Moviment Graffitti

Lejl Studenti Graffitti
2021-10-15 19:30 - 22:30 (Europe/Malta) | University of Malta, L-Università ta' Malta, Msida, Malta
We’re hosting a drinks night this Friday, 15th, 7:30pm @ office 4 under the university canteen and at quad!
So if you would like to have a fun, relaxing evening with music and like- minded people, do join us!
This event is a BYOB so get your favourite drink and snack with you, and a favourite song to add to our Spotify playlist.

Konferenza Stampa - Sajjieda Kontra l-Marina
2021-10-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Marsaskala Simenta, VH87+6FR, Marsaskala, Malta
LE għall-Marina f’Marsaskala!
Il-pubbliku mistieden jattendi Konferenza Stampa tas-sajjieda f’Wied il-Għajn fejn ser jispjegaw kif il-pjan għall-Yacht Marina, jekk iseħħ, ser jeqred l-attività tagħhom.
Skont is-sejħa (PQQ) li ħarġet Transport Malta, il-Bajja ta’ Wied il-Għajn għandha tinbidel kompletament f’parkeġġ għall-jottijiet, b’irmiġġi u dgħajjes kbar joħonqu kull pulzier tal-bajja u tax-xatt, kif ukoll reklamazzjoni massiċċa tal-art. Dan ser ifisser li s-sajjieda li jużaw din il-bajja, mhux biss biex jorbtu d-dgħajsa tagħhom, imma wkoll biex jagħmlu bosta attivitajiet oħra essenzjali għas-sajd, ser jispiċċaw imkeċċija sabiex posthom jiġi meħud mis-sinjuruni bil-jottijiet.
Is-sajjieda, il-baħħara, ir-residenti u dawk kollha li għandhom għal qalbhom Wied il-Għajn ser ikunu għal darb’oħra qed jisħqu li Transport Malta għandha tirtira s-sejħa li ħarġet u li m’għandu jkun hemm L-EDBA YACHT MARINA F’WIED IL-GĦAJN.
Il-ġlieda tkompli. Ingħaqdu magħna
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Press Conference – Fishermen against the Marsaskala Marina
NO to the Yacht Marina in Marsaskala!
The public is invited to attend a press conference in Marsaskala where fishermen will explain how plans for a Yacht Marina, if implemented, will destroy their activity.
According to Transport Malta’s PQQ, Marsaskala Bay is to be transformed into a parking lot for yachts with jetties and pleasure boats choking every inch of the bay and the shore, and a massive stretch for land reclamaton. Fishermen using the bay for tying their boats and other fishing related activities will thus be forced to give up their space to the wealthy and their yachts.
Fishermen and residents and all those who care about Marsaskala will once again insist that Transport Malta must retreat its call and that there should be NO YACHT MARINA IN MARSASKALA.
The fight goes on. Join us

Studenti Graffitti at the KSU Freshers' Week 2021
2021-10-04 10:00 - 2021-10-06 16:00 | University of Malta, L-Università ta' Malta, Msida, Malta
Studenti Graffitti will be present at The KSU Freshers’ Week 2021 on Monday the 4th and Wednesday 6th of October between 9 a.m. and 3.30 p.m.
We invite you to visit our stand if you are interested in joining an organisation which is active in the community in areas such as the environment, feminism, worker’s rights, immigration, LGBTIQ+ rights and more.
Members from Moviment Graffitti will be present to explain what the role of the organisation is in the current context ad give you more information on current campaigns such as the campaign against the Marsaskala Yacht Marina, the pro-choice campaign and others.
We would like to hear your ideas on the issues or problems you find at University so that Studenti Graffitti can also be a platform for student campaigns. We will also explain our vision for students within the University and our ideas on student internships, student accommodation and sexual and reproductive rights.
We have plenty of activities and events lined up so head over to our stand to know more!
We want to raise awareness on issues within and without the University and work for a fairer society so that we can truly be active students in Maltese society.
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Studenti Graffitti ser ikunu l-Freshers Weeks 2021 tal-KSU nhar it-Tnejn 4 ta’ Ottubru u l-Erbgħa 6 ta’ Ottubru bejn id-9 a.m. u t-3.30 p.m.
Nistednukom tiġu sa ħdejna jekk intom interessati tissieħbu f’organizzazzjoni attiva f’oqsma bħall-ambjent, il-femminiżmu, id-drittijiet tal-ħaddiema, l-immigrazzjoni, id-drittijiet LGBTIQ+ u iktar.
Fil-ġranet imsemmija, ser tkunu tistgħu tiltaqgħu ma’ uħud mill-membri tal-Moviment Graffitti biex jgħidulkom ftit iktar dwar ir-rwol li qiegħda taqdi l-organizzazzjoni bħalissa, pereżempju fil-kampanji attwali kontra l-Yacht Marina ta’ Wied il-Għajn, il-kampanja favur id-dekriminalizzazzjoni tal-abort u kwistjonijiet oħra.
Nixtiequ nsiru nafu iktar dwar il-problemi li tħossu li hemm l-Università sabiex Studenti Graffitti jaġixxu ta’ pjattaforma għal kampanji li jolqtu direttament lill-istudenti. Ser naqsmu magħkom ukoll il-viżjoni tagħna għall-ħajja tal-istudenti fl-Università – ideat dwar internships, l-akkomodazzjoni tal-istudenti u d-drittijiet sesswali u riproduttivi.
Żur ir-rokna tagħna wkoll biex tiskopri l-bosta attivitajiet li għandna pjanati!
Nixtiequ nqajjmu interess kemm fil-kwistjonijiet li jolqtu lill-Università kif ukoll f’dawk li jolqtu lill-bqija tal-komunità. Nixtiequ naħdmu għal soċjetà iktar ġusta sabiex tassew inkunu nistgħu ngħidu li aħna studenti attivi fis-soċjetà Maltija.
Narawkom hemm!

David Bowie made me Gay!
2021-09-17 20:00 - 23:00 | Maori Bar, Boat Street, Valletta, Malta
Pride Week 2021 Closing:
From awesome allies to being out and proud, we’ve got your LGBTIQ+ music icons covered!
Join us at Maori for a fun night of tunes, games and facts. We’ll be giving you a number of clues, and you’ll have to guess which star we’re talking about. The winner gets a shot, and the rest of us spend some time grooving to tunes by that icon … till it’s time for another round!
Want to be extra fabulous? Come dressed as your icon of choice for the chance to win!

The event will, of course, take place according to the most recent Covid regulations issued.

BPM - Pride Week Film Screening
2021-09-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Moviment Graffitti Premises, 67, Strait Street, Valletta, Malta
In celebration of Pride Week, MGRM and Moviment Graffitti are teaming up to host a free film screening of the award-winning 2017 film “BPM”
“Nathan is a young man who joins an AIDS activist group in 1990s Paris. As he attends the weekly meetings, he learns that some members prefer a more radical approach to their protests.”
Dir. Robin Campillo
Language: French
Subtitles: English
Entrance: Free

Protesta b'Differenza - Għawma Kontra l-Marina
2021-09-11 16:00 - 17:30 | Marsaskala Simenta, VH87+6FR, Marsaskala, Malta
LE għall-Yacht Marina f’Marsaskala!
Flimkien mar-residenti Skalin u ma’ kull min iħobb lil Wied il-Għajn ser inkomplu bil-ġlieda kontra l-pjan ta’ Yacht Marina fil-lokalità, din id-darba permezz ta’ protesta b’differenza.
Nhar is-Sibt 11 ta’ Settembru fl-4pm se niltaqgħu fuq is-Simenta ta’ Triq is-Salini għal Għawma Kontra l-Marina.
Nħeġġu lil kulħadd jipparteċipa f’din il-protesta sabiex ikompli jasal ċar il-messaġġ li l-poplu mhux lest jaċċetta li ftit sinjuruni jisirqulu l-ispazji pubbliċi tiegħu.
Is-serq ta’ bajja u xtajta pubblika minn mijiet ta’ jottijiet se jservi biss biex jinqdew l-interessi tal-ftit, filwaqt li se jifga lill-Iskalin u lil eluf oħra li regolarment iżuru dan il-post u l-madwar. Il-proġett se jfisser ukoll qerda ambjentali kbira. Transport Malta trid tordom parti kbira minn qiegħ il-baħar – id-daqs ta’ żewġ grawnds u nofs tal-futbol – permezz ta’ reklamazzjoni tal-art f’diversi partijiet tal-bajja.
Ġibu magħkom il-malja, xugamani, affarijiet tal-baħar, kartelluni u r-rabja kollha tagħkom għal dan il-pjan. Jekk ma tixtiequx tgħumu, tistgħu tingħaqdu magħna xorta waħda.
L-għajta tagħna tibqa’ dik li Transport Malta tirtira immedjatament is-sejħa li għamlet għall-bini tal-Yacht Marina.
L-EBDA YACHT MARINA F’WIED IL-GĦAJN
La issa u lanqas qatt.
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NO to the Yacht Marina in Marsaskala!
Together with residents of Marsaskala and all those who have the town at heart, we are going to continue our fight against plans for a Yacht Marina in the locality, and this time we’ll be protesting with a difference.
On Saturday, 11th September at 4pm, we’ll meet at the Simenta in Triq is-Salini for a protest swim, Għawma Kontra l-Marina (A Swim Against the Marina).
We encourage everyone to participate in this protest so that the message reaches them loud and clear: the public will not accept that a few rich people steal its public spaces.
The theft of a bay and public beach by hundreds of yachts will only serve the interests of the few, and will choke the residents of Marsaskala and the thousands who regularly visit this town and its surroundings. The project will also mean a huge environmental loss. Transport Malta wants to cover huge parts of the seabed – the size of two and a half football pitches – by reclaiming land in various parts of the bay.
Bring your swimsuits, towels, placards, and all your anger at this plan. If you do not wish to swim, you can join us all the same.
Our battle cry hasn’t changed: Transport Malta must immediately withdraw its call for the construction of the Yacht Marina.
NO MARINA IN MARSASKALA
Not now, not ever.

Inpinġu Kontra l-Marina
2021-09-07 18:00 - 19:30 | Marsaskala Playground, VH76+7QQ, Marsaskala, Malta
LE għall-Yacht Marina f’Marsaskala!
Il-ġlieda mhix se tieqaf hawn, il-protesta tkompli. Ingħaqad mar-residenti ta’ Marsaskala biex nagħmlu banners li jgħidu LE GĦALL-MARINA biex jiddendlu mill-gallariji jew biex nużawhom waqt il-protesti. Tista’ ġġib xi liżar qadim u tagħmel il-banner tiegħek stess, imma se jkun hemm ukoll ftit li se jingħataw lil min iridhom.
It-tfal jistgħu iġibu l-kuluri tagħhom biex ipinġu l-bajja sabiħa tagħna.
Imbagħad is-Sibt se niltaqgħu għal ‘Protesta b’Differenza – Għawma Kontra l-Marina’: https://bit.ly/2VjnQ0u
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NO to the Yacht Marina in Marsaskala!
The struggle will not stop, the protest goes on. Join Marsaskala residents in painting ‘NO MARINA’ banners to hang from balconies or to use during protests. You can bring an old sheet to paint your own, but there are also a few to be given away.
Kids may bring their colours to draw our beautiful bay.
Then, on Saturday, we’ll meet for ‘Protesta b’Differenza – Għawma Kontra l-Marina’: https://bit.ly/2VjnQ0u

LE għall-Yacht Marina f'Marsaskala - Protesta
2021-08-27 18:30 - 20:00 | Marsaskala Playground, VH76+7QQ, Marsaskala, Malta
Nhar il-Ġimgħa 27 ta’ Awwissu fis-6:30pm, flimkien mar-residenti tal-lokalità, se niltaqgħu ġewwa Marsaskala għal protesta kontra l-pjanijiet ta’ Transport Malta għall-bini ta’ Yacht Marina.
Dawn il-pjanijiet tħejjew mingħajr ebda konsultazzjoni u se jagħmlu ħsara kbira lir-raħal, lil Malta u lill-ambjent naturali tagħna.
Is-serq ta’ bajja u xtajta pubblika minn mijiet ta’ jottijiet se jservi biss biex jinqdew l-interessi tal-ftit, filwaqt li se jifga lill-Iskalin u lil eluf oħra li regolament iżuru dan il-post u l-madwar.
Il-proġett se jfisser ukoll qerda ambjentali kbira. Transport Malta trid tordom parti kbira minn qiegħ il-baħar – id-daqs ta’ żewġ grawnds u nofs tal-futbol – permezz ta’ reklamazzjoni tal-art f’diversi partijiet tal-bajja. Ma nistgħux inħalluhom jibnu u joħonqu kull pulzier ta’ pajjiżna.
Nhar il-Ġimgħa ingħaqdu magħna sabiex nuru li aħna lesti niddefendu dak li huwa tagħna, u nieqfu lil min irid jieħdilna l-ispazji miftuħa tagħna. Ġibu l-placards u r-rabja kollha tagħkom, din id-darba se jkollhom jisimgħuna.
Id-direttivi kollha marbutin mal-Covid-19 iridu jiġu rispettati f’kull ħin.
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NO to a Yacht Marina in Marsaskala – Protest
On Friday, 27th August at 6:30pm we join residents in Marsaskala to protest against Transport Malta’s plans to build a yacht marina.
These plans have been made without any consultation whatsoever, and will cause huge damage to the town itself, and also to Malta and our natural environment.
The theft of the public bay and coastline to house hundreds of private yachts will only serve the interests of the few, whilst choking the quality of life of residents and those who regularly visit this town.
This project will also cause untold environmental damage. Transport Malta plans to reclaim a huge part of the seabed – roughly the size of two and a half football pitches – in various parts of the bay.
We cannot allow them to build up and choke every inch of our country.
Join us in the defence of what is ours by right and to protest the relentless theft of our open spaces.
See you on Friday. Bring your placards and your anger, let’s make ourselves heard.
All Covid-19 directives are to be followed at all times.

Konferenza Stampa - Tifgawx Marsaskala!
2021-08-21 10:30 - 11:30 | Marsaskala Playground, VH76+7QQ, Marsaskala, Malta
LE għall-Yacht Marina f’Marsaskala!
Transport Malta għadha kemm ħarġet sejħa għall-bini ta’ Yacht Marina f’Marsaskala. Il-pjanijiet proposti ser joħonqu l-bajja kollha u jifgaw il-madwar. Matul din il-Konferenza Stampa, ir-residenti ta’ Marsaskala, għaqdiet Skalin u l-Moviment Graffitti ser jispjegaw għaliex dan il-proġett huwa oxxenità kbira li jistħoqqlu kull oppożizzjoni. Ser jitħabbru wkoll il-passi li jmiss sabiex in-nies iwaqqfu din il-pastażata.
Il-proġett propost tal-Yacht Marina f’Marsaskala jinkludi mollijiet għall-jottijiet f’kull parti tal-bajja, mekkaniżmi biex jitnaqqsu l-kurrenti tal-baħar li jagħtu ħajja lill-istess bajja, kif ukoll reklamazzjoni tal-art li se teqred qiegħ il-baħar.
Dan kollu ġiet propost mingħajr ma saret ebda konsultazzjoni mar-residenti jew partijiet oħra direttament interessati fil-lokalità. Il-proposta tal-Yacht Marina hija wkoll prova oħra ta’ kemm l-hekk imsejjaħ Design Contest għar-rigenerazzjoni ta’ Marsaskala, li nediet l-Awtorità Maltija għat-Turiżmu (MTA) ftit tax-xhur ilu, ma huwa xejn ħlief messa-in-xena għal pjanijiet li ilhom li tħejjew minn wara dahar kulħadd.
Il-pubbliku huwa mistieden jattendi din il-Konferenza Stampa. Se nkunu qed insegwu l-miżuri tad-distanza soċjali kollha.
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PRESS CONFERENCE – DO NOT SUFFOCATE MARSASKALA!
NO to the Yacht Marina in Marsaskala!
Transport Malta has issued a call for a Yacht Marina in Marsaskala. The plans reveal complete takeover of the bay and suffocation of the surrounding areas. During this press conference, residents, local organisations and Moviment Graffitti will explain how this project is an abomination and call for widespread opposition. Further action to halt this obscenity will also be announced.
The proposed project in Marsaskala includes berths for yachts on every part of the bay, mechanisms to harness the very waves which give life to the bay and land reclamation set to destroy the seabed.
The proposal sidelined any form of consultation with residents or stakeholders with direct interest in the locality. Plans for the Yacht Marina further prove that the Malta Tourism Authority’s Design Contest for the regeneration of Marsaskala, launched a few months ago, is nothing but the carrying out of secret plans long in the making.
The public is invited to attend this Press Conference. Social distancing rules will be respected.

Ir-relazzjoni bejn Malta u l-Palestina - l-irwol tas-solidarjetà
2021-07-27 18:00 - 19:00 | KSU Common Room, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
It-tkeċċija tal-Palestinjani minn djarhom f’Al-Quds (f’Ġerusalemm) f’April li għadda wasslet għal numru ta’ protesti mhux biss fil-Palestina stess imma anki f’ħafna pajjiżi oħrajn. Is-solidarjetà mal-poplu Palestinjan u r-rabja għall-okkupazzjoni tal-Palestina mill-Iżrael, intwerew f’Malta wkoll. Din ir-reazzjoni mingħajr preċedent tal-komunità lokali tidher li tagħmel parti minn attitudni iktar wiesgħa ta’ simpatija globali lejn is-sofferenza tal-poplu Palestinjan.
Waqt din id-diskussjoni se nkunu qegħdin nesploraw l-oriġini tas-solidarjetà murija minn Maltin qabilna lejn il-kawża Palestinjana, l-effetti u l-implikazzjonijiet ta’ din is-solidarjetà u r-rwol li kellha Malta f’dan l-hekk imsejjaħ kunflitt.
Se niddiskutu r-relazzjoni bejn Malta u l-Palestina, ir-rwol tas-solidarjetà f’din ir-relazzjoni u nħarsu wkoll lejn x’jistgħu ikunu l-passi li jmiss biex din il-kriżi tkun riżolta darba għal dejjem.
Għall-attività se jkun hemm panel kompost mill-Ministru tal-Affarijiet Barranin u Ewropej, Evarist Bartolo, l-attivist Andre Callus u l-ex ġurnalist u Regional Media Adviser għal-Lvant Nofsani fuq il-Kunsill Norveġiż tar-Refuġjati, Karl Schembri.
Id-diskussjoni se ssir fil-KSU-PwC Common Room ġewwa l-Università ta’ Malta, L-Imsida fis-27 ta’ Lulju fis-6:00pm, b’numru limitat ħafna ta’ postijiet minħabba r-restrizzjonijiet tal-COVID-19.
Min jixtieq jibbukkja post u jattendi d-diskussjoni personalment huwa mitlub jikkuntattjana direttament permezz ta’ messaġġ fuq Facebook.
L-attività se tkun imxandra diretta mill-paġna tagħna ta’ Facebook.
Id-diskussjoni se tkun immexxija mill-ġurnalist tal-MaltaToday, James Debono.

How can prisons be more humane?
2021-07-07 18:00 - 19:00 | KSU Common Room, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
Malta’s prison system has been repeatedly flagged as inhumane, arbitrary and ultimately, ineffective in its goal of rehabilitating offenders by several media outlets.
As Moviment Graffitti, we have organised this event in conjunction with KSU to provide a platform for a much-needed discussion on this subject.
The event will feature a panel composed of former journalist and prison reform activist Peppi Azzopardi, David Grech, a man who was held under arrest and spoke of the conditions he was held in earlier this year, forensic psychologist Roberta Holland, RISe foundation president Charles Mifsud and criminology academic Mary Grace Vella.
The discussion will be held at the KSU-PwC Common Room in Msida on July 7 at 6pm, with very limited seating options available due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Anyone who wishes to book one of the seats and attend the discussion in-person should contact us directly via a message on Facebook.
We will be discussing alternatives to Malta’s prison system with the aim of spreading more awareness on the conditions being endured and the possibilities of a better, more humane future.
The panel discussion will be hosted by Moviment Graffitti activist Julian Delia.
We will be livestreaming the event on the day, from both our Facebook page as well as KSU’s.

Konferenza Stampa - Wied il-Għajn Mhedded
2021-06-19 10:00 - 11:00 | Marsaskala Simenta, VH87+6FR, Marsaskala, Malta
KONFERENZA STAMPA URĠENTI – ĊANS BIEX ISSEMMA’ LEĦNEK!
Reċentement, l-Awtorità tat-Turiżmu (MTA) ipproponiet ‘master plan’ u viżjoni għar-riġenerazzjoni urbana ta’ Wied il-Għajn. Bħala residenti ta’ Wied il-Għajn, aħna ninsabu inkwetati dwar l-użu ta’ kliem bħal ‘upgrade’ u ‘developments’ f’din l-istess proposta. Kif uriena il-passat, proposti bħal dawn iwasslu għal żviluppi esaġerati li qerdu jew se jeqirdu l-karattru tar-raħal tagħna. Il-kumpless enormi ta’ appartamenti flok is-sit tal-Jerma Palace Hotel kif ukoll il-bini tat-tielet sit għall-waterpolo f’Marsaskala, huma wħud mill-proposti li direttament jheddu l-kosta tagħna u l-ispazji miftuħa li għad fadlilna biex ingawdu.
Waqt il-Konferenza Stampa ser nindirizzaw il-manuvri li ilhom għaddejjin minn wara daharna fl-interess ta’ ċerti intrapriżi kummerċjali iżda aspejjeż tal-bajja tagħna u l-ġid komuni.
Għalhekk, f’kollaborazzjoni mal-Moviment Graffitti, se ssir Konferenza Stampa fid-19 ta’ Ġunju, 2021 fl-10am fuq is-Simenta – faċċata tal-Knisja ta’ Marsaskala max-xatt. Inħeġġu lir-residenti kollha ta’ Marsaskala li għandhom il-komunità għal qalbhom sabiex jattendu. Hemm bżonn li nuru front wieħed kontra żviluppi tar-regħba li għad jeqirdu r-raħal sabiħ tagħna.
Se nkunu qed insegwu l-miżuri tad-distanza soċjali kollha. Din il-Konferenza Stampa mistennija tieħu biss siegħa minn ħinkom.
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URGENT PRESS CONFERENCE – A CHANCE TO MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!
The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) has recently proposed a master plan and a vision for the upgrade and urban regeneration of our village – Marsaskala. As residents of Marsaskala, we are concerned about the proposal’s reference to ‘upgrades’ and ‘developments’. In the past, such references meant mass-development plans that would forever ruin the character of our village. The massive apartment complex proposed to replace the Jerma Palace Hotel, and the building of the 3rd waterpolo site in Marsaskala, are some of the proposals which pose a direct threat to the public’s enjoyment of open spaces, including the coast.
The Press Conference will also address what has long been going on behind our backs to accommodate certain commercial enterprises at the expense of our bay and the common good.
In light of all of the above, and in collaboration with Moviment Graffitti, we are holding a Press Conference on the 19th of June 2021 at 10am at is-Simenta – just in front of the Local Parish Church by the sea. We encourage all Marsaskala residents invested in our village to attend this Press Conference. We need to show our support and unity against any further greedy developments, which will forever ruin our beautiful village.
Note that all social distancing measures will be observed and that the event will not take more than an hour of your time.

Dokumentarju u Diskussjoni f'Jum il-Mara 2021
2021-03-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
8 ta’ Marzu Jum il-Mara – Dokumentarju u diskussjoni online!
Il-Moviment Graffitti, Women’s Rights Foundation u Doctors for Choice, bis-sapport tal-organizzazzjonijiet imsemmijin hawn taħt, qegħdin jistednuk għal attività online, fl-okkażżjoni ta’ Jum il-Mara. Din se tikkonsisti fil-preżentazzjoni tad-dokumentarju Burning Bikinis u diskussjoni warajh.
Jum il-Mara jfakkar il-ġlidiet kollha li nisa minn madwar id-dinja esperjenzaw matul perjodi differenti fl-istorja. In-nisa ġġieldu għall-ugwaljanza biex itejbu l-ħajja tagħhom u jiksbu l-libertà u r-rispett li jixirqilhom. Aħna qegħdin nisħqu għall-implimentazzjoni ta’ strateġiji li jġibu bidla sistemika u fit-tul.
Għalkemm fl-aħħar seklu saru tibdiliet legali li ġabu bidla fil-ħajja soċjali u privata tan-nisa f’Malta, fadlilna triq twila biex inkunu meħlusin mill-imġiba patrijarkali. Ta’ kuljum, tfajliet u nisa għadhom jiġu ffastidjati. Lingwaġġ sessist u miżoġenu għadu jintuża liberament fil-ħajja ta’ kuljum f’forma ta’ ċajt kif ukoll fir-riklami, fil-midja u fuq in-netwerks soċjali.
Sfortunatament, Malta fl-aħħar snin, kienet xhieda ta’ ħafna każijiet ta’ vjolenza domestika u wkoll, numru kbir ta’ femiċidji (meta mara jew tfajla tinqatel minn raġel għax hi mara). L-aħħar każ kien propju is-sena l-oħra meta Chantelle Chetcuti, mara ta’ 34 sena nqatlet brutalment mill-eks sieħeb tagħha.
Qegħdin nistiednu lin-nisa kollha, u lil dawk kollha li jappoġġjaw il-ġlieda għall-ġustizzja soċjali, biex jiġu jingħaqdu magħna. Aħna lkoll differenti imma kollha qegħdin naffaċċjaw l-istess ġlidiet ikkawżati minn soċjetà sessista. Madanakollu, l-bidla hija possibbli jekk ningħaqdu lkoll flimkien.
Din is-sena minħabba r-restrizzjonijiet tal-pandemija ma stajniex norganizzaw marċ u lanqas id-dimostrazzjoni li kellna ppjanata.
L-organizzazzjonijiet li qegħdin jappoġġjaw din l-attività:
aditus foundation
African Media Association Malta
Doctors for Choice
Integra Foundation
Isles of the Left
LGBT+ Gozo
Malta Humanist Association
Malta Women’s Lobby
Men against violence
MGRM
Moviment Graffitti
Women’s Rights Foundation
Żminijietna, Voice of the Left
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8th March Women’s Day – Documentary Screening and Discussion Online!
Moviment Graffitti, Women’s Rights Foundation and Doctors for Choice, with the support of the organizations below, are inviting you to join them online for a screening of a documentary, followed by a discussion on the occasion of Women’s Day.
Women’s Day represents all the fights, efforts, battles and claims that women from all around the world and in different periods throughout history, have carried out for equality; to improve their lives and to gain freedom and respect. We are demanding strategies to be implemented to sustain long term, systemic change.
In the past century, many changes have happened both legally and in the social and private lives of women in Malta. Yet, we still cannot consider our society to be free from patriarchal attitudes and behaviours. Girls and women are harassed on several occasions in their daily lives. Sexist and misogynist language and messages are widely used in the form of friendly ambiguous jokes, as well as in advertisements, in the media and on social networks.
Dramatically, Malta has witnessed several cases of domestic violence and a number of femicides (women killed by their partner, their ex-partner or a relative) in the past years, the last case, just last year, being that of 34-year old Chantelle Chetcuti, who was brutally murdered by her ex-partner.
We invite all women and all those who want to raise their voice against gender inequality and sexism to join us online on Monday 8th March. We are all different, yet everyone faces their own struggles caused by a sexist society, but we can join forces and change this reality.
NGOs endorsing the demonstration:
aditus foundation
African Media Association Malta
Doctors for Choice
Integra Foundation
Isles of the Left
LGBT+ Gozo
Malta Humanist Association
Malta Women’s Lobby
Men against violence
MGRM
Moviment Graffitti
Women’s Rights Foundation
Żminijietna, Voice of the Left

Konferenza Stampa - Niddefendu r-Raba' f'Burmarrad
2021-02-13 10:15 - 11:15 | Ramez Bus Stop, Burmarrad, San Pawl il-Baħar, Malta
Konferenza Stampa – Niddefendu r-Raba’ f’Burmarrad
Kulħadd huwa mistieden jingħaqad mal-bdiewa, mar-residenti u mal-attivisti għal Konferenza Stampa f’Burmarrad (hawnhekk: https://bit.ly/3aElRHL) fejn ser jintwera kif Infrastructure Malta għandha pjanijiet li teqred l-għajxien tal-bdiewa tal-lokalità, tkisser ġibjun ta’ iżjed minn 500 sena, u tħassar il-fluss tal-ilma għall-bdiewa kollha minn Burmarrad sas-Salini.
Dan kollu sabiex jaqdu lil Bonnici Brothers, kuntratturi tagħhom stess li jridu jibnu supermarket f’ODZ faċċata.
Il-Konferenza Stampa ser tkun indirizzata minn bdiewa minn Burmarrad, flimkien ma’ bdiewa minn Ħad-Dingli u minn Ħal Qormi li qed jaffaccjaw sitwazzjonijiet simili. Matul il-Konferenza Stampa se jiġu wkoll imħabbra azzjonijiet immirati li jwaqqfu l-qerda bla qies ta’ Infrastructure Malta.
Sabiex toġġezzjona għal dan il-proġett segwi din il-ħolqa: https://bit.ly/3pkJYBs
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Press Conference – Defending Agricultural Land in Burmarrad
Everyone is invited to join farmers, residents and activists for a Press Conference in Burmarrad (here: https://bit.ly/3aElRHL), where we will show how Infrastructure Malta has plans to eradicate the livelihood of the farmers of the area, destroying a reservoir over 500 years old, and harming the watercourse for farmers from Burmarrad to Salini.
All this is being done to serve Bonnici Brothers, Infrastructure Malta’s own contractors, who want to build a supermarket on ODZ right across the road.
The Press Conference will be addressed by the farmers of Burmarrad, together with farmers from Ħad-Dingli and Ħal-Qormi who are facing similar situations. During the Press Conference, we will also announce actions with the aim to stop Infrastructure Malta’s uncontrolled destruction.
To object to this project follow this link: https://bit.ly/3pkJYBs

Il-Mina għall-Karozzi - x'ser issolvi?
2021-02-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Online
Id-diskussjoni ser tixxandar live.
Il-kelliema jinkludu:
Daniel Cilia, fotografu stabbilit u magħruf għall-kontribuzzjoni tiegħu favur il-preservazzjoni tas-sbuħija, il-kultura, u l-wirt storiku tal-gżejjer Maltin.
Sean Zammit f’isem l-Association for Gozitan Employees in Malta (AGEM)
Mark Farrugia f’isem il-Gozo University Group (GUG)
Joe Muscat f’isem il-Gozo Tourism Association (GTA)
Joseph Borg f’isem il-Gozo Business Chamber (GBC)
Samuel Azzopardi f’isem il-Kunsill Reġjonali t’Għawdex
Alex Torpiano f’isem Din l-Art Ħelwa
Ronald Camilleri, accountant b’MSc f’Environmental Planning and Management u b’esperjenza vasta fis-settur tal-investiment.
Rachel Radmilli, antropologa u lekċerer fi ħdan l-Università ta’ Malta.
Id-diskussjoni se tkun qed tiġi mmoderata minn Karl Azzopardi, ġurnalist mal-MaltaToday.
Kulħadd jagħraf il-bżonn li l-isfidi ta’ konnettività u mobbiltà li jaffaċċja Għawdex u l-Għawdxin jeħtieġ li jiġu indirizzati b’urġenza. Il-Gvern qed isostni li mina għall-karozzi privati hija l-aħjar soluzzjoni għal dawn l-isfidi. Min-naħa l-oħra, hemm min huwa tal-fehma li l-proġett ta’ mina għall-karozzi privati mhux se jkun qed isolvi l-isfidi soċjali u ekonomiċi li taffaċċja l-komunità Għawdxija b’mod ħolistiku u sostenibbli.
Għalhekk, b’kollaborazzjoni mal-MaltaToday, u flimkien ma’ għadd ta’ għaqdiet oħra, fosthom Moviment Graffitti, Din l-Art Ħelwa, Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, Friends of the Earth Malta, BirdLife Malta u The Archaeological Society Malta, qed norganizzaw dibattitu online bejn għadd ta’ kelliema li ġejjin minn oqsma differenti tas-soċjetà sabiex niddiskutu l-implikazzjonijiet ta’ mina għall-karozzi.
Nemmnu li fin-nuqqas ta’ informazzjoni dwar dan il-proġett, hemm bżonn li jinħoloq spazju għal dibattitu miftuħ u pubbliku biex inqisu verament l-implikazzjonijiet tal-mina għal Għawdex u flimkien nippruvaw nwieġbu l-mistoqsijiet marbuta ma’ dan il-proġett.
Saru biżżejjed studji u riċerka li jindikaw li mina għall-karozzi privati hija verament l-aħjar soluzzjoni ta’ konnettività għall-Għawdxin?
B’kemm se jkun qed jonqos il-ħin tal-ivvjaġġar?
Jeżistu alternattivi ta’ mezzi ta’ trasport aktar vijabbli, effikaċi u sostenibbli mill-mina?
Kemm se jkun jiswa n-noll biex wieħed jaqsam bil-karozza minn ġol-mina?
Fid-dawl tal-pandemija u l-effett devastanti li din ħalliet fuq l-ekonomija, il-proġett tal-mina għadu finanzjarjament vijabbli?
X’effett se jkollha fuq is-settur turistiku Għawdxi?
Il-mina se tkun qed twitti t-triq għal aktar żvilupp f’Għawdex?
X’tip ta’ impjiegi u investimenti ġodda se tkun qed toħloq il-mina għall-Għawdxin?
Il-mina se tkun qed taqdi l-bżonnijiet tal-ħafna jew tal-ftit?

Massive Xlendi Development - PA Hearing
2021-01-26 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
The decision on the application for the demolition and excavation of a site which will eventually be developed into a 13-storey four-star hotel towering over Xlendi bay will be taken on Tuesday 26th January at 10.00 am.
We are encouraging the public to attend this meeting in order to voice its opposition to this project.
TO ATTEND THE MEETING REGISTER FROM HERE: https://bit.ly/361JrwC
Despite public outrage at this application, with hundreds of residents, together with the Local Council and Gozitan organisations, voicing their objections to this development, the case officer has recommended it for approval. Should permission be granted for phase 1 of the development, which foresees the demolition and excavation of the site, the site will be committed for development. This would essentially mean that approval of phase 2 of the development, which covers the redevelopment of the site and the construction of a massive hotel, would be a foregone conclusion, rendering the planning process futile and nothing short of farcical.
The PA has recently granted permission to another massive development right next to the proposed site. It would therefore be sheer and utter madness to allow another large-scale project to go ahead in the same area. Xlendi has already been considerably mutilated by overdevelopment; allowing more development to go ahead will permanently destroy the little that is left of its original character and aesthetic.

Sliema, St Julian's, Gzira protest (with social distancing) Għar id-Dud
2020-12-12 10:30 - 11:15 | Għar id-Dud, WG74+HQ4, Sliema, Malta
Building sites, hotels, bars and tall buildings are taking over our towns, blocking air and light. Traffic, noise & air pollution are ruining our health. Join us in demanding our right for a decent quality of life.
Your presence is needed to make our claim heard.
Supported by your Mayors and Local Councillors.
The sit down protest will follow strict Covid prevention measures – everybody distanced and wearing masks.
Please volunteer to distribute flyers in your street by emailing contact@faa.org.mt.

Let’s Talk About Violence Against Women
2020-11-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Moviment Graffitti Premises, 67, Strait Street, Valletta, Malta
One in every four women in Malta experiences some form of violence. The last femicide was reported as recently as February. We cannot remain silent while women and girls continue to be victims of violence.
On Wednesday, 25th November between 7.00 and 8.30 p.m., Moviment Graffitti is organising a webinar to observe the United Nations’ (UN) International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. While this day has become part of the UN calendar in 2000, women’s rights activists have been observing this day and raising awareness about violence against women since 1981, when they commemorated the assassination of three sisters by the dictatorship of the Dominican Republic which they had opposed and fought.
The speakers are the following:

Dr Marceline Naudi, University of Malta academic and activist
Ms Elaine Compagno, an activist for survivors of domestic violence
Ms Amanda Cossai, an activist from the Malta LGBTIQ Rights Movement (MGRM)
Ms Maria Borg – working with women in prostitution

The webinar will be streamed live from this event.

Sit-down protest
2020-10-31 10:00 - 12:00 | Office of the Prime Minister, Castille Square, Valletta, Malta
Following the behind-closed-doors deal between the Government and the hunting lobby gifting Miżieb and Aħrax to FKNK, Spazji Miftuħa is organising a sit-down protest with social distancing on Saturday 31st October 2020 at 10am in front of the Office of the Prime Minister in Castille.
People are outraged at what the Government has been doing to Malta’s and Gozo’s natural and cultural heritage.
The 60+ NGOs in the coalition are asking their supporters together with all those who value nature, culture and open spaces, to join in this peaceful sit-down protest in Valletta.
You are being encouraged to bring along placards or signs with your own personal messages. Click GOING to confirm your attendance on the day!
IMPORTANT
Participants are urged to respect COVID-19 requirements currently in place: please wear a mask, respect social distancing and bring your own hand sanitizer with you.

Studenti MG at KSU Freshers' Week 2020
2020-10-20 09:00 - 15:30 | University of Malta, L-Università ta' Malta, Msida, Malta
Studenti MG will be present at ‘The KSU Virtual Freshers’ Week 2020’ on Tuesday 20 October between 9am and 3.30pm.
We invite you to visit us at our stand if you are interested in joining an organisation which is active in the community in areas such as the environment, workers’ rights, national issues, immigration, LGBTIQ+ rights, and more.
Members from Moviment Graffitti will be present to explain what the role of this organisation is in the current context – especially with regards to current campaigns such as those on the Miżieb and the agreement between the Government and FKNK, the construction and planning reform, SOFA, the road in Dingli, the DB group project on the former ITS site, and the study on the ‘Living Income’ among others.
We would like to hear your ideas on the issues or problems you find at University so that Studenti MG can offer a platform for campaigns regarding student issues.
We want to raise awareness of issues within and outside of the University and come up with ideas for a fairer society so that we can truly be active students in Maltese society.
See you!
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Studenti MG ħa jkunu preżenti għal ‘The KSU Virtual Freshers’ Week 2020’ nhar it-Tlieta 20 t’Ottubru bejn id-9am u t-3:30pm.
Nistiednukom iżżuruna fuq l-istand tagħna jekk intom interessati li tingħaqdu ma’ għaqda li hija attiva fil-komunità f’oqsma bħalma huma l-ambjent, drittijiet tal-ħaddiema, kwistjonijiet nazzjonali, l-immigrazzjoni u drittijiet tal-persuni LGBTIQ+ u oħrajn.
Membri tal-Moviment Graffitti se jkunu preżenti sabiex jispjegaw x’inhi l-funzjoni ta’ din l-għaqda fil-kuntest attwali – speċjalment fir-rigward tal-kampanji attwali bħal dawk dwar il-Miżieb u l-kuntratt bejn il-Gvern u l-FKNK, ir-riforma fil-kostruzzjoni u l-ippjanar, is-SOFA, it-triq f’Ħad-Dingli, il-proġett tad-DB group fuq l-ex sit tal-ITS u l-istudju dwar il-‘Living Income’ fost oħrajn.
Nixtiequ nisimgħu l-ideat tagħkom dwar il-kwistjonijiet jew problemi li ssibu fl-Università sabiex l-iStudenti MG ikunu jistgħu joffru pjattaforma għal kampanji rigward kwistjonijiet studenteski.
Irridu nqajmu kuxjenza dwar kwistjonijiet ġewwa u lilhinn mill-Università u noħorġu b’ideat għal soċjetà iżjed ġusta sabiex inkunu studenti tassew attivi fis-soċjetà Maltija.
Narawkom!

Back to the 90s - Quiz and Party
2020-08-08 19:00 - 2020-08-09 19:00 | Maori Bar, Boat Street, Valletta, Malta
***CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS***
Spent hours singing along to videos on music channels? Paid a stupid amount of money because you had to own those essential albums? Know your Grunge from your Brit Pop and your Trip Hop from your Hip Hop? Time to test that music knowledge and see if you’re as 90s as you think you are!
Support Moviment Graffitti and channel your inner 90s rebel! Book your table of up to 6 people, join us at 7 at Maori for the quiz (which starts at 7.30 sharp and will include a few nibbles…pretty cool for €8), and warm-up for the fun after. Can’t make the quiz? We’ll see you at the party, starting at 10pm. Grab a few drinks from the bar. Sing. Dance. Do the decade proud.
IMPORTANT notes:

The quiz will be held in English.
90s outfits not compulsory but hugely appreciated

Peaceful Gathering in Memory of Sarah Hegazi
2020-06-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Egyptian Embassy, Sir Temi Zammit Avenue, Ta' Xbiex, Malta
Peaceful gathering in memory of Sarah Hegazi in front of the Egyptian Embassy in Malta!
SARAH HEGAZI (1989-2020)
Sarah Hegazi was an Egyptian lesbian activist. On September 22, 2017, Sarah Hegazi attended a concert for Mashrou’ Leila whose lead singer, Hamed Sinno, is openly gay. She was arrested along with a group of others for waving a rainbow flag in support of LGBT rights. Her arrest coincided with Egypt’s zero-tolerance crackdown response to end public support for LGBT rights in the country. She recalled being jailed, beaten and abused by inmates for three months. She had claimed asylum and was living in Canada while undergoing PTSD from the prison torture experience she underwent in Egypt. She died by suicide on June 14, 2020.
Sarah’s last words:
“الى اخوتي حاولت النجاة وفشلت، سامحوني
الى اصدقائي
التجربة قاسية وانا اضعف من ان اقوامها، سامحوني
الى العالم
لقد كنت قاسيا الى حد عظيم ولكني اسامح ”
سارة حجازي
To my siblings,
I have tried to find salvation and I failed; forgive me.
To my friends,
The journey was cruel and I am too weak to resist; forgive me.
To the world,
You were cruel to a great extent; but I forgive.”
– Sarah Higazi
“السما احلى من الأرض، وأنا عاوزه السما مش الأرض
The sky is sweeter than the earth, and I need the sky not the earth.”
Last post of Sarah

In Commemoration Of Lassana Cisse's Murder
2020-04-06 | Online
Monday 6/04/2020 marks the one-year anniversary of Lassana Cisse’s death – a murder which was the result of a racially-motivated hate crime.
While his two murderers roam free and continue living their lives out on bail, this despite having also injured three other migrants in total, Lassana’s life was cut short, his only crime being that he was black.
To let this day go by just like any other day would mean that Lassana died in vain. In commemoration of this tragedy, we would like to encourage you to share pictures, photos and videos in remembrance of Lassana’s life, and messages of solidarity with the other three victims who are still awaiting justice and with migrants who are still suffering racial discrimination and injustice on a daily basis to this Page. You can also help out by donating to Migrant Women Association Malta, who have just launched an emergency fundraising campaign due to an increase in the risk of gender-based violence on migrant women brought about by Covid-19. Please visit their page for further details.
Lassana Cisse will not be forgotten. Our migrant brothers and sisters will not be forgotten. Even if we cannot physically meet, let us show we care.

Women's Day March Malta
2020-03-08 15:00 - 18:00 | Parliament Square, Valletta City Gate, Valletta, Malta
8 ta’ Marzu Jum il-Mara – 8th March Women’s Day
Moviment Graffitti and Women’s Rights Foundation, with the support of the organizations below, are inviting you to participate in a walk in Valletta on the occasion of Women’s Day.
Women’s Day represents all the fights, efforts, battles and claims that women from all around the world and in different periods throughout history, have carried out for equality; to improve their lives and to gain freedom and respect.
In the past century, many changes have happened both legally and in the social and private lives of women in Malta. Yet, we still cannot consider our society to be free from patriarchal attitudes and behaviours. Girls and women get harassed on several occasions in their daily lives. Sexist and misogynist language and messages are widely used in the form of friendly ambiguous jokes, as well as in advertisements, in the media and on social networks.
Dramatically, Malta has witnessed several cases of domestic violence and a number of femicides (women killed by their partner, their ex-partner or a relative) in the past years, the last case, just at the beginning of February, being that of 34-year old Chantelle Chetcuti, who was brutally murdered by her ex-partner.
We invite all women and all those living in Malta who want to raise their voice against gender inequality and sexism to join us on Sunday 8th March. We are all different, everyone facing her/his own struggles caused by a sexist society, but we can join forces and change this reality.
NGOs supporting the march:
Aditus Foundation, Allied Rainbow Communities, Association for Equality, Doctors for Choice Malta, Integra Foundation, Isles of the left, LGBT+ Gozo, MGRM, Malta Confederation of Women’s Organisations, Men against violence, Moviment Graffitti, SOS Malta, Women for women, Women’s Rights Foundation, YPB, Żminijietna Malta

The F Word - Do we need feminism in Malta?
2020-03-07 18:00 - 23:00 | Moviment Graffitti Premises, 67, Strait Street, Valletta, Malta
On the eve of Women’s Day, Moviment Graffitti is organizing an open discussion followed by drinks, nibbles and music.
During this activity, it will be possible to see an exhibition showing the journey of Maltese women towards equality and freedom.
Feminism in Malta…did it make a difference? Was it enough? Is it still important?
What does feminism mean to you?
What degree of equality and freedom of choice can women in Malta enjoy?
Why do we still consider feminism necessary in 2020?
What are your impressions of gender stereotypes, sexism and gender roles in your life?
The discussion will open with the following speakers:
Pauline Miceli (Commissioner for Children), Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (Men Against Violence), Andrea Dibben (Women’s Rights Foundation), and Maya Dimitrijevic (YPB).
Free entrance.

Protesta Kontra l-Ħakma tal-Iżviluppaturi
2020-03-07 10:30 - 12:30 | St. Thomas More College, Triq Joseph Abela Scolaro, Ħamrun, Malta
Following the death of Miriam Pace in a tragedy caused by yet another act of carelessness by the development lobby, Moviment Graffitti is calling for a non-partisan protest against the unsustainable situation in which our country finds itself. Residents and citizens are held hostage by a group of developers who consider themselves above the law and have total control over politics, its players, and the authorities that should be administering it.
The construction lobby is continuously interfering in reforms in this sector and insists that its profits, not decency, are the most important value. The lack of enforcement in the sector, inadequate laws, a complete laissez-faire in planning, the lack of safety in construction sites, and the arrogant bullying attitude of this lobby are the result of years and years of donations and pressure on the world of politics.
This latest fatality is the direct result of this situation. Together with this, the legal notice drafted by Robert Musumeci after a spate of similar incidents last summer is the product of incompetence and servility towards the construction lobby. As we have repeated many times, accidents like this were going to continue because this “reform” did not tackle, in any manner, the structural problems within the system.
Besides a justified expression of anger on part of the public, during this protest we will be asking for a serious and decent approach in the construction industry. We are presenting proposals for a reform that will relieve residents of their financial and logistical burdens, that will give workers their rights and safety, that will introduce the licensing of contractors and developers, as well as the introduction of a points and blacklisting system. These proposals can be viewed online on https://bit.ly/3aqdnCm.
This Saturday, the protest will start at 10.30am from St Thomas More College in Santa Venera, and will move towards the site of the tragedy where some speeches will be held.
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PROTESTA KONTRA L-ĦAKMA TAL-IŻVILUPPATURI
Wara t-traġedja li swiet il-mewt lil Miriam Pace minħabba att ieħor ta’ traskuraġni mil-lobby tal-kostruzzjoni, il-Moviment Graffitti qed isejjaħ protesta mhux partiġġjana kontra s-sitwazzjoni insostenibbli li jinsab fiha pajjiżna. Ir-residenti u ċ-ċittadini jinsabu ostaġġi ta’ grupp ta’ żviluppaturi li jqis ruħu ‘l fuq mil-liġi u li għandu kontroll assolut fuq il-politika, min jagħmilha, u l-awtoritajiet li suppost jamminstrawha.
Il-lobby tal-kostruzzjoni kontinwament twaqqaf ir-riformi fis-settur tal-kostruzzjoni u tinsisti li l-profitt tagħha, mhux id-deċenza, hija l-iktar valur importanti. In-nuqqas ta’ infurzar fis-settur, il-liġijiet difettużi, il-libertinaġġ assolut fl-ippjanar, in-nuqqas ta’ sikurezza fis-siti tal-kostruzzjoni, u l-arroganza u l-prepotenza ta’ din il-lobby huma r-riżultat ta’ snin u snin ta’ donazzjonijiet u pressjonijiet fuq il-politika.
L-inċident li sewa l-ħajja ta’ Miriam Pace huwa riżultat dirett ta’ din is-sitwazzjoni. Flimkien ma’ dan inżidu li l-legal notice miktuba minn Robert Musumeci tul is-sajf li għadda wara serje ta’ inċidenti simili hija l-prodott tal-inkompetenza u s-servilità lejn din il-lobby. Minn dejjem għedna li dawn l-inċidenti kienu se jibqgħu jseħħu għaliex din ir-“riforma” bl-ebda mod ma indirizzat il-problemi strutturali f’din is-sistema.
Minbarra li nesprimu l-għadab ġustifikat ta’ parti kbira mill-poplu għal dan kollu, f’din il-protesta qed nitolbu li tidħol is-serjetà u d-deċenza fl-industrija tal-kostruzzjoni. Qed nippreżentaw proposti għal riforma li ma tħallix il-piżijiet finanzjarji u loġistiċi fuq ir-residenti, li tagħti lill-ħaddiema d-drittijiet u s-sigurtà meħtieġa, li tintroduċi l-liċenzjar tal-kuntratturi u l-iżviluppaturi, kif ukoll sistema ta’ punti u blacklisting. Dawn il-proposti jinsabu online fuq https://bit.ly/3aqdnCm.
Is-Sibt il-protesta se tibda fl-10.30 minn quddiem il-Kulleġġ St Thomas More, f’Santa Venera u se timxi lejn is-sit tat-traġedja fejn se jsiru xi diskorsi.

The Help - Film Night
2020-02-28 18:30 - 22:30 | Moviment Graffitti Premises, 67, Strait Street, Valletta, Malta
Moviment Graffitti invites you to the screening of “The Help”, a 2011 film directed by Tate Taylor and adapted from Kathryn Stockett’s 2009 novel.
The film takes place in the 1960s in the US, when the civil rights movement was rising but black people were still facing abhorrent racial discrimination in all aspects of their lives. The Help talks about the harshness experienced by black women working as maids with rich white families, but also about their friendship, complicity and happy moments. The lives of the characters of the film starts to change when a young white woman aspiring to become a journalist decides to write about the injustice faced by the Afro-American women working as maids.
February is known as Black History month in the US and Canada, with the intention of remembering the injustice and discrimination faced by black people in these countries in the past centuries, and to raise awareness about racism still present in society today.
The screening will be followed by an open discussion, drinks and nibbles.
Free entrance.

R/Evoluzzjoni25 - 25 Sena Storja tal-Moviment Graffitti
2020-02-26 19:30 - 20:30 | Spazju Kreattiv Cinema, Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta, Malta
It’s 1994. A group of University students band together to form Moviment Graffitti, a leftist movement “against the oppression and exploitation of people, the environment and animals, with a vision of freedom and radical democracy”. Very soon, they will be taking on the development of a golf course on agricultural land and the Hilton towers project.
25 years later, Moviment Graffitti is still active, with the same ideals, picking on bigger battles with bigger enemies.
R/Evoluzzjoni25 is a showreel of Moviment Graffitti’s story, seen through the eyes of former members like Mary Grace Vella, Chris Mizzi and James Debono, author Alex Vella Gera, journalists Karl Schembri and Matthew Vella, activists like Andrea Dibben, Joseph Bartolo and many others.
R/Evoluzzjoni25 is the story of Moviment Graffitti’s fights for social justice, the environment, and civil liberties, against greed, corruption and injustice, with a keen look to the future.
After the screening a panel discussion on “The Aesthetics of Activism” will be held, moderated by author and journalist Ramona Depares.
Date and Time: Sunday, 26 February 2020, 7.30pm
Venue: Spazju Kreattiv Cinema
Free Entrance, but booking is required
Tickets: here.
Duration: 25 minutes + debate
In Maltese with English subtitles

Standing Up For Palestine
2020-02-08 11:30 - 12:30 | Parliament Square, Valletta City Gate, Valletta, Malta
In view of the recently-announced “peace plan” by US President Donald Trump, the Palestinian community in Malta together with Moviment Graffitti will be holding a Press Conference to provide updates about the situation in Palestine and outline the reasons why the so-called “deal of the century” is profoundly unjust and completely unacceptable. The public is encouraged to attend.
The Press Conference will be addressed by:

Fadi Hanania, Ambassador of the State of Palestine to the Republic of Malta
Representatives of the Palestinian community in Malta
Representatives of Maltese organisations

This will form part of a two-day – Friday afternoon and Saturday all day – awareness-raising initiative at the entrance of Valletta (Parliament Square). Feel free to visit our information stands to know more about the situation in Palestine and why the “peace plan” unveiled by Donald Trump will bring neither peace nor justice.

Il-Bajja tal-Balluta Mhedda // Deċiżjoni
2020-02-03 09:30 - 10:30 | Planning Authority, St Francis Ravelin, Floriana, Malta
BALLUTA BAY UNDER THREAT – PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
The decision on the application for Fortina’s private ferry in Balluta Bay will be taken on Monday 3rd February at 9:30am, during a Planning Commission meeting at the PA Boardroom. The public is encouraged to attend this meeting in order to voice its opposition to this project.
Should permission be granted for this jetty, Balluta Bay would be transformed into a berthing place for Fortina’s private ferry. Basically, Balluta Bay would suffer the same fate as the Ferries in Sliema, where this same company took over the largest part of the shore for its private ferries.
If approved, it would:

Deny the residents of Sliema and St. Julian’s, all Maltese and Gozitans and also tourists, the enjoyment of one of Malta’s most important beaches. A jetty for a private ferry in such a small beach will inevitably mean constant hazards for bathers and sea pollution.
Continue the takeover of public spaces for private interests. Fortina’s jetty has no public benefit – it is NOT an alternative means of transport. This is simply a jetty for a private ferry for tourists, from which only Fortina will profit.

See you on Monday!
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IL-BAJJA TAL-BALLUTA MHEDDA – Il-LAQGĦA TAL-KUMMISSJONI TAL-IPPJANAR
Id-deċiżjoni dwar l-applikazzjoni għal ferry privat tal-Fortina fil-Bajja tal-Balluta se tittieħed nhar it-Tnejn 3 ta’ Frar fid-9:30am, waqt laqgħa tal-Kummissjoni tal-Ippjanar ġewwa l-boardroom tal-PA. Il-pubbliku huwa mħeġġeġ jattendi għal din il-laqgħa sabiex juri l-oppożizzjoni tiegħu għal dan il-proġett.
Jekk jinħareġ il-permess għal dan il-proġett, il-Bajja tal-Balluta ser tispiċċa post minn fejn jitlaq u fejn jittrakka ferry privat tal-Fortina. F’kelma waħda, hemm pjan biex il-Bajja tal-Balluta issofri l-istess destin tal-Ferries f’tas-Sliema, fejn din l-istess kumpanija ħadet il-biċċa l-kbira tax-xatt għall-ferries privati tagħha.
Dan il-pjan, jekk isir, se jkun qed:

Iċaħħad lir-residenti tas-Sliema u San Ġiljan, lill-Maltin u l-Għawdxin kollha u anka lit-turisti milli jgawdu bajja ewlenija f’pajjiżna. Moll għal ferry privat f’bajja zgħira bħal dik se jfisser periklu kontinwu għall-għawwiema kif ukoll tniġġiż fil-baħar.
Ikompli jieħu spazji pubbliċi għal interessi privati. Il-moll tal-Fortina m’għandu ebda skop pubbliku – m’huwiex mezz ta’ trasport alternattiv, iżda huwa sempliċiment moll għal ferry privat għat-turisti, li minnu se jagħmlu qligħ biss il-Fortina.

Narawkom nhar it-Tnejn!
