From November 30th to December 6th, 2023, Brussels hosted an intercontinental delegation of INSP!R network representatives from the 4 corners of the globe. They were in Belgium for a few days to take part in a series of meetings organized as part of the INSP!R steering committee.

¡Del 30 de noviembre al 6 de diciembre de 2023, Bruselas acogió a una delegación intercontinental de la red INSP!R. Representantes de los cuatro rincones del mundo estuvieron en Bélgica durante unos días para participar en una serie de reuniones organizadas en el marco de la reunión del comité de pilotaje intercontinental de INSP!R.

Bruxelles accueillait du 30 novembre au 6 décembre 2023 une délégation intercontinentale du réseau INSP !R. Venu.es des 4 coins du monde, les différent.es représentant.es étaient présent.es en Belgique pendant quelques jours afin de participer à une série de rencontres organisées dans le cadre de la réunion du comité de pilotage intercontinental d’INSP !R.

It feels strange, standing amidst the ruins of Angkor Watt and talk about the earth we hope to leave for our children. We stick pictures of our children on a protest sign, which has “System change, not Climate Change” written on it with bold letters, made by five people from all over Asia, from trade unions, NGOs or social movements but having a birthday month in common. We then went on to also plant trees to offset the CO2 from their travel, mostly symbolic to show our commitment to a greener planet.
« These past days were all about getting to KNOW more about climate justice (not change), getting to FEEL what a burning issue it is, and getting to ACT by deciding on how to jointly fight for climate justice, just transition and adaptive social protection. » Bismo Sanyoto, who is the coordinator of the INSP!R Asia Network for WSM sharing the three goals of this gathering, in a context where the most affected are the most excluded.