সম্প্রতি ওয়াশিংটন পোষ্ট পত্রিকায় বিজ্ঞাপন আকারে বাংলাদেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী বরাবরে প্রকাশিত খোলা চিঠির বিষয়ে স্বাক্ষরদাতাদের অন্যতম আমেরিকার গ্রন্থকার এবং দারিদ্রবিমোচন ও গণতন্ত্র প্রতিষ্ঠার প্রবক্তা স্যাম ডালে-হ্যারিস (in the pic above, from citizensclimatelobby.org) একান্ত সাক্ষাতকারে সবিস্তর জানিয়েছেন। তিনি বলেছেন, ‘যে ৪০ জন জননেতা ওই চিঠিতে স্বাক্ষর করেছেন তারা সাধারণঅর্থে বিশ্বের লাখো কোটি মানুষের পরিচিত, যারা মুহাম্মদ ইউনূসের কর্মে অনুপ্রাণিত ও উপকৃত এবং তারা তার নিরাপদ জীবন চান।’ আরও যোগ করে বলেছেন, ‘যারা স্বাক্ষর করেছেন, তারা প্রত্যাশী তাদের জনপরিচিতির কারণে বিশ্ব জানুক প্রফেসর ইউনূসের ওয়াকিবহাল। আমরা ওই বক্তব্য কোনো পত্রিকায় ছাপা হলো কি হলো না, তার অপেক্ষায় না থেকে ছাপিয়েছি।’
One of the lead signatories who signed the open letter to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh as advertised in the Washington Post recently, Sam Daley-Harris, an American activist and author as well as advocate for hunger eradication and democracy, elaborated the reason for it in an exclusive interview, “The 40 public figures who signed the letter are simply some of the best-known among the millions of people around the world who have been inspired by and have benefitted from the work of Muhammad Yunus, and who want to see him remain safe.” He also added, “The signers wanted to use their status as public figures to make sure that the world knew about the growing concern about the well-being of Prof. Yunus. We weren’t going to leave it to chance as to whether newspapers did or didn’t pick up the statement.”
by Marzio Pelù
TORONTO – A double Master’s, one in Italy after a three-year degree in one of the most prestigious Italian universities and a second one in Canada. Then, a permanent job in Toronto. But that’s not enough. Also, she, like many other young Italians and Europeans, will have to return to Italy because it seems impossible to obtain a visa extension (not to mention the “mirage” better known by the name of Permanent Residence: the PR).
by Marzio Pelù
TORONTO – Una mostra per evidenziare il più possibile il fondamentale ruolo dell’Antartide, un continente del quale non si parla mai ma dal quale potrebbe dipendere il futuro dell’umanità, visto che nasconde risorse minerarie che potrebbero rivelarsi irresistibili in un mondo con crescita demografica sempre crescente ed è depositario di dati scientifici cruciali per le future politiche ambientali. L’exhibition inizierà oggi, con un opening previsto in orario 6.30-8pm, all’Architecture and Design Gallery, Daniels Building, 1 Spadina Crescent, in Toronto. Proseguirà poi fino a luglio, nei giorni feriali in orario 9am-5pm, con un Doors Open Weekend, il 27 e 28 maggio in orario 10am-5pm… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
by Marzio Pelù
TORONTO – L’inerzia del governo liberale sulla (presunta) ingerenza elettorale da parte della Cina ha fatto sì che alcuni elettori canadesi si chiedano, adesso, se ci si possa fidare dei risultati delle recenti elezioni federali. A sostenerlo è Pierre Poilievre, leader dei Conservatori, secondo il quale il primo ministro Justin Trudeau ha “ispirato molti sospetti” a causa del suo rifiuto di rispondere a domande dettagliate sul ruolo della Cina nelle campagne elettorali del 2019 e del 2021… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
TORONTO – I risultati di due recenti studi sull’impatto del Covid-19 sulla salute mentale sono contrastanti. Secondo un recente rapporto pubblicato sul British Medical Journal (BMJ) a livello globale la pandemia ha avuto un impatto minimo sulla condizione psichica della maggior parte delle persone ma uno studio separato mette in luce che la scoperta potrebbe non essere valida per quel che riguarda i bambini… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
TORONTO – Come negli altri Paesi, anche in Canada il Covid-19 ha colpito più duramente le persone più anziane. A tre anni dall’inizio della pandemia – la cui fine dovrebbe essere decretata entro poche settimane dall’organizzazione mondiale della Sanità – i numeri quasi definitivi dei decessi, dei ricoveri in ospedale e in terapia intensiva a causa del Covid ci offrono un’istantanea fedele su come la pandemia abbia reclamato il suo tributo di sangue soprattutto tra gli ultrasettantenni… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>