Comments on: Morocco: Rage and sadness at this weekend's Casablanca factory fires http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/02/moroccan-blogospheres-rage-and-sadness-at-this-weekends-casablanca-factory-fires/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:51:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: delta http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/02/moroccan-blogospheres-rage-and-sadness-at-this-weekends-casablanca-factory-fires/comment-page-1/#comment-1473829 delta Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:25:58 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/02/moroccan-blogospheres-rage-and-sadness-at-this-weekends-casablanca-factory-fires/#comment-1473829 Also wheres the cops when u need them. No wonder only 30% voted out of 100% this time in parliament. As other countries succeed and prosper. we fall behind because of greed ,selfcentered.Not caring about others as we should. Conclusion: "Forgiveness is freeing up and putting to better use the energy once consumed by holding grudges, harboring resentments, and nursing unhealed wounds. It is rediscovering the strengths we always had and relocating our limitless capacity to understand and accept other people and ourselves". Also wheres the cops when u need them. No wonder only 30% voted out of 100% this time in parliament.
As other countries succeed and prosper. we fall behind because of greed ,selfcentered.Not caring about others as we should.
Conclusion:
“Forgiveness is freeing up and putting to better use the energy once consumed by holding grudges, harboring resentments, and nursing unhealed wounds. It is rediscovering the strengths we always had and relocating our limitless capacity to understand and accept other people and ourselves”.

]]> By: International Workers Day: Victories and Tragedies « The New Centrist http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/02/moroccan-blogospheres-rage-and-sadness-at-this-weekends-casablanca-factory-fires/comment-page-1/#comment-1447511 International Workers Day: Victories and Tragedies « The New Centrist Sun, 04 May 2008 14:53:20 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/02/moroccan-blogospheres-rage-and-sadness-at-this-weekends-casablanca-factory-fires/#comment-1447511 [...] Read more at Global Voices. [...] [...] Read more at Global Voices. [...]

]]> By: Madame Monet http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/02/moroccan-blogospheres-rage-and-sadness-at-this-weekends-casablanca-factory-fires/comment-page-1/#comment-1446893 Madame Monet Sat, 03 May 2008 19:07:53 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/02/moroccan-blogospheres-rage-and-sadness-at-this-weekends-casablanca-factory-fires/#comment-1446893 I live in Marrakesh, and won't go to the Film Festivals any more. After going to a well-known movie theater in the center of town, I found that they had LOCKED ALL THE MAIN ENTRANCE/EXIT DOORS requiring everyone to climb up into the BALCONY, and then go down the stairs from there, rather than through the main doors to exit. The theater was PACKED to capacity or more, with standing room only. Theater employees told me they had been told by the theater owner to do that. The reason given had been that there were so many people there for the next show, in the lobby, that their idea was to empty the theater by the balcony door exits, and after it was empty, to open the main doors to let in the clients for the next show. (In non-Festival times, they don't lock the doors). I am a teacher, and the following week, our school had a field trip to the Marrakesh fire department. I spoke with the fire chief himself about this and asked how it could be permitted! He told me that they had told the theater owner not to do that, but that they didn't have any power/authority/juristiction to stop him! So I have never attended the film festival again. The whole reason I went to that theater is that I thought it would be one of the few SAFE places to go in terms of crown control. This happened about eight years ago. Luckily there have not been any fires in theaters here that I know of. It is possible that things have changed now, but I haven't bothered to find out. Madame Monet, in Marrakesh, Morocco Writing, Painting, Music, and Wine winewriter.wordpress.com I live in Marrakesh, and won’t go to the Film Festivals any more. After going to a well-known movie theater in the center of town, I found that they had LOCKED ALL THE MAIN ENTRANCE/EXIT DOORS requiring everyone to climb up into the BALCONY, and then go down the stairs from there, rather than through the main doors to exit. The theater was PACKED to capacity or more, with standing room only.

Theater employees told me they had been told by the theater owner to do that. The reason given had been that there were so many people there for the next show, in the lobby, that their idea was to empty the theater by the balcony door exits, and after it was empty, to open the main doors to let in the clients for the next show. (In non-Festival times, they don’t lock the doors).

I am a teacher, and the following week, our school had a field trip to the Marrakesh fire department. I spoke with the fire chief himself about this and asked how it could be permitted! He told me that they had told the theater owner not to do that, but that they didn’t have any power/authority/juristiction to stop him! So I have never attended the film festival again. The whole reason I went to that theater is that I thought it would be one of the few SAFE places to go in terms of crown control. This happened about eight years ago. Luckily there have not been any fires in theaters here that I know of.

It is possible that things have changed now, but I haven’t bothered to find out.

Madame Monet, in Marrakesh, Morocco
Writing, Painting, Music, and Wine
winewriter.wordpress.com

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