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Românii: Oaspeţi nedoriţi în Italia

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de Uli Schmetzer (traducere)

Un decret de urgenţă pentru expulzarea românilor săraci ilustrează încă odată intoleranţa noastră în creştere faţă de ceilalţi.

Veneţia, Italia, 3 Nov 2007 – Vechii romani îşi extinseseră cetăţenia şi protecţia formidabilelor legiuni asupra vasalilor europeni loiali. Romanii moderni sunt mult mai circumspecţi: săptămâna aceasta au decis să-şi ofere ospitalitatea doar acelor cetăţeni europeni care se ridică deasupra liniei sărăciei.
Ceilalţi – cei fără mijloace suficiente sau cei care locuiesc în rulote sau adăposturi ilegale – se află la discreţia prefecţilor locali şi pot fi expulzaţi din Italia printr-un decret al cărui ţintă principală sunt românii, cei mai recenţi membri ai Uniunii Europene liberi să călătorească şi să lucreze în orice ţară UE.
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Romanians: unwanted guests in Italy

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by Uli Schmetzer

An emergency decree to expel poor Romanians illustrates once again our growing intolerance towards others.

Venice, Italy, Nov 3, 2007 – The ancient Romans extended citizenship and the protection of their formidable legions to loyal European vassals. Modern Romans are more circumspect: This week they decided to offer their hospitality only to those fellow European citizen classified above the poverty line.
At the discretion of local prefects the rest, those without sufficient means of support or living in campers and illegal cabins, can be expelled from Italy under a decree whose main target are the Romanians, the latest members of the European Community (EU) free to travel and work in any EU nation.
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lf-ro2007 si critica negativista media

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Scriu pentru ca au fost 2 articole post-ladyfest in presa mainstream – care au si fost cam singurele (in afara de alte cateva anunturi care informau ca festivalul are loc intre…, la… si contine…) – 2 articole care m-au dezamagit prin continutul negativist si abordarea critica mai mult destructiva decat orice altceva.

failure is impossible

revino mai tarziu pentru mai mult…

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women and tech stuff

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because unfortunately the tech-related discussions planned for ladyfest were all cancelled in one way or another, i’m listing here the materials i’d prepared for some of it, in case someone finds them useful as resources:

AFIS & PROGRAM LF RO 07

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(english here)
afis_lf_net.jpg LADYFEST BUCURESTI
12-14 octombrie 2007
“Whatever your fight, don’t be ladylike!”
– arta si activism grassroots pe teme de gen

[1 RON sugestie donatie in timpul zilei]
[10 RON intrare la show-uri / 25 RON pass pentru tot festivalul]

>> ATELIERE, ACTIUNI, DISCUTII, PROIECTII
@ H.arta
str. Pictor Arthur Verona nr. 19, sector 1
(intrare de pe B-dul Magheru)

* Vineri (12/10)
13-14:30 Strategii anti-rasiste
14:30-16:30 Self-defense – gender attacks
20:00- “Granitele tranzitiei”… discutie D MEDIA despre tranzitie si postcomunism
ACTIUNE
18:00-20 Take Back the Night rally (pentru toti) si mars (women-only)
[cu plecare din Piata Constitutiei]
FILME D MEDIA
20:00 “Commonplaces of transition”; “Border diaries”

* Sambata (13/10)
10-12 Vegan baking
12-13 Discutii pe “femei si stiinta/tehnologie”
13-14:30 Identitati queer vs. heteronormativitate
14:30-15:30 Discutie/atelier despre comunicare non-ierarhica, feminista, non-violenta si organizarea in grup
15:30-17:00 Maternitatea si implicatiile sale sociale si politice
17:00-19:00 H.arta: cum adresam teama & radical reading
20:00- “Munca femeilor”… discutie/masa rotunda D MEDIA despre situatia muncii in romania si discriminarile care inca mai exista impotriva femeilor
FILME D MEDIA
20:00 “Made in Italy”; “Eden”

* Duminica (14/10)
10:00-11:30 Gen si wikipedia/prezenta femeilor in spatii pe internet
11:30-13 Atelier/forum/panel pe prostitutie, trafic, violenta impotriva femeilor
13-14:30 Video activism
14:30-16:00 Corporalitatea feminina, corporalitatea noastra
16:00-18 “Turul radical” al Bucurestiului [prin oras]
16:00-17:30: Idei preconcepute: o zi in media.
18:00-19:00: Intro to open source software
19:00- “Vieti precare”… discutie D MEDIA despre conceptul de precaritate

Pe tot parcursul festivalului:
ZINE-MAKING, ACTIVIST FAIR, TRAVELING ZINE LIBRARY
PROIECTII din videoteca Ladyfest: “Ladyfest Grenoble”, “female+queer words+beats”, “Bought and sold”, “Behind the labels”, “If hope were enough”, “War zone”, “Mami”, “Hot and bothered – feminist pornography”, “Grrlyshow”, “Clitfest 2004 – the documentary”, “Born in flames”, “Market this!: queer radicals respond to market assimilation”, “The art of hollering”, “Barely audible”, “Flori de mac”

>> CONCERTE & EXPO
@ PUNKOTECA,
str. Atelierului nr. 14
(langa Gara de Nord)

* Vineri (12.10) de la ora 22:00:
STACEY CAPOOT – acoustic / indie (San Diego, S.U.A.)
NOT YOURS – rock (Deva, Romania)
DJ: K* (Bielefeld, Germania)

* Sambata (13.10) de la ora 21:00:
HEADPHONE KICKS – funk / ska / alternative (Bacau, Romania)
THE FITS – pop (Orebro, Suedia)
DJ PINKTROL (Poland/Stockholm, Suedia)

* Duminica (14.10) de la ora 21:00:
VIVE LA NOIZ – alternative / ska / punk (Bistrita, Romania)
MEANOX- aternative / rock / indie (Bucuresti, Romania)
DJ IF (Munchen, Germania)

Pe tot parcursul festivalului:
ART EXPO
—-fotografie: Mira Marincas (Cluj); Luiza Puiu (Timisoara); Elena Stoehr (Köln, Germania); Adina Rafaila (Brasov)
—-pictura: Iulia Nicolaie (Brasov); Maria Ivan Gurzu (Bucuresti); Ana Maria Dinescu (Bucuresti); Eliza Gereanu (Bucuresti)
—-gravura/pictura: Laura Partin (Iasi)
—-gravura/colaj: Olivia (Bucuresti)

Cosponsori: ACCEPT, Alert Fund, D Media, Indymedia Romania, Komunitas, Ladyfest Frankfurt, Ladyfest Mannheim, Project Space, XminY Solidariteitsfonds

++++++++ Detalii: https://fia.pimienta.org
++++++++ Contact: ladyfest-ro@lists.riseup.net

POSTER & PROGRAM LF RO 07

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afis_lf_net.jpgLADYFEST BUCHAREST
12-14 october 2007
“Whatever your fight, don’t be ladylike!”
– art and grassroots activism on gender themes

[1 RON suggested donation for during the day]
[10 RON concert entrance / 25 RON pass-par-tout]

 
>> WORKSHOPS, ACTIONS, DISCUSSIONS, SCREENINGS
@ H.arta
str. Pictor Arthur Verona nr. 19, sector 1
(entrance from B-dul Magheru)


* Friday (12/10)
13-14:30 Anti-racist strategies
14:30-16:30 Self-defense – gender attacks
20:00- “The borders of transition”… D MEDIA discussion on transition and post-communism
ACTION
18:00-20 Take Back the Night rally (for all) and march (women-only)
[leaving from Piata Constitutiei]
D MEDIA FILMS
20:00 “Paint Romanian”; “Border diaries”

* Saturday (13/10)
10-12 Vegan baking
12-13 Discussions about “women and science/technology”
13-14:30 Queer vs. heteronormative identities
14:30-15:30 Discussion/workshop on non-hierarchical, feminist, non-violent communication and group organizing
15:30-17:00 Maternity and its social and political implications
17:00-19:00 H.arta: how to address fear and radical reading
20:00- “Women’s work”… D MEDIA discussion/round table about the work situation in romania and the discrimination that still exists towards women
D MEDIA FILMS
20:00 “Made in Italy”; “Eden”

* Sunday (14/10)
10:00-11:30 Gender and wikipedia/women’s presence in internet spaces
11:30-13 Workshop/forum/panel on prostitution, trafficking, violence against women
13-14:30 Video activism
14:30-16:00 Feminine corporeality, our corporeality
16:00-18 “Radical Tour” through Bucharest
16:00-17:30: Preconceived ideas: a day in the media.
18:00-19:00: Intro to open source software
19:00- “Precarious lives”… D MEDIA discussion about the concept of precarity

During the entire festival:
ZINE-MAKING, ACTIVIST FAIR, TRAVELING ZINE LIBRARY
SCREENINGS from the Ladyfest videotheque: “Ladyfest Grenoble”, “female+queer words+beats”, “Bought and sold”, “Behind the labels”, “If hope were enough”, “War zone”, “Mami”, “Hot and bothered – feminist pornography”, “Grrlyshow”, “Clitfest 2004 – the documentary”, “Born in flames”, “Market this!: queer radicals respond to market assimilation”, “The art of hollering”, “Barely audible”, “Flori de mac”

>> CONCERTS & EXPO
@ PUNKOTECA,
str. Atelierului nr. 14
(near Gara de Nord)

* Friday (12.10) from 22:00:
STACEY CAPOOT – acoustic / indie (San Diego, U.S.A.)
NOT YOURS – rock (Deva, Romania)
DJ: K* (Bielefeld, Germany)

* Saturday (13.10) from 21:00:
HEADPHONE KICKS – funk / ska / alternative (Bacau, Romania)
THE FITS – pop (Orebro, Suedia)
DJ PINKTROL (Poland/Stockholm, Suedia)

* Sunday (14.10) from 21:00:
VIVE LA NOIZ – alternative / ska / punk (Bistrita, Romania)
MEANOX- aternative / rock / indie (Bucharest, Romania)
DJ IF (Munchen, Germania)

During the entire festival:
ART EXPO
—-photography: Mira Marincas (Cluj); Luiza Puiu (Timisoara); Elena Stoehr (Köln, Germany); Adina Rafaila (Brasov)
—-painting: Iulia Nicolaie (Brasov); Maria Ivan Gurzu (Bucharest); Ana Maria Dinescu (Bucharest); Eliza Gereanu (Bucharest)
—-engraving/painting: Laura Partin (Iasi)
—-engraving/collage: Olivia (Bucharest)

Cosponsors: ACCEPT, Alert Fund, D Media, Indymedia Romania, Komunitas, Ladyfest Frankfurt, Ladyfest Mannheim, Project Space, XminY Solidariteitsfonds

++++++++ Details: https://fia.pimienta.org
++++++++ Contact: ladyfest-ro@lists.riseup.net

ak kraak – videoactivism si documentare critica in contextul activismului

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Project Space
10.10.2007
str. Pictor Arthur Verona, nr.19

ak kraak – videoactivism si documentare critica in contextul activismului – Katharina Koch, Marie Du Vinage, Florian Hülsey, Elizabeth Grenier.

12:00 – 19:00 Video lounge

19:00- 21:00 Prezentarea istoriei grupului Ak Kraak ca parte a scenei de stanga din Berlin 1990 – 2007

21:00 – 22:00 Magazin 24- documentare de scurt metraj, Berlin, 2006

Prezentarea istoriei si activitatii grupului de video activism ak kraak din Berlin in contextul miscarii anarhiste din Germania si internationale cat si atelierul despre moduri alternative de a produce filme documentare vor cuprinde idei despre strategii de auto-organizare, despre conceptul de do it yourself, despre o raportare critica la filmul documentar, diferita de cea mainstream corporatista, despre feluri de a lucra impreuna. Va fi proiectata o selectie de filme din arhiva ak kraak realizate in perioada 1990-2007 si va putea fi consultata o arhiva cu postere si materiale informative despre activitatea grupului.

Project Space este parte din proiectul Spatiul Public Bucuresti / Public Art Bucharest 2007.

Ce mai fac eroii nostri?

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Va invitam in 08.10.2007 la orele 19:00 pe strada Pictor Arthur Verona nr 19 la prezentarea Ce mai fac eroii nostri? sustinuta de catre Cristian Cercel

In timpul national-comunismului promovat de Ceausescu, manualele scolare (de istorie si literatura romana mai cu seama) prezentau o naratiune eroizata a istoriei romanilor (n.b.: istoria era a romanilor, si nu a Romaniei). Fara existenta unor alternative autentice, monopolul producerii si reproducerii de identitate se afla in mainile Partidului, unul dintre canalele cele mai importante prin care o identitate nationala departe de a fi all-inclusive era propagata fiind sistemul educational. Care este insa situatia acum, dupa ce manualele alternative au devenit o realitate cotidiana pentru elevii de liceu? Cum o mai duc acum vajnicii nostri eroi nationali? Cat de diferita este actuala ‘naratiune romana’ fata de cea din epoca national-comunista?

Cristian Cercel este traducator, absolvent al departamentului de Studii Europene din cadrul Facultatii de Litere a Universitatii Bucuresti, Master of Arts in Nationalism Studies, la Central European University, Budapesta.

Project Space este parte din proiectul Spatiul Public Bucuresti / Public Art Bucharest 2007. (www.spatiul-public.ro)