Etterbeek replaces colonial street names with women’s names


Monday, 15 June 2020

From Monday, the Brussels’ commune of Etterbeek has replaced the names of eleven streets, that were named after Belgians with a colonial history, with women’s names.

The new name signs are temporary and will only stay in place for half a year. With this measure, the college of aldermen wants to decolonise the street names, and show that it is also possible to tell the other side of history.

https://www.brusselstimes.com/brusse...-womens-names/