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A bridge of solidarity

Posted on March 21, 2011 by admin
Photo by Tim Strasser

By Katalina Präkelt
"We Build a Bridge of Solidarity" Photo by Tim Strasser
 
The revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya have not only shaken the Arab countries in North Africa, they have had an impact on the entire world – and they have surely ignited some action in Maastricht. On the theme ‘a bridge of solidarity‘, more [...]

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Arts and censorship

Posted on July 18, 2010 by admin
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As part of the Creating Waves 2 event, we invited the participants to express their reflections on the relationship between art and censorship through figurative arts.

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Guarding the Gates

Posted on March 26, 2010 by admin
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Ever since the advent of modernization, technology has been a primary ally to achieve political goals. It goes without saying that it plays a fundamental role in dealing with migration matters too. Within the process of selection of the migrants permitted to stay and those having to return home from European soil, technology is what [...]

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Political crowdsourcing – let the masses fix global warming!

Posted on January 29, 2010 by admin

Power to the people, climate justice now!
Another world is possible and we know how!
A spectre is haunting the world. It does not have a name yet, which is reason for some to ignore it and for others to fear it. Those who don’t fear it make use of the emerging space of non-definition, try to [...]

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Copenhagen Accord to Jump on the Bandwagon of Irresponsibility

Posted on January 27, 2010 by admin
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Putting nearly two-hundred negotiators at a table is unlikely to produce agreements that live up to everyone’s expectations. Accordingly, either bargains end in a clearer and stronger deal under the leadership of some actors, which however might not be supported and in the case of a treaty or declaration, not signed by others. Or negotiators [...]

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Technology Workshop

Posted on November 14, 2009 by admin

We discussed the issue of technologies in the field of media, how they work and how they can induce change. We came up with some kind of analytical framework to look at media technologies in terms of

Accessibility
Capital Intensive vs. Low-Cost in terms of production, Dependency on Power
Effectiveness
defined in terms of outreach
Time
socio-technological development, in order identify [...]

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Miru Kim Takes Pictures

Posted on November 7, 2009 by admin
Freedom Tunnel, New York - © 2008 MiruKim

When I discovered Miru Kim’s arts, I became interested in how she created the idea of her arts project called Naked City Spleen, photographs composed out of hidden, abandoned caves, structures, surroundings or places and herself, naked, in them. The effect is enthralling – it shows the vulnerability, but at the same time the eroticism [...]

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How to Judge Globalism

Posted on November 7, 2009 by admin
Amartya Sen - Photo by Elke Wetzig

What is globalisation? From where does it arise? How does its contemporary meaning transform our understanding of it? Commencing trough the earliest migrations of human knowledge and ideas, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen invites us on a journey across the different meanings and implications of ‘globalism’ over the centuries.

If for many, modern globalism might be understood [...]

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Editorial I

Posted on November 7, 2009 by admin

Dear Friends,
To adequately start this first edition, we thought that we should give you a brief introduction to who exactly we are and why we think it is necessary to initiate this project. It is primarily important to understand that we are not professionals, and that we therefore count on your feedbacks and proposals to [...]

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How Food Shapes our Cities

Posted on November 5, 2009 by admin

Food pretty much lies at the heart of our human existence. Yet, it seems  for many people that it takes a heart attack to recognize this importance.  But the impact of food on people goes much beyond its nutritional  dimension. The production, distribution and consumption of foods shape  cultures, technologies, institutions, in short the history [...]

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