Welcome to the very first session at Unity Bookshop: an informal conversation with a journalist.
This new series is dedicated to open dialogue and shared perspectives. We invite journalists who, beyond reporting the facts with objectivity in their daily work, also carry personal projects, commitments, or forms of activism close to their hearts. They gather stories — but they also have their own story to tell.
Our intention is simple: to create a space where citizens and journalists can meet, exchange ideas, and explore together the role of media in our society.
And you are part of the conversation. You are warmly encouraged to ask questions, share reflections, and contribute your voice.
This is a collaborative discussion. Come to your local independent bookshop, enjoy a coffee or tea and a croissant, and join us for a thoughtful exchange about journalism, social issues, democracy, how stories shape our future, and how media influences the way we see the world.
We look forward to welcoming you.
FOCUS Session #1 Len Bugenhout, a journalist who used his talent to enrich LGBTQIA= stories with his brand new Zine (available at Unity Bookshop)
The relationship between journalism and activism.
More about the author and “Chasing the Rainbow”
Every year, millions of Europeans take part in dozens of Prides held in every corner of the continent. This impressive mass of queers and allies rallies behind one message: we exist, we are one, we want to be seen.
And yet each individual participant is drawn to these colourful parades for different, but very personal reasons. Some seek to connect, others to make their voices heard. Some want to celebrate community, others to engage in open political struggle. More often it is a combination of all of these.
“Chasing the Rainbow is an attempt to give a place to all those voices and ideas and explore the state of Pride.”
Chasing the Rainbow is a magazine about Pride that explores the LGBTQ+ community across Europe. The project investigates the state of Pride through a printed magazine with a thematic approach and online stories during Pride season.
The first issue of the magazine explored the importance of Pride as protest. The second issue dives into Pride as a way of celebrating. Both issues are out now!
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Len Buggenhout (1987) is a freelance writer and journalist from Belgium. He often writes about LGBTQ+ topics, culture and literature. He works and lives in Brussels.