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Sauvez Les Enfants du Dr. Beat Richner (Beatocello) – [Save his Children!]

by Pier Marton | Mar 11, 2014 | Asia, Cancer, Care, Death, France, Health, Music, Peace, Politics, Sci/Nat, Time, Youth

Every year he saves 100 000 lives – Jährlich rettet er 100 000 Leben – Chaque année il sauve 100 000 vies. Son credo : «développer une médecine de riche pour les pays pauvres»/His credo: «develop rich medicine for poor countries» One more great Arte Reportage (cf....

Chaplin’s Ultimate Intelligence

by Pier Marton | Jan 8, 2014 | Antisemitism, Care, Education, Film, Highlights, History, Humor, Ideas, Peace, Politics, Popular, Racism, Shoah, Wars, Women, Youth

The Great Dictator’s Final Speech Transcript: I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business. I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone – if possible – Jew, Gentile – black man – white. We all want to help one...

SLIFF BUZZ ’13 – CAIRO 678

by Pier Marton | Nov 14, 2013 | Afri, Care, Film, Human Rights, Middle-East, Review, STL, Women

Addendum: now that the festival is over, here is a YouTube version with English subtitles. Thank you SLIFF for bringing such vibrant films to St. Louis! From the filmmaker, Mohamed Diab’s YouTube channel, the trailer: The film seems viewable at this point on this site...

Yeb Saño: If Not Now When?

by Pier Marton | Nov 12, 2013 | Afri, Asia, Care, Death, Eco, Education, Food, France, Future Tech, Health, Hispanic, History, Human Rights, Jewish, Magyar, Middle-East, Native, Now, Politics, Sci/Nat, Time, World

Complete Speech: Before going on a hunger strike, Yeb Saño tells UN summit in Warsaw “colossal devastation” from Typhoon Haiyan should serve as warning to planet. Philippines lead negotiator Yeb Saño addressed the opening session of the UN climate summit in Warsaw –...

Give To Those That Give (IL4)

by Pier Marton | Nov 6, 2013 | Care, Death, Food, France, Health, Highlights, Human Rights, Jewish, Middle-East, Politics, Women, Youth

“Nobody asks permission to kill. We do not ask permission to save lives.” Through PayPal Special Report by Yaron Shagal: En Français: Flash Video: About IL4 The organization is a not-for-profit, volunteer-based, Non Governmental Organization (NGO) that delivers life...

Center – By Any Means Necessary

by Pier Marton | Nov 6, 2013 | Care, Dance, Health, Human Rights, Middle-East, Mystery, Native, Photo, Politics, Wars, Women

If they can do it… on the rocky terrain… One of the winners of the 2013 Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund: Tanya Habjouqa for Occupied Pleasures From her website: “Occupied pleasures brings together glimmers of hope, dignity and laughter; all of which override the...

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To ride the unbalance* between:
1. excellence and a kind, singular and porous identity that contains some of the scruples, humor, humility, musicality & the beauty of a harsh and confusing, yet benign and rich reality – away from distractions.
2. the stupidity and blindness of complacency, violence, injustice, pretense, egos, short-term… wishful… and group “thinking,” and empty talk – in all of their surprising embodiments. And the false sense of fullness all of this provides.
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An appeal for a world NOT so caught up in anthropo/ego/euro/ethno/oculo/esthetico -CENTRISM.
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1. Beware of those who claim to be strong – they are often dangerous.
2. Unmask the hoax of “centrality” – ask an “EX-centric” for assistance?
3. Perceive the arrogance of normalcy: everybody, in one way or another, is handicapped… which brings us back to 1.
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*Not unrelated to “There is beauty and there are the humiliated. Whatever difficulties the enterprise may present, I should like never to be unfaithful either to the second or the first.” — Albert Camus