To safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese weekend schools in the Netherlands, ensure that Chinese children and adolescents across the Netherlands continue to have the right to learn the Chinese language, and support their healthy growth in a multicultural environment, the Federation of Chinese Dutch Organizations and the Chinese Education Association of the Netherlands have held two meetings. Participants included Chinese community groups, representatives of the overseas Chinese community, members of Dutch political parties, the Non-formal Education Alliance, and legal representatives. They tly discussed how to respond to the Supervision of Non-formal Education Bill, which is scheduled to be submitted to parliament in January 2025.

It was decided at the meetings that for the inheritance of Chinese culture and the future of the next generation, we will launch a petition signature campaign and unite with all members of the Non-formal Education Alliance to tly repeal this bill!

We sincerely call on everyone to actively participate in the online signature campaign. The steps are as follows:

1、Scan the QR code;

2、Fill in your name, e-mail address, and city of residence;

3、Optional: □ Yes, my name and place of residence may be displayed publicly under the petition. (Optional, whether to make your name and place of residence public);

4、Submit: Click "I sign this petition";

5、Open your email, confirm the message and click the link to complete the submission.

Please note:

1、If your email address ends with gmail.com, you will receive the confirmation email immediately.

2、If your email address is @hotmail.com, @hotmail.nl, @live.com, @live.nl, @outlook.com or @msn.com, the confirmation email may arrive slightly later.

3、The confirmation email may end up in your spam or junk folder. In some cases, you cannot confirm directly after opening it; you need to move the email back to your regular inbox first before confirming your signature.

Please pay close attention to your email inbox, as your submission will only be considered successful after you have confirmed via this email.

Federation of Chinese Dutch Organizations

Chinese Education Association of the Netherlands

December 14, 2024