Oostende, Belgium We took a train to something that our colleagues described to us as an annual political festival. Once we were at the train station, it only took about 75 minutes to get to Oostende from Brussels. We had left in sunny weather, but once past Burges, not far away, we could see the …
Author: Chief Organizer
Post-Industrial Renewal is Not Easy
Charleroi Hardly more than an hour from Brussels is another side of Belgium in Charleroi. This was the coal-mining, industrial center of Belgium. Over the last fifty or more years, the mines shut down. Perhaps one steel mill is left in operation, but the long, hulking buildings and giant smokestacks can be seen …
The Dialectical Process Drives Good Organizing
Brussels It had been a busy day for our team in Brussels. We began with an early meeting with the home-and-away team to get our plans together. We split up with half of us heading to the office and half to hit the doors, meeting several members from our affiliate to test the rap …