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On 15 March 2008, cafebabel.com Brussels will take part in "Brussels, capital of Europe", a 2 day-event organised by the European Movement Belgium on 15 & 16 March 2008.

From 26 October to 23 March 2008 the Museum of Europe opens its doors to welcome you to an exhibition staged to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome, marking half a century of European unification. The history of Europe is on display via all possible channels and the visit is rich in contrast, surprisingly and above all individual.

The visitor starts his journey in 1945 and is welcomed by an impressive installation. A couple of hundred shoes march lock-step and they are suspended on wire which symbolises the amazement and the stupidity of war.

The exhibition touches all important happenings of European History until today without repeating all facts we already know from fact books. In fact the visitor meets at the push of a button people from all over Europe who are sharing their visions, experiences and wishes with the visitor. The fact that they speak in the native language with subtitles gives an slight impression of the variety of the European Union. All in all it is true that the organizer describe the exposition as „series of visual, auditory or tactile impressions that are designed to touch the heart as well as the mind, to make you, the audience, not only think, but also feel.“

Don’t miss it!

Date: Until 23 of March 2008 EXTENDED UNTIL MAY 12 !!!

Location:
Tour&Taxis, Brussels

Read more: http://www.expo-europe.be/site/visites/visites.html

Blog related to the exposition: http://blog.expo-europe.be/

Photos : Stella Willborn & Graziella Jost

Dear all,

We are pleased to invite you at this conference hosted by the Madariaga European Foundation, in partnership with cafebabel.com

The Founder of Transparency International, Dr Peter Eigen, will present his views on how to best fight global corruption on Tuesday February 12th at the Madariaga European Foundation, rue Royale 87, Brussels, at 12:30

Peter Eigen, creator of Transparency International, is a strong advocate of civil society as a major global force for social change. He describes how, in a world of globalization, civil society members can and must fill a vacuum on behalf of ordinary citizens. He describes how members of civil society can work together and with the business community, governments and academia to change their world decisively.

"Posts, hits and clicks: the new sounds of e-democracy- How can blogs launch new political debates".

We will present the new online community tools and how you- whether you are representing an NGO, an MEP, a company or simply yourself- can use them.

Cafebabel.com will be popping open the champagne in Brussels for the launch of the Babel community.
Special guests are invited to discuss the new and increasing influence of bloggers and how this is changing traditional media.

Mr Jean Quatremer, Journalist for Libération, independant blogger
Ms Ylva Tiveus, Director Communication, Media and Services, European Commission
Mr Frank Van Bockstal, Echevin, E-Government, Etterbeek commune

By invitation only. If you are interested in participating please send an email to info.bruxelles@cafebabel.com

Click here to view the invitation

A projet of Bazarts (www.bazarts.org)

The Roots under the asphalt

beneath my feet

sometimes become entwined with me

Sometimes with the place

That I just left

And sometimes to both

In one single movement.

I think this is

What you call

“Heimat”.