How daring street art fixed Russia’s broken roads
Fed up with politicians' worthless promises? Residents of the Russian city
of Yekaterinburg were – so they did something about it.
Across the world, from Uganda to Costa Rica to Russia, potholes have become
a metaphor for corrupt or ineffective government. Some have even been named
after the politicians who have failed to fix them. But in Yekaterinburg,
street artists took this notion one step further: they turned potholes into
caricatures of local officials.
Guess what? All the holes were repaired within 24 hours. Check out this
beautiful example of citizens forcing politicians to put their money where
their mouths are – literally
http://en.avaaz.org/777/russia-corruption-street-art-protest-potholes?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social_media&utm_content=_top&utm_campaign=people-power
Comment: It may be an idea for Goans to use to fix the humungus problems of
corruption that we face on an everyday basis.
Olav
oaltha at gmail.com
