Lagrange Points Project

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Our dear Lagrange Points family,   We are happy to announce that after our successful crowdfunding campaign 2 years ago, we are now opening our permanent location, and our dream came true, thanks to your continuous support,  We have organized a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lagrange+points+-+soft+opening" target="_blank">soft opening event</a> that took place on 14th of January.  For the official opening, we are happy to invite each one of you, you can find the details in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/541393009919141/" target="_blank">link</a>.    We thank you very much, hope to see you soon!   The Lagrange Points team

Our friends and supporters: We are glad to announce that <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LagrangeBXL/?eid=ARDTJ0t30ItYNzYvE5jeVYmbDfCOgQ5-c9wHrNKWee5-CWj_X0UuOPH37QyR4z2dejR1Gnxg6pkTfXjI&fref=tag">Lagrange Points Brussels</a> will start for real for a full month! Meet us in Ravenstein Gallery-Creative district, as we open a popup during the Moussem Cities festival. Moussem Cities is an annual festival that focuses on a metropolis from the MENA region, following a focus on Tunis, Beirut, and Casablanca, the 2019 festival will be taking Damascus as this year's city. A programme by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/moussem.kunstencentrum/?eid=ARBkZD72AO0-OAwwy5UNmS1kbfEikYEomGVcQ1zlZ4X-6mjq96mXEG5rHkoKsWAmORdP1qhM8Nzb6Qbz&fref=tag">Moussem Nomadic Arts Centre</a> in close cooperation with Syrian cultural actors <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sana.yazigi?eid=ARBJncxYlGE0JbEfTxSxLl6IdfuL60idkFRp9Uy4uPrVwreFQC8atz5OM6wdOheZvczgneRPtm1c0riW">Sana Yazigi</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/alma.salem?eid=ARAGBabaHZjBS6Wxe_xL3iWOl8TqVPHdRO7B_bCUGJnS3MRYbeU5QICVrXP-k3CttZZFpHbMFZzFjgG2">Alma Salem</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kinanazmeh?eid=ARB8WK4NgNoFoZB1lgQEmgt7DCzjONax32D5CbAaO0tTux3JuqUXl8McT4GCWPRkEFFzI8SE1unKDsmV">Kinan Azmeh</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jumana.alyasiri?eid=ARAw5PAhByCtMb0ycJvRUynuPodjFZ4o2nwGjBwOt8Xrl2MHiIaYvfImTQodq00bENHvg4EnbXZV0bOs">Jumana Al-Yasiri</a>, with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Ettijahat/?eid=ARCoipnVFVzz6_WAmC0gnaR5hBc1dXyFWLVCWqIfGR65KE-QD-bnXmplSlbVAOcE9J5dVRIJZu7wIWuF&fref=tag">Ettijahat-Independent Culture / اتجاهات- ثقافة مستقلة</a> Brussels based: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/globearoma/?eid=ARDGHSwHxwjtqi7cb-0gXvNGopGBSLmuKzLr5J5s8ER8ETme54Wp0IEvHEf-l492-mu_BRl0vrOvoGhG&fref=tag">Globe Aroma</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CinemaNova/?eid=ARCJtzneskgccXV7CI07vLjl_ZsGiz20bCKqCgzZdBZlnKShnDBwpffSxAxhC36kyJlDulPsq4rWlvlq&fref=tag">Cinema Nova</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kaaitheater/?eid=ARCxNtZjcQWMoNxpb7pzw-y9LOly3NoG7CKspzuh0Dd5dB7witVxZb9D013S8s3aGXwaBuFX0xv2Inzy&fref=tag">Kaaitheater</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/creativedistrict.be/?eid=ARA8EemR8uEKQhrRzDkFaV5anP_TwqcBv7KZkkxUHrC4QuDpt0NxnZVF4cft2tDdyPvtg8MB5dQgW7rF&fref=tag">Creative District</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/OmnesStudentenclub/?eid=ARCd4xOicrrMyXU9m5kYlfvNBSaVb4VZMfkT8j8_FCeRHULV98qXU_B1bjnLgYWcP0a_nQXySxC8TwMd&fref=tag">Omnes</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BOZARbrussels/?eid=ARCalyBChK9FVTkkoaTPivs29_96Aav5DHhGE05EkPYVXt7ndRHmz9K8W1rpllIOjdjx5tByF6rm6K-o&fref=tag">BOZAR</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LagrangeBXL/?eid=ARDEwVIXyEGW7kBR-38rFsI53HUpF3myheY-3SwU1W4Nfsvn_SzEsRshZP7CbebH3aL90BaNAEWVdxcC&fref=tag">Lagrange Points Brussels</a>. Our space will be used as a meeting point for the whole festival, where you can meet with all the artists and performers after and before the events. During the past few weeks, we have been working on building our books stock in collaboration with different publishers in Beirut, Cairo, Casablanca, Paris, London, Milan, and Antwerp. As we promised: Arab books in Arabic, French, Dutch, and English will be available at our spot with a collection of books selected with the supervision of different writers and critics. We are also designing four events that will focus on the city of Damascus from different angles. We are excited to share this experience with you, where Lagrange Points will come to life thanks to your support! Please see here our programme for the Moussem Cities Damascus Festival: 07-02-2019 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/494902654332677/?acontext=%7B%22source%22%3A3%2C%22source_newsfeed_story_type%22%3A%22regular%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22%5B%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22newsfeed%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22feed_story%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%5B%5D%7D%5D%22%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D&source=3&source_newsfeed_story_type=regular&action_history=%5B%7B%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22feed_story%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%5B%5D%7D%5D&has_source=1&__tn__=K-R&eid=ARC5xXD00pu-6kaSV1KUoQV6RR0JMWj4hFfZF5FfX5DKovVSJSMmHTVJsjZHnX9hMgrwT-tYOS_EFYxU&fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARB7b8ob2LIrgBodqFEsEOit3tg0s3jt4pcHci7h-ZzvEWsnOrpvqqAYqwzJ-4ZTpyWbvXJR3MMNvk3GbRbyiyCuq8h1OumUHDvzZUtIL9747DsOsi8ybjEYicTiIAC4dAF6RaVb1t27nswguT_quW5zagGLxPLQJSdLFVyN5kDpXX774j1NT06UG7j1r8677lSaRaqJKnPf79c-voVH2Z_oC0B4iGaIsshEBmb-OhHRF7WPIGh_8NAEZgVQGDUl1COca4bc2IZ9MmHZOO2dlyYu7n_GGPmU8UtSpvmM_pDYs9pKtzkC8vzmUVN08ho5UE3yo79Vp_jsKei1ZAlWfJc">سوا ! Singing & Dancing: Together</a> 10-02-2019 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/277449836278967/?acontext=%7B%22source%22%3A3%2C%22source_newsfeed_story_type%22%3A%22regular%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22%5B%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22newsfeed%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22feed_story%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%5B%5D%7D%5D%22%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D&source=3&source_newsfeed_story_type=regular&action_history=%5B%7B%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22feed_story%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%5B%5D%7D%5D&has_source=1&__tn__=K-R&eid=ARDg1SfR9kTh1sNVgyujpkSnKgtBbpUNg_ImLXcTU9ohyVJozLQUHfTUZ9cBo8h-7hIG28boJWnJrfK_&fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARB7b8ob2LIrgBodqFEsEOit3tg0s3jt4pcHci7h-ZzvEWsnOrpvqqAYqwzJ-4ZTpyWbvXJR3MMNvk3GbRbyiyCuq8h1OumUHDvzZUtIL9747DsOsi8ybjEYicTiIAC4dAF6RaVb1t27nswguT_quW5zagGLxPLQJSdLFVyN5kDpXX774j1NT06UG7j1r8677lSaRaqJKnPf79c-voVH2Z_oC0B4iGaIsshEBmb-OhHRF7WPIGh_8NAEZgVQGDUl1COca4bc2IZ9MmHZOO2dlyYu7n_GGPmU8UtSpvmM_pDYs9pKtzkC8vzmUVN08ho5UE3yo79Vp_jsKei1ZAlWfJc">Kalam: Voices from Damascus</a> 14-02-2019 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/750689598635652/?acontext=%7B%22source%22%3A3%2C%22source_newsfeed_story_type%22%3A%22regular%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22%5B%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22newsfeed%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22feed_story%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%5B%5D%7D%5D%22%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D&source=3&source_newsfeed_story_type=regular&action_history=%5B%7B%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22feed_story%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%5B%5D%7D%5D&has_source=1&__tn__=K-R&eid=ARBwe7q4hGBzpe4OaZ4fZzYZM-x53UYhkKq0QmcyW-8HgCDsRSvHtIeirA7jPEHbMl1IyYWbmULnG2L4&fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARB7b8ob2LIrgBodqFEsEOit3tg0s3jt4pcHci7h-ZzvEWsnOrpvqqAYqwzJ-4ZTpyWbvXJR3MMNvk3GbRbyiyCuq8h1OumUHDvzZUtIL9747DsOsi8ybjEYicTiIAC4dAF6RaVb1t27nswguT_quW5zagGLxPLQJSdLFVyN5kDpXX774j1NT06UG7j1r8677lSaRaqJKnPf79c-voVH2Z_oC0B4iGaIsshEBmb-OhHRF7WPIGh_8NAEZgVQGDUl1COca4bc2IZ9MmHZOO2dlyYu7n_GGPmU8UtSpvmM_pDYs9pKtzkC8vzmUVN08ho5UE3yo79Vp_jsKei1ZAlWfJc">Damascus: Architecture & Identity</a> 21-02-2019 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/378285782929799/?acontext=%7B%22source%22%3A3%2C%22source_newsfeed_story_type%22%3A%22regular%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22%5B%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22newsfeed%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22feed_story%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%5B%5D%7D%5D%22%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D&source=3&source_newsfeed_story_type=regular&action_history=%5B%7B%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22feed_story%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%5B%5D%7D%5D&has_source=1&__tn__=K-R&eid=ARDsGeIEIqZ24YvyP5BrJvTu8WxlG8SrGux0ZNBT5nlLzFFBiDezWHHVba3GRYKFZn30w39EevDFKMZp&fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARB7b8ob2LIrgBodqFEsEOit3tg0s3jt4pcHci7h-ZzvEWsnOrpvqqAYqwzJ-4ZTpyWbvXJR3MMNvk3GbRbyiyCuq8h1OumUHDvzZUtIL9747DsOsi8ybjEYicTiIAC4dAF6RaVb1t27nswguT_quW5zagGLxPLQJSdLFVyN5kDpXX774j1NT06UG7j1r8677lSaRaqJKnPf79c-voVH2Z_oC0B4iGaIsshEBmb-OhHRF7WPIGh_8NAEZgVQGDUl1COca4bc2IZ9MmHZOO2dlyYu7n_GGPmU8UtSpvmM_pDYs9pKtzkC8vzmUVN08ho5UE3yo79Vp_jsKei1ZAlWfJc">Poetry in Concert: Love and Ataba</a> For more information about the Moussem Cities Damascus Festival please visit: <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fdamascus.moussem.be%2Fen%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR25DnM0D4_dP1UHH3x_xc7FSMiYCqIUclMKAT8a9meEHy8w5Mf1cd1FgRQ&h=AT1VDZpEIm_Dw6vD-Zczd43yG_KbYRKaDQKGiW7w-iS5TG5jX0JxGeUNnGIo72gkOfdLG_RNMW0o4R-oeA8Obr-SBQl64vmY72STOPbNSE7HaFKJn9F5Os8fN6yPXicuk72mWAjltbNPxN-gnK9WWT1Msf_e7fXxE7fQG8Me0cxIxf2J0g4LpzaZKiYauVUcPLIRAdhYx6x9AzVPiWAJirMkxqQ6CczOiW6UbuwczjB_yDjdZ5do9s3XqVyevWVRig022C8FYN4wmLxbRX8gdjWs0ut8n1WejkDll7vwy1jH83vygMqB4pdYIBOHRqVCEFnXGOm9h_wjh3vxMZI9tcivETUKjPPAT3gif20s7ougf5Ls9DpmWakLzSLvxmovr_OkLrvVKHKlswdaiBa7MMBT0iBVYq2D63qYeJehBMqKhUbwVTrw3osyH4MEaTmnOGhDJmhAeUKlX0rqDVWAETaazB6FWF8m8vX4gk00PzOYxPRfm_3LtVkTIL9tx6eKgn9bBFAvku9eMvEGlVbVjqS3Ykh5ToiyiE_v6OuHQ0gpzRGBtypPcW8Oal316339GHMkROQdVKpbTCGJ8tUsxToAsN8IoyUOcjRUtA6kRaUNuc5l-i5AHM0lTRYhUw" target="_blank">http://damascus.moussem.be/en</a> Check on our website at <a href="http://lagrangepointsbrussels.com/" target="_blank">http://lagrangepointsbrussels.com/</a>

Our dear friends and supporters, After the success of our first <a href="https://youtu.be/coRlN3o_18Q" target="_blank">music concert</a>, we would like to invite you to an event we are co-hosting with <a href="https://www.passaporta.be/en/" target="_blank">Passa Porta</a>, as we introduce the Syrian writer <a href="https://www.mikrotext.de/book/aboud-saeed-the-smartest-guy-on-facebook-status-updates-from-syria/" target="_blank">Aboud Saeed</a> on the 5th of December. With his unusual status updates on Facebook about the war in Syria, Aboud Saeed became instantly famous. His collected reports form a unique account of war. He will pay his first visit to Belgium, where he will talk at Passa Porta about his book The Smartest Guy on Facebook and his new life in Europe. for more information about the event click <a href="https://www.passaporta.be/en/calendar/aboud-saeed-the-smartest-guy-on-facebook?fbclid=IwAR3I2F-_wkJa6BQr28s1_WSE1Usn2-D3sWfSrmKxlTyJ6snYZoDOHymnjAc" target="_blank">here</a>. With regards to our activities, we are glad to inform you that our project will take place for the first time as a popup shop during February 2019, as we will have a temporary bookshop with <a href="https://www.moussem.be/en/event/12188/moussem-cities-damascus" target="_blank">Moussem Cities Damascus</a> in Galerie Ravenstein, We will be organizing 4 events that will be announced soon, and now we are collecting the books. We will keep you posted, it's HAPPENING! With many thanks and best regards, The Lagrange Points Team

Our dear friends and supporters, Since the success of our crowdfunding campaign, a lot has been done to bring our project into life. We have expanded our network of partners and cultural actors, which enabled us to be more involved in the cultural, artistic, and literary scene in Brussels. We hope that soon we will let you know about the development of having a venue as planned. In the first event of its new music series, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LagrangeBXL/?__tn__=K-R&eid=ARC9shAgp5cvRVqKscVmYmaWKvLyogQjGbBeNQlizqGcj8VMAYfdEEDNQoULLsZGHKoDDfqjuCXbbWhu&fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARChmfDa7Mh-8GWf3Kk0kRYDbacSi8W3ehthNy9ZWoduXEMUA2j86AMaTIEgx0YSDH3QErdFZCl7rQdnCdh8z9T_blZFAaEAaqmw5GCNINDQmA_Lb9Lt2IchB0_QYrefukA7MPmcmm4Ou4z_3Knh-aGMCPFwjtZ2V_BODKE8FCNYU9oCmFqGOYIH0FU_Xby-Ph9cIRDHcSHpjPZYsql6zZ60KKs">Lagrange Points Brussels</a> is excited to invite <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005148168560&__tn__=K-R&eid=ARBaE_54_it8gbM7M6Vt9k1KfEJGVVHR0QVFBC4QxbJN3VYODDw73RyHnc0EnLMbmgMpERBxEWKtlJJ9&fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARChmfDa7Mh-8GWf3Kk0kRYDbacSi8W3ehthNy9ZWoduXEMUA2j86AMaTIEgx0YSDH3QErdFZCl7rQdnCdh8z9T_blZFAaEAaqmw5GCNINDQmA_Lb9Lt2IchB0_QYrefukA7MPmcmm4Ou4z_3Knh-aGMCPFwjtZ2V_BODKE8FCNYU9oCmFqGOYIH0FU_Xby-Ph9cIRDHcSHpjPZYsql6zZ60KKs">Faraj Suleiman</a>, one of the most celebrated new composers of the Arab world, for an intimate and lively concert in the heart of Brussels. Faraj will be accompanied by a band of three musicians to play his most well-known songs at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/muntpuntcafe/?__tn__=K-R&eid=ARBb5p7GWkt5Vf2Ix99_Q-hqF-_sHy8-dK185yLvswEis3T9EEghglz0msMUsO5ZIYGvQjXSeFLZ_fjK&fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARChmfDa7Mh-8GWf3Kk0kRYDbacSi8W3ehthNy9ZWoduXEMUA2j86AMaTIEgx0YSDH3QErdFZCl7rQdnCdh8z9T_blZFAaEAaqmw5GCNINDQmA_Lb9Lt2IchB0_QYrefukA7MPmcmm4Ou4z_3Knh-aGMCPFwjtZ2V_BODKE8FCNYU9oCmFqGOYIH0FU_Xby-Ph9cIRDHcSHpjPZYsql6zZ60KKs">Muntpunt Grand Café</a>. Faraj Suleiman is a Palestinian composer and pianist. He studied music composition under the direction of composer Arik Shapira and plays mostly original compositions, which are strongly influenced by Arabic music and eastern rhythms, often using these scales and modalities. We look forward to see you there, for more information about the event click <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lagrange-music-points-present-faraj-suleiman-in-concert-tickets-51241879842?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete" target="_blank">here</a> The Lagrange Points Team

Dear friends,We've been working hard behind the scenes of Lagrange Points since we've reached our goal of the crowdfunding campaign. We are talking with different NGO's to install our bookstore/café in their premises, and we hope to be able to open Lagrange Points after the summer holidays.In the mean while, we are organizing some events during the summer, to give you a taste of what to expect once we're really up and running.The first event takes place next Wednesday, the 27th of June, in bookstore of Passaporta in Brussels.It will be an evening of poetry and music, where the Syrian poet Adnan Alaoda will read his own poetry, and the Belgian actress and author Anna Vercammen will read poetry of Hugo Claus to commemorate the 10th anniversary of his passing away.You find more details on our <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/178207869522844/">Facebook page</a> and in the flyer in attachment.We hope to see you all next Wednesday!Kind regards,Lagrange Points Team <img alt="Screenshot_2018-06-19_at_19.46.49-1529654337" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/528189/Screenshot_2018-06-19_at_19.46.49-1529654337.png">

Today our campaign has come to an end, we have reached 108% thanks to your kind support that we highly appreciate.We are looking forward to bring this project into light. Thanks for your support and trust, best wishes to all. The Lagrange Points team

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