Posts on Politics, Culture, and Travels
Today Paolo Villaggio passed away. Per-se, this is not big news. The Italian actor, author, director and comedian was 84 and he was not well known outside of the peninsula (and of course not everyone within it liked him!). The news, however, unsettled me for a simple reason: although Villaggio will be remembered also for … Read more
A început ploaia is the first documentary about forced evictions in Bucharest, which I written, researched and directed after two years of ethnographic fieldwork, activism and engagement with evicted people in the city. The film follows the story of the Vulturilor 50 community (100 individuals), whom dwelt on the street of Bucharest from September 2014 … Read more
Today I went to the remembrance ceremony for Giulio Regeni, in front of the Italian embassy in London. Many Italian and British researchers were there. What happened to him could have happened to us and to all committed researchers like he was. We are all distressed and filled with hanger for what we perceive as … Read more
Open Democracy has published the piece I wrote on Eviction and Housing Racism in Bucharest. The piece narrates the story of the Vulturilor community, which has been living on the street since 1 year following their eviction on the 15th of September 2014. You can read it here: https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/michele-lancione/eviction-and-housing-racism-in-bucharest The same piece was translated into Romanian … Read more
(The text below is a reasoning about the above video, which can be also watched here) Today I woke up at 3am in order to get my flight back to Romania. I obviously was very tired tonight, having being around all day, but I decided to go to Vulturilor anyway. Good choice. Otherwise I would … Read more
Below there are some pics that I have been taking today, at the protest in support of the Vulturilor’s people – evicted from their homes more than 45 days ago (read here and watch here). (Click on the gallery to enlarge)
I made a short video to support the protest against the Vulturilor eviction, in Bucharest, Romania (2014), of which I have written here. The protest will take place here: Protestul are loc la intersecția bd. Regina Elisabeta cu str. Academiei (lângă statuile de la Universitate), on the 30 of October, at 4pm. More info: facebook.com/events/818490454861195/ … Read more
I am in Bucuresti since one month and a half. I live in a very depressing block, in the souther periphery of the city, full of cockroaches and with water available at random times. But I like it: there is a 24h Covrigarie not far, a 24h magazin (where I buy beers and cigarettes), and … Read more
“Al Centro di Tunisi: Geografie dello Spazio Pubblico dopo una Rivoluzione” is a terrific research, website, and network prepared by Raffaele Cattedra, Maurizio Memoli, Francesca Governa and Matteo Puttilli (University of Cagliari and Polytechnic of Turin) around the public spaces of Tunis after the revolution. The research has been undertaken with video-makers, photographers and web-designers, … Read more
Dear all, I am very happy to share this piece of writing I produced for the Nervemeter. The Nervemeter is a non-profit, underground magazine, created by artists and sold on the streets of London by homeless people. All the money of the initiative goes to them, and the content of the magazine is related to street life … Read more