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Who are you locking up?

The launch of the “Who are you locking up?” campaign will take place on Saturday, April 5 at House of Compassion, from 11:00 to 13:00. This event will focus on migration, particularly the issue of detaining people without residence permits in closed centers.

Program:

  • 11:00 – Introduction by Staf Peeters, presenting the NRV network, the Jubilee Year of Hope, and the campaign.
  • 11:15 – Geneviève Frère from House of Compassion will introduce the speakers.
  • 11:20 – Testimony by Zana Hanafi, human rights activist, about his migration journey to Belgium / “Change” program by JRS Belgium.
  • 11:45 – Break and musical interlude by Paul Takahashi.
  • 12:00 – Ruben Bruynooghe, lawyer and visitor at the Caricole transit center, and coordinator of the JRS Belgium visitors’ team.
  • 12:15 – Francine Esther Kouablan, MRAX.
  • 12:30 – Discussion with the audience.
  • 13:00 – Solidarity meal, to which everyone is warmly invited.

A simultaneous NL/FR translation will be provided.

Feel free to register via the link: www.houseofcompassion.be/inscription or by email if the link does not work.

Date

05 Apr 2025
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Time

11:00 - 13:00