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The 0110 concerts, held on October 1, 2006 in Antwerp, Brussels, Charleroi and Ghent, were organised by dEUS frontman Tom Barman, Arno Hintjens and Frederik Sioen to promote tolerance in Belgian society, and "against Vlaams Belang, extremism and gratuitous violence".〔(Homepage of the organisation ). Retrieved October 8, 2006.〕 According to the organisation, more than 100,000 people attended the concerts (around 50,000 in Antwerp, 25,000 in Ghent and Brussels, and 5,000 in Charleroi).〔 〕 Over 140 Belgian artists and groups, often in unprecedented combinations (like Daan and Plastic Bertrand, Gorki and Isabelle A, and so on),〔 volunteered for the event. Tom Barman stated that this would not be a one-time initiative.〔 The concerts were sponsored by the Belgian National Lottery.〔 〕 Summer rock festivals like Sfinks, Pukkelpop, Folk Dranouter, Lokerse Feesten, Gentse Feesten and Suikerrock urged their public to support the event.〔 〕 ==0110 Controversy== The event preceded the 2006 municipal elections in Belgium by just one week, thus sending a political message as well. The right wing opposition party Vlaams Belang wrote an open letter to famous Flemish artists, such as Clouseau, Helmut Lotti, Will Tura, Johan Verminnen and Laura Lynn, who were announced to participate, asking not to do so. The party requested the boycott because the event "only targets Vlaams Belang". One Vlaams Belang council member has called upon the readers of his web log to start a "mail bombardment" to the concerned artists.〔 Tom Cochez, ''Vlaams Belang voert strijd tegen concert voor verdraagzaamheid op'' ("Vlaams Belang Intensifies Battle against Concert for Tolerance"), De Morgen, 8 July 2006.〕 Critics speak of an intimidation campaign by the party.〔 Jeroen Verelst, ''Muzikanten zwichten niet voor intimidatie Vlaams Belang'' ("''Musicians Don't Give In to Intimidation by Vlaams Belang''"), De Morgen, 5 July 2006.〕 According to the Vlaams Belang however, the intimidation came from the organizers of the 0110 concerts and the complete Flemish Media against Vlaams Belang, because the Flemish Media were partizan of the concerts. According to the party, the media in Flanders is completely in the hands of the left-wing establishment. On the contrary, no Flemish artist would ever even think to participate in a festival organised by the Vlaams Belang, because this would be responded by the establishment by an ever-lasting boycott against the artist. On a party congress on 1 October, Filip Dewinter was quoted saying that "if it really were concerts against intolerance, the Vlaams Belang would have to be guest of honour", referring to the cordon sanitaire against the party.〔 "If it really consists of concerts against intolerance, Vlaams Belang should be the honorary guest.", said the Flemish journal Gazet van Antwerpen of the home base of Vlaams Belang, Antwerp, (VB: "0110-concerten tegen Vlaams Belang" ) "VB: '0110 concerts against Vlaams Belang'"), 1 October〕 Vlaams Belang sees this as a direct attack by the establishment,〔(Nationale loterij ... ), Vlaams Belang〕 because the event is sponsored by the Belgian National Lottery. The National Lottery however decided upon the sponsoring contract before the political content was clear.〔(Banken schuwen controverse rond 0110 ), De Tijd, 30 September 2006.〕 The Antwerp mayor Patrick Janssens (Different Socialist Party) disapproved of the concerts. The Vlaams Belang party also refers〔(Barman en vrienden ), Vlaams Belang〕 to the fact that the official website of the event specifically states that "Flanders deserves better than extreme right"〔"01/10 Antwerpen, Brussel, Gent" (0110.be/Charter/ link inactive as of 2008-05-07)〕 and that Tom Barman, the main organizer, had already announced in 2005 that he was planning a concert "against Vlaams Belang" in October 2006.〔''Knack'', April 6, 2005〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「0110」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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