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Residents oppose the Bascharage bypas construction

For years, residents of Bascharage have been opposing the plans of the commune to build a bypass road. The municipality argues that the bypass would keep drive-through traffic out of the city centre. Residents however fear that the road will destroy local forests. Now, they took their fight to court. On Local Matters, Patrizia Arendt, president of the citizens' initiative Bigs, explains why they oppose the infrastructure works.

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tags: Local Matters, environment, traffic, mobility, Minett, activism
categories: Local Matters
Wednesday 07.24.24
Posted by Franziska Peschel
 

Reclaim the night with Megaphone

Next Tuesday, the new activist platform Megaphone organises its first ever event, gathering all those who are disadvantaged in patriarchy to reclaim the night. In our interview, Megaphone member Marine talks about the event and the new platform.

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tags: Luxembourg, Breakfast Show, Feminism, activism
categories: Breakfast Show
Thursday 04.25.24
Posted by Franziska Peschel
 

Climate crisis: Why Luxembourg's activists don't disturb

Why are Luxembourg’s climate activists so well-behaved? Whereas militants in other countries invent new forms of protest and intend to disrupt the regular functioning of society, Luxembourg’s activists stay quiet. In our interview on Local Matters, Sofia and Brice, members of the collective Rise for Climate Luxembourg tell us why they struggle to mobilize allies for more disruptive forms of protest.

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tags: Local Matters, local, Luxembourg, climate, activism, social, environment
categories: Local Matters, socials issues
Thursday 07.13.23
Posted by Franziska Peschel
 

Climate crisis: Traces of the drought

As the world’s climate activists rise up and chose more disruptive means to recall the urgency, in Luxembourg anyone disrupts the functioning of society - although drought and heatwaves leave traces in nature as Claudine Feltgen from the Asbl natur&emwelt explains. Local Matters this week focuses on climate change and climate activism.

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tags: Local Matters, climate change, activism, nature, local, luxembourg
categories: Local Matters
Wednesday 07.12.23
Posted by Franziska Peschel
 

Voices Matter: Why Christos Floros doesn't sleep

Christos Floros doesn't sleep. Christos is on a mission which doesn't allow him to. He wants to make politics in Luxembourg accessible to everyone, and he wants to make more people participate in politics. On Voices Matter, Christos tells us why he has committed to his mission and how he feels about Luxembourg's politics.

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tags: Luxembourg, Voices Matter, politics, activism
categories: Politics, Voices Matter
Monday 06.26.23
Posted by Franziska Peschel
 

Activism abroad: Don't forget about Ukraine

In our interview on Local Matters, Philippe Schockweiler, a journalist from Luxembourg, explains what keeps him going back to Ukraine, again and again, to report about the people behind the news. He is our second interview guest today. Before, we hear what the association LUkraine has been up to lately, with vice-president Inna Yaremenko.

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tags: local, Luxembourg, Local Matters, Ukraine, activism
categories: Local Matters
Friday 12.16.22
Posted by Franziska Peschel
 

Activism abroad: "Sleeping with Pengovsky"

"Sleeping with Pengovsky" is the name of Aljaz's blog. In our interview on Local Matters, he tells us what his perspective as a Luxembourg resident can contribute to the discourse on Slovenian politics.

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tags: Local Matters, local, Luxembourg, activism, politics, Slovenia
categories: Local Matters
Tuesday 12.13.22
Posted by Franziska Peschel
 

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