Posted By:  Rapscallion Posted On:  May 3, 2006	CSD Day Three
I guess one of the random highlights of the day was finding an unexpected drinks reception in the UN lobby. We went upstairs from the dungeon-like basement to discover free beverages, a jazz trio and lots of well-dressed people socialising happily. Apart from that, I finally got my hands on a...... [view]

Posted By:  Rapscallion Posted On:  May 2, 2006	CSD Day Two
Again I'm sitting in the Vienna Cafe in the basement of the UN General Assembly building. It's been busy again, but not to the same extent as Monday - hardly surprising really, since we were starting off and had lots of things to arrange. Yesterday at 4pm I attended a side event run by the...... [view]

Posted By:  Rapscallion Posted On:  May 1, 2006	CSD Day One - the story so far...
At the moment I'm sitting in the Vienna Cafe, located in the basement of the main UN building. It's really smoky down here since this is international territory and domestic non-smoking laws don't apply! Lots of the diplomats and delegates seem to like having a quick cigarette and coffee between...... [view]

Posted By:  Rapscallion Posted On:  Apr 29, 2006	Touchdown with a Blast
Coming in yesterday evening after my flight was delayed by nearly one-and-a-half hours wasn’t the best start to this project in New York. I’d planned to call a few people about possible loan of video equipment as soon as possible following the scheduled arrival of 15.30. Sadly it was not to...... [view]

Posted By:  Rapscallion Posted On:  Apr 26, 2006	Returning to New York
On Friday I'll be flying across the pond to attend the UN Commission on Sustainable Development, where I will film for a documentary project about young people working on these issues. The second part of the production will hopefully be shot in Ghana; its theme is exploring the links between...... [view]