<![CDATA[Ara.cat - catalonia]]> 10 <![CDATA[“És el moment que els catalans decideixin”: El Govern, polítics i membres de la societat civil expliquen el procés al món]]> Una part crucial de la batalla per aconseguir que els ciutadans catalans es puguin pronunciar sobre el futur del país passa pel món. És per això que, des de fa mesos, el Govern multiplica els esforços per internacionalitzar el que passa a Catalunya. L'estratègia està funcionant, tal com posa de manifest la presència del tema als mitjans de comunicació d'arreu del món. Des de la mitjanit d'aquest dilluns, aquesta campanya per explicar el procés més enllà de les nostres fronteres compta amb una nova eina: la web 'Catalonia Votes', impulsada pel Diplocat, l'organisme de la diplomàcia pública catalana.

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A massive, colourful and festive human chain formed this Wednesday in Catalonia. A multitude of citizens, old and young, joined hands at exactly 17:14 (15:14 GMT), creating a historic line which crossed Catalonia from north to south, stretching over 400 kilometres of roads and city streets and occupied by a peaceful crowd of people with one common goal: to demand the independence of Catalonia, one of Europe's oldest nations.

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What is 'Via Catalana'?

]]> <![CDATA[Diferents personalitats del país llegeixen fragments de l'històric discurs de Pau Casals a l'ONU]]> <![CDATA[How to put Catalonia on the map]]> I came to Barcelona because of George Orwell. His Homage to Catalonia was until then the only source of information I had and I admired the vision of republicanism and anarchism that so attracted him, even though he saw it all subverted by factionalism and larger geopolitical concerns. Last year the Irish government convened a large number of overseas Irish business executives for a two-day brain-storming session to come up with innovative ideas for getting the badly damaged Irish economy back on track. The word they repeated most often was “culture”. They said Ireland was known around the world for its writers, musicians, actors and film-makers, and that the image of Ireland as a home for creativity put us on the map. They insisted that the government put more money into promoting culture rather than seeing the arts as one of the areas most susceptible to budget cuts. Unfortunately, the government did not follow their advice.

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