I start on a personal note. In 2004 a group of students at University College London where I studied at the time carried out a campaign of solidarity with Venezuela. Among the activities organized by them was a discussion about the education reform of the Venezuelan Bolivarian Revolution. The guest lecturer was the Venezuelan primary teacher and educator Oscar Negrin. Negrin started his speech by saying: “In Venezuela today we are trying to change the language of teaching: instead of making children memorize abstract terms, we teach them the most important words -” mother”, ” peace”, ” Chávez ‘. My heart pulse quickened. I sank into a clear reminiscence of my first grade in school in … Continuă să citești →

On Wednesday, 20th of February 2013, the Bulgarian government headed by Boyko Borissov has deposited its resignation. What happened? What comes next? Over the last week, Bulgarians in most big cities have been out in the streets, protesting against the increased electricity and heating bills. While the increase has happened gradually throughout 2012, the bills that were delivered to the post-boxes of the population in January 2013 were often times bigger than they would normally get. The wave of contention in response to the rise of electricity prices spread throughout the country, resulting in blockades of roads, barricades, increasing popular rage and police violence. An old man cut his veins in a village in North Bulgaria … Continuă să citești →