The Charter of the Forest was sealed 800 years ago. Its defence of the property-less and of ‘the commons’, means the Right would prefer to ignore it – and progressives need to celebrate and renew it.
Este viernes 27 de octubre se cumplen cinco décadas del fallecimiento en Montevideo de la escritora y Premio Nacional de Literatura 1961, de cuyo legado literario es heredera la Casa de Bello.
"Hacia un territorio sustentable: Diálogos sobre identidades, culturas y patrimonios" se titula la nueva versión de este encuentro que se realizará entre el 7 y el 12 de enero de 2018 en Ancud y Curaco de Vélez. El programa de esta actividad, se ha venido trabajando desde abril entre la Universidad de Chile y la Universidad de Los Lagos, la Dirección de Bibliotecas, Archivos y Museos -a partir del Museo de Ancud-, la Corporación Cultural de dicho municipio y la Fundación Curaco de Vélez.
A dos voces fue que los poetas César Millahueique y Maribel Mora Curriao leyeron parte de su creación en "Dungun ñi Kawin, poesía mapuche en voz alta", en el que más de cuarenta personas se encontraron en la sala Pedro Prado de la Estación Mapocho con la propuesta de estos artistas. “Los poetas mapuches hemos logrado formar más comunidad, o quizás más bien mantener la comunidad que somos y de la que venimos, aunque estemos dispersos por el mundo.
Con el objetivo de generar un ambiente propicio para una convivencia más justa al interior del establecimiento, durante octubre se realizaron actividades para profesores, estudiantes y apoderados en torno a la reflexión y aprendizaje sobre género.
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Paper by Martin J. Williams: “With the growing number of rigorous impact evaluations worldwide, the question of how best to apply this evidence to policymaking processes has arguably become the main challenge for evidence-based policymaking. How can policymakers predict whether a policy will have the same impact in their context as it did elsewhere, and how should this influence the design and implementation of policy?
On Friday 10th November the CMPF will host a workshop and conference on the 2017 Media Pluralism Monitor featuring many of the experts who contributed research and data for this year’s monitor. Held at the European University Institute in Florence, the conference will focus on the application of the 2017 monitor which includes some reports from the 28 member countries of European Union as well as Turkey, Serbia and Macedonia.
Organised to present the results of the CMPF’s Media Pluralism Monitor, the workshop, Media Pluralism in Greece: Assessments, challenges and prospects, will take place on Tuesday, November 14th 2017, 10:00-14:00, at the European Commission Representation in Greece (2 Vasilissis Sofias Ave, Athens). The workshop is organised by the Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP).
David Craig, Stan Ketterer and Mohammad Yousuf at Data Driven Journalism: “One common element uniting data journalism projects, across different stories and locations, is the ethical challenges they present.
Gallup: “Overall, Americans’ views of government remain negative. Most U.S. adults are dissatisfied with how the executive and legislative branches are doing their jobs, and majorities hold unfavorable views of both major political parties. Even Republicans rate Congress negatively, despite their party being in control of both chambers.
Report by the Global Social Entrepreneurship Network (GSEN) and the BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt: “…Both social entrepreneurs and the organisations that support them depend on finding and retaining top talent.
Crowded Cities: “In the Netherlands every year more than 6 billion cigarette filters are tossed onto the street. It’s easy to toss, but it’s not easy to pick them up. Since each filter takes 12 years to degrade we realised it’s time to take action.
Through observation we concluded crows are the smartest around us to reach any spot in the city. What if crows can bring cigarette filters to one of our Crowbars to exchange the filter for food? This is how our adventure started.
The Crowbar
Given the material abundance made possible by the replicator, how would it be possible to maintain a system based on money, profit, and class power?
“University-wide decisions should be made through collective councils of students, faculty, staff, and members of our communities; Finances should be determined through participatory budgeting processes. A co-op college would center supporting students, faculty, and community leaders with the understanding that once they’re taken care of, incredible, creative projects and research will flourish.”
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Author(s): Brian NussbaumPublication Date: November 8, 2017Publication Type: Other Writing
Como parte un deber irrenunciable con la preservación del patrimonio nacional y la difusión de la cultura, se presentó este miércoles 25 de octubre en la ciudad de La Serena el libro "Extensión, Arte y Cultura. Universidades del Estado de Chile" de la Red Arte, Cultura y Patrimonio de las Universidades Estatales. "El futuro del país depende de cuánto podamos estimular lo que cada una de las regiones tiene que aportar.
Más de 220 publicaciones en stand, catorce obras en lanzamiento y la participación de 62 académicos de distintas disciplinas resumen la importante presencia que tendrá la Casa de Bello en la trigésimo séptima versión de FILSA.