleuren, uw
bloedrood, o nieuw getijde dat is nu.
Herman Gorter (1864 Wormerveer – 1927 Brussel)
Herman Gorter was a leading member of the Eighties Movement, a highly influential group of writers in the Netherlands at the end of the nineteenth century. His first book, a 4,000-verse epic poem called Mei (May), sealed his reputation as a great writer on its publication in 1889 and is regarded as the pinnacle of Dutch Impressionist literature. Gorter rapidly followed this up with a book of short lyric poetry called Verzen (Poems) in 1890, which was equally hailed as a masterpiece. Today his poems are regarded by many as the starting point for modernism in Dutch poetry. Gorter’s Verzen marked a radical new departure in poetry, both within a Dutch and a European context. Gorter aimed at achieving a poetic form of what later became known as ‘sensitivism’: the recording of fleeting, fragmentary moments of individual experience with an almost mystical intensity. Gorter’s explosive and sometimes tortured expressionism recalls that of his contemporary Vincent van Gogh.
Bert Visscher - Sinterklaasavond [Dutch]
Dutch Pub Nights
Join us and meet your local Dutch community over a drink and a conversation in Dutch. Our Pub Nights take place three times a month and are a great opportunity to get in touch with other Dutch people in your area. All you have to do for this free event is show up, order your drink, and take a seat with the rest of the group. Everyone is always happy to meet new people.
Dutch Pub Night – Langley
Every first Wednesday of the month (next Pub Night Dec 7th, 2022) Time: 19:30 Location: Jimy Mac's, 19935 96 Ave, Langley (1 minute from Hwy 1, exit 200 Street)
Dutch Pub Night – Dewdney
Every second Wednesday of the month (nextPub Night Dec 14th, 2022) Time: 18:00 Location: Historical Dewdney Pub, 8793 River Rd S, Dewdney
for more information contact Jette Warman, jettew58@shaw.ca
Dutch Pub Night – Vancouver
Every third Wednesday of the month (next Pub Night Dec 21st, 2022) Time: 19:00 Location: TBD "The Vancouver Pub group meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month. We are experimenting and exploring locations around the city centre in Vancouver. If you have any suggestions or wish confirmation of this months location, please contact Peter Vanderkooy, at peter.vanderkooy@gmail.com . Location will also be posted on FaceBook."
If you have any questions regarding Pub Nights, please contact us at info@dutchnetwork.ca.
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Dutch Koffieclubs
Abbotsford Dutch Coffee Club ~ meets monthly
DAY/DATE: 2nd Tuesday of the month, TIME: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: House of James, 2743 Emerson Street, Abottsford
Please contact Corina Baynton at 604-870-1087 to confirm your attendance
Coquitlam Dutch Coffee Club ~ meets weekly
DAY/DATE: Every Wednesday, TIME: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
The group meets weekly at Coquitlam Centre Food Court.
For more information, please contact Piet Boudewijn at 604-464-3031 or boudewijnpj@gmail.com
Mission Dutch Coffee Club ~ meets monthly December 22, CANCELLED
DAY/DATE: 4th Thursday of the month, TIME: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Mission White Spot, 32555 London Ave, Mission.
For more information, please contact Jette Warman, jettew58@shaw.ca
North Shore Koffieclub ~ meets monthly
DAY/DATE: 3rd Wednesday of the month, TIME: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Food Court in Park Royal Mall South on Marine Drive in West Vancouver
For more information, please contact Anna Burridge-Bosgra (een Friezin) at 604-987-6090, email annawburridge@gmail.com or Dirk Langezaal at 604-831-9696 dirk1029@gmail.com or Nellie Oostindie-Scheltus at 604-987-6879. Wij hopen tot ziens!
North Surrey Dutch Coffee Club ~ meets monthly
DAY/DATE: 3rd Monday of the month, TIME: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Food Court in Surrey’s Central City Shopping Centre, 10153 King George Highway (by 101st Avenue). Look for the Dutch flag!
The New Westminster Coffee Club is looking for a new coordinator. The group had met at the White Spot in New Westminster Royal City Centre Mall on the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. If anyone is interested in restarting and coordinating this group, please contact Adriana Zylmans at azylmans@telus.net or 604-816-3243.
The Vancouver Koffieclub is looking for a new coordinator. The group had met at Sitka Square in Vancouver for thirty years, but considering this location may now be less convenient as many have moved away from the city, meeting at a shopping mall may be more convenient and less onerous for a coordinator. If anyone is interested in restarting and coordinating this group, please contact Adriana Zylmans at azylmans@telus.net or 604 816-3243.
The Coquitlam Coffee Club is no longing meeting as the group got too small. If anyone is interested in restarting and coordinating this group, please contact Adriana Zylmans at azylmans@telus.net or 604 816-3243
Vancouver Island Coffee Clubs.
There are many people interested in joining a Coffee Club in various locations on Vancouver Island. As there are many Dutch-Canadians living in Nanaimo, Parksville, Chemainus, Comox, Victoria etc. the possibility of having various clubs meet on the Island is certainly possible, but we need coordinators. If anyone is interested in coordinating a group in any location on Vancouver Island, please contact Adriana Zylmans at azylmans@telus.net or 604 816-3243. The task is not onerous. Select a location, identify a time of day and a day in the week to meet, and the Dutch Network will advertise the event.
Morning Nature Walks
Morning Nature Walks ~ meets weekly
DAY/DATE: Every Friday, TIME: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Jeanette van Hattem hosts the Friday Free Nature Walk. She loves the great outdoors, local walks, trails, the forest and dykes. She discovers something new every day and would like to share with people that have the same interest or want to learn about their natural surroundings.
Walks begin at 9:30 am and will be about 2 hours in length, rain or shine. Bring your camera and binoculars.
Please visit Jeanette’s website: thenaturenut.ca/events/ for up-to-date information and meeting points.
Are you interested in sponsoring Dutch Network?
Please send an email to: info@dutchnetwork.ca.
Newsletter, Library and Social Media Volunteers Wanted!
We are looking for volunteers to help with maintaining our social media platforms and to provide content for the newsletter. Do you like to read Dutch news? Why not post it on our Facebook page and keep your fellow Dutchies up to date?
PLACE A CLASSIFIED! If you would like to sell your Dutch books, find a lost relative or promote your AirBnB to the Dutch community, our newsletter is a strong vehicle to get the word out. This is for you, by you! Cost is $10 per ad per month, which goes directly into supporting the events we organize for the Dutch community. We do not accept Commercial businesses.
If you are interested in providing content, stories or articles that would be of interest to our Dutch Community. Please contact me at tony@dutchnetwork.ca
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