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Catherine Warin (lawyer, president of Passerell) joined Simon today to talk about their response to the Luxembourg authorities’ recent decision to stop accepting single men in accommodation for asylum seekers. Passerell have already experienced the consequences of this decision as they receive young asylum seekers who have nowhere to go. The public can help these asylum seekers and Passerell in the following ways: Passerell collects donations in kind, mainly tents, duvets, blankets and warm men's clothing. Donations can be dropped off Monday to Friday between 9am and 6pm at the association's offices (4 rue Mathias Hardt, 1717 Luxembourg). If necessary, they can be contacted in advance by phone (+352 621 592 954) or e-mail (contact@passerell.lu). If you don't have any equipment, you can also make a donation to the association's bank account (tax deductible) : IBAN : LU54 1111 7043 2710 0000 BIC : CCPLLULL

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How to talk about racism to black people? How to talk about it to children? And why we shouldn't just ignore it - Corrida joined us on Voices Matter to talk about these matters.

Gender equality is still particularly visible in sports. On Local Matters today, we talk to a local women's volleyball team about how they perceive the inequality. And Maurice Bauer, alderman for gender equality at the city of Luxembourg, explains what the commune does to increase equality.

Laibach are coming to Luxembourg. The legendary Slovenian industrial rock act is scheduled to appear at Den Atelier on 7 November.

Centres for homeless people in Luxembourg are not well enough equipped to accomodate women. Places exclusively for women are lacking. In our interview on Local Matters, Alexandra Oxacelay, the director of Stemm vun der Stroos, tells us more about their situation. Photo: Pedro Ribeiro Simões via flickr https://flic.kr/p/GysvP

A live in the streets is more dangerous and more violent for women than for men. Women tend to hide instead of seeking help, and avoid mixed spaces as they are often not adapted to women's needs. In Brussels, the Asbl L'Ilot last month opened a new day care centre - for women only. Franziska went to interview the director Ariane Dierickx.

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Esther Leick from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Luxembourg spoke with Simon about the NGO’s continuing work in Sudan, Afghanistan and Palestine. MSF delivers emergency medical humanitarian aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, healthcare exclusion and natural or man-made disasters. In Palestine, MSF is calling for safe zones to remain in the north and for regular ceasefires as well as calling for the restoration of sufficient and immediate access to drinking water for the population of the Gaza Strip. Six months since conflict broke out, Sudan´s brutal war continues to inflict immeasurable suffering: endangering lives, displacing millions from their homes, and causing deaths even in areas far from frontlines. To prevent a larger tragedy, MSF calls for a substantial increase in humanitarian efforts, the safeguarding of medical staff, humanitarian workers and civilians, for the removal of administrative blockages on medical and humanitarian staff and supplies, and for people to be allowed unhind

Cidalia Monteiro has a Portuguese sounding name but she doesn't speak Portuguese and she doesn't look like a Portuguese. Since she arrived in Luxembourg as a kid, her Cape Verdean origins have caused quite some confusion - at least for the others. Cidalia knows where her roots are.

Artificial intelligences reproduce racist stereotypes. For the people concerned, this can have serious consequences. In our interview on Local Matters, digital rights activist Oyidiya Oji talks about the risks.

Freda Deed and Carrie Cannon from Think Pink Lux joined Simon to talk about this coming Sunday's Race for the Cure 2023. Think Pink Lux is a Luxembourg registered ASBL formed in October 2009 by a small group of volunteers whose lives have been touched by cancer either directly or through their families and friends. The purpose is simple; to support women living in Luxembourg with the day to day reality of cancer. Think Pink Lux has the following mission: to raise awareness of cancers affecting women, to support women living in Luxembourg with cancer, and to raise funds to meet these objectives. Race for the Cure 2023 takes place on Sunday, 15 October 2023 from 9:00 am 12:00 pm. The race starts at the Youth Hostel Echternach and further information and registration details can be found at www.thinkpinklux.com

Next week, Diana Tape holds a workshop on how to avoid and react to micro-aggressions in the framework of Black History Month. On Local Matters, she explains all about the upcoming workshop and about micro-aggressions.

Jess Baudry - one of the founders of Festrogen, a women-centric, multi-part comedy festival hosted in Luxembourg - joined Simon to talk about this month’s event. Festrogen aims to build a safe space for people identifying as women, non-binary, and/or queer and to perform, and to develop and hone their comedy skills through workshops and comedy showcases. This year’s festival offers three workshops to both established comedians and those just getting started: ‘How to be a Great MC & Work a Crowd’ with Mel Byron, ‘Joke Writing for Beginners’ with Anshita and Erin, and ‘Standing Up to Imposter Syndrome’ with Alexandra Neves. The 2023 MINI Festrogen is taking place on 27th-28th October in Luxembourg City. More details can be found at www.festrogenfestival.com.

On Local Matters, we use this pre-election mood to talk about the quality of this election. Half of all residents are not entitled to vote because they don't have the Luxembourgish nationality. For today's interview, I invited Christos Floros to talk about his new movement Change for Luxembourg.

They’ve been featured on Balkan Express already, but since Dubioza Kolektiv has a gig in Rockhal this coming Friday, we thought we’d a have a chat with them. Enjoy this full-length interview with the band that defies all genres.

Sarah Andjelkovic joined the Breakfast Show team to talk about the upcoming Luxembourg poetry slam championship. The Luxembourg poetry slam championship involves poets who present their own texts in front of a demanding jury, namely the public. All languages ​​are allowed, as long as the flow is there. The right word at the right time is THE ticket for candidates for the German-speaking championship in Bochum in November 2023 or for the European championship in Antwerp in January 2024, or even – who knows? – to reach the worlds. The Luxembourg poetry slam championship takes place at Rotondes on Friday 13th October at 20:00.

This time on Voices Matter, Brilliant Tene Tene from Cameroum, shares his party with took him to Belgium, where he felt rejected, to Luxembourg, where he found a new home.