Successful Launch of Petition for Speaking Right
 On 31 August, the right to live in Doel expired for people who rent a house. Those who do not want to leave their dwellings, will soon be forced to leave. On Sunday, 30 August, the united action groups of Doel launched a campaign to obtain the right to discuss a new destiny for the village in the Flemish Parliament. At the launch event on the dike, representatives from five political parties, including two majority parties, pleaded for maintaining Doel until the construction of the new dock. This campaign to be heard in the Parliament enjoys the support of Wim Van Hees, the chairman of Ademloos [Breathless], a major protest movement against the construction of a polluting bridge in Antwerp, who also delivered a speech. On that same day, we collected no fewer than 1,000 signatures.
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Presentation of three special works of art - The "Fisherman" statue of René Frik en Maarten Donders (NL), replacing the original fisherman statue which was removed by the authorities >>>
- The "Mayday…Mayday…Mayday…for Doel" sailboat of nautical artist Brigitte Strick >>>
- A 50-m-long banner with handpainted letters by KunstKater artists' collective from the city of Lier >>>
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 Ruigoord Consulate in Doel
Another art-related event was the opening of a Ruigoord consulate in Doel. Ruigoord is an artists' free haven in the port of Amsterdam. Ruigoord artists and the Amsterdam Balloon Society also intend to sculpt an "axis mundi" in Doel.
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 | KunstDoel-Outside film Jan Gaudissabois made a new film about the opening of the KunstDoel Outside project on 24 May. It can been viewed on the KunstDoel Youtube site >>> |  | Last Post in Doel Listen to "The Last Post" in Doel: a moving finale to the classical concert (Stabat Mater - Pergolesi) in the church on 27 August. Also on Youtube >>> | | | Inconsistent Flemish policies...
Our homepage shows two video fragments starring former Minister President Dewael (in 2000) and Minister Peeters (in 2006), who make statements about Doel that are in flagrant contradiction (transcribed in English) >>> |
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Other important data for your agenda: - 30 sep: "The Longest Table in Doel": Doel artist Denise Aerts invites everybody in Flanders to jointly build the longest table ever in the streets of Doel and hold a mass eating festival. Start at 14 hrs.
- Poetry evenings:
5 Sep (Spuikom, Doel); 13 Sep (Schellebelle); 18 sep (Westerlo); 15 Oct (Hopsack, Antwerp); 10 Nov (Boekenbeurs, Antwerp) Info: Frank De Vos (0476 /456.996 - speelland.de.vos@scarlet.be) - as of 8 Sep: exhibit of Doel pictures by Tijs Mauro (Elcker-Ick, Antwerp)
- Still on (last weeks!): permanent open-air exhibit KunstDoel-Outside
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(with many thanks to photographer Richard De Nul)
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