Le Corbusier is a controversial figure. Some of his urban planning ideas have been criticized for their indifference to pre-existing cultural sites, societal expression and equality, & his ties with fascism, antisemitism and the dictator Benito Mussolini
"In January 1937, the University of Lausanne (UNIL) awarded Benito Mussolini an honorary doctorate. A group of Vaud politicians on Tuesday called for the academic title to be revoked."
- Swissinfo, March 2022
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89col…
The EPFL-Pavilions buildings:
>archives from the Montreux Jazz Festival
>a space for museum experimentations
> DataSquare: the HUMAN BRAIN PROJECT and the VENICE TIME MACHINE
"Driverless Vehicles, the Venice Time Machine, the Human Brain Project and MOOCs at EPFL
They traveled from the Human Brain Project to the Rolex center, where the MOOCs lab is located.."
- US Embassy in Switzerland and Liechtenstein
The summit, titled "France and Germany and the EU in a World 3.0," serves as an excellent case study of how Nicole Junkermann's early positioning shifted from traditional high-society European circles directly into deep international statecraft, defence, & security intelligence.
The individuals listed on that panel alongside Junkermann represent an elite assembly of European military intelligence, diplomacy, and foreign policy architects:
Dr. Hubertus Hoffmann : An influential German investor, journalist, & geopolitical strategist who founded the World Security Network. He designed these high-level symposia to bridge the gap between young global leaders & seasoned intelligence officials.
The "Scottish husband" Sabine Kurjo McNeill met shortly after moving to London in 1981 was John McNeill, a prominent local government figure who served as a Labour Councillor for the Greater London Council (GLC) representing Southwark. ..
When Sabine Kurjo moved to London from Geneva in 1981, she was immersed in early computer conferencing and cybernetic networking frameworks. She married John McNeill, who, along with figures like John McDonnell, was part of the highly radical, left-wing GLC ..
Together, Sabine and John McNeill co-authored the 1989 book Only Connect – The Art and Technology of Networking for Personal Change and Global Transformation. The text explored how computing systems could be decentralized to empower local communities and peace movements,".
" Frank Sinatra was a strong supporter and activist for Jewish causes in the United States and Israel. According to Tom Santopietro, Sinatra was a "lifelong sympathizer with Jewish causes"".. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sin…
In 1944 Sinatra insisted on a Jewish friend, Manie Sacks , serving as godfather at his son's baptism over the vociferous protests of the priest "..
Margaret Atwood has claimed that, according to her grandmother (maiden name Webster), the 17th-century witchcraft-lynching survivor Mary Webster might have been an ancestor:..
Webster is the subject of Atwood's poem "Half-Hanged Mary", as well as the subject of Atwood's dedication in her novel The Handmaid's Tale ..
"In The Handmaid's Tale, Gilead is the totalitarian, patriarchal theocracy that replaced the United States, established by a fundamentalist group called the Sons of Jacob after a coup. "