Tag: statue Sunday
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Sibenik, Croatia, is a nice place to be a dog or human
At the unpromising building site end of a branch train line you walk on into the ancient cobbled town of Sibenik. Sited in a sunken river valley invaded by the sea, it is protected from storms. The massive natural harbour has a narrow flooded gorge entrance, “St Anthony’s Canal”. The pedestrian old town is full…
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Protesting in La Spezia
I met these lovely Italian teachers and elders one evening protesting about the military going into schools in Italy and drumming up support and recruits for war. There is apparently no balancing peace education. Even in infant school. teachersforfuture It all started when I was taking photos of Garibaldi’s wonderful horse in La Spezia. I…
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Joining scientists worldwide on Statues Sunday
Blindfolds on statues represent the willful failure of states to face the facts and listen to the science of the IPCC. Solutions exist to limit the climate crisis, but only by substantial change that requires government and business leadership. Tell the truth governments, as tweeking at the edges is not enough. Kolping was a 19th…