BY FREEK COLOMBIJN Rumours, new societal practices, new state policies and self-imposed restrictions by organizations spread as fast as the Corona virus itself. It is almost certain that by the time this blog is published,…
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DOOR TON SALMAN De mensen in het land demonstreren, vloeken, vechten, tieren en vieren. President Morales, reeds veertien jaar aan de macht, trad gisteren, zondag 10 november 2019, af – drie weken na een omstreden…
Leave a CommentBY CAROLINE VAN SLOBBE This week, I have experienced the specific scent and feel of teargas for the first time. It is in first instance itchy, as if someone put pepper in your nose and…
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door Georgette Veerhuis Het is alweer bijna twee jaar geleden dat ik meeliep met een enorme protestmars in Boedapest, waar zo’n 80,000 man op af kwam, om te demonstreren tegen de verontrustende zet van de Hongaarse overheid, met de Fidesz partij en minister-president Viktor Orbán aan kop, jegens de Central European University (CEU). Hier schreef ik al eerder een blog over. Deze demonstratie kon zoveel momentum krijgen omdat het niet zozeer alleen om CEU gaat, maar vooral om hoe de verwijdering van CEU en andere beangstigende grillen van de huidige Hongaarse politiek.
Waar ik mij toen begaf in een hoopvolle menigte die graag nog wilde geloven in de redelijkheid van de Hongaarse overheid, zijn deze gemoederen over een periode van 20 maanden behoorlijk bedaard. Toch vindt er nu weer een opleving plaats. Een laatste protest #OccupyKossuth is georganiseerd van 24 november tot 1 december om de aandacht te vestigen op de laatste week van CEU. Daarna moet zij weg. Maar hoe heeft dit nou zo ver kunnen komen?
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Confronting a room of ‘Revolutionary Communists’ and Marxists about their desire for industrialism in 1980, Russell Means took the time to explain the uncomfortable reality of extractivism in native territory:
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For my master’s thesis in Social and Cultural Anthropology I studied a group of citizens in Rome who started an association to support migrants in the city. Whereas the citizens started their association to provide the migrants with food, a place to stay and support, I found in my research that they also strive for a better situation for migrants in Europe in general. They question the current developments and policies of the European Union when it comes to migration, and aim to present a counter-message.
Protesting is one of the ways they try to send such a counter-message. And on this Saturday, March 25th, a big protest was organised to show their disagreement with the current situation and to question the (changed) implications of the treaty of Rome. Through pictures of this protest I will show what this day looked like.
Leave a CommentBy Matthias Teeuwen On Earth Day last Saturday thousands of scientists in hundreds of cities worldwide took to the streets for the March for Science. The statement they made was that science should not become subject to political restraints and that it should remain free to investigate the phenomena of this world. It was organised in the face of an increasing scepticism towards science which disregards scientific findings and scientific consensus in public decision-making. What, might we ask, is the proper relationship between science and politics? Should scientists engage with politics? And if so: in what way?
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