Since March 2020, the avenue Van Vollenhoven in Schaerbeek is car-free. The decision was motivated by the need for social distancing during the COVID-19 crisis. For eight months, the inhabitants of Schaerbeek took great advantage of the space. Children learned to ride bicycles and skate. Older people could walk around and enjoy social life at a safe distance. PRMs and cyclists could safely cross the park to the other side of Schaerbeek....

Dear Elke Van Den Brandt, We, citizens of Brussels, kindly ask you to make Sunday Without Cars every Sunday at least till the end of September. ...

We are not against cars. They do have their utility. But why privatise most of the public space in our commune for those cars that make our streets quite dangerous for our kids? Can’t we share this public space?...

To the School of the Art Institute of Chicago Student Conduct Board – Debbie Martin, Interim Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs; Edwin Darrell, Acting Dean of Student Life; Dawn Gavin, Dean of Undergraduate Studies; and Laura Lamb, Director of Campus Life:...

Dear Colleagues, Stakeholders, and Advocates of Social Work, As Social Work Month comes to a close, we take this opportunity to reflect on the vital role of our profession and its enduring challenges. Social work is invaluable, broad, and diverse, encompassing a wide range of roles that profoundly impact individuals, families, and communities....

To the Hinge Team, the Tinder Team and the Match Group, We are writing this letter not just as banned users, but as people—people who feel hurt, dismissed, and silenced by a system that refuses to treat us with basic fairness and humanity. One by one, we were removed from your platform with no warning, no explanation, and no real chance to appeal fairly. And when we asked why, we were met not with compassion, but with copy-paste replies and automated denials....

Dear colleagues and community members, We, trainee clinical psychologists, students and teaching staff at the University of Southampton, feel compelled to address the disturbing events which happened over the summer and express our unwavering support for refugees, immigrants, and all members of our diverse community....

We, the undersigned, declare our solidarity with Helyeh Doutaghi, who has been suspended by Yale Law School based on anonymous and unsubstantiated allegations of being a “terrorist.” ...

Aufruf zur sofortigen Konstitution des Bundestags Sehr geehrte Frau Heidi Reichinnek, sehr geehrter Herr Sören Pellmann, ...

Greetings to the government of the United States of America. Please follow your values. At this year’s Munich security conference, the Vice President (President JD Vance) spoke about European countries and their values of democracy, when you talked about how European nations are not recognizing and following “Democracy” correctly ....

Dear fellow students, We are at a pivotal point in history. Recently, a Columbia University student, Mahmoud Khalil, was publicly defamed by US President Trump as an anti-Semitic terror supporter, and later imprisoned. With this move, a fundamental right that must be protected in any democratic society is being trampled on. This alarming event strikes at the heart of academic freedom, human rights and the fundamental principles that universities should uphold....

March 2025 Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. We the undersigned demand justice for mothers who had their babies taken, and for the adopted people who were taken....