A peine revenue du Sri Lanka, le voilà qui me rattrape par le biais du merveilleux opera Les Pêcheurs de Perles de Bizet qui se produit au MET cet hiver.
Va Pensiero, Go Thoughts…
Va', pensiero, sull'ali dorate; Va, ti posa sui clivi, sui colli, ove olezzano tepide e molli l'aure dolci del suolo natal! Del Giordano le rive saluta, di Sionne le torri atterrate… Oh mia Patria sì bella e perduta! O membranza sì cara e fatal! Arpa d'or dei fatidici vati, perché muta dal salice pendi? … Continue reading Va Pensiero, Go Thoughts…
Dublin Interdependence Celebration and Forum
A great forum on Interdependence took place in Dublin last week. These are my notes on some of the most important contributions during the various panels dealing with Cosmopolitan cities, Gender related issues and education.
Interdependence Day Dublin 2013
IDDAY 1 quick notes: Kingsley Aikins, Founder of Diaspora Matters: Be Irish dress British think Yiddish Oislin Quinn, Lord Mayor of Dublin 200'000 pax not Irish but Dubliners City built by foreigners (Vikings) You've got to make people feel ownership of any project you have as a Mayor. Ciaran Cannon, Minister of State/Education 2013 Gathering … Continue reading Interdependence Day Dublin 2013
Chiang Mai Conference on Language Rights, Inclusion and the Prevention of Ethnic Conflicts (13-17 Dec. 2012)
My very personal summary of quite a special meeting in Chiang Mai. People, topics, sights, music, dialogues, it was human and beautiful from the first to the very last minute!
The Day before….
Tomorrow is the beginning of a year's adventure across the world. It starts with a sociolinguistics conference in Berlin and two events in LA...but this is only a beginning....
COSMO POLITIQUE 