“The New Generation Festival” is an annual celebration that takes place in Florence’s Corsini Gardens, creating an international platform for the finest young musical talent. This year, in response to the devastating effects of Covid-19 on the Italian and international cultural scene, the event will be relocating to the city’s […]
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There still isn’t education for all in Bolivia
Universal access to education was achieved by the ex-president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, but now, a supreme decree passed by the de facto government means that not everyone will benefit. Nara Romero Rams Universal access to education was one of the 13 pillars of the Bicentennial Agenda (2025); […]
Carmina, patriarchy and seduction
Luis Rabago’s short film is an audacious experiment in direct cinema. A young woman recently free of familial restrictions meets an older man in a bar, who is looking for company. Is he wise and kind or just a manipulator, and what does their meeting reveal about patriarchal dynamics? […]
Immigrants in Covid-19 times: with the enemy at home
The current global pandemic didn’t stop Bolivian activist Amancay Colque from denouncing the repression of the self-appointed transitional government, which repressed ordinary people, with military force, in order to stay in power. But she has also faced the anguish of seeing her son infected by the coronavirus. Nathan Raia […]
Paul Oquist, equilibrium, politics and climate change
“It is very significant that the new coronavirus now shows us how little prepared we are to confront high risk and how little we have invested politically and economically to avoid it.” Néstor Marín This is what the economist and advisor to the Nicaraguan government, Paul Oquist thinks, […]