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Ile-aux-Moines (Brittany, France): Which Answer To Nature And Man? – Re-ed

14 July 202014 July 2020 Bertrand de Foucauld 0 Comments

Dear Contrib’Citizen, This summer, the site will offer you to analyze different territories based on water and its use. This

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Did anyone see the foals in Vilvert ?

10 July 202011 July 2020 Bertrand de Foucauld 0 Comments

On June 21st, you could see four young colts in Vilvert. This is so unusual I was told but I

Daily Life Planning

The Paris Anachronism: Housing

26 June 202027 June 2020 Bertrand de Foucauld 0 Comments

In the context of the second round of the French municipal elections, and in the light of the debate on

Daily Life Territories Poetry

Prologue – Itinerary of a Teachers’ Son

22 June 202023 June 2020 Christophe Baillat 0 Comments

Saint-Girons is surrounded by mountains, the Arièges-Pyrénées. This is where my father is. We should have joined him, isolation during

Environment Territories Poetry

Charles de Foucauld: An Explorer Till The End of His Path

16 June 202016 June 2020 Bertrand de Foucauld 0 Comments

I rarely talk about my family. But the Vatican City’s announcement on Thursday May 28th of the canonization of Charles

Arts/Shows

St Petersburg, Loire Valley, Chicago: the itinerary of Prokofiev’s 3rd Piano Concerto

11 June 202011 June 2020 Erwan Latrouite 0 Comments

The author of Peter and the Wolf and Romeo and Juliet, who was born in 1891 and died in 1953,

Territories Poetry

We will tread these forests fields

27 May 20207 June 2020 Bertrand de Foucauld 0 Comments

We will tread these forests fields Responding with simple whispers At the crunching sound of leaves. We will talk about

Arts/Shows Education Territories Poetry

Dialogue with Prithwindra MUKHERJEE – The Cultural Shock (end of 1966)

25 May 202026 May 2020 Bertrand de Foucauld 0 Comments

Bertrand de Foucauld: “Can you share with us happy moments once arrived in France?” Prithwindra Mukherjee: “At the end of

Arts/Shows

The Parisian Maurice Ravel’s Concerto in G

18 May 20207 June 2020 Bertrand de Foucauld 0 Comments

Composed between 1929 and 1931 by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), the Concerto in G is a pianistic and orchestral masterpiece written

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Dear Contrib’Citizen,

Now that the French municipal elections are finally over, let’s remember and meditate some benchmarks: while the French who were called to vote yesterday have largely (59%) shunned the ballot boxes, with a historic record of more than 63% in the City of Paris, on the other side of the planet, in Hong Kong, residents and investors are worried about the Chinese Communist government’s takeover of the former British colony. Will Hong Kong’s individual freedoms, notably that of the press, survive?

On the one hand, the majority of voters in France no longer trust a representative system, whether for health reasons (Covid) or for deeper questions about the impact of these electoral processes, even if local, in everyday life: “we let it happen, and anyway, if the elected representative, whoever he/she is, votes an unpopular measure, there will always be time to take to the streets”. On the other hand, in Asia, the population is well aware of the need, both economic and social, to preserve the main human rights.

Contrib’City will offer you several themes: the division of the territory, the analysis of different local territorial policies, testimonies of local characters not necessarily known to the general public but which can serve as an example because of their courage and originality. Finally, last but not least, contrib.city will publish some texts or images dedicated to the magnificence of the landscapes around us, whether in our daily life or during our holidays. Let’s develop our territories while encouraging their biological diversity and beauty.

Small clarification due to a reader’s remark: when Contrib’City speaks of local territories or characters, the site does not restrict the articles to a single place, but rather opens up to all the geographical examples which will present themselves. What is local is the angle of view: CC encourages on the analyzes or testimonies from the field and from experience, whatever this place on our Earth.