Mar 29 2025
Fifty years of Reaganomics— laissez-faire vulture capitalism and neoliberalism—has resulted in the massive wealth gap we see today between the rich and poor in the USA and in other countries. Trillions in tax revenue have been lost due to deregulation and the dismantling of checks and balances in the system. This shift has handed disproportionate …
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Mar 28 2025
PRESENTATION ABOUT WOMEN IN MUSIC held at the G! Festival 2024 in Gøta, Faroe Islands, by Elin Brimheim Heinesen – an old-timer on the Faroese music scene, born in 1958 and started performing music publicly in 1974 when she was 16 years old: WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES FEMALE ARTISTS FACE? I will be speaking to …
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Mar 12 2025
By Lisa Barchetti 04 October 2024 Elin Brimheim Heinesen translated this article to Faroese and Danish 12 March 2025, As anti-feminist sentiments regain popularity, understanding the psychological background of these attitudes becomes crucial. They often stem not from genuine hatred of women, but from identity threats and fears related to changing societal norms. Only by …
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Feb 05 2025
Pay people proper wages – with pensions and vacation pay – for working at home, taking care of the house, and providing care for children and elderly parents. Then many would undoubtedly choose to stay home and do this important work, which is so incredibly valuable to society – not least according to those who …
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Nov 08 2024
Recently, the conflicts between the genders seem to have intensified following the announcement of the results of the American election, which triggered a tsunami of misogynistic rhetoric online. Trump’s and the conservative Republican Party’s takeover in the USA is perceived as a significant setback for equality, leaving particularly many women, as well as minority groups, …
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Oct 30 2024
The war between Israel and Hamas stirs many emotions among people and has, in many ways, created division among the Faroese, who have differing opinions on what is currently happening in the Gaza Strip. In online debates, it seems that people just dig into their trenches, uncompromisingly shooting at each other. The disagreement serves as …
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Sep 24 2024
Dear Russel, Let me say right away, I’m not one to mock your newfound passion. Your love for Christianity seems heartfelt, and I acknowledge your desire to better yourself as a human being. You appear convinced that the Bible holds the key to your transformation, and honestly, there is indeed wisdom nestled within its pages. …
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Aug 13 2024
Writen by Scott Santens, 3 Feb 2023. Click HERE to go to this post translated to Danish. Click HERE to go to this post translated to Faroese. If there’s one thing most people don’t seem to understand about how money works that I think would really help governments work better in the 21st century, it’s …
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Aug 10 2024
Short Essay in the Women’s Magazine Kvinna, May 29, 2024 By Elin Brimheim Heinesen I have nearly lived for 66 years now. Looking back, it can be established that I have lived a very colourful life, both for better and worse. When you live this long, you can’t avoid facing some challenges along the way. …
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Jul 20 2024
Read the whole presentation – click this link: Presentation held at G! Festival 2024: WOMEN IN MUSIC The Gender Gap in the Music Industry – What are the Challenges Female Artists Face? The presentation is about: women in music the gender gap in the music industry the challenges female artists face what can be …
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Jul 12 2024
In continuation of the debate about the lack of female representation at festivals in the Faroe Islands and elsewhere, many wonder why it should even be a problem. Why the heck should everything be turned into a question of gender? Isn’t it all just about good music? The desire for more female musicians on stage …
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Jun 27 2024
By Elin Brimheim Heinesen Let’s discuss a topic that often leads to contention in the political arena: taxation, particularly when it involves property taxes and imposing higher taxes on the wealthy. Is this advantageous or disadvantageous for society? In this article, I will argue that requiring the wealthy to pay more in taxes, such as …
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May 16 2024
By Elin Brimheim Heinesen Jóannes Heinesen – also known as Jóannes á Lofti or simply Beiggi (Brother) – was born on 7th April 1930 and passed away at the Sýnini nursing home in Miðvágur on Sunday, 21st April 2024, exactly two weeks after his family celebrated his 93rd birthday. Jóannes inherited the family farm from …
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May 12 2024
By Elin Brimheim Heinesen Let me say this straight away. I support freedom of choice – meaning women should have the right to decide whether to carry a pregnancy to term or not. This doesn’t mean I believe abortion is good or an ideal solution, as the best scenario would naturally be for women to …
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Apr 17 2024
What does a young 17-year-old Faroese maid in a small village in the Faroe Islands in 1916 have to do with a revolutionary new urine-based cleaning fluid for diesel engines? By Elin Brimheim Heinesen in Berlingske Tidende, Section 4, Sunday, 16 December 2001 On 28 September, 2001, one of the world’s leading scientific journals, New …
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Mar 05 2024
By Elin Brimheim Heinesen Read aloud at the Sirkus bar in Tórshavn during the Femifestival on 4 March 2024 In our patriarchal society, age-old norms still dictate how men and women should be. Traditional gender perceptions lead us to expect men to be strong and stoic. Consequently, many men are afraid to talk about their …
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Dec 17 2023
Thank you speech for sponsors by Elin Brimheim Heinesen Held at TUTL record store on 17th December 2023 “EITT DÝPI AV DÝRARI TÍД is the title of one of the most popular and acclaimed songs from the NALJA release, which Kári Jacobsen and I released in 1988. I composed the song, and my father – …
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May 15 2023
By Elin Brimheim Heinesen Gentrification is a process of change occurring in numerous cities worldwide, where old, often rundown and neglected neighbourhoods are renovated and revitalised. But is this development always beneficial? This is the question, as gentrification often leads to conflicts between long-term residents—sometimes spanning several generations—and newer, more affluent arrivals. In this presentation, …
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Mar 13 2023
By Elin Brimheim Heinesen With approximately 93% of the Faroe Islands’ exports being fish products (2021), many have the impression that the fishing and fish farming industry is almost solely responsible for sustaining the country and enabling us to survive on the islands. But is this correct? This perception is also why some believe these …
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Mar 12 2023
Trigger warning: If you are curious to read about masculinity from a female point of view, then this is for you. But if you have a hard time tolerating a woman allowing herself to have an opinion about what a “real man” is, then I would recommend that you skip this article. 😉 By Elin …
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