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Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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10-3-66

Leaflet for the photo exhibition on police brutality at the marriage of Princess Beatrix and Claus von Amsberg on March 10, 1966

The exhibition, organized by the magazines Propria Cures, Provo, Yang and Links, was opened on March 19, 1966 by Jan Wolkers

Signed: Propria Cures

Amsterdam
March 17, 1966
Offset
Two-sided
20.0 x 28.4 cm

10366front 10366back

10 maart dag van de anarchie (March 10, anarchy day)

March 10, 1966 was the day of the marriage between Princess Beatrix and Claus von Amsberg

Design: Willem (Bernard Holtrop)

Amsterdam
February 10, 1966
Mimeographed
One-sided
33.8 x 21.4 cm

Aan alle lastige Amsterdammers / Aan alle jonge Amsterdamse kiezers (To all tricky Amsterdammers / To all young voters in Amsterdam)

Two poems by Simon Vinkenoog with a call to vote for Provo at the city council elections

Amsterdam
May 30, 1966
Mimeographed
Two-sided
29.4 x 20.6 cm

Aan de edelachtbare heer de officier van justitie (To the honorable public prosecutor)

General form for complaints about police brutality

Amsterdam
June 7, 1966
One-sided
Mimeographed
29.4 x 20.6 cm

Aan de edelachtbare heer officier van justitie (To the honorable public prosecutor)

Complaint of police brutality

Signed: Bernard de Vries

Amsterdam
September 21, 1967
Two-sided
Mimeographed
29.7 x 21.0 cm

Aan de leden der A'damse gemeenteraad (To the members of the Amsterdam city council)

A letter to the Amsterdam city council to protest against the arrest and the unacceptable conditions during the arrest of the undersigned in the night from July 2 to 3

Signed: 27 persons, amongst which Rob Stolk
Text: J.J. Ham

Amsterdam
July 4, 1966
Mimeographed
One-sided
34.0 x 21.4 cm

Aan de Spaanse Consul (To the Spanish Consul)

Portest against the fascist Spanish government

Signed: Het Provo-schaduwkabinet, De sektie Witte Fietsen, De Direktie van de Klaasbank, De raad van Zwarte Pieten en Het internationale Provotariaat

Amsterdam
November, 1966
Mimeographed
One-sided
33.9 x 21.4 cm

Aan mevrouw van Oranje, ... (To Mrs. van Oranje)

A letter to the Queen and other authorities to protest against the arrest and the unacceptable conditions during the arrest of the undersigned in the night from July 2 to 3

Signed: 29 persons, amongst which Rob Stolk

Amsterdam
July 4, 1966
Mimeographed
One-sided
33.8 x 21.4 cm

Adres aan de Gemeenteraad (Call to the city council)

Protest against the proposed extension of the ABN (Algemene Bank Nederland; General Bank The Netherlands) in the Vijzelstraat (Vijzelstreet)

Amsterdam
November 1966
Mimeographed
One-sided
29.7 x 21.0 cm

Algemene Bank Nederland N.V.

Fake typed letter to the elderly announcing that on behalf of Sinterklaas they can get two surprises (a lipstick and a fake watch) and a sum of money (5 cents in a plastic holder with the name of the bank) from the Algemene Bank Nederland; Protest against the proposed extension of the ABN (Algemene Bank Nederland; General Bank The Netherlands) in the Vijzelstraat (Vijzelstreet)

Amsterdam
December 5, 1967
Offset
One-sided
27.0 x 17.1 cm

Amsterdam 5 (vijf) november

Mixed Provo news: 1. No happening space available; 2. At the Speaker's corner in the Vondelpark there was a Provo protest against the death by strangulation of 5 Spanish Provo's in Spain; 3. Provo will be gathering again at the Speaker's corner today.

Amsterdam
November 5, 1966
Mimeographed
One-sided
29.7 x 21.0 cm

Amsterdam, 7-9-'64

Letter to be delivered to the Spanish Consulate in Amsterdam to protest against the imprisonement of the 18-year old Scottish anarchist Stuart Christie

Pre-Provo activity of Roel van Duyn

Signed: Committee 29 November 1962 - Roel van Duyn, Rudolf de Jong and Fries de Vries

Amsterdam
September 7, 1964
Mimeographed
One-sided
29.7 x 20.9 cm

Amsterdam, 22 juli Aan de belangstellenden en abonnees van Provo (Amsterdam July 22 To all with an interest in Provo and subscribers to Provo)

Apologies for not delivering the first issue of provo, due to confiscation by the police

Amsterdam
July 21, 1965
Mimeographed
One-sided
29.6 x 21.0 cm

Amsterdam, 31 maart 1966 Perskommunikee (Amsterdam March 31, 1966 Press release)

Request by Provo and Socialistische Jeugd to the mayor of Amsterdam for permission of a demonstration on April 4, 1966

Signed: On behalf of Provo - Peter Bronkhorst and Rob Stolk; On behalf of Socialistische Jeugd - Herman Hoeneveld and Rob Lange

Amsterdam
March 31, 1966
Mimeographed
One-sided
29.7 x 21.0 cm

Amsterdam, 14 april 1966 Aan alle Nederlandse Persorganen (Amsterdam April 14, 1966 To all Dutch press agencies)

Press release with a proposal to organise a soccer match between the Amsterdam police and Provo

Signed: Provo

Amsterdam
April 14, 1966
Mimeographed
One-sided
29.7 x 21.0 cm

Amsterdam, 15 april 1966 Aan de redaktie van de Nederlandse dah- en weekbladpers (Amsterdam April 15, 1966 To the editors of the Dutch daily and weekly press)

Press release with a proposal to organise a silent protest march

Signed: Comité Stil Protest

Amsterdam
April 15, 1966
Mimeographed
Two-sided
34.0 x 21.4 cm

Amsterdam, 4 juni 1966 Notabene (Amsterdam June 4, 1966 Beware)

Letter from Hans Tuynman to the Minister of Foreign Affairs with a complaint about the decision of mayor Van Hall to refuse permission of a demonstration by the committee 19-3-1966; Correction of the date of the mayor's decision mentioned in the letter of Hans Tuynman by Irène van de Weetering

Signed: Irène (van de Weetering)

Amsterdam
June 4, 1966
Mimeographed
One-sided
29.4 x 20.7 cm

Amsterdams Dagboek (Amsterdam Diary)

A collection of newspaper clippings on harrassment of Provo's by the police

Amsterdam
Mimeographed
One-sided
21.4 x 27.2 cm

ASVA oproep tot demonstratie (ASVA call to demonstration)

Call for a demonstration to protest against the Spanish Franco regime

Signed: ASVA, SJ, S.V.B., VCSB-a'dam, Politeia, FJG-a'dam, OPSJ, Perikles, Provo, A.N.J.V.

Amsterdam
Mimeographed
One-sided
29.7 x 21.0 cm

Open brief aan president Tito van Joegoslavië (Open letter to president Tito from Yugoslavia)

Letter to Tito to protest against the arrests of the writer Mihaljow and professor Batanic

Signed: Provo-Amsterdam
Text: Roel van Duyn

Amsterdam
August 13, 1966
Mimeographed
Two-sided
29.5 x 20.6 cm
Most likely issued as a separate leaflet, but also part of Image 4

Animal warning

Leaflet against animal testing

Text: Peter Bronkhorst

Amsterdam
October 3, 1966
Mimeographed
One-sided
29.7 x 20.9 cm

Appel aan het Amsterdamse Promotariaat (Call on the Amsterdam Promotariate)

Provo supports gay people

Text: Duco van Weerlee

Amsterdam
May 17, 1966
Mimeographed
One-sided
29.5 x 20.6 cm

Appel au provotariat international (Call on the international provotariat)

This pamphlet appeared in Dutch, English, Spanish, French, German, Swedish and Russian; This is the French version

Amsterdam
October 1965
Mimeographed
Two pages
29.7 x 21.0 cm

Ban de bank (Ban the bank)
Bom de bank (Bomb the bank)
Banken tegen wonen (Banks against housing)

Protest against the proposed extension of the ABN (Algemene Bank Nederland; General Bank The Netherlands) in the Vijzelstraat (Vijzelstreet)

Amsterdam
November 7, 1966
Offset
One-sided
13.4 x 11.9 cm

Three variants

Boodschap aan het stationsprovotariaat (Message to the Provotariate at the Amsterdam Central railway station)

Provo supports the Amsterdam Central station youth

Amsterdam
April 5, 1967
Mimeographed
One-sided
29.7 x 21.0 cm

Burgerij van Amsterdam (Citizens of Amsterdam)

Announcement for the liberation of Amsterdam from the terror of motor cars on June 19, 1966

Amsterdam
June 10, 1966
Mimeographed
One-sided
27.0 x 21.0 cm
29.5 x 20.6 cm

Two variants

Comité De Stempel (Committee The Stamp)

Call for a demonstration against reduced finances for university students

Signed: Steef van Duin, Bernard de Vries, Duco van Weerlee and André Vink
Text: André Vink

Amsterdam
September 15, 1966
Offset
Two-sided
29.6 x 20.9 cm

Comité Wolkers (Committee Wolkers)

Committee to gather 2,000 guilders to offer to author Jan Wolkers as a full compensation for the price of the city of Amsterdam he declined out of protest against police brutality

Signed: Balk-Smit Duyzentkunst, Carel Blazer, Ed van der Elsken, Enno Endt, G. de Haan, Robert Heppener, W.F. Hermans, Oey Tjeng Sit, J. Van Santen, Leo Schatz, Bert Schierbeek, J. Strich, W. Voskuilen and Ad Windig

Amsterdam
1966
Offset
One-sided
29.7 x 21.0 cm

Demonstratie ban de bank (Demonstration ban the bank)

Teach-in against the proposed extension of the ABN (Algemene Bank Nederland; General Bank The Netherlands) in the Vijzelstraat (Vijzelstreet), which resulted in a happening

Signed: Provo and Socialist Youth of The Netherlands

Amsterdam
December 13, 1966
Offset
One-sided
61.2 x 21.9 cm

Demonstratie ban de bank (Demonstration ban the bank)

Call for a demonstration against the proposed extension of the ABN (Algemene Bank Nederland; General Bank The Netherlands) in the Vijzelstraat (Vijzelstreet), which resulted in a happening

Signed: Socialist Youth of The Netherlands and Provo

Amsterdam
December 13, 1966
Offset
One-sided
27.3 x 21.3 cm

Demonstratie tegen het Rijksstudietielagenbeleid! (Demonstration against the national policy for student scholarships)

Signed: Nederlandse Studentenvakbeweging, in collaboration with FJG afd. Amsterdam, Socialistische Jeugd, Studenten Societeit 'Olofspoort' and Provo

Amsterdam
September 15, 1966
Mimeogrpahed
One-sided
29.5 x 20.7 cm

De betoging is begonnen (The demonstration has started)

Guidelines for a demonstration

Amsterdam
April 17, 1966
Offset
One-sided
17.4 x 20.5 cm

De Klaasbank van het magies sentrum (The Klaas bank of the magic centre)

The price for mayor Van Hall will be doubled to 2,000 Dutch guilders conditional to his presence in Frascati to receive this price

Signed: De raad van zwarte pieten and De provotarische Klaasbank (The council of black petes and the provotarian Klaas bank)

Amsterdam
October 15, 1966
Mimeographed
Two-sided
29.7 x 21.7 cm

Letter Peter Bronkhorst to the prosecutor of the Amsterdam Court

Protest against his arrest and a complaint about the police behavior

Signed: Peter Bronkhorst

Amsterdam
October 6, 1966
Mimeographed
Two-sided
29.7 x 21.0 cm

De R.T.R vertelt (The R.T.R talks)

Publication of the R.T.R. - Revolutionaire Terroristische Raad (Revolutionary Terrorist Council)

Established by e.g. Rob Stolk and Peter Bronkhorst

During the Provo meeting in Borgharen at the end of November 1966, the R.T.R. in a pseudoschism seized the power in Amsterdam with a number of extreme publications

Amsterdam
March 18, 1967
Mimeographed
One-sided
29.6 x 20.9 cm

Provo-oranje-nummer (Provo-orange-issue)

A collage of newspaper clippings on the events around the marriage of Beatrix and Claus

Illustration: Willem (Bernard Holtrop)

Amsterdam
March 1966
Offset?
Two-sided
21.0 x 29.7 cm



De Telegraaf. Goed dat er Provuline is! (De Telegraaf. Good that Provuline exists!)

Articles from the right-wing daily newspaper De Telegraaf published during the second world war when they were collaborating with the Germans; With a red stamp "Goed dat er Provuline is! (Good that Provuline exists!)

Amsterdam
April 22, 1967
Mimeographed
One-sided
34.0 x 21.6 cm

Dit gebeurde in Amsterdam en niet in Peking (This happened in Amsterdam and not in Bejing)

Signed: Enkele verontruste zo niet geschokte Amsterdammers (A few alrmed if not shocked people from Amsterdam)

Protest against the arrest of Peter Bronkhorst

Amsterdam
October, 1966
Mimeogrpahed
One-sided
29.5 x 20.7 cm

Advertentie (Advertisement)

Text of a full-page advertisement financed by 1,400 persons of name and fame to be placed in national newspapers Het Parool and (possibly) Handelsblad / NRC as a protest against the overkill used from by police and justice department against the provocations and as a call to restore reason and moderation in the justice system

Signed: J.H. Donner, Harry Mulisch, Edo Spier, Han Meyer, Han Lammers, Aad Nuis and A. de Swaan

Amsterdam
June / July 1966
Mimeographed
One-sided
32.8 x 21.0 cm

Open brief aan de heer W.R. Tyler, Ambassadeur van de V.S. in Nederland (Open letter to Mr. W.R. Tyler, Ambassador of the USA in The Netherlands)

Protest against the Vietnam war

Signed: Rob Stolk, Bernhard de Vries, Joop Sorgy, Ite Hamming, Han Schook, Joep Terwey, Hans Metz, Irene v.d. Wetering, Ton Regtien, Duco van Weerlee and many more
Text: I. Hamming

Amsterdam
May 8, 1966
Mimeographed
One-sided
29.5 x 20.5 cm

Eind van de krisis? Een nieuw begin (End of the crisis? A new begin)

Pamphlet announcing the presentation of a Provo shadow government formed around Robert Jasper Grootveld on October 15 in Frascati

Text: Loe van Nimwegen

Amsterdam
October 15, 1967
Mimeographed
One-sided
29.9 x 20.6 cm

Er vallen bommen op de stad Hanoi ...... (Boms are falling on the city of Hanoi ......)

Call for a demonstration against the war in Vietnam

Signed: Socialist Youth, Red Youth, Politeia, SVB-Amsterdam, PSJW, Provo.

Amsterdam
July 1, 1967
Mimeographed
One-sided
27.2 x 21.2 cm

Frascati

A meeting in Frascati with a political duel between Knight H.I.P and Knight Gijs

The meetings in Frascati, organized by Robert Jasper Grootveld, were an in-door continuation of the happenings at statue Het Lieverdje

The mill (molen) in the drawing, which was the price for the winner, refers to the Head of Police H.J. van der Molen

Amsterdam
October 2, 1967
Mimeographed
Two-sided
29.5 x 20.6 cm