People - 15 Novembre 2019 Italy Struggles with Increasing Racism: When Using Your Voice Becomes Vital I want to tell you a little story about my friend Erika. A few weeks ago I arrived back in Italy from a stint in New York City. At the airport, I passed through immigration without a care in the world (a privilege I am constantly aware of), picked up my bags, took the bus […]
U.N. - 18 Giugno 2019 The World’s Population is Growing, but at a Slower Pace and Growing Older According to the “World Population Prospects 2019: Highlights” the current world population is 7.7 billion. It is estimated that by 2030 there will be 8.5 billion people on earth, and by 2050, 9.7 billion people, the population possibly reaching its peak at 11 billion in 2100. More than half of the predicted population growth between 2019 and 2050 will be from nine countries, including, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, the United Republic of Tanzania, Indonesia, Egypt, and the United States of America (in descending order of the expected increase.) According to the report, India is projected to overtake China as the world’s most populous country by 2027.
News - 31 Luglio 2018 On Daisy Osakue and Racism in Italy: Who Will Be Next? Italy, like the US, is going through a dark period where racism and anti-migrant sentiments have become a political tool for which those in power use carelessly to further their agendas. My friends in the United States wonder if the new Italian government is taking notes from ours - implementing a rhetoric bathed in division. I cannot speak for Italians. I cannot speak for Osakue. I can only speak for myself.
Arts - 10 Novembre 2017 L’Ordine delle Cose Shows the Ethical Quandary About the Migration Crisis "L'Ordine delle Cose" focuses on the work of this taskforce, artfully exposes the systems of power that perpetuate this humanitarian crisis in the name of security. Segre’s intervention reminds us to consider what’s at stake, reminding us that no rapier on the international landscape fails to spill blood.