Category: Politics
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Malta: Youth and the State of the Nation
We can’t discuss the state of the nation of Malta, without looking towards the future. And we can only look towards the future, if we do it together with our children and youth
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IDAHOT 2023: Speaking at Montecitorio
I put on a crisp white shirt that got creased within minutes of walking in a Rome that isn’t sure whether the weather is hot or cold. Slightly out of comfort zone, entering the lower house of the parliament of Italy. As much for the shirt, as for the the co-panelists at a seminar organised…
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Non Binary Language: Maltese
Yesterday I spoke on a panel about Maltese language and it’s binary and non-binary modes. This would be just another event in the life of an activist, weren’t it for the fact that I barely spoke a word of Maltese the first 18 years of my life. To think that now I’m able to not…
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#ObservingTurkey – I recognise your grief, courge, resilience
First reactions to the 2023 first-round elections in Turkey by Mina Jack Tolu, committee member of the European Greens and Interntional Secretary of ADPD.
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Malta, must become the anti-racist port of safety in the central mediterranean
Under Meloni, a state of emergency becomes an anti-democratic, racist, and far-right weapon against some of the most vulnerable in society. It will subject migrants to increased arbitrary detention and the stripping of their rights. Malta needs to offer a port of safety, any other path is a legitimisation of far-right policy.
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ADPD asks Auditor General to investigate phantom job
“All those who administer public funds are obliged to do so in the national interest & not for someone’s abusive gain” this is why ADPD have asked the Auditor General to investigate the contract offered to Rosianne Cutajar by the Institute of Tourism Studies. Accountability!
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Children’s rights and right-wing wrongs
A summary of the “Gender Boss” saga. Including my review of the performance and workshop.
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In support to HDP and a democratic future for Turkey
European Green Party: Press Release 13th March 2023 The Turkish Government’s increasingly authoritarian tendencies are unacceptable. Attempts to curtail democratic opposition parties and civil society have no space in modern democracies. We stand in full solidarity with HDP and Turkish civil society. Turkish citizens deserve a democratic and pluralistic country where people can live in…
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Abortion in Malta: The long journey
“Abortion to be allowed when woman’s health is at serious risk” – next week amendments will be tabled in Maltese parliament to make this happen. As a friend of mine remarked, it’s a small step forward, that just shows how far behind we are. As with many fights for justice I think it is important…
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Has the discussion on LGBTQI Rights in Malta already plateaued?
In this blog I analyse the current discussions on LGBTQI issues in Malta, as experienced at the IDAHOT 2022 business breakfast organised by the Parliamentary Secretary for Equality and Reforms on May 17th 2022.
MJ Tolu 