Belgian local elections 2012
This weekend’s election campaign events
Oct 6th
Please show your support for the PS/SP.a candidates, and especially Jo Wood (in Brussels) and Belinda Pyke (in Woluwé Saint-Pierre):
Saturday 6 October
Woluwé Saint-Pierre: Jeune PS have a stand at 55 Avenue Gribaumont, Woluwé Saint-Pierre, and there will be a big presence of candidates at 11:00.
Sunday 7 October
Brussels: Please join Jo Wood and colleagues at 11:00 to hand out leaflets at the broacante on Square Ambiorix. Please wear something red, tell your friends, and spread the word!
Woluwé Saint-Pierre: the candidates will be doing a bike ride across the commune from 10.30 to 17.30. Please come out to support them!
Communal elections – meet the candidates this Tuesday
Sep 16th
Belgian communal elections: meet the candidates
Brussels PS-sp.a campaign headquarters, 74 Rue de Midi, 1000 Brussels (off rue du Lombard by the Grand Place and near Bourse metro station)
Tuesday 18 September at 20:00
Jutta Buyse (Echevine and sp.a candidate standing in Forest) and Delphine Houba (N°45 on the Brussels list) and political advisor to Paul Magnette will talk (in English) about the issues and the campaign for the communal elections, to be held on 14 October.
Brussels Labour’s candidates – Belinda Pyke, June O’Keeffe and Jo Wood will also present their campaigns and explain how you can get involved.
Join in the communal elections campaign
Jul 12th
Friday 13 July from 17:00
You are invited to attend the inauguration of the PS and sp.a campaign headquarters – come and meet Freddy Thielemans, Bourgmestre of Brussels, the candidates as well as the non-Belgian EU candidates: Luisa, Patricia, Sylvain, Anastasia, and Jo Wood of Brussels Labour, who have all been selected for the PS-sp.a list of the Ville de Bruxelles
Rue du Midi 74, 1000 Brussels
Thursday 19 July 2012 at 19:00
‘Get people registered’ drive – see the brochure from the Brussels-Europe Liaison Office.
Meeting point: Place du Luxembourg – contact the Secretary for more details
Sunday 22 July 2012 at 19:00
Leafleting with Ans Peersons, sp.a
Location to be confirmed, but probably Stevin/Ambiorix/Schuman area – further details to follow
Pascal Smet to speak at branch meeting on Wednesday 20 June
Jun 18th
Belgian Communal elections: Pascal Smet – Flemish Minister for Education, Youth, Equal Opportunities and Brussels Affairs
L’Horloge du Sud, Rue du Trône 141, 1050 Ixelles
Venue open from 19:30 – Meeting at 20:00 – If you would like to eat, please come early and order before the meeting starts.
Italian PD event on Friday 15 June
Jun 7th
The Brussels section of the Partito Democratico is pleased to invite you to an evening to present the Italian candidates who are on the list of the Parti Socialiste for the communal elections.
To get to know our candidates, have a drink together and listen to good music, we would be delighted to welcome you on Friday 15 June from 21:00 at the Club Union St-Gilloise (Chaussée de Bruxelles 223, Forest).
This will also be an opportunity to remember the importance of the right for foreigners to vote and the administrative formalities that are necessary to be able to exercise that right.
