Global Culture

Must read: “The Commons Rising”. A report from the Tomales Bay Institute.
THE COMMONS, n., gifts of nature and society; the wealth we inherit or create together and must pass on, undiminished or enhanced, to our children; a sector of the economy that complements the corporate sector.
If you’re reading this blog, you’re probably already involved [...]

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There is a certain hint of a solution in the Toronto Star (Canada) article “Redefining multiculturalism” when it tries to alleviate the claims of others that multiculturalism should be abolished. In concrete, it proposes:
Instead of funding ethnic dance shows, the government needs to modernize immigration and settlement programs into one basket with the common [...]

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This past weekend I attended the Power of Place festival at the Harbourfront centre (Toronto, Canada). A quick glance at the program reveals the wild variety of performers from all corners of the world. It is this culturally rich because it looks to attract the culturally diverse audience of the Toronto scene, [...]

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Parabolicamará brings together the word parabolic, the type of antenna that can be seen everywhere even in the poorest corners of Brazil, and the word camará, the way the players of capoeira, the afro-american ludic martial art, have chosen to name their partners, “camaradas”, while they dance and sing.
With this inspired metaphor, Gilberto Gil illustrated [...]

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Almost without noticing our culture is drifting away hijacked by the agents of globalization in their attempt to reach every corner of this world, forcing unwanted migrations and creating lonely souls along the way. This is a journey with no return.
Paul Teolis from Toronto, Canada won the HP 2006 Photo Contest: Imaging a Global [...]

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