Although Brussels urbanism owes a lot to Congo’s treasures, Sub-Saharan immigration appeared after the independence. African immigrants shape the city, they settled their centre at Matonge. They became part of the city working both for their own communities as well as being open to the intercultural life.

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PROGRAM :

18:30 – 19:45 Restoration Horloge du Sud; 20:00 – 20:05 Introduction Brussels Academy & CBAI; 20:05 – 20:10 Introduction Mirko Popovich (Africalia); 20h10 – 20h40 Contextualization Jacinthe Mazzocchetti (UCL); 20h40 – 20h55 Artistic Intermezzo: Joy Slam Poetry (Italian-Burundian); 20h55 – 21h15 Panel with 5 witnesses; 21: 15 – 21:20 Video clips of VIPs

21:20 – 21: 40 Panel of 5 witnesses + Documentary; 21: 40 – 21: 43 Video; 21: 45 – 21: 50 Conclusion by Prof. Andrea Rea (ULB); 22:00 – … Jam Session at Foyer

*The discussions will take place mainly in French

CBAI in coproduction with

Brussels Academy aims at being a space for exchange of knowledge, discussions and workshops on topics regarding Brussels and the urban space (policies, urbanism, diversity, …). It works hard to create a genuine platform between, on the one hand the academic world and scientific research, and on the other, civil society, administration and politics.

Partners :  Billy Kalonji  ; Job@Ubuntu ; Ken Ndiaye