Organisation for Internationals in Geneva
Glocals – amazing huge site. We need to work with that
+ average age 31 (minimum age 23)
+ from 91 different nationalities
+ 80% work for multinationals / NGOs
SINDY - check the photos !!!
Newspaper article about SINDY – interesting
- what do you think about this?? can we please analyse this a bit!
I have marked 57 points in the geographical zone… witin instructions to upload gps infos ..
Interview with sara
UN High Commision on human rights
it looks like normal office space
Palais wilson – the main place where the commision is
other UN buildings
indegenous rights
work in countries where they let people work
each country provides as much as they like
high commission for human rights get the least amount of money
people facing outwards
a few demands
salary based on position > local salary adjustment
for each person the person their own law applies
immunity from local law
not paying any taxes
hotels are always full
confrences
they were thinking about moving the whole geneva system to belgium to bring everything together to the centre of the european union
international life -
there is a – security body of the united nations
never move the headquaters to a non neutral country
the men look like bankers
office people
walk to red cross
difficult to adjust to working round here
near palais wilson its much easier
you are obligated to to live your life in the building
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events for internationals
“lets go together to see the movie together”
find an apartment – adverts for apartments
we have permission to be at the school near the UN and do drawings with the young people
we talked to madame beauchet – secretary of the director
school here for 50 years
the young people live round here in belle vue – its the nearest school round here
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questions for te drawing sheets:
Draw us the kind of people who work at the UN?
Draw is going on over there?
Draw us your favourite place near in the nation near your school
where are you from?
draw us what you want to change in the world
Draw us your job?
Draw us your mental vision/map of Geneva
Draw us your working environment?
Have you seen any important people
We have decided to pick the area around the UN complex.
These were the communal observations from our 1.5 hour site visit:
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strange environment
there is lots of stuff happening inside but from the outside nothing is visible
spot in front of the UN – big lights, cameras strange architecture
what is the function of this spot
people in the UN want to destroy the chair
trip with motorbike, filming, strange places old factories, buildings bio tech building, chemistry
closed buildings
mix
united nation of health, pharmaceutical buildings
lots of contrast, 5 minutes arrive in small town Voltaire castles
dilapidated buildings close by
there is no life
people that are working in the street
workmen in the street
filming from bike
people who are coming to work. people who know nothing about geneva
international school
kindergarden
windows covered in childrens drawings, contrasts with building
space, proximity, relationships
international ghetto
private clubs
where do the internationals live?
they work in the week, and then go away
4th july, lots of american people here
but when you go out on normal weeked you don’t see them
is it a cliche?
how can you tell if they are using geneva normally?
lonely in geneva
rich cultural – biggest budget for culture in europe
nobody goes to exhibitions or events
people are cold on first contact
concentration of official buildings
building really seperated
WIPO internationl building
the UN cluster is close to the centre
there are people living here
semi-public spaces
cafe’s and restaurants
open the area for security resons
normally the streets are much more closed
not friendly place
you are the wrong person in the wrong place
the seating is alumninium you don’t want to sit there
the space is a purpose built for demonstrations
kids play there in summer
in 5 minutes you can be in the forest
car place
its beautiful for the people inside the UN compound
park is closed
power: people, building, security
what are these people thinking?
what is their motivation?
ambition, job
know the
what
are all the people who come out representative?
he talked as we
secuirty are the mediators between the street and inside
find out the stories that triggered things
hardly anybody speaks english
UN here in geneva – opportunity for diplomats to meet the bankers
geneva is only a fake important place – its not as important as before
UN decision are not take here
look at the functionality of this are
national vs international very odd
what about class?
they don’t pay tax
look at what is the point
