De retour...
 
Prochain 5à7 demain !
On remet ça en 2012...
On continue notre action politique fédérale sur le plan local,
plus précisément dans le local de la Casa obscura,
en tenant un 5à7 tous les jeudis
à partir du 5 janvier,
i.e. demain !
60 ans...
Bon, après plusieurs de mes amis et avant quelques autres,
c'est à mon tour d'avoir complété 60 années dans ce monde...
Je vous invite à fêter ça
jeudi le 12 janvier 2012 à la Casa obscura
en même temps que l'habituel 5à7 du Rhino
qui se changera en 5à8 pour l'occasion
(il y a une autre activité de prévue après 20h).
Ça va être un potluck, sans cérémonie ni discours.
J'ai bien hâte de voir si la fameuse sagesse
dont parlent François et Gilles va me tomber dessus
ou si j'vais rester un sanzalure irrémédiable... | 
(photo de Valéry) |
L'Islande, au centre du monde
Curieusement, bien que l'Islande soit au centre du monde connu,
on ne la trouve nulle part dans les grands médias ces temps-ci.
Pourtant ce qui s'y passe nous intéresse au plus haut point :
What happened next was extraordinary. The belief that citizens had to pay for the mistakes of a financial monopoly, that an entire nation must be taxed to pay off private debts was shattered, transforming the relationship between citizens and their political institutions and eventually driving Iceland’s leaders to the side of their constituents. The Head of State, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, refused to ratify the law that would have made Iceland’s citizens responsible for its bankers’ debts, and accepted calls for a referendum.
But Icelanders didn't stop there: they decided to draft a new constitution that would free the country from the exaggerated power of international finance and virtual money. To write the new constitution, the people of Iceland elected twenty-five citizens from among 522 adults not belonging to any political party but recommended by at least thirty citizens. This document was not the work of a handful of politicians, but was written on the internet. The constituent’s meetings are streamed on-line, and citizens can send their comments and suggestions, witnessing the document as it takes shape. The constitution that eventually emerges from this participatory democratic process will be submitted to parliament for approval after the next elections.
The people of Greece have been told that the privatization of their public sector is the only solution. And those of Italy, Spain and Portugal are facing the same threat.
They should look to Iceland. Refusing to bow to foreign interests, that small country stated loud and clear that the people are sovereign.
That’s why it is not in the news anymore.
[Lire l'excellent article de Deena Stryker]
Rhino y dinero
De l'or, de l'argent, du cuivre... Des images, des mots, des chiffres...
Ça doit être un autre de ces jeux inventés par les humains,
se disent les rhinocéros, mais pour quoi faire se demandent-ils ensuite ?
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