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Campus safety called into question after ULB student sexually assaulted

After multiple years of campaigns against sexual assault aimed at pushing Brussels authorities to do more to prevent the crime and ensure student safety, a 21-year-old student was raped on a ULB campus. The awareness movements of the last few years have especially brought into the public discourse...

Parking scan cars in Brussels still wrongly issuing fines to disabled drivers

Specially equipped vehicles that patrol Brussels streets and are supposed to be able to detect parking violations are still wrongfully fining drivers with disabled parking cards. The equipment on the so-called "scan cars" seem to have difficulty detecting disabled badges, and people with...

Dirk Heveraet | Blinds on Paper

Submitted by Xavier Huysmans on Thu, 01/05/2023 - 20:33

Blinds on Paper is a new series of works testifying to Dirk Heveraet’s interest in colour, linearity, matter, layering, light and movement. The artist uses a rubber mat to press paint on mould-made paper or canvas.


A dozen prints on mould-made paper were created during the corona period, using paint remnants from the larger Blinds series shown in 2020.


Alexandre Bouglione Circus

What’s on this week: 6-12 January

After a couple of years absence due to the pandemic, the circus is back in town. Alexandre Bouglione has set up his big top in Flagey and is inviting audiences to two shows a day. Among the performers are five Ukrainian artists, and the programme – completely without animals – is designed to thrill...

Break a law in a Dutch-speaking neighbourhood? Then stand trial in Dutch, says N-VA

Members of the N-VA party are calling for legislation that would require those who stand trial for breaking a law in a Dutch-speaking neighbourhood to do so in the Dutch language. One reason for an adaptation on the use of languages is that requesting for a change in the language used in court...

Hitchcock’s London

Submitted by yttap on Thu, 01/05/2023 - 09:25

Wednesday 11 January.  Come along for the first TASB illustrated talk of the New Year.  Hitchcock's London, full of suspense!

Woluwe St. Lambert Maison Communale conference room.

Complimentary drinks at 19h30.  Talk by Richard Burnip begins at 20h00.

https://theartssociety.org/events/alfred-hitchcocks-london-shaping-city-...

Live lobsters packaged in plastic: Animal Rights demands explanation from Delhaize

Animal Rights Belgium has released a video and photographic evidence of live lobsters sealed in plastic packaging at a Delhaize supermarket in Asse, a municipality just outside of Brussels in Flemish Brabant. “The animals are packaged as finished products while still alive,” the animal welfare...

'No reason to panic': Belgium responds to spike in Chinese Covid cases

Belgium has increased its state of alert for coronavirus amid a spike in Chinese cases. The alert increase means that wastewater from planes that arrive at Brussels Airport from China will be collected and analysed, including for new variants of the virus. Additionally, travellers returning from...

Boat hits Brussels canal bridge, with significant economic impact

Damage to the 33-metre-high Buda Bridge over the Brussels Canal is expected to result in a significant economic impact for the region, and if repairs progress slowly, that impact could extend even further. Shipping traffic on the canal is critical to Brussels, Antwerp and Charleroi, transport...
Brussels Muzieque concert on 11 January

Start the new year with Brussels Muzieque chamber music concert on 11 January

Chamber music collective Brussels Muzieque has concocted an evening of musical impressionism performed by a harp, flute and viola trio on 11 January. Featuring works by composers Claude Debussy, Nino Rota and Serge Prokofiev, the event is part of musIICa , a series organised in collaboration with...

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