Dear Friends,
We are pleased to announce the new BLYM Monthly Cause
Sponsors: Dan Flynn. The Active Sponsor is Carla Goffi, Member, Belgium and Luxembourg Yearly Meeting.
Dear Ffriends,
We are pleased to announce Diwan House as the Belgium and Luxembourg Yearly Meeting (BLYM) Monthly Cause starting 1 March and continuing as the Monthly Cause until further notice.
Diwan House, A.S.B.L. https://espacediwan.be/ siège sociale à Avenue Georges Henri 124 à 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Bruxelles, provides emergency accommodation for migrants.
It has perennially been the most supported BLYM Monthly Cause.
This Cause is supported by other BLYM members/attenders, some of whom have placed a standing order with their bank for automatic monthly donations directly to Diwan House.
Donations to Diwan House can be made to:
Quakers BLMM, IBAN: BE76 9794 2781 7895, BIC: ARSP BE22
Please write “Monthly Cause” in the bank transfer comments section to distinguish the donation from donations intended for general Meeting expenses.
This has no impact on the BLYM budget as donations are not matched by Meeting and are transferred by the BLYM Treasurer on a monthly basis directly to the Diwan House bank account.
Donations to Diwan House can also be made through its website https://espacediwan.be/ and also directly to its bank account: IBAN: BE59 0689 3244 1526 dont le titulaire est “Soutien Hébergement aux migrants WSL” et avec la communication “don asbl Espace Diwan” – BIC: GKCCBEBB
For donations in cash that may be made for the Monthly Cause at any of BLYM’s three local meetings when they are able to meet face-to-face in Brussels, Ghent, or Luxemburg, the local meetings are asked if they would collect the cash and transfer the amount to the Quaker BLMM bank account noted above.
For further information about Diwan House, please consider joining its Facebook page, Espace Diwan ASBL, a private group with currently 117 members if you have not already done so: https://www.facebook.com/groups/278247819735011/permalink/964052794487840/
Ce Facebook est celui de l’ASBL “Espace Diwan”. L’association développe, principalement à partir du territoire de Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, des actions en faveur des personnes migrantes, avec une attention particulière à celles ne disposant pas d’aides légales. L’association pourra notamment développer les actions suivantes : soutien à des hébergements individuels ou collectifs de personnes migrantes, organisation d’accueils collectifs de personnes migrantes, actions de sensibilisation à la situation des personnes migrantes et aux questions de migrations, actions d’éducation permanente, collaborations avec d’autres associations actives sur des thématiques similaires, aides diverses aux personnes migrantes, etc. Toutes ces actions s’inscrivent dans la perspective globale d’un changement des politiques migratoires et des représentations autour de la migration, afin de permettre un accueil et une intégration dignes des personnes migrantes sur le territoire belge, et plus largement en Europe, quel que soit leur statut. Ce changement suppose un engagement de nombreuses parties prenantes aux différents niveaux de pouvoir, dont le niveau communal, niveau à partir duquel l’association sera active.
Donations to Belgium and Luxemburg Yearly Meeting may be made to:
Account Name: Quakers BLMM
IBAN: BE76 9794 2781 7895 BIC: ARSP BE22
Donations to a Monthly Cause should be made to the same account, specifying in the bank transfer comments section that the donation is for the “Monthly Cause”.
Friends are invited to recommend a Monthly Cause for donations. There need to be at least two friends who recommend each Monthly Cause. Send your recommendations for a Monthly Cause to the BLYM Fundraiser via our Contact Page.
Make a donation to BLYM Quakers
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Daniel Clarke Flynn, BLYM fundraiser
Mobile: +32 474 710 173
Email: daniel_flynn39@yahoo.com
Thank you for your generous support this year.