Focus day on 3 April 2024

Sharing flats, shared housing : towards better living together in Brussels

This very rewarding day of reflection was devoted to exploring new avenues of action to make shared living a fulfilling way of life (good practice, legal framework, social support, etc.).

Coloc-Actions would like to extend its warmest thanks to the day's speakers, who shared their considerable expertise with us.

Contributing speakers

Mr Nicolas Bernard
(Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Law, UCLouvain St-Louis)

Overview of legislation and developments in the field of shared accommodation

Ms Veerle Stroobants
(Staff member of the Belgian Interfederal Service for Combating Poverty, Precariousness and Social Exclusion)

Obstacles and difficulties in "living together under the same roof" for recipients of social benefits

Mr Jarfi Hassan
(Vice-Chairman of the foundation, the Ihsane Jarfi refuge)

Emergency accommodation for young people at odds with the law because of homophobia or transphobia

Mr Defraigne Lionel
(Project Manager, Singa ASBL)

Comme A La Maison - Shared accommodation

Mr Ali Yousfi
(Chairman and founder of Coloc-Actions ASBL)

Shared flats, shared housing: towards better living together in Brussels

Mr Laurent Clerget
(Collaborator for Coloc-Actions ASBL)

Coloc-Actions' services and activities

Photos of the day

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Hemicycle of the Brussels Parliament

Arrival of participants

Welcoming participants

Participant registration

Overview of legislation and developments in the field of shared accommodation

Day of reflection on shared housing

Start of presentation "Emergency accommodation for young people at odds with the law because of homophobia or transphobia".

Emergency accommodation for young people at odds with the law because of homophobia or transphobia

A day of reflection at the Brussels Parliament

Active listening during the day of reflection

Comme A La Maison - Shared accommodation

A most instructive day

Shared flats, shared housing: towards better living together in Brussels

Coloc-Actions' services and activities

Course of the day's discussion on shared housing

Lunch

Discussion on the morning lectures

Lunchtime workshops

Thank you to everyone who took part

Mr ALi Yousfi - Founder-Chairman Coloc-Actions ASBL

Brussels Parliament

List of contact details for the day's participants

You will find the contact details of the participants here

Summary of comments and evaluations from the day

You can find the evaluations of the day's discussions here here