Comments for B_Nieuws http://bnieuws.wordpress.com monthly on Delft Architecture Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:41:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on FORUM November by Eduardo Guillermo Delgado Castañeda http://bnieuws.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/forum-november/#comment-56 Eduardo Guillermo Delgado Castañeda Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:41:50 +0000 http://bnieuws.wordpress.com/?p=180#comment-56 dear bnieuws, "do you know how your breakfast gets into your table?" perhaps a banana came all over from costa rica, by means of exploitation of latin american workers, genetically modifying harvests, crazy co2 emmissions by transporting the thing from one continent to another, 'chiquita banana' asphyxiating small local producers, and without going further we already find that the processes that sustain our life are so complex that the possibility of a fair confrontation between those who accumulate and those who are dispossessed is far in the horizon. however we agree that our breakfast is there everyday. transparency, therefore serves only as a strategy to validate hidden agendas. albert heijn is not being prosecuted for the way the banana gets into our table. it is our numbness and addiction to confort that is perpetuating the system as it is. for this reason, it is precisely attempts for a realization of our contemporary condition that are of vital importance today. and we need more of them, mobilizations, agitations, confrontations: dissent. because a social movement extends up to wherever there is someone engaging in debate, we're all BAG. dear bnieuws,
“do you know how your breakfast gets into your table?”
perhaps a banana came all over from costa rica, by means of exploitation of latin american workers, genetically modifying harvests, crazy co2 emmissions by transporting the thing from one continent to another, ‘chiquita banana’ asphyxiating small local producers, and without going further we already find that the processes that sustain our life are so complex that the possibility of a fair confrontation between those who accumulate and those who are dispossessed is far in the horizon.
however we agree that our breakfast is there everyday.
transparency, therefore serves only as a strategy to validate hidden agendas. albert heijn is not being prosecuted for the way the banana gets into our table.
it is our numbness and addiction to confort that is perpetuating the system as it is. for this reason, it is precisely attempts for a realization of our contemporary condition that are of vital importance today. and we need more of them, mobilizations, agitations, confrontations: dissent.
because a social movement extends up to wherever there is someone engaging in debate, we’re all BAG.

]]> Comment on FORUM November by bnieuws http://bnieuws.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/forum-november/#comment-55 bnieuws Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:43:54 +0000 http://bnieuws.wordpress.com/?p=180#comment-55 While we appreciate your concern about B_Nieuws, the editorial board believes that we have made our concerns about anonymous contributions clear. This is an established position at B_Nieuws that goes a long way back. We, however, are in favour of debate, and hope that people will take the opportunity to comment on this blog, just like you did. While we appreciate your concern about B_Nieuws, the editorial board believes that we have made our concerns about anonymous contributions clear. This is an established position at B_Nieuws that goes a long way back. We, however, are in favour of debate, and hope that people will take the opportunity to comment on this blog, just like you did.

]]> Comment on FORUM November by anoniempje http://bnieuws.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/forum-november/#comment-54 anoniempje Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:49:07 +0000 http://bnieuws.wordpress.com/?p=180#comment-54 First of all, <b>why</b> did Herman Schoffelen respond in Dutch, does he want to exclude the international students from understanding the tensions that are at the faculty? To add some more points to the BAG as a sympathiser, not a member. (Are they on Facebook?) The faculty and its teachers and other personnel are there FOR the students and because of the students, they should remember that, every day they come to work. The general attitude of the staff is a horrible 9to5 mentality and embarrassing for a faculty that wants to compete with the best, anyone remember this commercial with the inflatable crocodile in the swimmingpool? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Rw27vcTHRw) <b>Why</b> the faculty is not open 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week, like so many other international institutions? It seems that the needs of the employees weigh heavier than the needs of the students. <b>Why</b> can the facilities in the modelroom not be open during lunch and until closing time? Have they never heard of taking shifts? <b>Why</b> is there a special focus on the toy-projects of Winy Maas and Kas Oosterhuis and not on all other directions at the faculty? <b>Why</b> can people not respond anonymously in b_nieuws or with posters? To have an open and personal discussion is never equal when the other has more power and it can be quite intimidating when they use hired muscles to enforce their policy (removing posters that actually did have a relation to the faculty and things going on here, but were maybe not tolerated to embarrass the faculty with all those high guests sipping their orange juice) When do we ever see FSR and those other curriculum vitae pimps? Only when there are elections they leave their warm offices with their free coffee and give you a folder about being there for us, defending our issues. It should be them and not BAG that puts up posters to start a debate and not handing out stupid bicycle-bells for a survey that will not change anything. Great lime green suits but where are they when it matters most? First of all, why did Herman Schoffelen respond in Dutch, does he want to exclude the international students from understanding the tensions that are at the faculty? To add some more points to the BAG as a sympathiser, not a member. (Are they on Facebook?) The faculty and its teachers and other personnel are there FOR the students and because of the students, they should remember that, every day they come to work. The general attitude of the staff is a horrible 9to5 mentality and embarrassing for a faculty that wants to compete with the best, anyone remember this commercial with the inflatable crocodile in the swimmingpool? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Rw27vcTHRw) Why the faculty is not open 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week, like so many other international institutions? It seems that the needs of the employees weigh heavier than the needs of the students. Why can the facilities in the modelroom not be open during lunch and until closing time? Have they never heard of taking shifts? Why is there a special focus on the toy-projects of Winy Maas and Kas Oosterhuis and not on all other directions at the faculty? Why can people not respond anonymously in b_nieuws or with posters? To have an open and personal discussion is never equal when the other has more power and it can be quite intimidating when they use hired muscles to enforce their policy (removing posters that actually did have a relation to the faculty and things going on here, but were maybe not tolerated to embarrass the faculty with all those high guests sipping their orange juice)
When do we ever see FSR and those other curriculum vitae pimps? Only when there are elections they leave their warm offices with their free coffee and give you a folder about being there for us, defending our issues. It should be them and not BAG that puts up posters to start a debate and not handing out stupid bicycle-bells for a survey that will not change anything. Great lime green suits but where are they when it matters most?

]]> Comment on FORUM November by BAG supporter http://bnieuws.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/forum-november/#comment-53 BAG supporter Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:49:31 +0000 http://bnieuws.wordpress.com/?p=180#comment-53 As expected, BAD MANAGEMENT is diverting the issues behind anonymity, why is it so important for them? One last thing, calling BAG actions 70's agitprop just exposes the ignorant and business minded attitude of BAD MANAGEMENT, the quote from Marx is completely decontextualized, everyone should know better. Why is it that the conservatives always refer to any type of disagreement or expression of inconformity as a thing of the past? This crisis is the fault of bad management, they should fire themselves first and then the heads that collaborated to the crisis. Someone should hold them accountable! Someone should audit their actions! BAD MANAGEMENT, please stop using anonymity to hide, It is your responsibility to address the whole faculty not just BAG As expected, BAD MANAGEMENT is diverting the issues behind anonymity, why is it so important for them?

One last thing, calling BAG actions 70’s agitprop just exposes the ignorant and business minded attitude of BAD MANAGEMENT, the quote from Marx is completely decontextualized, everyone should know better. Why is it that the conservatives always refer to any type of disagreement or expression of inconformity as a thing of the past?

This crisis is the fault of bad management, they should fire themselves first and then the heads that collaborated to the crisis. Someone should hold them accountable! Someone should audit their actions!

BAD MANAGEMENT, please stop using anonymity to hide, It is your responsibility to address the whole faculty not just BAG

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