Red Cathedral

What is currently the definition of ecocide? LEGAL DEFINITION OF ECOCIDE " Ecocide means unlawful or wanton acts committed with knowledge that there is a substantial likelihood of severe and either widespread or long-term damage to the environment being caused by those acts " ( Source ) . So " The term ‘ecocide’ refers to the ‘devastation and destruction of the environment to the detriment of life’, but no legal definition between States has yet been agreed . This project promotes the discussion towards the criminalisation of ecocide" ( Source ) And at the same time more and more (neo-)liberal politicians ( Source ) are trying to stop the European regulations for Nature Restauration  ( The law ) This is an American trend from the Trump-era ( and still going strong in several GOP-states where the banning of books & the segragation between Cis/Trans or hetero/ LGBTQI+ seems more important than the protection of the environment & wildlife ) that is...

If you have any knowledge of European languages you'll recognize " Ciao " as an Italian word and if you don't then you know it now. The Belgian province of Limburg has a huge Italian community. Around 1910 almost 4500 Italians lived and worked in Belgium. A number that rose to 33000 around 1931, before the second world war. After that war Belgium had a huge problem finding miners so in 1946 a treaty was signed between Italy and Belgium to exchange Italian miners for Belgian coal. Between 1948 and 1955 over a 100.000 workers and their families moved from the warm Mediterranean to the much colder Belgium. It must be said they often had less than desirable living and working conditions. Many even had to stay in the old camps for war prisoners that were dire reminders of WWII. One of the moments in recent time Belgium should be ashamed of. . This mass exodus towards Belgium ended in 1956 after a disaster happened in the Marcinelle coal mine, killing 262 miners, ...

If you tell me that you don't use AI then I believe you.  However I do use it. It's incorporated in the latest generation of Sony cameras, in photo editing software like Photoshop, Topaz Labs, Luminar, Lightroom,.. Video editors like Runway use it. It's in your phone, your car, your house, your browser and it's evolving faster than any scifi author could have imagined 10 years ago.  AI is everywhere and just like the climatic abberations humanity has caused: it's here to stay and to change our lives. The cyberpunk dystopia that was imagined in the last decennia of the 20th century is our present.. and so is all the corporate/religious/state control, the fear-mongering, the lack of common sense, the self-destructive behaviour for short term wins/profits, the dumbing down, the fear/hate for the unknown, the lack of schooling that opens the mind instead of turning bright young people into worker ants who only believe those who yell the hardest, the black/white thinki...

Do you think everything is silent & calm on May 1st?  It's a national holiday.. and it's a day of celebration in the city of Genk. Kermis ( carnival fair ), jaarmarkt ( fair ), fireworks and my favorite: a street parade named O-Parade. . . . Last year I visited it almost by accident: Some photos & video This year however I was there on purpose & on time. ( and fearing for rain ) And there were some awe-inspiring creations ranging from balloon candy and a army of sea-creatures, to a giant locust & life-size whale. Eventhough all participating streetartists come from different places in Europe they all have 1 thing in common: the urge to entertain their public. and they did ! All 150 photos will be HERE on Flickr A short video is on  Clapper & maybe later on Instagram For updates on my progress you can check Facebook . . . Yes, there is a short VIDEO with the dance of Gruppo Folkloristico Pavullese And for now I'll hav...