In the name of profit, various commercial interests are seeking to take away all that Valletta has to offer to the good of society. Any vision for a better city ought to have our common good as its main aim.
A Sea That Connects and Nurtures Is No Longer Ours. Time to Reclaim It!
The sea has always been the major force that shaped history of Malta. Today, the seafront as a public space seems to be the only resource element that somehow managed to survive, but for how long will it prevail?
Valletta and Our Common Good: Beyond the Pale A Series about the City and Good Neighbourliness
Outside the walls of the city ‘by and for gentlemen’ lies a boundary space where ordinary people have more say in shaping the way we share the commons. The Grand Harbour edge of Valletta outside the walls has not yet succumbed to commercial exploitation.
Link Taxes and Upload Filters Will Not Fix the Internet
Big technology companies are not particularly worried about the link tax. YouTube and Facebook are the only companies in the position to use upload filters and they could start selling them to other smaller European platforms.
Valletta and Our Common Good: Biċċerija, Valletta Design Cluster A Series about the City and Good Neighbourliness
Unlike Is-Suq, immediate neighbours of Valletta Design Cluster appear to be on-side and look forward to the proposed open access roof garden and possibility of finding artists on their doorsteps.
Valletta and Our Common Good: City Lounge vs Residents’ Resistance A Series about the City and Good Neighbourliness
For well over a year, City Lounge has abused our common good in order to increase their own commercial activity. However, citizens have not become used to the realization that one of our fellows is abusing the common good for their own enrichment.
Valletta and Our Common Good: MUŻA A Series about the City and Good Neighbourliness
Sandro Debono talked about the significance of story in curating and of community engagement. I’m hopeful that MUŻA will enable a legacy of community engagement through pedestrian access that the University and Is-Suq alike have been unable to realize.
