Monthly Archives: May 2014

Artists Win Appeal Against National Gallery of Canada

Posted on May 15, 2014 by ellenpolus

Today, CARFAC—a non-profit corporation that is the national voice of Canada’s professional visual artists—won its appeal against the National Gallery of Canada in the Supreme Court of Canada. The unanimous decision from a panel of judges was made just a … Continue reading →

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Hungary’s Identity Crisis fought in Concrete and Bronze

Posted on May 14, 2014 by ellenpolus

A café awning in central Budapest reads “things of the past live always with us.” While the establishment is quiet, filled with tourists devouring goulash, that maxim is playing out in real-time just down the street, in Freedom Square (Szabadság … Continue reading →

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Hungary and the End of Politics

Posted on May 12, 2014 by ellenpolus

How Victor Orbán launched a constitutional coup and created a one-party state. On April 6, Hungarians went to the polls and re-elected their government. In most countries, such an outcome would be a reaffirmation of the political status quo. But … Continue reading →

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Prevent the erection of a memorial planned for Budapest which tries to whitewash Hungary’s role in the Second World War.

Posted on May 9, 2014 by ellenpolus

Petition by George Gomori Support us in our protest against the Budapest monument planned to commemorate the German invasion of Hungary in March 1944. Reject the government’s abdication of Hungarian responsibility for the wartime treatment of Hungarian Jewish and Gypsy … Continue reading →

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS JOIN THE EUROPEAN CULTURAL PARLIAMENT YOUTH NETWORK (ECP YN)

Posted on May 5, 2014 by ellenpolus

A Pan-European Network of young art – and culture related professionals JOIN THE HUNGARIAN TEAM MISSION: To boost the value of the Arts and Culture across Europe and to give youth a voice WHAT WE DO: Run national networks & … Continue reading →

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