Days against racism and antisemitism
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From 19 to 24 March 2024 at various locations in Brussels.
The City of Brussels wishes to mark the first anniversary of the publication of its action plan against racism and antisemitism.
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21 March), the City wants to raise public awareness of the importance of language in the fight against racism. The aim of this initiative is to denounce the misuse of words while highlighting their emancipatory potential to give power back to those targeted by racism.
During these days, a wide range of activities (conferences, shows, workshops, guided tours, award ceremonies,...) are on offer to tackle various themes relating to racism and anti-racism through art, language and knowledge.
Stand-up show 'Des mots sur des maux' (in French)
Where? Salle de la Madeleine (Rue Duquesnoy 14 - 1000 Brussels)
When? 19h30
Rate? free
Booking required: External site Stand up: des mots sur des maux
Where? Bruegel Library (Rue Haute 245 - 1000 Brussels)
When? 14h
Rate? free, booking required
The Departments of Public Education and Equal Opportunities are organising a poster design competition on the theme of cyber hatred and online bullying (linked to racial discrimination) for students from the art schools of the City of Brussels.
The award ceremony will take place on 20 March 2024 at 14h at the Bruegel Library. Those wishing to attend can register via alice.rodrique@brucity.education by noon on 20 March at the latest.
The winning poster will be an integral part of the awareness campaign of the City of Brussels and will be distributed via social networks and billboards and in all schools and libraries of the City of Brussels.
An exhibition of posters on the elimination of racist violence will also be on display at the Bruegel Library for a month (from 21 March to 21 April).
Five free workshops will be offered with the aim of deconstructing the arguments of those who commit this discrimination, but also to help the job seeker by giving them resources to avoid experiencing them again:
Where? Brucity - Administrative Centre of the City of Brussels
When? From 17h30 to 18h30 (opening of doors at 17h)
Mrax will be joining us for a discussion on how the advent of social networks has given rise to outright racism, the consequences of this cyber-hate and what can be done to counter this racism.
Where? Brucity - Administrative Centre of the City of Brussels
When? 12h to 20h
Free, booking required for certain activities (see below).
Childcare - activities for children (0 to 12 years).
Programme
From 12h to 13h30: The External site Book Club Conversation about racism
A special Book Club for people who haven't read the book but are keen to stimulate their thinking and curiosity. Free, booking required via: External site The Book Club XL
From 14h to 15h30: Popularising science
Make academic knowledge about racism and anti-racism more accessible through a popular scientific exercise.
Four researchers will be sharing their knowledge with nuance and finesse on the issues that concern us all. The challenge? To do the exercise in 10 minutes and in a way that is accessible to all audiences!
We will be joined by: Jean Illi, Veronica B. Reyes, Amy Koorn and Flavia Purdela, who will talk about decolonisation, anti-Asian racism, the identity-building of young people in Brussels and anti-Roma racism.
The session will be moderated by Marie-Fidèle Dusingize, a doctoral student in Sociology-Anthropology at the University of Mons.
From 16h to 17h: Lecture by Marie Dasylva - Strategies for self-defence in the face of racism
The well-known coach Marie Dasylva, founder of Nkaliworks (a strategic coaching agency), will be presenting strategies for self-defence, overcoming crises and empowering minorities.
From 17h30 to 19h30: External site Slam competition with the Slameke collective
Take part in the writing workshop and enter the competition (see below).
What could be better than the art of the Slam to put words to ailments?
The Slameke collective is organising a slam poetry competition on the theme of racism and words. The competition will be introduced by a performance by Huguette Izobimpa, joint winner of the Paroles Urbaines prize awarded by the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles 2023.
To get the ball rolling, the competition will be preceded by a writing workshop led by Huguette Izobimpa from 2 pm to 4 pm. To register, send an e-mail to slamekebxl@gmail.com with the subject line: "Ateliers slam - 23 mars - Des mots sur des maux".
To enter the competition, send an e-mail to slamekebxl@gmail.com with the subject line: "Concours Slam - 23 mars - Des mots sur des maux" and include a short bio or presentation.
The day will end with a drink.
Throughout the afternoon, a number of community stands will be on site to talk to you about their commitment to the fight against racism: Afrology, La Maison culturelle Belgo-Roumaine - Arthis, La Maison de l'Initiative Citoyenne, Mrax, INCA-CGIL, Dakira ASBL, IPFI and the bookshop Ici sont les Lions.
For the day, the City of Brussels is providing childcare for children aged 0 to 12 (nursery for children aged 0 to 3 and activity leaders for children aged 4 to 12).
From 3 pm to 4:30 pm, Le Monde de Jahi will take your children (aged 3 to 10) on a creative and imaginary journey through magical lectures.
Bamko
Afro-Belgian chocolate (Grande-Place, Brussels): Bamko will take you on a journey through the history of chocolate: what is the real history of Belgian chocolate? And is the story really that Belgian?
- 13h
- Meeting in front of the UGC De Brouckère cinema
- Booking: baladedecoloniale@gmail.com
- Duration: 2h
- Free
Jewish Museum of Belgium
Jewish Marolles: Exile and Memory
Through the eyes of refugees, the Jewish Museum of Belgium takes you on a walk through the Marolles in search of Jewish migration from the early 20th century to the post-war period.
- 15h
- Meeting point at the Jewish Museum of Belgium (Rue des Minimes 21 - 1000 Brussels)
- Booking: edu@mjb-jmb.org
- Free
Campaign created by Connect The Dots - Marie-France Vodikulwakidi
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