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“The “American anti-woke” blogger Cofnas is a postdoctoral researcher at #Ghent University’s department of philosophy and moral sciences, according to his website.

In a post on X on Thursday, Cofnas said: “I am under investigation by my university for discriminating against #Arday.”
He added in another post: “I was just suspended by Ghent. They will almost certainly fire me.”
Ghent University confirmed his suspension.
Cofnas was previously suspended by #Cambridge.”

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Nature, murder and horror !

Today I’m taking a brief break from the recent series by the left-handed photographer pixelfed.social/c/951011603116…

This morning I found my old hen dead in the middle of the chicken run. Her three much younger companions had left nothing but a trail of chaos and feathers... It’s been years since a fox last managed to steal our chickens. Our oldest Jack Russell is probably not as sprightly as she once was, so the fox took its chance. The photo is probably about 9 years old (though the hen was also very old), so there’s a chance she was the model for this photo too.

Rest in peace, hen.

The photo was taken with a Contax G2

#analog #portraits on #film with a #contaxg2 #carlzeiss 45mm glass and #kodak 400 . #analog is timeless. #filmphotography #ishootfilm #grainisgood #ghent #hen #art #model #portrait
#chicken #fox #horror


I had a lovely trip to Belgium and The Netherlands for the Dutch Pen Show.

The weather was super rainy, and I only got to do sunrise photos one morning, while in Ghent, but I did get a few good pics, like this one...

#Belgium #Ghent #Photography


🇵🇸‼️WE ARE BACK! We’re back in full force occupuying #UGent’s Campus Coupure. We demand an immediate full academic #boycot and the end of UGent’s complicity in the #genocide of the #Palestinian People. Come support us! 🔥📢

Find us here: openstreetmap.org/way/51921285

Updates via Signal: signal.group/#CjQKIA-yxLl1eEGS…

Other channels:
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#israel #studentOccupation #gent #ghent #belgium


May 9
22ste Anarchistische Boekenbeurs Gent
Saturday 8:00 AM - Sunday 9:59 PM GMT
Todon Acties

(English below)

22ste editie van de Anarchistische Boekenbeurs Gent

De wereld van autoriteit toont zijn lelijkste gelaat. Het is een tijd van de botste machtspolitiek, ongebreidelde plundering van de aarde, onderwerping van het leven aan technologie, digitalisering en economische efficiëntie. We worden geconfronteerd met de ultieme uiting van de brutaliteit van de staat: algemene militarisering en oorlog.

In plaats van ons uit angst of verslagenheid terug te plooien of te kiezen voor het minste kwaad, kiezen we voluit voor onze anarchistische ideeën en antiautoritaire ethiek. Geen knieval dus voor politiek en compromissen maar een zoektocht naar onze mogelijkheden voor autonome strijd met onze drang naar vrijheid als kompas.

In een wereld waarin staatsgeweld en autoritarisme welig tieren, is ons feest van analoog verzet en solidariteit meer dan ooit een noodzaak.

Op de anarchistische boekenbeurs vind je een ruim en divers aanbod aan boeken, publicaties, t-shirts, posters en stickers. Je kan er snuisteren tussen oude romans, revolutionaire klassiekers en nieuwe uitgaven van verschillende distro’s. Van filosofische werken tot strijdvoorstellen.

De boekenbeurs is meer dan alleen een plaats om je boekenverzamelzucht bot te vieren. Het is een plaats van uitwisseling en discussie, een plaats waar ideeën, individuen en collectieven elkaar kunnen ontmoeten en vinden in affiniteit.

Zo wordt de boekenbeurs een plaats waar oproepen tot sociale strijd, via discussie en informele ontmoetingen nieuwe inspiratie, zuurstof en dynamiek krijgen.

Welkom op 9 en 10 mei 2026 op de boekenbeurs!

Tot dan en leve de anarchie!

Contact: abgent(A)riseup.net

Op de boekenbeurs kan je enkel met cash betalen, toegang is gratis

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The 22 edition of the Anarchist Book Fair in Ghent

The world of authority is showing its ugliest face. It is a time of the crudest of power politics, unbridled plundering of the earth, the subjugation of life to technology, digitalisation and economic efficiency. We are confronted with the ultimate expression of state brutality: universal militarisation and war.

Instead of folding back out of fear or defeat, or choosing the lesser evil, we fully embrace our anarchist ideas and anti-authoritarian ethics. No kneeling before politics and compromise, but a search for our possibilities for autonomous struggle, with the desire for freedom as our compass. In a world where state violence and authoritarianism run rampant, our gathering of analogue resistance and solidarity is more necessary than ever.

At the Anarchist Book Fair you will discover a wide and diverse range of books, publications, t-shirts, posters and stickers. Rummage in old novels, revolutionary classics and new editions from various distros. From philosophical works to proposals for struggle.

The book fair is more than just a place to indulge your book-collecting urge. It is a place of exchange and discussion, a place where ideas, individuals and collectives can meet and find each other in affinity. This way the Book Fair becomes a space where calls for struggle, through discussion and informal encounters, find new inspiration and momentum.

Welcome on the 9th and 10th of May 2026 at the Book Fair. Until then — long live anarchy!

Contact: abgent(A)riseup.net

The Book Fair is a cash only event, admittance is free.

[Anarchistische boekenbeurs Gent (bron, bron, bron)]


#Introduction

I’m a guy (he/him) in his thirties from #Ghent #Belgium
I studied #philosophy and have broad interests, mainly #history and #politics but also things like #technology #art #books #gaming #photography #scifi #solarpunk and so on.

After my studies I drifted towards #Marxism and these last few years I’ve become very concerned about #ClimateChange This made me committed to #EcoSocialism

I’m a member of the local communist party :PvdaPtb: #PVDA #PTB and activist with :ExtinctionRebellion: @xrgent #ExtinctionRebellion

I usually post in #English but occasionally in #Dutch

Feel free to follow and interact with me!


Feb 17
Solidarity demo: Trial of the 7 against OIP/Elbit
Tuesday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM GMT
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17/02 - TRIAL OF THE SEVEN AGAINST OIP/ELBIT - SOLIDARITY DEMO - PROGRAM AND INFOS - OUDENAARDE 🚨

Solidarity Demo - Program

This Tuesday, February 17, seven activists will appear at the civil court of Oudenaarde, at 11 a.m., in room 08, after their criminal case was dismissed.

The hearing is public, let's show the judge our solidarity and support with the 7!

10 a.m. - Solidarity Demo

Speeches (FR/ENG/NL): StopElbit.be, Samidoun, Headquarters of a movement, Secours Rouge and Workers for Palestine and breakfast.

11 a.m.-1 p.m. - Hearing (indoor) - DUTCH

Stopelbit.be invite us to follow the 7 in the courtroom for those who wish!

From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Workshop School of Revolution (outside the Court) - FR/ENG/ARABIC

For those who do not wish to go inside.

1 p.m. - Speeches by the lawyers and the 7

The case in question

After a blocking action carried out on 24/03/2024 on the OIP/ELBIT site in Oudenaarde, seven activists are being prosecuted by OIP/ELBIT.

OIP/ELBIT is one of the main Israeli multinational arms companies. The blockade was intended to denounce the company's involvement in the ongoing genocide in Palestine, as well as to make its presence on Belgian soil visible.

Following numerous blockages on the Oudenaarde site, OIP/ELBIT is trying to intimidate the activists and set a precedent!

Today, OIP/ELBIT is claiming more than €65,000 in damages from the 7 activists.

Let's come together to show our support for the 7 and the solidarity struggles for the liberation of Palestine!

Let's also come together to prevent a multinational from threatening freedom of expression!

Let's come together against the repression of solidarity struggles for the liberation of Palestine!

✊🇵🇸✊🇵🇸

INFOS

📍Court address: Bourgondiëstraat 6, 9700 Oudenaarde

🕥 Trial length: 2 hours

☕ Coffees, teas and croissants

🚉 Collective departures from Brussels, Charleroi, Gent, Liège, Mons, Namur, Tournai and Vervier

🚗 Carpooling set up by Secours Rouge

🤓 More info on Stopelbit.be and @Stopelbit.be on Instagram.

[Stop Elbit (source a.o)]


If we stay within the themes of art, religion, and analog half-frame, then I still have some photo material. For a community centre called “Cabane Banane”, which temporarily used an old #rectory, I made a series of photos with a friend / model. Since this one was seen as a bit provocative, and they didn’t want to provoke the Catholic owners, it didn’t become the poster…

The experience of photographing and exhibiting in a former rectory subtly influenced the trajectory of my work, as elements of religious symbolism and reference began to emerge.

A new collection : pixelfed.social/c/897058002523…

The photo was taken with a half-frame Olympus Pen EES-2.

I took a moment to scroll through the archive. #onfilm made with an #Olympus #Pen #halfframe. And back then, definitely with #Fujifilm 400 #analog is timeless. #filmphotography #ishootfilm #grainisgood #halfframeclub #cabanebanane #ghent #Maria #banana #art #model #portrait #saint


If we stay within the themes of art, religion, and analog photography , then I still have some photo material. For a community centre called “Cabane Banane”, which temporarily used an old #rectory, I made a series of photos with a friend / model.

This photo did become a wall piece above the DJ set.
A large print was made with Rasterbator and pasted onto the old ribbed wallpaper that was already present in the rectory.

The experience of photographing and exhibiting in a former rectory subtly influenced the trajectory of my work, as elements of religious symbolism and reference began to emerge.

A new collection : pixelfed.social/c/897058002523…

The photo was taken with a Contax G2

#analog #portraits on #film with a #contaxg2 #carlzeiss 45mm glass and #Ilford XP2 400 . #analog is timeless. #filmphotography #ishootfilm #grainisgood #cabanebanane #ghent #Maria #art #model #portrait #saint The original title was : Forgive me for I ( smashed #Jezus head )


Discover Ghent, Belgium : The Hidden Gem You Need to Visit in 2026 – Medieval Charm, Scenic Canals, and Less Crowd- All You Need To Know Now ! byteseu.com/1704925/ #Belgium #BelgiumTourism #BelgiumTravel #BelgiumTravelNews #Canals #Europe #EuropeanTravelNews #Ghent #TravelNews




Hélène Mallebrancke 1924 1st female #Belgian civil #engineer graduate at #Ghent University. Qualified as electrical engineer 1925. 1 of 1st #womenengineers in #Belgium. Joined Belgian public telephone service, Régie des Télégraphes et Téléphones. 1940 was chief engineer in charge of the Ghent region. #WWII involved in Belgian Resistance, keeping Allied #telecomms operational against huge odds whilst terminally ill. d. OTD 30 Aug 1940 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9l…
@histodons @CarveHerName