2023-05-29 16:02:00
The Stand Up Coalition, bringing together several associations fighting once morest the far right, organized a rally on Sunday followingnoon on Place Poelaert in Brussels presented as “a festive act of solidarity and resistance once morest intolerance and hatred. ”.
The action was specially set up at the same time as the meeting of the Vlaams Belang, the far-right Flemish party, which was held on the Place de l’Albertine, a few hundred meters away. The demonstration passed off peacefully. Participants unfurled “fascists not welcome” and “stop racism, sexism, LGBTQI + phobia” banners. Others waved flags, including the logo of the New Anti-Capitalist Party (NPA), to a techno sound.
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The Stand Up Coalition had called on “all collectives, organizations and individuals” to join the action to fight “ once morest the far right and peacefully express opposition to racist and anti-social forces that threaten to deepen inequalities and violence in our society”.
The police were on site to supervise the demonstration, with several combis parked on avenue Louise and rue aux Laines.
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