{"id":95231,"date":"2019-02-21T13:33:39","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T12:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=95231"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:23:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:23:13","slug":"students-protest-for-a-better-nightlife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/02\/21\/students-protest-for-a-better-nightlife\/","title":{"rendered":"Students protest for a better nightlife"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hundreds of people gathered in front of City Hall on Wednesday night to protest for a better nightlife in Rotterdam. They are dissatisfied with the nightlife policies of the municipality. We asked students why they had joined the protest.<\/p>\n

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The reason for the protest is a recent decision by the municipality. The people behind BAR, which is closing this summer, were planning to open a new club. The Maatschappij voor Volksgeluk (translation: Society for Popular Happiness) would be a large club in the Merwe-Vierhavens area. But the municipality pulled the plug from the project last week.<\/p>\n

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Ilias (24), MSc Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cWe\u2019re here right now because of the cultural policies in Rotterdam. They don\u2019t support the nightlife culture of the city \u2013 as you can see from the sign \u2018night culture is also part of the city culture\u2019. We\u2019re not only here to protest about BAR. Overall, the municipality is withdrawing its support for the nightlife in Rotterdam. If you want to be a global city, you don\u2019t just need a 9-to-5 economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Habibe (21), Economics & Business Economics and Philosophy:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cI\u2019m here because Rotterdam\u2019s nightlife, and especially BAR, are an integral part of the city \u2013 especially for students. I think that what the municipality did was very unfair and unjust. With something that\u2019s such a big part of the city\u2019s culture, they should show more leniency and support. If enough people show up, they might reconsider their decision and realise how important nightlife is for the city.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Louis (20), IBCoM:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cAs I also run my own events in the city as House of Bars, I think Rotterdam is taking a step in the wrong direction for the nightlife in the city. We\u2019re standing here for Rotterdam nightlife because I think we need to support this culture, and it should continue for the future. Support Bar!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Peter (21, Economics & Business Economics) & Paula (21, Management of international social challenges):\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cStand up for the night! We\u2019re here to support the nightlife that the municipality of Rotterdam is trying to bring down. The municipality\u2019s reasoning was that Rotterdam used to be the black swan compared to other cities in the Netherlands and that a new club or generally the existence of clubs would bring back this image. We don\u2019t believe that\u2019s the case. So there\u2019s only one question to ask: is this the end?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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