Irene Vivas Lalinde During a day we take thousands of decisions. In our life, some of them will have an impact on other people lives. Sometimes we just follow patterns while, in other occasions, we innovate. What a powerful word, don’t you think? This blog is from a citizen to citizen and here, I’ll share [...]
Nataliia Midna The last UN Habitat World Urban Forum, the world's premier conference on urban issues, was held in Medellin, the “Most Innovative City” of 2012 according to the Wall Street Journal. But did you know that in 1991 it was the murder capital of the world? And did you know that now it is [...]
Gratian Mihailescu They are no longer on the first page of newspapers. They don’t increase media audiences, they don’t produce enough clicks and retweets, no one is interested anymore. From time to time, a picture on social media and some numbers: other 30 refugees died. On TV, the news on the refugees is at some [...]
Rhomir Yanquiling Words are immensely powerful. Its power has been proven time and time again and old bald history can attest to that. They can bleed, cut or even destroy a nation. They can shape, influence or alter our perceptions of truth and reality. They can serve as a vehicle of lies and instrument of [...]
Sabine Eigmina In the late August, the Latvian capital Riga hosted the international contemporary circus and street arts festival “Re Rīga.” Within its framework, I saw Cie Non Nova show "Windy afternoon." The main hero of the show - a common cellophane bag and a ventilator, which gives life to a plastic and the ability [...]
Kristina Hudekova There are cars almost everywhere nowadays. People can’t hide from them, not even on the sidewalk. If all the cities were like Copenhagen, 25 billion dollars would be saved and the people would be healthier. Car-free districts already exist and we talked to an inhabitant of the first one of them. Cities thought [...]
Gerardo Fortuna Ever since we are kids, we are taught that things like home heating or cooking a meal or switching on interior lights require a certain amount of energy. And we are told that we get this energy from a variety of sources. In our children’s mind, we quickly learn how to differentiate the [...]
Rosa Uliassi Somebody said that the small is always a source for great enlightenment. Therefore, standing in front a controversial and chaotic contemporary world, the small virtuous realities make the difference. This is why it is worth talking about ‘Accoglienza Degna’ (Translated: Virtuous Welcome) which is a project born the last December in Bologna between [...]
Rhomir Yanquiling Wahid (not his real name) is a migrant from an emerging state somewhere in Asia who resolved upon himself to find a place in the sun in an industrialized state in North America, thousands of miles away from his family. He ventured on this rather unprecedented decision in order to provide for his [...]
Dominik Bartol There is something out there. The unknown substance that motivates, moves and inspires Us all, called Life. It is supported by Our beautiful and amazing planet Earth. Being 4.54 billion years old, Earth evolved and developed the greatest 'sustainable city' known to Us. It is Our Civilization. We are all unique, conscious and [...]