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The Three Cities’ Residents vs the AUM: the Power of a Unified Community

January 29, 2020 · Raisa Galea ·

The initial divisions between ‘the real people of Cottonera’ and ‘outsiders’ were overcome during the campaign. It is this type of unity—standing up together for a shared goal—that brought the residents together and led to success of the campaign.

Tagged With: activism, American University of Malta, community, Environment, social justice

Green Nationalism: Why the ‚Love of My Country’ is Environmentally Unsustainable

October 1, 2019 · Kathrin Schödel ·

The ‘love of my country’ is often based on the belief that if ‘my country’ does well, I will do well, too. However, this love is not mutual. ‘My country’ doesn’t love me back—unless I belong to its privileged class.

Tagged With: Environment, nationalism, neoliberalism

Time to Rebel: Civil Disobedience for the Planet

September 17, 2019 · Green European Journal and Jayne Forbes ·

Extinction Rebellion wants to ensure democracy and that the people are heard. Usually when you bring people together to take a decision based on unprejudiced facts, they come up with a well thought through, relevant answer.

Tagged With: #ClimateStrike, climate change, Environment

[LISTEN] Malta’s Public Space in 3D: Defining, Designing and Defending It | with Antoine Zammit

September 4, 2019 · The IotL Magazine ·

Raisa Galea talks to Antoine Zammit, a practicing architect and urban designer, about challenges and hopes pertaining to open public spaces in Malta.

Tagged With: democracy, Environment, public space, urban planning

Malta’s National Anthem? It’s Noise.

August 21, 2019 · Raisa Galea ·

“National Anthem”, a solo exhibition by Kevin Mallan is a verdict, a protest song and, in the artist’s own words, “an outcry for this island and what the order of the day has become to signify”.

Tagged With: art, Environment, neoliberalism, politics

Nimxu Mixja: Malta’s Own Yellow Vests Mini-Revolution

June 26, 2019 · Raisa Galea ·

By responding with art, beauty and civic concern to the chaotic and hostile environment of one of Malta’s most urbanised towns, Nimxu Mixja achieved the impossible. Even if for a brief moment, it reclaimed space from car dominance for pedestrians.

Tagged With: activism, art, Environment

Beyond the Choke Hold of Growth: Post-growth or Radical Degrowth?

May 21, 2019 · Riccardo Mastini, Giorgos Kallis & Tim Jackson ·

Happiness and well-being became economised and enshrined through financial architecture of gross domestic product. The religiosity with which we now think about growth and GDP is directly linked to religion itself, because we no longer have God to save us.

Tagged With: degrowth, economic growth, economy, post-growth

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