Vlaamse Volksbeweging

The Vlaamse Volksbeweging (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvlaːmsə ˈvɔl(ə)ksbəˌʋeːɣɪŋ] ⓘ, "Flemish People's Movement") or VVB is a part-independent Flemish-minded non-profit association.

The VVB was founded in 1956 as an independent and pluralistic pressure group chaired by Maurits Coppieters, a notorious politician and anti-fascist Flemish nationalist.

At a VVB congress in 1962, then-political secretary Wilfried Martens launched the idea of unionist federalism for then-unitary Belgium.

The Flemish People's Movement has a large number of local departments, a monthly magazine Onaf and specific workgroups.

Its goal is as follows: "The VVB aims to develop Flanders into an independent state through Dutch socio-cultural education work for adults.