Marcus StromCharging extra to ‘queue jump’ hospital waiting lists should be bannedMarcus Strom argues that access to medical treatment should be universal, not commercialApr 4, 2023Apr 4, 2023
Marcus StromMathematicians, computer scientists hold Heidelberg meeting on gender equityOn the long flight to Germany from Australia for the Heidelberg Laureate Forum I watched the inspiring film Hidden Figures. That movie…Sep 29, 2017Sep 29, 2017
Marcus StromMathematics and art on show at Heidelberg Laureate ForumIn a building built in the early 18th century in Germany’s oldest university, an exhibition has been established to explore the juncture of…Sep 24, 2017Sep 24, 2017
Marcus StromTwo votes decided by the lengthy roll-call process of member nations were the defining political…One was on whether to accept the Iraqi Kurdish journalists’ union as a separate national delegation to the Iraqi journalists’ union. (The…Jun 17, 2016Jun 17, 2016
Marcus StromThe first full day of congress elected the five-person presidium, which runs congress.I was elected to the presidium alongside (below from left) Salah Sidig, from SUJ Sudan; Patrick Kamenka, from SNJ-CGT, France; Anna Del…Jun 9, 2016Jun 9, 2016
Marcus StromTuesday was pre-congress: a series of ‘interventions’ from invited speakers from the delegations to…The guts of the congress begins Wednesday.Jun 8, 2016Jun 8, 2016
Marcus StromCongress has started with a morning panel on the 90 year history of the International Federation of…Amazingly (should I be surprised?), the opening panel had no gender, ethnic or age diversity!Jun 7, 2016Jun 7, 2016
Marcus StromThe 29th world congress of the International Federation of Journalists meets this week, from June 7…I am a congress delegate representing the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance: the Australian journalists’ union.Jun 6, 2016Jun 6, 2016
