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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Today, #equalstreetnames was launched, something Open Knowledge / OSM Belgium (among others) can be very proud of if you ask me. The project combines OSM and Wikidata (+ extra data crowdsourced during a workshop) to make this map:
<a href="https://equalstreetnames.brussels/">https://equalstreetnames.brussels/</a> (stunning isn’t it?). More info on why an how can be found in this blogpost:
<a href="https://be.okfn.org/2020/03/03/equalstreetnames-brussels-launch-of-open-data-visualisation/">
https://be.okfn.org/2020/03/03/equalstreetnames-brussels-launch-of-open-data-visualisation/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The project already got some nice media coverage, e.g. <a href="https://www.bruzz.be/samenleving/nauwelijks-brusselse-straten-naar-vrouwen-vernoemd-trage-inhaalbeweging-2020-03-03">
https://www.bruzz.be/samenleving/nauwelijks-brusselse-straten-naar-vrouwen-vernoemd-trage-inhaalbeweging-2020-03-03</a> and
<a href="https://www.rtbf.be/info/dossier/les-grenades/detail_combattre-le-sexisme-en-rebaptisant-les-rues-de-bruxelles?id=10446433">
https://www.rtbf.be/info/dossier/les-grenades/detail_combattre-le-sexisme-en-rebaptisant-les-rues-de-bruxelles?id=10446433</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Of course, you can help spread the word, e.g. by sharing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/OpenKnowledgeBE/photos/a.376589912722798/1030439804004469/?type=3&theater">https://www.facebook.com/OpenKnowledgeBE/photos/a.376589912722798/1030439804004469/?type=3&theater</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://twitter.com/OpenKnowledgeBE/status/1234754767756386304">https://twitter.com/OpenKnowledgeBE/status/1234754767756386304</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/open-knowledge-belgium_opendata-activity-6640521647684100096-GvRU">https://www.linkedin.com/posts/open-knowledge-belgium_opendata-activity-6640521647684100096-GvRU</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Seppe<o:p></o:p></p>
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