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Thibauld Milan President of Bear Dukes joined Tom on the radio this morning to talk about the events that they organise in Luxembourg and their work in the Luxembourg LBTQI+ community. Bear Dukes is an association that organise LGBTQI+ events in Luxembourg. As well as hosting regular parties in venues like Rotondes, they organise Bear Pride in October and an annual Mister Bear pageant. For more information about their events and how to get involved in the community go to www.bears.lu

"People with disabilities have the recurrent need for job counseling, not only for a limited period, but time and time again during their whole career." Such an offer however doesn't exist yet in Luxembourg, Joel Delvaux, responsible for workers with disabilities at OGBL, says. in our interview, Joel talks about the needs that workers with disabilities have, and about what has to be done to improve their chances on the work market.

What needs to be done to increase the chances of a long term employment for people with disabilities? To address these challenges on a case-to-case basis, the ministry for family, integration and the greater region hired a dozen people as inclusion assistants. In our interview on Local Matters, we talk to minister Corinne Cahen about this project.

Tom's guest on the Breakfast Show this morning was Luxembourgish singer-songrwriter Hannah Ida who has just released a new track entitled "J'aime" Hannah is currently based between Vienna and Luxembourg and she told Tom that this new song was started while she was in isolation in Vienna with Covid. The song deals with the issues of negative feelings around body image and in creating the song, Hannah reached out to her friends to send her recordings of their own feelings about body image. The clips can be heard in the background of the song layered over Hannah's vocals. Writing the song was an emotional and cathartic experience for Hannah and her friends that she says helped her feel better. You can now find the song on all streaming platforms.

Time for Equality is an organisation that acts for the promotion of equality, inclusion and social justice in Luxembourg by hosting cultural events aimed at raising awareness around issues of inequality. This morning Rosa Brignone joined Tom on the Breakfast Show to talk about the organisation and discuss their upcoming film screening of 'Exit' by Australian director Allison Jayne Wilson which is taking place tomorrow evening at Rotondes. Time For Equality has been active since 2013 with the aim of contributing to a better and fairer society built on a culture of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, equity and justice. The screening of Exit is taking place as part of their "Expressions of Humanity" series of events that are held in collaboration with Rotondes to use the power of arts and human stories to raise awareness of social and human rights issues. Through a survivor’s lens EXIT tells the story of three women who were looking for a way out of extreme poverty and found themselves at the

Have you ever had a gap in your career? How does one make a smooth transition into the professional life again? To help people get back on track after taking a gap, Esther Celosse founded the start up Return2Career. In our interview, she explains what has motivated her to support others in this step. The interview is the latest episode of our new feature Voices Matter, today with Orjola Spaho.

Benjamin George Coles spoke to life coach Lyndsay Whitby about the purposes and practicalities of his profession. This is the third and final episode in this week's Local Matters series on the wellness industry here in Luxembourg,

Lorcan took time out of his busy schedule in Luxembourg to talk to Benjamin.

Quebec City is the capital of the french-speaking province of Canada with the same name. It has a population of just over 500,000 people. In today's instalment of City Scenes we hear from some of the more notable names to come out of the city over the years going back to the 1970s and then finish up with some cool artists that are carrying the torch for the city’s music scene these days. Diane Tell is perhaps the most famous artist from Quebec City. Emerging in the 1970s, she has had a long and celebrated career. From a very young age Diane Tell was recognised for her musical ability. She writes and produces all of her own material, she’s released 15 albums to date and toured all over the world. She remains active to this day and these days offers help to young musicians and producers through her blog called ‘Diane Cause Musique’ on which she shares insights and advice about music production and working in the music industry. Unlike Trip hop in Bristol or Turkish psych rock in Istanbul, or of course dub and

How can breathing make you more relaxed or on the contrary, pump energy into your body and brain? How can breathing techniques help to overcome traumatic experiences? On Local Matters, Benjamin George Coles interviews Anna, a breathwork facilitator working in Luxembourg and Berlin.

The Athénée annual Koléisch's charity run takes place today. Students will be running around the Geeseknäppchen in Merl alongside Pedro De Sousa who will be running continuously for 24 hours whilst fundraising to support the NGO Athénée - Action Humanitaire. Anne Kayser from the school joined Tom over the phone this morning to tell us how people can support Pedro and the students. Mr. Pedro De Sousa will begin running at 10am on Thursday, 23rd March 2023 on the running tracks of Boulevard Pierre Dupong in Merl. Members of the public are welcome to show support, by joining Mr. De Sousa and the students of the Athénée in the 24 hours after he starts his quest. If you are not a runner, you can still help the children benefitting from the NGO Athénée – Action Humanitaire by sponsoring Mr. De Sousa, and the fellow Athénée students running alongside him, via our website shop.al.lu. All proceeds go to our educational, ecological and food related projects in South Africa, Cape Verde and Greece. More information

An exhibition entitled Edward Steichen - The Artist’s view is currently on display at the national museum of history and art (MNHA). The exhibition brings together Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf and Belgian visual artist Hans Op de Beeck to bring their unique perspective on the museum’s collection of photo prints by the celebrated Luxembourgish Photographer Edward Steichen. Lis Hausemer, assistant curator of the exhibition joined Tom on the Breakfast Show this morning to talk to us about it. Edward Steichen was born in Luxembourg in 1879. After emigrating to the USA at a young age, Steichen went on to become photographer, painter, and curator, renowned as one of the most prolific and influential figures in the history of photography. The MNHA possesses a large collection of Edward Steichen prints that were gifted to the museum after the photographers death. For this exhibition they have enlisted Olaf and Op de Beek to present their own influence and interpretation of Steichen's work through a selection of

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Lisa McLean shares all the good reasons everyone should vote in the upcoming 2023 elections. register to vote at www.icanvote.lu

KJT (Kanner-Jugendtelefon) is a counselling service for children, young people and parents in Luxembourg. They provide telephone counselling and online counselling via email and messaging, anonymously and free of charge, thanks to the work of trained volunteers. Carmen Weyer and Linn Frank from KJT joined Tom on The Breakfast Show this morning to talk about the work that the organization does and to share an open call for new volunteers KJT are currently recruiting new volunteers for the english language online help service. New volunteers will undergo a 70 hour training course that will begin in May. Suitable volunteers include anybody that is interested in helping children, adolescents and young adults as well as in psychological or pedagogical topics. Future volunteer counsellors should be psychologically resilient, be flexible in their thoughts and open-minded. KJT ask that if you have the ambition to learn something new, without being afraid of personal development, please contact them. KJT will be h

One time, Julia Zhang nearly lost her life while mountain climbing. Another time, climbing saved her life. On Voices Matter, Julia tells us about her upcoming excursion to Mount Everest. We talk about how mountain climbing has become an important part of her life and why she is so passionate about it.

Delano's Cordula Schnuer joined Tom in the studio for Delano's Top Of The Week this morning. Up for discussion was the orientation debate on citizen participation in the political decision making process which will be taking place this week in Parliament. The Green party proposed this debate on citizen participation in political decision-making. The debate will be initiated by François Benoy who is also a Mayoral candidate for Luxembourg City. Currently citizens in Luxembourg can take part in the political decision making process by presenting petitions to parliament. In order to be considered in parliament a petition needs to receive 4.500 signatures. Alternatively, The government has trialled citizens’ council for a few topics. A group of people was involved in the Luxembourg in Transition project that aimed to re-define spatial planning in the country with a view to becoming more climate friendly. 30 citizens and 5 cross-border workers joined this process. There are also the citizens’ climate council wh

Local band Luxifer joined Tom in the studio this morning to launch their new single 'Killed' which is out today and to talk about their upcoming live show. Adam, Stefan, John and Veronika met online and have been making music that sits somewhere between shock rock, glam rock and punk rock. So far they have played concerts around Luxembourg's music bars and small venues scene including gigs at The Black Stuff, Crossfire and Vantage. They very kindly gave us an exclusive opportunity to premier their new single 'Killed' which is out today and comes with a new music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HI2Yen8SgE Luxifer will be playing live tonight at The Black Stuff for their St Patrick's Day Celebrations - stage time: 6.30pm

Happy St Patrick's Day! To mark the occasion, Tom and Joanne were joined on the show this morning by Niamh Ní Mhathúna, host of the Irish hour on Ara City Radio to discuss why St Patrick's day is such a big deal, how they celebrate it in Ireland and how people can celebrate it tonight in Luxembourg. Niamh presents the Irish Hour every 2nd Wednesday between 12pm and 1pm showcasing the best in Irish music and culture: https://www.ara.lu/shows/the-irish-hour/

Edouard Olszewski of Fondation Jeunes Scientifiques Luxembourg and student Alexander Lebedev visited the studio to talk about the Jonk Forscher awards taking place this weekend.