All we (should) know about our bombs

(ENG) Together with Beursschouwburg Brussels, Vredesactie and Pax Christi have invited speakers from 'Forensic Architecture' and 'Airwars' to talk about their research on bombings in Syria and Iraq. Through their research, information on the nature of the bombings as well as civil casualties become public, where governments remain silent.

(NL) In samenwerking met de Beursschouwburg Brussel, nodigen Vredesactie en Pax Christi sprekers van 'Forensic Architecure' en 'Airwars' uit om hun onderzoek naar bombardementen in Syrië en Irak toe te lichten. Dankzij hun onderzoek kan informatie over de aard van de bombardementen en burgerslachtoffers zijn weg vinden naar het publiek, waar overheden de lippen stijf op elkaar houden.

During our evening at Beurscafé Brussels, we will explore all we (should) know about our bombs in Syria and Iraq.

By using open source information and contacting locals, Omar Ferwati from Forensic Architecture attempts to reconstruct spaces that have been bombed by Coalition partners or other parties. Ferwati will talk about the tools he uses to get acces to information about the area, the type of building and the (civil) casualties involved. Among others, Ferwati is well known for his research on the coalition bombing of the Al-Jinah Mosque in Syria.

Koen Kluessien is working for Airwars and researching airstrikes in Syria and Iraq. Moreover, he is an expert on Belgian and Dutch transparency policy. As both countries are performing poorly in terms of transparency on collateral damage, Airwars attempts to fill the void by reporting and exposing civil casualties.

Vredesactie and Pax Christi will join the conversation and talk about their recent report on the lack of democratic control on military operations in Belgium. 

Afterwards, the speakers will get into a debate and answer questions from the public. 

The event is free.
Registration is recommended.
The event will be in English.