With over 30,000 visitors each day, Paris is home to the most famous museum in the world. But behind this icon of the art industry lies a more complex reality for Parisian artists. Beyond the internationally renowned historic city of Paris, there are more than 10,000 living and contemporary artists, as well as hundreds of artistic spaces with popular, hybrid, and innovative initiatives in Paris that do not enjoy the same visibility. 59Rivoli is a good example; an independent and free alternative art center that disrupts the norms of art…
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mortierbrigade asks an inconvenient question for ZIJkant and Equal Pay Day
In 2023, the European Parliament approved the Pay Transparency Act. A guideline that demands more salary transparency of companies. Only through more pay transparency, employees will know if they are being paid correctly, and thus close the wage gap. Nowadays, men still earn 21% more than women. As this is a guideline, it’s still not an obligation. Talking about your salary should not remain a taboo in 2024. That’s why mortierbrigade and directing duo Lionel Goldstein (Czar) created a new film for ZIJkant for Equal Pay Day on March 17.…
Read MoreOfficial reports of verbal aggression against public transport staff used as basis for rap song
Rappers frequently pepper their songs with obscenities. But the torrents of abuse in “Respect”, the new song by the rapper Youssef Swatt’s, are not poetry. In fact, they are taken literally from official reports and are examples of the genuine insults hurled daily at the staff of the Brussels transport company, STIB-MIVB. The transport company aims to address the problem with this new campaign. “Son of a bitch”, “Asshole”, “Shut your face, you little slut”, “You piss me off, you’re a piece of shit”, … The words come as a…
Read MoreMortierbrigade: Apply your skills to the household
Equal Pay Day and mortierbrigade have been closing the wage gap between men and women for the past 18 years. And you wouldn’t be wrong to call it a success story, because the wage gap became smaller, laws concerning this topic were altered, the matter has been on the political agenda every year and the campaigns are amongst some of the most awarded of our country, nationally and globally. This success story got noticed abroad as well. That is why mortierbrigade was appointed to create a campaign that will run…
Read Moremortierbrigade strikes again on Equal Pay Day
mortierbrigade has been creating quirky campaigns for Equal Pay Day for over ten years. This year is no different with the agency producing another striking campaign about the persisting gender pay gap. The stars of the film are a group of former elite Belgian athletes, with a surprise leading role for… the umbilical cord. In their film ‘The Umbilical Cord’ directors Lionel Goldstein shine the spotlight on six former Belgian champions, namely hammer thrower Kathleen De Wolf (six-time world champion), pole vaulter Karen Pollefeyt (5 gold medals at the Belgian…
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