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Marion is a 35-year-old artist who suffers from FSHD, a form of muscular dystrophy. As the metamorphosis of her body worries her, she uses art as therapeutic release and a force of joy and hope.

Marion's Metamorphosis

When you think urban gardens and vegetable patches, you might think locally produced food and self-sufficient cities, but feeding a whole city with just a few rooftop vegetable gardens was never going to be likely. So why are more and more of them springing up? Could these green spaces also be used for education, therapy and social integration? Laetitia Limmois investigates.

This programme by France.tv Slash is part of the European Collection, a joint initiative from European public service media (ARD, ARTE, France Télévisions, SRG SSR, RTBF and ZDF), coordinated by ARTE.

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<p>Marion is a 35-year-old artist who suffers from FSHD, a form of muscular dystrophy. As the metamorphosis of her body worries her, she uses art as therapeutic release and a force of joy and hope.</p>

As Marion’s body changes from a rare disease, she uses art as therapeutic release and a force of joy and hope.

Urban gardens are unlikely to feed a city, but could they be used for education and social integration too?

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This programme by French broadcaster France.tv Slash is part of the European Collection, a joint initiative from European public service media (ARD, ARTE, France Télévisions, SRG SSR, RTBF and ZDF), coordinated by ARTE.

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Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979.  This means that 1 in 5 Chinese men will not be able to find a partner in five years’ time.

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Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979. 

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