Cav's Place

I was saying I’m seriously considering more or less ignoring what The Romania Initiative (IR) is doing when it comes to selecting what to follow and add in these posts unless one of their actions grabs my attention otherwise, but they keep being particularly active in a way others aren’t. For that reason, despite my […]

This period begins with the commemoration of a month since the Colectiv club fire. There was no march or gathering, people simply being asked to go to the club, or more specifically to the now closed gate of the crumbling Communist-era factory where it was located, and pay their respects. Very few were there when […]

The date range in the title may start from November 16, but the first event I’m specifically aware of was another “Colectiv Unplugged” concert, on November 20. Same as the first time, it took place near the University Square fountain and those who gathered were given sheets of paper with the lyrics of the songs […]

A third open discussion was planned for Monday and, while the known activists had no part in it, one was attempted by someone who brought a speaker and a microphone. After only a few people, however, that small sound system seemed to run out of power and everything became a shouting match for a while, […]

November 6 continued the mess among activists, as 20 “representatives”, selected according to criteria that were not made public but which supposedly took the over 5500 e-mails sent the previous evening into account in some way, took part in consultations with the President while other groups vehemently opposed doing so. The list that was presented […]