arianne zwartjesZwarte Piet, The Dutch Tradition of Blackface: What November in the Netherlands Can Teach Us About…It was on a morning walk through our maze-like neighborhood in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht that I first saw him. Staring through…Mar 23, 2017Mar 23, 2017
arianne zwartjesMy interview about “These Dark Skies,” the challenges and pitfalls of international volunteer work…You can find it on their website, here.Mar 8, 2017Mar 8, 2017
arianne zwartjesThese Dark Skies: Seeking Refuge on Europe’s ShoresThis situation can be changed, but only if our compassion is stronger than our fear.Mar 3, 2017Mar 3, 2017
arianne zwartjesOn STREET OF THIEVES by Mathias ÉnardTranslated by Charlotte Mandell. Rochester, NY: Open Letter, 2014. 265 pages. $15.95.Feb 24, 2017Feb 24, 2017
arianne zwartjesJ’LYN CHAPMAN’S “BEASTLIFE” REVIEWED BY ARIANNE ZWARTJESThis review first appeared in Tarpaulin Sky—read it on their site here.Feb 22, 2017Feb 22, 2017
arianne zwartjesApples for MalakasaOne day, while I was in the Greek refugee camp of Malakasa as a volunteer, a woman drove up to the camp with a car full of apples from her…Feb 22, 2017Feb 22, 2017
arianne zwartjesMy time at a refugee camp in MalakasaPulling into a dusty dirt lot an hour north of Athens, all I could see was metal fencing and squat yellow army buildings. As other…Feb 22, 2017Feb 22, 2017
arianne zwartjesThe Campaign of Misinformation Against Refugees — And What You Can Do To Counter ItIf you’ve been paying any attention to what’s been happening in Missoula, Montana lately, you’ll have noticed there’s been a bit of…Jan 10, 2017Jan 10, 2017
arianne zwartjesDear Straight White Friends: Please Stop Talking About Moving to Canada (New Zealand / Denmark /…It’s been a difficult couple of weeks. The prospect of four years or more of white supremacist, anti-environment, anti-woman, anti-refugee…Nov 23, 2016Nov 23, 2016