Author: onno
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COP 21 —The Tower of Babel
The climate talks opened with the world leaders telling everyone what they want to hear — That everything is being done to secure that we have a future. Corporate neoliberal policies condemn these talks to platitudes. A triumph for the bottom line at the expense of the future. I went up the day the leaders…
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Holding Hands/Martial Law
No Protests after the Paris Killing. Those who find conspiracy theories attractive will probably think that the U.S. intentionally dismantled the Iraq army, so as to create a terrorist organization (Isis) that would bomb Paris to keep civil society from interrupting the climate talks. There was nothing for us to do but hold hands. I…
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Shadows on the wall
If you are going to have shadows flickering on the wall, they might as well be beautiful. Xmas windows in Paris.
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Youth at COY11
I spent the entire day at COY 11 with wonderful, enthusiastic and excited young adults. They get it. It’s their future.