SHERBROOKE (Quebec) – That “magic word” is present, in the Bloc Québécois program: independence. It’s on page 14, in the paragraph entitled Faire porter notre voix (“Make our voice heard”), in a context that leaves no room for doubt: “All elected representatives of the Bloc Québécois will present an image of Quebec to the international community and to the diplomatic corps in Canada and Quebec, thus preparing them for the possibility of a future referendum on sovereignty and, if necessary, recognition of Quebec’s independence…”. →
TORONTO – Day three and our federal election is already puzzling, to say the least. Normally, elections are a judgement on the performance and accomplishments of the ‘exiting’ administration, resulting in reward or punishment. It is typically “about the facts” – events that have happened, if the outcome matters to anyone, and who deserves the blame or the credit.
TORONTO – Paestum, just south of Naples is a gorgeous seaside town first established by the Greeks centuries ago. The name itself pays homage to Poseidon, god of the Sea. Three beautiful Greek temples are still present in the national park and heritage site…
We are in full election mode, as everyone knows. The chart on the left offers a glimpse of the top 30 constituencies that Italian Canadians call home. Note the number where Italians exceed 10,000 inhabitants or 10% of the voters…
FERIDHOO (Maldives) – Ars gratia artis? Not always. Sometimes, art has a purpose, a practical utility. And we are not talking about a political-social or moral message, but a concrete, practical objective. That’s the case of “Coral Sonic Resilience”, the new work-project by Marco Barotti, an Italian multimedia artist based in Berlin, Germany, actually operating wherever it is possible to make art outside of any scheme and canon and wherever it is useful to stage any metaphor of the anthropogenic impact on the Earth, to make people aware of environmental and social issues. →
