Ulisse Bassi is a student at the University of Luxembourg, and as member of the students' delegation, he also represents other students. In our interview on Local Matters, Ulisse explains us the difficulties that students have with finding housing.
This is our first interview of this week's Local Matters on flatsharing.
Challenges for the elderly: The housing project of the association Beienhaus
The association Beienhaus aims to set up and promote a housing project where elderly people would live together in housing communities. In our interview, Gaby Monville explains the concept and the benefits of such a housing model. The interview is part of this week's Local Matters series on the risk of loneliness for elderly people.
Islam: Yusra's story
On Local Matters, Yusra tells us about her journey coming from Syria to Luxembourg in 2015 and how she feels being a Muslim in Luxembourg.
Islam: New report on Islamophobia
Women are the most frequent victims of Islamophobia. This is one of the results of the report on Islamophobia, recently published by the Observatoire de l’Islamophobie (OIL). In our interview on Local Matters, OIL’s president Jasmin Jahic tells us about the new report.
Giving birth: Photography for parents of stillborn babies
With her association Stärekanner, photographer Martine Pinnel creates memories for parents of stillborn babies. In our interview on Local Matters, she explains the why and the how. This is our last episode of this week's Local Matters on giving birth.
Giving birth: Interview with doula Natascha
What is a Doula and what’s the difference to a midwife? In our interview on Local Matters, Natascha tells us about her work. As a Doula, she accompanies women before and during giving birth.
Giving birth in a private birth centre
Why do women want to give births outside of the hospital? In our interview on Local Matters, Anne-Laure Metzler tells us about their lobbying activities. As a member of the association Gebuertshaus Letzebuerg Asbl, she advocates for a new legislation to allow births to be performed in private birth centres.
Light pollution: Interview with a lighting counselor
Too much artificial light harms the biorhythm and health - on top of consuming a lot of energy. In our interview on Local Matters, lighting counselor Daniel Gliedner explains how lighting can be improved in public spaces and on an individual level. This interview is part of this week's Local Matters series on light pollution.
Light pollution: The Nature Park Our's project "Night light"
99 percent of Europe’s residents live in light polluted environments. In Luxembourg, the most polluted areas are the ones in the south and around the capital. But even in the rural north, light pollution is a problem - for animals and humans. Last year, the Nature Park Our completed an EU-funded project on light pollution – together with other European regions. In our interview on Local Matters, project leader Laurent Spithovel tells us about the impact of light pollution.
Go vote: The Bertrange convivial brunch
Get people to vote while brunching: On 29 January, the municipality of Bertrange invites all their non-Luxembourgish residents. In our interview on Local Matters, mayor Monique Smit explains how this brunch is getting people to vote.
Go vote: The ZPB's project "Gemengewalen fir jiddereen"
How to vote, whom to vote for - the ZPB informs people about the upcoming municipal elections. On Local Matters, Annaïk Garin talks about their project “Gemengewalen fir jiddereen”.
Go vote: Asti's project Let's vote
With an online game, the Asbl Asti wants to encourage people to vote and inform the public about the upcoming elections. On Local Matters, Marc Piron talks about Asti’s upcoming project.
Stand-up Comedy: Interview with Anne Klein
Luxembourgish Comedian and actress Anne Klein on Local Matters tells why she prefers working in the UK.
Stand-up Comedy: Ben interviews the founders of Grande Duchesse Open Mic
On Local Matters, Ben interviews Aida Sghiri and Georgia Darke. They have founded the Grande Duchesse of Comedy, Luxembourg’s first all-female-run comedy club and open mic night.
Stand-up comedy: Luxembourg's two youngest comedians
For the first Local Matters series of this year, Benjamin George Coles talks to Alex Martin and Dimitri Tikaev, Luxembourg’s two youngest stand-up comedians, about how they got into stand-up and what it’s been like for them so far.
Homelessness: A random encounter, a personal story
For our last episode of this week’s Local Matters series on homelessness, I went to the social restaurant "Stemm vun der Strooss". I meant to ask those who live on the streets how they manage to keep up when it’s freezing out there. One man in his fifties was happy to talk, but not really interested in the questions I had for him. Let's listen to what he he wants to tell.
Homelessness: At the emergency shelter "Wanteraktioun"
250 beds are available at Wanteraktioun (WAK), the emergency shelter for homeless people in winter.
Homelessness: The Red Cross calls for owners to rent their properties
As it is freezing outside, homeless people quickly become the most vulnerable in society. With a new call, the Red Cross wants to prevent people from ending up on the street by signing rental contracts with potential landlords and landladies. On Local Matters, we’ve had Enes Agovic on the microphone, social worker with the Red Cross.
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.
Activism abroad: Solmaz' voice for Iran
For years, Solmaz Jodairi Saber has been active for human rights in her home country Iran, even though living in Luxembourg she can't do a lot, even though for many years, little has moved in Iran. On Local Matters, she tells us about her fight against the Iranian regime.