Posts Tagged: Leeuwarden

The war economy is in our streets: Resisting militarisation in Leeuwarden

25.09.2026

From Leeuwarden to NATO’s front lines: militarism is poisoning our sky, our soil, and our politics. It’s time to answer it – here, not ...

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Ilse Terheggen

Bringing power back to the people: MERA25 in Leeuwarden fights for direct democracy

18.03.2026

Ahead of the March 18 local election vote in Leeuwarden, lead candidate Ilse Terheggen discussed what makes MERA25 different

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Ilse Terheggen of MERA25

Leeuwarden: MERA25 campaign turns public square into a space for democracy

11.03.2026

Lead candidate Ilse Terheggen invites residents to reclaim the city with food, music and politics ahead of the municipal elections

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Leeuwarden: MERA25 candidates call for social use of former tax office

25.02.2026

Ilse Terheggen and Rienk Jelte Aalbers have spoken out against the planned sale and conversion of the former tax office in Leeuwarden into a hotel

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MERA25 Leeuwarden: Disappointment but no surprise over failed European Youth Capital bid

13.02.2026

MERA25 Leeuwarden candidates Rienk Jelte Aalbers and Ilse Terheggen express their deep disappointment over Leeuwarden’s unsuccessful bid to ...

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Ilse Terheggen: Less market, more citizenry – together we have power

5.02.2026

MERA25’s Leeuwarden campaign launch highlights grassroots municipalism, community spaces and bottom-up democracy in the city’s upcoming local ...

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