it s the second consecutive year the city s canal parade was cancelled due to coronavirus, but despite covid, young and old, the message on the street is still the same, equal rights for all. a boat shaped like a giant violin, which has been built as an homage to people who died from covid, has had a test run in venice. the 12m long vessel is called the violin of noah and was built by the artist livio de marchi during the pandemic. he said it symbolises the re birth of venice. it will be formally launched next month when it will sail around the venetian canals. de marchi, who s known as the carpenter of venice, has created water based floating sculptures
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we are now in a situation that there is quite a bit of violence instigated against us by youngsters with migration background, and on the other hand, we have the politicians that, the left wing and liberal politicians don t know how to tackle the problem because they re also afraid to discriminate. so i hope that we invest in each other, in solidarity, and that in the coming five years, we make a safe space of amsterdam again. a gay paradise. it s the second consecutive year the city s canal parade was cancelled due to coronavirus, but despite covid, young and old, the message on these streets is still the same equal rights for all. celestina olulode, bbc news.
against us by youngsters with a migration background, and on the other hand, we have politicians on the left wing and liberal politicians who don t know how to tackle the problem, because they are also afraid to discriminate. so i hope that we invest in each other, in solidarity, and that in the coming five years, we make a safe space of amsterdam again, a gay paradise. it s the second consecutive year the city s canal parade was cancelled due to coronavirus, but despite covid, young and old, the message on the street is still the same, equal rights for all. celestina olulode, bbc news. dennis dt thomas, a co founder of the soul funk band kool & the gang has died aged 70. thomas enjoyed a music career that spanned almost 60 years