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My Archives: May 2002

Thursday, May 30, 2002

For 30,000 years, bushmen lived in the Kalahari desert in today's Botswana - but now, after a 17-year struggle, the last of them will be forced out of their ancestral land by their own government. We all witness the death of another traditional culture - unneccessary as many others, but even more tragical, because the "San people"'s culture survived longer than any other on earth. They are forced out of their ancestral land, because of the greed for diamonds - a reason for Botswana's relative wealth.

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Posted by WB @ 04:42 PM NY [Link]

Wednesday, May 22, 2002

Ever wondered how your e-mail is traveling in the "real world"? Ever tried to picture the growth rate of the Internet in Africa during the 90's? At Cybergeography.org you can find all kind of different maps, "created by 'cyber-explorers' of many different disciplines, and from all corners of the world." The website "... is is an atlas of maps and graphic representations of the geographies of the new electronic territories of the Internet, the World-Wide Web and other emerging Cyberspaces. These maps of Cyberspaces - cybermaps - help us visualise and comprehend the new digital landscapes beyond our computer screen, in the wires of the global communications networks and vast online information resources."

Posted by WB @ 12:32 PM NY [Link]

Monday, May 20, 2002

Since the beginning of April, the city of Manaus - a city of 1,5 Million people deep in the Amazon rainforest - is hosting the 6th Festival de Opera.
Sponsored by the Tourism minister of the Brazil Amazon province, the sixth edition of the only event of its kind in Latin America, is featuring four operas, two of them on their debut performance, and three concerts. The city is an island in the jungle, 6 hours by boat to the next city - otherwise only reachable by plane. (For an interesting description of the "other" Manaus read here!). The festival continues until the end of May. Is part of the receipts going to rainforest preservation?

Posted by WB @ 10:24 AM NY [Link]

Friday, May 17, 2002

"On May 19th, you can witness history in the making as East Timor becomes the world's newest nation. The United Nations Foundation, in partnership with the Fund for East Timor, invites you to experience this unique opportunity LIVE as the Independence Day celebration unfolds in East Timor." Visiting the web site, gives you also a link to a Video by Sting, exclusively made "for the people of East Timor".

Posted by WB @ 09:44 AM NY [Link]

Thursday, May 16, 2002

"On February 28, 2002, 100 of the world's top photojournalists fanned out across 53 countries. Their assignment: to document the entire African continent on a single day." With this introduction the popular book series "A Day in the life of..." will continue with the Africa Book, which will be not be available before November 2002 - but you can visit already the web site...

Posted by WB @ 01:21 AM NY [Link]

Wednesday, May 15, 2002

Between May 30th and June 2nd, the city of Wuerzburg in Germany will play host to a variety of artists and visitors from the African continent. The original Africa Festival Würzburg is in its 14th year and is still growing. It is an early highlight of the European Summer Festival Season. More than 100 000 visitors have come to Würzburgs Mainwiesen in 2001 to witness the black continents cultural wealth.

Posted by WB @ 11:05 AM NY [Link]

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