Pepijn Kennis

Brussels Parliament for citizens’ movement

Member

Description

Pepijn Kennis is passionate about making better cities together. He obtained a masters’ degree in Urban Studies from universities in Brussels, Vienna, Copenhagen and Madrid. After this, he coordinated Toestand, a non-profit organisation turning abandoned spaces in community places. Currently he is a member of the Brussels’ Parliament for Agora. Brussels, a citizens’ movement promoting the idea of a permanent citizens’ assembly with equivalent power to parliament. His role there is to defend decisions taken by such citizens’ assemblies organised by the movement to showcase the potential of citizens’ decision making. Photo credit: Guy Puttemans