Twenty violet flowers or pansies will be ‘planted’ at the Den Oudaan police tower, the headquarters of Antwerp Police.
All over the world, British artist Paul Harfleet plans violet flowers in or near places where a homophobic crime has taken place.
The diversity team of the Antwerp police will put twenty large ‘pansies’ on the building and they will be visible from the street.
Meanwhile, Antwerp Pride and Antwerp Queer Arts Festival are looking at other places in the city where a graphic violet can be applied.
A coronavirus version of Antwerp Pride should not mean that the fight against hate crimes, whether they are homophobic, transphobic or racist, disappears in the background. We appreciate the continued efforts of the Antwerp Police in this area, but in this way we call on the various authorities to step up their efforts to fight against intolerance.’
More information about Paul Harfleet and the Pansy Project can be found here.