A grassroots movement in Belgium seeking system change brought together the country’s largest trade union, e-NGOs, anti-poverty groups, eco-entrepreneurs and others. Nick Meynen reports. At a well-attended launch event in Brussels on Tuesday (November 14), UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Olivier de Schutter explained why he supports the movement’s demands: The really poor don’t benefit from subsidies for electric cars or insulation, while they suffer from bad insulation, higher rent and more exposure to pollution. That … Continue reading Grassroots Group Seeks to Change the System, One Step at a Time