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AWARENESS WEEKS ARE BACK!
Sports activities, gala events, lectures, guided tours, meals in the dark and more await you from April 25 to October 24, 2023 for the 10th edition of Awareness Weeks 🇱🇺 The goal? To become familiar with the daily lives of people with special needs in order to live better together 🥰
This year again, the City of Luxembourg, in partnership with more than 90 associations and partners, has a colorful program of activities in store for you and many highlights that you should not miss. So without further ado, we suggest you discover some key dates together ⬇️📆
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ZOOM ON THIS YEAR'S HIGHLIGHTS
Reflection days
Center Culture Bonnevoie
Don't miss the 4 great days of sharing and exchange to chat with the various associations and other actors involved in this cause 💬 To better understand the daily life and needs of the people concerned, here are the different thematics:
- 27 June: accessibility to transport, traffic and roads,
- 19 September: inclusion in education, accessibility of shops and tourist sites,
- 21 October: housing, support for senior citizens and awareness raising
⚠️ Please note: registration is required at least 8 days before the event by email ([email protected]) or by phone (Tel.: 4796-4150).
SEVERAL DAYS (check the program)- Dinners in the dark
Porta Nova – Limpertsberg
Have you ever experienced a dinner in the dark... In total darkness? 👀 For this unique experience and accompanied by blind people, put your mask over your eyes and let yourself be surprised: tonight, everything is "surpriiiiiise". No way to see the faces around you, and even less the menu on your plate! A meal that will certainly multiply your senses 😉
PS: book your place now, they are leaving very quickly!
SATURDAY, MAY 6 - Special Needs Action and Sports Day
Place d'Armes - City Center from 9am to 5pm
Come to Place d'Armes to discover the many animations, demonstrations, workshops and take part in this unique family and festive atmosphere 🥰
FRIDAY 19 MAY Inclusion Gala at the Conservatoire
SATURDAY 20 MAY - Roll & Run on the Glacis field
For this 7th edition of the Gala "art and culture without barriers", settle in comfortably for the show of dance, music, theatre and poetry 💃 Then continue your evening with a vin d'honneur and walking dinner offered by the City of Luxembourg 😍
The day after, an inclusive race, Roll & Run will be organised as part of the ING Night Marathon Luxembourg with the presence of various associations!
SEVERAL DAYS (check the program) - Visits
Want to get some fresh air after work? Don't miss the "City Promenade" to discover the unusual and secret places in your city and the "UNESCO Promenade"! During the latest, the guide will take you on a tour of the impressive fortifications and old districts of Luxembourg, which have been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994: a real educational stroll!🚶♀️🌳
UNTILL 5 MAY - 4 Senses Workshops
Ecole Verger à Bonnevoie - Ecole du Kirchberg - Ecole Gaston Diederich à Belair
Many educational workshops are waiting for you until May 5th, with the wonderful participation of Jenga, this exceptional guide dog for the blind people 🦮 (he has a great show in store for you!) 🐾
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BETTER LIVING TOGETHER
So before your schedule fills up fast, check out the different workshops and dates to put it all in your diary 😇
📸 : Marion Dessard, Caroline Martin, Studio Wision - Ville de Luxembourg
