news reports
News reports on social and ecological justice
Asilum seekers in the cold
UN condemned in Novembrer 2010 the failure of Belgian government policy in assisting asylum seekers. Nevertheless, police has continued evicting them from the places they use as shelters. It is engaged people on their own who has been actually helping them by providing food, blankets and assistance with papers that they even can't understand.
Solidarity with an Afghan student risking expulsion
During the week of solidarity and actions with the Afghan collective (14 to 20 november 2013), this symbolic action took place at Ursulines Highscool, in the name of the right to education for everyone. Anmentwor, 18 years old, has received the order of leaving Belgium together with his family.
Steenrock 2011 - Music not closed centers
Steenrock festival tries to brings together musicians and public to the reality of the closed center for immigrants waiting for their deportation such as the 127bis near Zaventem, in Belgium..
"Free our seeds"
The diversity of our seeds and crops, the basis of our food, is fast disappearing. On 18th April 2011 a large demonstration marched through the EU district of Brussels. On this Anti Lobby Tour, in front of the Bayer agrochemical and seed company building, a petition with more than 58,000 signatures was handed over to three MEPs.
Hunger strike for papers
Several actors and theater makers performed a press conference about "The Golden Stamp Administrtion" awards to draw public's attention to the inhuman situation of this group of sans papiers who had been 61 days in hunger strike in a desesperate try to get their regularisation after years.
Critical Mass in Brussels
The Critical Mass of Brussels takes the streets every month. In November 2010, while the climmate summit in Cancun was taking place, cyclist-activist took to the European Council and Parliment with the message "System change, not climate change".