Antwerp party leader Vooruit also criticizes cutbacks in culture (Antwerp)
“We should not save on culture, but rather plan more”, says the leader of Vooruit in the Antwerp city council Hicham El Mzairh. Previously, local Vooruit chairman Tanja Scheck already called the cuts “dramatic and very wrong”.
Vooruit continues to deliver in Antwerp on the savings of the college of aldermen, where it itself is part of the implementation, on culture. Tatjana Scheck asked the council of aldermen last week to reconsider the scrapping of project subsidies for the cultural sector and to look realistically for money.
Hicham El Mzairh repeated that demand again on social media on Sunday. “Investing in culture is important socially, socially and economically. Especially in times of crisis. Saving on culture is a wrong decision and as a group leader, and as a DJ, I cannot yield.
The Vooruit faction leader has been behind the turntable under the name DJ Bubba for years. He plays in Café au Lait in the Oude Beurs, among other places, and has already been seen and heard at Tomorrowland. “I hope the council of aldermen will reverse this decision soon. Because investing in culture is investing in the future of our city”, it still sounds. pvdp