Interview: John Evans, TUAC-OECD, responds to G20
At the Global Progressive forum, held at the European Parliament 2-3 April 2009, I managed to interview John Evans, Secretary – General of the Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) to the OECD
Interview with Eric Bednarski
I manged to have an interview with Eric Bednarski, the director The Strangest Dream. We discussed the life and work of the film’s central character, Sir Joseph Rotblat and about documentary filmaking in general.
Listen to an interview with the Director (13:29, 12MB mp3)
Part 2: Interview with Commissioner Wallstrom
This is the second and final part of the interview. Also present is Joe Hennon, her Spokesman. Part one is here
Part 2 Interview with Commissioner Wallstrom (31.05, 28.4mb, mp3)
Criticism, the citizens’ right to have a voice, how to tell if a Commissioner is doing a good job, getting rid of jargon, what frustrates her, advice [...]
Interview with Commissioner Wallstrom
This is the first of a two-part podcast with Commissioner Wallström, who has revolutionised the European Union’s strategy for communicating with citizens and has been a bold experimenter in using internet based technologies for putting their message out and encougaring debate between the institutions and citizens.
Whilst her efforts have not always been appreciated, to put [...]
Chris Davies MEP
I recorded two excellent interviews with Chris Davies, one of Britain’s most effective Members of the European Parliament and recently nominated as MEP of the Year.
He’s recently visited Gaza, and blogged from there. He’s also known for leaking a report into MEP’s expenses and was recently busted for posessing cannabis as part of his decriminalisation [...]
Nika Belianina and the Creature
Brussels’ Gallery Gabrichidze is hosting some talented young artists in their latest exhibition, Krakozjabra.
Nika Belianina is a petite, almost elfin young Moscow girl, now living in Toronto where she works as an artist and filmaker. I explain that it’s traditional in Brussels to interview people over a beer so we head to the Grand Place, [...]
Next Century Foundation
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Last night I interviewed William Morris of the Next Century Foundation.
They are involved in conflict resolution in places such as Gaza, Iraq and also facilitate track 2 dialogues, for example arranging confidential discussions between Hamas and people who publically claim they’re not/ cannot talk to them. These meetings are a way of initiating a process [...]
