Workshop for research and urban action (Atelier de recherche et d’action urbaines - ARAU)

Since 1969, ARAU has never stopped mobilizing and generating energy on the part of Brussels’ citizens, all trying to get decisions about urban matters into the public eye and out of the secrecy of agencies, in order to make what is at stake for residents of the city public, and thus to give some meaning and vitality to the democratic process. ARAU stands for thinking and acting in the framework of a global and nuanced approach to the urban phenomenon, paying particular attention to realities on the ground that are part of the everyday life of the inhabitants of the city. The objective of ARAU is to bring greater transparency to decisions that affect the life of the city, and to continue to take positions on questions about urban development.