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00:01:30each passing ship.
00:02:50to several layers
00:08:08a successful model, but that
00:08:11wasn't enough for her. She wanted more, she wanted to
00:08:15help people in her homeland, Ethiopia, and she
00:08:19did.
00:08:20Ethiopian Lia Kebede
00:08:27was long among the highest-paid top models from
00:08:30Africa. She always dreamed of becoming
00:08:33a model, but the path to success was difficult.
00:08:36Still, Lia persevered and achieved her
00:08:39goals. I wanted to be a model even
00:08:44as a little girl in Ethiopia.
00:08:47I think I was 14
00:08:50or 15 then. It seemed very glamorous to me.
00:08:53I watched old fashion show videos of great models,
00:08:57the supermodels of that time, and I thought how much I would love
00:09:00to do that. However, at that time, everything seemed incredibly crazy, because
00:09:04I was in Ethiopia and didn't know if it was even
00:09:08possible. When she
00:09:13was 18, Lia was discovered by a model scout
00:09:17in her native Addis Ababa, and so she came to
00:09:21Paris and New York, but the transition from dreams to the reality
00:09:24of modeling was not easy.
00:09:27Everything is difficult, the competition
00:09:29is enormous, it's one of the most competitive professions.
00:09:33And you're young, you understand the business, you don't know
00:09:36anyone. It's really hard. Of course, at that time,
00:09:39having dark skin wasn't
00:09:43in your favor. Still, in the new millennium, Lia joined
00:09:46Naomi Campbell as one of the few black models to
00:09:49appear in advertising campaigns and on fashion magazine
00:09:53covers. How did she succeed?
00:09:57Why you, right? There's no
00:09:57logic. It's, let's say,
00:10:01what we call beauty and it's very subjective.
00:10:05The most important thing is timing. Being in the right place at the right time.
00:10:08I remember, at the beginning when I was young, I just sat by
00:10:12the phone waiting for someone to call me. That's the worst
00:10:16thing in the world. At some point you realize you have to
00:10:19do something with your life. and became an entrepreneur,
00:10:23striving to support her
00:10:33compatriots and nurture traditional
00:10:36crafts. I grew up in Ethiopia, so
00:10:40I wanted to somehow
00:10:43give back if the opportunity arose. That's how we came up
00:10:46with the idea of trying to employ people to earn their own money
00:10:49and help their families. In addition, we wanted to preserve
00:10:53the art of Kanya, the traditional
00:10:55way of making clothes, and present it to a wider
00:10:59international market.
00:11:02All garments are handmade in Ethiopia and sold
00:11:05worldwide. Lia works as a model for her brand because
00:11:09she wants more mature women to be involved
00:11:13in modeling. I don't think anyone expected
00:11:16this much inclusivity in terms
00:11:19of age, skin color, and body shape. Nobody really
00:11:23expected it, but it's happening. I want it all
00:11:27to last, will it yet,
00:11:30I don't know. that is her true mission,
00:11:32to prove that we don't have to be afraid
00:11:39of aging. If you age in the right way,
00:11:43you gain full wisdom.
00:11:45This is talked about too little and shown too
00:11:50little. I think that... There is a great
00:11:52fear of aging, we are bombarded with it. However, there is also another
00:11:56side that is rarely talked about, which would be nice
00:11:59to see. As a supermodel, entrepreneur
00:12:02and activist, Lia
00:12:07Kebede can already look back on her life's
00:12:11achievements. Many European cities are
00:12:14facing a huge number
00:12:23of tourists. We need new concepts and ideas to ensure that
00:12:26tourist destinations remain pleasant and functional for those who
00:12:30live there. What could be done? We asked
00:12:34people in Amsterdam.
00:12:37Amsterdam has too many tourists. In 2023 alone, this
00:12:41city recorded around 22 million
00:12:45overnight stays. So, how does the city plan to combat
00:12:47overtourism? Amsterdam residents say enough
00:12:51is enough. This was a wonderful little village, and now
00:12:54everything has gone to hell. It's really
00:12:58a shame. For example, people should be forbidden
00:13:00from eating in the street. I think
00:13:04that's one of the biggest problems. People sit in the street and eat on
00:13:08the stairs. It's just not nice. One of
00:13:12the most important things is that coffee shops stop
00:13:15selling drugs to foreigners.
00:13:19Dingeman Komen is the president
00:13:20of the citizens' initiative
00:13:23"Het is genoeg," or "Enough is enough." He wants
00:13:26the city authorities to do more to combat overtourism. People come from
00:13:30abroad and see on TikTok that they can buy a special
00:13:33cookie here. That's why they stand in lines here
00:13:37and wait for hours.
00:13:40Traffic is heavy, so pedestrians cannot pass peacefully
00:13:43through the street.
00:13:50The city has already introduced many measures to combat overtourism. Now there are
00:13:53fewer short-term holiday
00:14:01rentals, and the tourist tax is one of the highest in Europe. In
00:14:05the city center, large tourist buses are forbidden, and bars and nightclubs
00:14:09in the Red Light District now close earlier. Still, the authorities
00:14:12plan to do more. Amelie
00:14:16Strens works for the Amsterdam municipality.
00:14:18For example, we do not allow the construction of hotels. In
00:14:22the center, there are no new
00:14:25hotels, which means fewer tourists will come to
00:14:29the city. Now we are trying to
00:14:32halve the number of river cruises by
00:14:362030. This will reduce the pressure a little, but it is still difficult to figure out what else the city
00:14:40authorities can do to reduce the number of tourists. The city has
00:14:43bought numerous buildings outside the center in the hope that they will benefit
00:14:47Amsterdam residents who no longer want to come to the crowded city
00:14:51center. As part of this housing transformation,
00:14:54the goal is to create
00:14:56multi-purpose spaces.
00:14:59The construction of new apartments is very important because many are looking for accommodation in
00:15:02Amsterdam. We want to develop a concept that
00:15:06combines affordable housing with
00:15:08shops and restaurants.
00:15:10Of course, there are already many restaurants.
00:15:14But we want more businesses that bring art and
00:15:17culture to the city center.
00:15:21One such creative concept is this radio station that helps to amplify the voices of the Red
00:15:31Light District. It is basically a podium for everyone from
00:15:34the neighborhood who has something to say.
00:15:37That's why the location is called Taboo. Basically, it
00:15:40means, there are no taboos here, everything is
00:15:44okay. The creative campaign "I Live
00:15:47Here" displays photos of Red
00:15:48Light District residents in windows and doors
00:15:51for everyone to see. The goal is to create an atmosphere
00:15:55of respect. Instead of focusing on the atmosphere
00:15:59of a tourist
00:16:00party in the Red Light District, the city wants to show
00:16:05a more authentic image of the neighborhood. Now you can go on boat
00:16:08trips with locals. I am Tommy Sheriff, a writer,
00:16:11storyteller, and theater and film maker.
00:16:26I come from Egypt and have been involved in political activism
00:16:29since 2007. I have been a political refugee since
00:16:332014. This boat trip allows
00:16:38tourists to understand the diversity
00:16:40of Amsterdam's
00:16:44residents. This boat went through really difficult
00:16:47times, but we managed to create life, art, and
00:16:50inspiration from it. Amsterdam will always attract
00:16:53tourists, but the city authorities
00:16:55hope that soon
00:17:02tourists and locals will feel comfortable again in the city
00:17:06center, and that fewer tourists will return home with
00:17:09hangovers. It's time for a sweet
00:17:13treat, and Tiramisu is
00:21:48night, so maybe it would be best to eat tiramisu
00:21:51with the last cup of coffee for the day.
00:21:55Now, with pleasure.
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00:22:28Finally, we take you to an art studio in Poland.
00:22:32Artist Małgorzata Mirga-Tas belongs to the Roma
00:22:35community, the largest ethnic minority in Europe.
00:22:39Through her art, she fights against exclusion and
00:22:42prejudice. The theme of these paintings is the Roma
00:22:46community, scenes from everyday life, traditional clothing, people like
00:22:53the artist herself.
00:22:56Mirga-Tas, a Polish Roma, is part of a minority group and through her portraits challenges widespread
00:23:00stereotypes of Sinti and Roma
00:23:04in art.
00:23:08Generally thinking about, like, portraits.
00:23:12When I think of portraits that
00:23:12depict Roma in a
00:23:16stereotypical and exclusive way, as an activist,
00:23:20I feel the need to present them differently and restore dignity
00:23:23to these people. The artworks are first created on
00:23:27paper as a sewing pattern, and
00:23:30then the motifs are transferred
00:23:40of textile. The artist works with clothes that are
00:23:44worn by the portrayed people or those from her circle.
00:23:46The thought that part of the clothes comes from my friends and people who are
00:23:50important to me makes the whole process special. It gives my work
00:24:03additional strength, a new meaning, because it reflects
00:24:07life, energy and memories.
00:24:10And energy and history.
00:24:14memories In her workshop in Southern
00:24:17Poland, Małgorzata works with women from her
00:24:20community. Before she starts creating
00:24:24textile paintings, she meets with the people she intends to portray.
00:24:26She finds her themes in
00:24:30photographs, stories and her own
00:24:33impressions. That's how the story of Morena,
00:24:36a Sinti woman from the Netherlands, came to be.
00:24:38I was drawn to her identity,
00:24:43her self-discovery, but also her family. Morena told me
00:24:47about her grandmother, grandfather,
00:24:50mother, herself and the place where she
00:24:53lives. The artist portrays the life
00:24:56of Roma, the history of their interconnectedness and
00:24:59exclusion.
00:25:05She speaks of persecution, of the Porajmos,
00:25:08the Nazi genocide against European
00:25:11Roma. Małgorzata is the first Roma
00:25:14artist to exhibit in a national pavilion at
00:25:16the Venice Biennale
00:25:21in 2022. She displays her works internationally, at
00:25:25Documenta and solo exhibitions, thus reaching
00:25:28audiences far beyond the Roma community.
00:25:32I am deeply touched by the reactions of people from my community. I am glad
00:25:35that they love and accept what
00:25:37I do. It is also important to me
00:25:41how... Everything I do is part of that heritage
00:25:45of our past, not just family history, but
00:25:49the history of the Roma, the history of this
00:26:33place, which I tell through
00:26:37art. However everyday and
00:26:40personal Małgorzata's motifs may be, they reflect
00:26:43the experiences of the Roma minority in
00:26:47Europe. We are people like everyone
00:26:50else, we have our history, identity,
00:26:54traumas, we just want
00:27:11respect and dignity.
00:27:14And Małgorzata's art does just that. It portrays
00:27:17Roma as people,
00:27:18through the eyes of a Roma woman,
00:27:24not through the gaze of an outsider.
00:27:27And as long as Małgorzata Mirga-Tas tells
00:27:31stories that emotionally resonate
00:27:32with others, she will never
00:27:40run out of material.
00:27:43And so we have reached the end of another show. For more
00:27:47content from the world of European
00:28:13job is to convey facts and tell the truth, however
00:28:16unpleasant it may sometimes be to hear, because journalism is not PR,
00:28:19it's not politicking, it's not a reality show.
00:28:23Journalism is a public service. Because to give up asking
00:28:27difficult, uncomfortable questions, to seek difficult answers
00:28:30means to give up
00:28:33democracy. In a time of shaken trust in
00:28:37institutions and fragile credibility,
00:28:40journalism must not be silent. I am Hrvoje Krešić
00:28:43and watch me on N1 Television. Respect and welcome, you are watching
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