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Illustration shows police with arrested demonstrators outside the Central Station, Sunday 24 January 2021, in Brussels. (BELGA PHOTO NICOLAS MAETERLINCK)

Judge rejects parents' collective legal action against alleged police brutality

A Brussels investigating judge has rejected a collective complaint from several parents who denounced police violence against their children on 24 January during a demonstration against "class justice". The judge has ruled that a collective action cannot go ahead - and that each alleged victim of...

Seventeen public transport stops to be named after notable women

You may have noticed a few metro stations sporting new names this week: Simonis has become Simone Veil, for instance, and Schuman is now Clara Schumann. The former was a French health minister and advocator of women’s reproductive rights, while the latter was a German composer. Ten metro stops in...

Free menstrual products for schoolgirls in Ghent

The City of Ghent is launching a pilot project in four secondary schools that offers menstrual pads and tampons to girls free of charge. Funding for the project is coming from the federal government. According to research carried out by refugee assistance organisation Caritas, about one in eight...

Groovin' High

Submitted by jazz4you on Tue, 03/09/2021 - 14:40

“Groovin’ High” is a new Brussels collaboration between 4 musicians sharing the same love of Groove and Jazz. Take famous songs from the American Songbook, shake them with very grooved sounds, add a few flavors, cook them with love and get ready to have a good time.
Mona Mio, vocals - Maxime Moyaerts, piano - Theo Zipper, bass - Lucas Vanderputten, drums

Frog mural joins Brussels' street art parcours for Women's Day

On the occasion of International Women's Day, a new mural by female artist ZOUWI is being added to the City of Brussels’ Parcours Street Art . There are now 122 murals on the route and this is the 32nd by a woman. This is the fourth year in a row that Parcours Street Art has teamed up with the 100...
Sven Gatz, Brussels Minister of Finance, Budget, Civil Service and Multilingualism, at a school in Anderlecht, Brussels. Getz is leading a push to centralise all information on multilingualism in the capital (BELGA PHOTO)

Centralised hub planned for Brussels' multilingualism initiatives

According to a new study on multilingualism, Brussels has a truly diverse range of multilingual initiatives, but what is missing is an online platform that centralises all the information. Sven Gatz, Brussels' finance and budget minister, says he is working on creating such a platform. Gatz, who is...
BRUSSELS; BELGIUM: Belgian singer Annie Cordy performs, Tuesday 13 November 2007, at the Cirque Royal, for a special evening called "Les etoiles en Foly" for the association Make a wish. (BELGA PHOTO MATHIEU CAPOEN)

Decision to rename Leopold II tunnel after Brussels singer divides opinion

The Leopold II tunnel has been awarded a new name after a public poll but the result has already divided Brussels citizens. People were asked to choose from a list of 15 women whose name would replace that of the colonialist king and of the more than 30,000 votes cast, more than a fifth went for...

Undercover police to take on street harassment directly

Undercover police officers plan to walk around Brussels to take on street harassment directly. As average citizens, female officers can respond to verbal intimidation directly, and male officers can assess if it is happening to women around them and immediately intervene. Verbal sexual intimidation...

Man found dead thought to be victim of gay bashing

A man was found dead in a park in Beveren, East Flanders, on Saturday, an apparent victim of a gay bashing. The 42-year-old man was reportedly lured to the park by a fake account on a dating app. VRT reported the specifics of the case based on trusted sources, though the public prosecutor in East...

What is Black History Month and is it for everyone?

It’s Black History Month in Belgium, with the whole of March dedicated to black history, culture and community. It’s the fourth edition of the event, which takes place fully online this year through the work of chapters spread throughout the country. There are many aspects to be discussed, debated...

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