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Park(ing) Day is a global event which invites you to reclaim metered parking spaces and transform them into places dedicated to well-being: parks, playgrounds, art exhibitions …
The organisation’s English website has all the info you need. In French-speaking Belgium, the event is coordinated by IEW, and in Brussels by ieb.
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As in more than 100 cities around the world, Brussels as its own Critical Mass movement (Masse Critique in French). Every last Friday of the month, cyclists gather at a specific point in town, form a Critical Mass, and follow an improvised itinerary… it’s that simple. The idea behind Critical Mass is that when there are enough participants, cyclists and not cars get to set the rules as to how people move around town. The mass of cyclists naturally imposes its rhythm to the flow of traffic.
PlaceOvelo organizes these monthly Critical Masses in Brussels to increase the number of cyclists around town, demand for better cycling infrastructure, have fun, meet friends, experience a better future today, …
Check out PlaceOvelo’s main page page for info on the next Critical Mass. Meeting time and place for the next event are at the very top of the page.
Fair Trade is about giving you the power to help reduce poverty. Several events happening around town in May will help you make sure your friends, colleagues and workplace are also part of the solution, it up to you to spread the word! Pointing them towards tebiki’s Fair Trade shops in Brussels page is a good way to start.
Quite often, these people will not even be aware that better alternatives exist to the products they buy, you can help change that around.
Expect to see other events around the 14th of May, world Fair Trade day.
ieb, short for Inter-Environnement Bruxelles, is a non-profit bringing together around 80 neighborhood committees, associations and individuals around projects aimed at improving the quality of life in Brussels.
ieb is a common platform for sharing expertise, information and ideas for all matters related to urban development, social, environmental, housing and transportation affairs. It also acts as a central watchdog and representative body for all its members.
ieb conducts impact assessments, makes proposals and defends local communities during public enquiries related to neighborhood developments. They also publish reports and defend community rights related to larger city-wide developments, such as the widening of the ring around Brussels, public policies related to high-rise constructions or changes in the Stib network.
