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Treating the ‘Other’ as Disease: Ħal Far Open Centre as a Zone of Contagion

April 29, 2020 · Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone & Daniel Vella ·

The armed presence along the perimeter of Ħal Far—essentially, the border between ‘us’ and ‘them’—was a display of state power and a pretense of care for its loyal citizens. At once, it disciplined the diseased ‘other’ and fenced the rest off from it.

Tagged With: COVID-19, democracy, discrimination, migrants, migration, racism

[LISTEN] COVID-19 and Solidarity: a Wish List of Government Measures in the Time of Crisis

April 9, 2020 · The IotL Magazine ·

Crisis must not be an excuse for discrimination and injustice. On the contrary, solidarity is our weapon during these difficult times.

Tagged With: COVID-19, economy, solidarity, worker's rights

‘Housing for Everyone!’ or the Rebel with a Plan. A Tribute to Joseph Bartolo

April 8, 2020 · Kurt Xerri ·

Finding a solution to the housing affordability problem amid a frenetic property boom was no easy task. Willingness to challenge the neoliberal establishment is not enough. To achieve that, progressive policy makers must also possess the economic proficiency and the political acumen. This person was Joseph Bartolo.

Tagged With: housing, neoliberalism, social housing, White Paper

Displacing the Natives in Early British Malta: Bastion Burials, Tournaments and Gibbets

March 31, 2020 · David Edward Zammit ·

As British colonial rule successfully employed various tactics to legitimize its control over the Maltese fortifications, so the needs of the civilian Maltese inhabitants living within these fortifications were progressively subordinated to those of the island fortress.

Tagged With: British rule, colonialism

Highly Contagious: Pandemic and ‘Pan-Panic’

March 26, 2020 · Marieke Jochimsen ·

Why do COVID-19 updates skew so much towards death and not recovery? We need to be particularly cautious in letting numbers of death records beat us into fear. Or do we assume that people will not act responsibly unless they are shocked into a panic?

Tagged With: COVID-19, democracy, mental health

Give Yourself a Break. Stop Making Sense of a Virus!

March 22, 2020 · Kathrin Schödel ·

 If you believe that COVID-19 was sent by divine providence to make this world a fairer, greener place, you are mistaken. It’s up to us to strive for this goal. A virus has no such mission.

Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, democracy, inequality, public health

COVID-19 and Solidarity: a Wish List of Government Measures in the Time of Crisis

March 18, 2020 · Daiva Repečkaitė ·

Crisis must not be an excuse for discrimination and injustice. On the contrary, solidarity is our weapon during these difficult times.

Tagged With: COVID-19, democracy, social justice, solidarity

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