ManiFiesta

ManiFiesta
NicknameFête de la Solidarité
Feest van de Solidariteit
Statusactive
Frequency2nd weekend of September
CountryBelgium
Years active15
Inaugurated2010 (2010)
Most recent2025
Next event2026
Attendance16,900
Organised bySolidair(e) and Médecine pour le Peuple/Geneeskunde voor het Volk
Websitemanifiesta.be

ManiFiesta is an annual cultural and political festival in Belgium, organized by the magazine Solidair(e) and the health centres Médecine pour le Peuple.[1] From 2010 to 2019 it was held in Bredene on the Belgian coast, after which it moved to Ostend.[2] The 2023 edition received 16,900 visitors.[3] Prominent speakers have included Aleida Guevara, Angela Davis, Chris Smalls, Dilma Rousseff, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Omar Barghouti, Rutger Bregman, Shawn Fain, and leaders of the Workers' Party of Belgium, such as Raoul Hedebouw and Peter Mertens.

References

  1. ^ "ManiFiesta 2023". Médecine pour le Peuple. 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Solidariteitsfestival ManiFiesta op 11 en 12 september in Oostende maakt eerste namen bekend". Krant van West-Vlaanderen. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Was ManiFiesta 2023 onze beste editie ooit? ..." Facebook. ManiFiesta België. 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024. 16.900 bezoekers