Full Coverage: Culture

30.09.2005 Grassroots organizations in China are using unique means from pen pals to skits to educate and debunk myths surrounding HIV/AIDS and other sexual health crises. With modest amounts of funding, these volunteer-based groups are making headway in a society where discussing sex is taboo.

29.09.2005 Noted water expert and conservationist Anupam Mishra talks about the culture and traditions of water harvesting in the north Indian desert state of Rajasthan. He also compares the traditional water harvesting systems with the modern ones and looks into the social and economic benefits in the region.

19.09.2005 Work by top British artists including Tracey Emin, Gavin Turk and Keith Coventry raised £23,800 for international development agency Christian Aid when it was auctioned by Sotheby’s at the Fine Art Society.

13.09.2005 Prishtina – Commission for Education, Science, Technology, Culture, Youth and Sports of the Kosovo Parliament held a public hearing in regard to the Project Law on Kosovo Cultural Heritage. In this debate, objections and suggestions were made by the experts in this field relevant to the Project Law. Participants evaluated that the Project Law should be more comprehensive.

09.09.2005 Hurricane Katrina and its disastrous aftermath has unearthed the stark disparities of class and race that persist in 21st century America, says In These Times senior editor, Salim Muwakkil.

06.09.2005 The eight TeatarFest, international festival of alternative theatre, small and experimental scenes and auteur projects, will take place September 17-24, in Sarajevo. The festival is organized by the Academic Cultural Centre of Sarajevo University – AKCUS.

05.09.2005 At the initiative of the associations of Czech, Slovenian, Roma and Ukrainian communities in Prijedor, the first “Evening of National Minorities” was held last Friday, September 2. The event was envisioned as an opportunity for the citizens of Prijedor to get together and for the national minorities to present their culture and customs.

05.09.2005 A festival of short feature films will be held under the auspices of the 20th Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy. Eight films from Bosnia and Herzegovina are also expected to be shown in the Festival.