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Update #31: (Re)watch the announcement of the 5 finalists of Public Poet Brussels on Thursday 07.12!
From 32 candidates to 5 finalists We are thrilled to invite you to a vibrant evening of live poetry at the announcement of the short list of Public Poet Brussels on December 7th at 8:00 PM. Join us at GC Pianofabriek, located at Rue du Fort 35, 1060 Saint-Gilles, for a celebration of urban creativity…
Keep readingUpdate #30: Read the Brussels2030 Summer Assembly Post Report 2023
The Brussels2030 Summer Assembly is a key pillar in preparation for the Brussels’ candidacy as European Capital of Culture. The second edition took place from the 28th of June to 2nd July 2023 and was based at the Halles de Schaerbeek, Maison Des Arts and GC De Kriekelaar. The week offered a dynamic programme with…
Keep readingUpdate #29: Will you become the ‘Public Poet Brussels’?
Are you a poet, slammer, rapper and you live in Brussels? Are you part of a poetry-slam-rap collective in Brussels?
Keep readingUpdate #28: Molenbeek-Brussels2030 and Wetopia launch “This is Us. This is Brussels.”: a “human archive” of Brussels to uncover and build a greater sense of Brussels “us”
“This is Us. This is Brussels.” is an artistic and social design project that seeks to build a “human archive” by 2030. We do so by drawing on the stories of 1,000 people who live in Brussels nowadays and laying bare the city that is Brussels and its residents in the 2020s: a super-diverse, young,…
Keep readingUpdate #27: Molenbeek-Brussels2030 Youth Coalition (9-24.09): Shaping Brussels’ Future through the Voices of its Youth
Brussels is gearing up for an exciting and transformative initiative that puts the aspirations and concerns of its youth at the forefront. The “Molenbeek-Brussels2030 Youth Coalition”, a groundbreaking endeavor within the framework of Molenbeek-Brussels2030’s co-creation approach, is set to unfold from September 9th to September 24th, 2023. This initiative, a vital part of Brussels’ bid…
Keep readingUpdate #26: This was the Brussels2030 Summer Assembly ’23 in pictures & video
1000 people joined the second Brussels2030 Summer Assembly in Les Halles de Schaerbeek!
Keep readingUpdate #25: This was Saturday and Sunday at the Brussels2030 Summer Assembly ’23!
Update #25: This was Saturday and Sunday at the Brussels2030 Summer Assembly ’23! More than 750 people are joining the second Brussels2030 Summer Assembly this week. Don’t forget to join our closing ceremony on Sunday at Les Halles at 14:00! We will welcome you in La Grande Halle to look back on the programme of…
Keep readingUpdate #24: This was Friday at the Brussels2030 Summer Assembly ’23!
Update #24: This was Friday at the Brussels2030 Summer Assembly ’23! More than 750 people are joining the second Brussels2030 Summer Assembly this week. You can still join us till Sunday 02.07! Among you are many professionals from cultural, social, public and academic organisations from Brussels and far beyond. Together, we are laying the first…
Keep readingUpdate #23: This was Thursday at the Brussels2030 Summer Assembly ’23!
Update #23: This was Thursday at the Brussels2030 Summer Assembly ’23! More than 700 people are joining the second Brussels2030 Summer Assembly this week. You can still join us till Sunday 02.07! Among you are many professionals from cultural, social, public and academic organisations from Brussels and far beyond. Together, we are laying the first…
Keep readingUpdate #22: This was Wednesday at the Brussels2030 Summer Assembly ’23!
Update #22: This was Wednesday at the Brussels2030 Summer Assembly ’23! 700 people are joining the second Brussels2030 Summer Assembly this week. You can still join us till Sunday 02.07! Among you are many professionals from cultural, social, public and academic organisations from Brussels and far beyond. Together, we are laying the first foundations for…
Keep readingUpdate #21: Brussels2030 is looking for 100 young people between 15 and 30 to co-create the programme for Brussels’ candidacy to become European Capital of Culture
Update #21: Brussels2030 is looking for 100 young people between 15 and 30 to co-create the programme for Brussels’ candidacy to become European Capital of Culture
Keep readingUpdate #20: Molenbeek will submit the Brussels2030 candidacy: ‘If social cohesion through culture works in Molenbeek, it will work elsewhere.’
A partnership has now been formed for Brussels2030 with the arrival of Fatima Zibouh alongside Jan Goossens.
Keep readingUpdate #19: Brussels2030 is looking for an intern in Communication
Brussels2030 is in charge of preparing Brussels’ candidacy to become the European Capital of Culture in 2030. Discover our mission and activities on brussels2030.be. The offices are located at 63 Avenue d’Auderghem, 1040 Etterbeek (near Schuman and Place Jourdan). Profile General Communication Tasks Offer Apply
Keep readingUpdate #18: How do young people in Brussels see their future in 2030? Speak Up Brussels! gives a voice to the adults of tomorrow!
Speak Up Brussels! is an invitation to all young people in Brussels between the ages of 15 and 30 and to all youth organizations (associations, schools, academies, sports centers, and collectives) working directly with them to make their voices heard on the future of their city in 2030. In the context of Brussels’ candidacy to…
Keep readingUpdate #17: Fatima Zibouh joins Jan Goossens as co-mission holder with Brussels2030
Brussels2030 is pleased to announce the choice for Fatima Zibouh as the new co-mission holder alongside Jan Goossens. Appointed following an open selection procedure, Fatima Zibouh is an expert on diversity and inclusion issues. She is also involved in cultural issues in Brussels and completed her doctoral thesis on the cultural and artistic expressions of…
Keep readingUpdate #16: We answered questions at the Brussels Parliament (video)
On 23/01/2023, we were received at the Brussels Parliament to give an update on our city project and answer the many questions of the MEPs. Here you can watch the full session of the Brussels Parliament’s Finance and General Affairs Committee on Brussels2030, European Capital of Culture. Revisit our presentation at the Brussels Parliament:
Keep readingUpdate #15: Round tables with 19 museums
We continue to inform and bring all of Brussels together towards a common city project! In November, we met with 25 representatives from 19 museums and explored ways of working together on our candidacy. In three round tables, we presented our vision for 2030, looked back on the Summer Assembly and the Summer activities, and…
Keep readingUpdate #14: Read the Brussels2030 Summer Assembly Post Report
The Brussels2030 Summer Assembly is a key pillar in preparation of the Brussels’ candidacy as European Capital of Culture. The first edition was organized at Tour à Plomb from Monday July 4th till Friday July 8th 2022. The one-week event offered a dynamic program with keynotes, co-creation labs, bar talks, site visits, walkshops, film screenings and…
Keep readingUpdate #13: Brussels2030 moves forward: call to applications to motivated candidates to carry out the project Brussels2030 European Capital of Culture
UPDATE 17/10: VACANCIES HAVE BEEN CLOSED A little over a year ago, the government of the Brussels Capital Region mandated Jan Goossens and Hadja Lahbib to prepare Brussels’ candidacy as European Capital of Culture in 2030. “Brussels2030” is a great and inspiring project for our city, and for our region. Brussels2030 has chosen not only…
Keep readingUpdate #12: Read our first interim report to the Brussels government
Hadja Lahbib and Jan Goossens took office as the Brussels Government’s commissioners in the spring of 2021. This position includes the preparation of Brussels’ bid to become European Capital of Culture in 2030. In this report, we address our work and answer a number of specific questions, as requested in the agreement we concluded with…
Keep readingUpdate #11: Watch the videos of the Brussels2030 Summer Assembly
Throughout the week, Alina, Yasmina, Aya, Mohamed, Yassine, Wassim, Hachem, Youssra and Salma followed the Brussels2030 Summer Assembly under the enthusiastic guidance of Zakaria El Bakkali. In the framework of the Cine-Photo Workshop of the House of Cultures and Social Cohesion of Molenbeek, they made these two video reports. Part 1 Part 2
Keep readingUpdate #10: This was the Brussels2030 Summer Assembly!
Update #10: This was the Brussels2030 Summer Assembly! Almost a 1.000 people have been joining the first Brussels2030 Summer Assembly. Among you were many professionals from cultural, social, public and academic organisations from Brussels and far beyond. Together, we layed the first foundations for a cultural capital of Europe! Below, you find the summary of…
Keep readingUpdate #9: Customize our logo!
We are you. And you are us. So our logo is your logo. We kindly invite you to appropriate our brand new logo and make it your own. Optimize, enhance, develop, revamp, vandalize or upcycle it. Make it better. Or worse. Or just make it different. Sure, you can! Whether you are a ket, a…
Keep readingUpdate #8: We are news!
Bruxelles, capitale culturelle en 2030? Voici les trois grands chantiers du projet, des manifestations déjà prévues cet étéLa Libre, June 2022 Un parfum de Bruxelles 2030Le Soir, June 2022 Bruxelles capitale européenne de la culture 2030 : des premiers projets visibles cet étéLa DH, June 2022 Bruxelles 2030: construire ensemble la ville de la culture…
Keep readingUpdate #7: A fond farewell to ‘Lonesome Zorro’ Arno
Arno’s music was inextricably linked with his social engagement, as Jan Goossens, who together with Hadja Lahbib is assignement holder for Brussels2030, experienced first hand on many an occasion. The singer’s dream was one of a free and diverse Brussels, where life is good for everybody. ‘Arno was always happy to listen or have a…
Keep readingUpdate #6: Putting the link between Brussels and Kinshasa centre stage
Brussels2030 participated in the cultural, academic, political and economic mission in Kinshasa. The colonial heritage, its memory and the writing of a common future between Kinshasa and Brussels will be central to the preparation of the candidacy for the title of European Capital of Culture. This mission, which has the advantage of being transversal, is…
Keep readingUpdate #5: Building the Brussels Imaginary
On Friday 11 February, our think tank met on one of the three themes of the project that Brussels 2030 wants to develop: How can we dream, imagine and tell Brussels together, with a view to 2030? During this meeting, several people from civil society were invited to present their project, including the artist François…
Keep readingUpdate #4: Involving Brussels citizens in the creation of a broadly mobilised and supported urban project
How can we shape, govern and further democratise Brussels together in the run-up to 2030? How can many Brussels residents, especially those who are younger than 30 today, but who will jointly take over Brussels in 2030, let their voices be heard in the coming years, and have their say about the city they would…
Keep readingUpdate #3: Building places of the future where change multiplies
On October 15th 2021, our Think Tank discussed one of the key questions of the urban project that Brussels 2030 would like to develop: how can we, as inhabitants of Brussels, in the next decade build and make our city – its public spaces, its streets and squares, its buildings and infrastructures? How can we…
Keep readingUpdate #2: Meet us on 11/10
Together with its partners Brussels Museums, La Concertation – Action Culturelle Bruxelloise and N22 Brussels Community Centres, RAB/BKO organises on Monday 11 October a meeting with Hadja Lahbib and Jan Goossens, the missionaries of Brussels’ bid to become European Capital of Culture. As a network, we see this event as a necessary preparatory step towards…
Keep readingUpdate #1: We are news!
Hadja Lahbib et Jan Goossens veulent que “les Bruxellois s’approprient le titre de capitale culturelle” La Libre, May 21 Wordt Brussel culturele hoofdstad van Europa in 2030? ‘We willen meer dan een feestjaar’ Knack, May 21 De lange weg naar Brussel 2030: ‘We hebben een stadsproject nodig voor na de pandemie’ BRUZZ, May 21 Bruxelles…
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