“During the painfully long and exhausting eighteen-hour flight back to Auckland, I had plenty of time to reflect on the 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee in Manama, Bahrain.”
Posts tagged #world heritage
Katie Cammell: The Politicization of Heritage
If the decisions to inscribe are not impartial, and are in fact influenced by political pressures, then whose heritage are we prioritising and celebrating? And, perhaps more importantly, who is being excluded?
Katie Cammell: A Day in the Life of the WHC
A behind-the-scenes look at a full day of the World Heritage Committee session.
Merekara Kara: Are we registered yet?
Our first full day in Bahrain – exciting, tiring, nerve-racking, spectacular and many more adjectives come to mind when I reflect on yesterday.
Merekara Kara: Pinch me, I'm dreaming
To be honest, it hasn’t really sunk in that I’ll be getting on a flight this evening, travelling for 17hrs to Dubai and then another 2hrs to Bahrain. I’ve had work, been packing and sorting out logistics on my end so until I am standing in front of the international departure gates, this is all a dream.
Lanu Faletau: The 41st Session of the World Heritage Committee - My thoughts...
One thing I know to be true, is that the cultural makeup of a society is more often than not, intricately connected between people, land and heritage.
Shaymaa Arif: Heritage and Identity
I care about making it clear once and for all that the protection of heritage sites is so incredibly important and taking that away is stripping away our connections with the land. It is trying to erase traces of a civilisation and a people by way of erasing their history. There needs to be a bigger movement, a bigger push to educate the world on the importance of protecting heritage.
Samantha Keen: Leaving the Nest
Preparing for my first big hurrah overseas, battling to comprehend EXACTLY what we're in for and tying up loose ends before we go!