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7/2 Spreading tourism proceeds with difficulty

7/2 GroenLinks on districts: Be a man

6/2 Zuideramstel opens new office on Sabbath

5/2 The truth about integration

4/2 Wilders has little support on Amsterdam

3/2 Elite involved in neighbourhood

2/2 Johnnie Walker avoids taxes in Amsterdam

1/2 Rotterdam to tinker with district councils as well

31/1 Wooden rowing boats to disappear from Amstel

31/1 ZeeburgTV launched

27/1 Privacy activists to mess up loyalty card system

27/1 A few were still coughing, but that was an act

27/1 Chrisis in de Baarsjes

26/1 Youth have positive view of districts

24/1 Action groups call for Carmel and Jaffa boycott

24/1 PvdA members dismiss plan for districts

23/1 KLM takes on crisis with new uniform

23/1 District office not squatted

21/1 Merge districts

20/1 Closing squat bar Vrankrijk not necessary

20/1 Cleaners welcome new Schiphol director

18/1 Palestine at the Jewish Historical Museum

18/1 What is the right size for a district?

17/1 PvdA Oost against fewer districts

16/1 Committee: 7 districts by 2010

15/1 Soldiers may attend Afghanistan debate after all

15/1 Bait bike leads to arrest

14/1 Youth for Christ to republish vacancies

13/1 Paintings of the Zuidas

13/1 New Youth for Christ contoversy

11/1 Social cohesion initiative raises eyebrows

10/1 Fewer districts in 2010

10/1 Zuidas: People feel that we are losers

9/1 Fun on the ice - but not for all

9/1 Supermarket coupon fraud thwarted

9/1 I Amsterdam must remain exclusive

8/1 Use term Apartheid in every discussion

8/1 No city kiosk in Amsterdam yet

7/1 Snow

7/1 Fatima Elatik to run Zeeburg

7/1 Municipal managers to return to shop floor

4/1 Police: take photo of strange people

3/1 Gaza protest criticises politicians

1/1 Thousands to protest against attacks on Gaza

1/1 Mustapha Laboui leaves district council

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Amsterdammers at Democratic Convention

25 August 2008 - This week, Amsterdammer Bob Bragar will be at the Democratic Convention to represent Americans living abroad and argue for a responsible foreign policy. Meanwhile, volunteer Nina Huygen from Westerpark will help turn the convention into the 'most unforgettable experience ever'.

Bragar, chairman of Democrats Abroad Netherlands (DANL), has been selected as one of the 22 people who will attend the convention, which starts today in Denver, as representatives of Democrats Abroad International.

At the initiative of DANL, Democrats Abroad International has declared itself in favour of repealing the The Hague Invasion Act, which gives America the right to use its armed forces to liberate American soldiers being held at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

The provision will probably not make it into the National Platform of the Democratic Party, but Democrats Abroad will continue to refer to it 'at every opportunity', Linda Cooper of DANL explained in an e-mail.

" Above all, Barack Obama's victory would restore America's relations with its friends and allies in so many ways, including better participation in international institutions such as the International Criminal Court.  So it is urgent that every American in the Netherlands cast his or her vote", she added.

Former PvdA Westerpark chairwoman Nina Huygen will be doing research on citizen participation in America and has been selected as a volunteer at the Denver convention. As a preparation, she had to watch a training video.

"The instruction deals with providing 'world class service', 'genuine listening' and dealing with the handicapped and the environment in a responsible manner. All this should prepare us volunteers to offer the participants in the convention the most unforgettable experience ever", Huygen writes in a column.

Huygen column (in Dutch). Image: merchandise in Denver (photo zenobia_joy)

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