A #French court has sentenced Amira Zaiter, a pro-#Palestinian #activist and nurse-in-training, to three years in prison, with two years suspended, after she posted on social media supporting #Palestinians’ basic rights.
More details:
http://qudsnen.co/?p=50621
for James Baldwin
Experiencing all of the Tiny Desks this Black Music Month has made many of my dreams come true, and Meshell Ndegeocello’s performance was no exception. For 30 years the Grammy-winning artist’s music has cast an unflinching gaze on love, race, sexuality and religion. Her new album out in August, No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin, zooms out to focus on the love of humanity as inspired by the writer and civil rights activist. Her performance includes three songs from that album, starting with “Travel,” which features Kenita Miller’s swirling whispers alongside Jake Sherman’s organ and Ndegeocello’s bass, which ushers us into her church service. “Thus Sayeth The Lorde,” references the writings of Audre Lorde: “If I did not define myself for myself, I’d be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive".....” (Nikki Birch)
#culture #art #politics #author #poet #activist #100
#news #security #privacy #communication #technology #software #logging #surveillance
A U-Haul van outside Donald Trump’s hush money trial released dozens of pink mylar balloons on Thursday.
But these weren’t just any mylar balloons; they were made in the shape of anatomically-correct penises, and each one sported the visage of a top Trump trial player, such as District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Judge Juan Merchan. Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is prosecuting Trump in two other cases, was also mocked. ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uEPiXRKtnc
1 min #video
pro- #trump #court #penis #dick #balloons #activist #art #project by Scott #LoBaido
Fare thee well to John Pilger...He went against the grain and told the truth, spectacularly.
Journalism has lost one of the bravest.
When I was last in Gaza, the Israeli air force terrorised the population by flying fast and loud and low at night.
All children bed-wetted and had violent nightmares, said a psychologist, and were 'damaged forever'. Such
is Israel's exercise of its 'right to self defence'. John Pilger's last tweet, November 2023
#JohnPilger
#Journalist
#activist
#DocumentaryMaker
#TruthTeller
#Poet and #activist Benjamin Zephaniah died today, aged only 65. Here's one of his:
We Refugees
I come from a musical place
Where they shoot me for my song
And my brother has been tortured
By my brother in my land.
I come from a beautiful place
Where they hate my shade of skin
They don’t like the way I pray
And they ban free poetry.
I come from a beautiful place
Where girls cannot go to school
There you are told what to believe
And even young boys must grow beards.
I come from a great old forest
I think it is now a field
And the people I once knew
Are not there now.
We can all be refugees
Nobody is safe,
All it takes is a mad leader
Or no rain to bring forth food,
We can all be refugees
We can all be told to go,
We can be hated by someone
For being someone.
I come from a beautiful place
Where the valley floods each year
And each year the hurricane tells us
That we must keep moving on.
I come from an ancient place
All my family were born there
And I would like to go there
But I really want to live.
I come from a sunny, sandy place
Where tourists go to darken skin
And dealers like to sell guns there
I just can’t tell you what’s the price.
I am told I have no country now
I am told I am a lie
I am told that modern history books
May forget my name.
We can all be refugees
Sometimes it only takes a day,
Sometimes it only takes a handshake
Or a paper that is signed.
We all came from refugees
Nobody simply just appeared,
Nobody’s here without a struggle,
And why should we live in fear
Of the weather or the troubles?
We all came here from somewhere.
November 24, 1961
https://www.writerswrite.co.za/literary-birthday-24-november-arandhati-roy/
https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/in-focus/article/happy-birthday-arundhati-roy-7-lesser-known-facts-about-the-award-winning-author/834689
From being an award-winning author to fighting for social-justice, Arundhati Roy, is a woman who has donned several hats in her lifetime.
#arundhatiroy #24november1961 #author #activist #quotes #facts
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier has been in a United States maximum security prison for nearly 50 years. The US government says he aided in the murder of...#aljazeeralive #aljazeeraenglish #aljazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish #AlJazeera #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralive #aljazeeralivenews #aljazeeralatest #latestnews #newsheadlines #aljazeeravideo #leonardpeltier #activist #us #thetake #podcast
Why is Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier still behind bars? | The Take
Source: https://www.commondreams.org/news/greenpeace-shell-lawsuit
"I will stand up in scourt and fight this; and if Shell refuses to stop #drilling, I refuse to stop fighting for #climate #justice," one #activist named in the #suit said.
The most powerful have always tried to abuse the law for their own purposes in order to prevent protests against #injustice. This has forced the protest #movement into the #underground and strengthened #resistance. In the French #Revolution, the powerful were ultimately surprised by the pent-up #anger against the abuse of the #law.
#politics #economy #news #problem #activism #environment #nature #oil #fossil #fuel #future #earth #finance #money #capitalism
This activist in the occupied West Bank was detained, beaten and sexually assaulted by Israeli settlers. The UN says settler attacks have tripled since Octob...#AlJazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish #Israeli #UN #activist #alJazeera #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralive #aljazeeravideo #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralatest #aljazeeralive #aljazeeralivenews #assaulted #attacks #beaten #detained #latestnews #newsheadlines #occupiedWestBank #settlers #sexually #tripled
Palestinian activist attacked in the occupied West Bank | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
Video captured the moment Israeli forces handcuffed 22-year-old Ahed Tamimi, taking her from her family’s home in the occupied West Bank for allegedly inciti...#AhedTamimi #AlJazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish #Gaza #Hamas #IDF #Israel #Palestine #WestBank #activist #alJazeera #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralive #aljazeeravideo #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralatest #aljazeeralive #aljazeeralivenews #arrested #latestnews #military #newsheadlines #occupied #war
Israeli forces arrest Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi at her home | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
World Without War is a member of #War Resisters' International based in #SouthKorea, and is one of the most successful #pacifist and #antimilitarist movements in #Asia, taking action on issues such as the #arms trade, ending mandatory male #conscription and #activist #empowerment.
This year, WWW is celebrating its 20th anniversary by celebrating its achievements, reflecting on its challenges, and envisioning the coming years/decades. To mark this occasion, we interviewed front-line #activist Jungmin Choi. She has responded to our questions in consultation with the WWW team. Here, they have dived deep into their past, present and future, making this a valuable read for the #pacifists and antimilitarists actively resisting war and reducing its causes within the country and globally.
This interview, among other things, considers issues that are crucial for the Asia #Peace Network and the wider War Resisters' International to consider, if we want to build stronger movements to resist the arms trade, take action on climate crisis and #militarism, and promote activist emotional wellbeing. As we all know, the devastating effects of these issues transcend national borders.
Happy 20th birthday to World Without War!
A fond fare thee well to John Dugger...
#Photo
#Photography
#Photographer
#MyWork
#JohnDugger
#Artist
#Activist
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/jul/02/john-dugger-obituary
Join us on 15 May: International Conscientious Objectors' Day
Every year on 15 May we remember #ConscientiousObjectors, past and present.
Around the world many people are imprisoned or forced to flee their home countries for refusing to join armed forces. On 15 May, we will stand in #solidarity with them, as well as celebrating the memory of those throughout #history who have resisted #conscription.
This year we will be showing our support especially to COs resisting the current #conflict in #Russia, #Ukraine and #Belarus.
In the UK, you can join the National Ceremony either in London or online: 1.00-2.00pm, Monday 15 May
Everyone is welcome to join the National Ceremony, which takes place every year in front of the #memorial stone for conscientious objectors in Tavistock Square, London.
For those who can't make it in person, you can watch the event online.
The Peace Pledge Union works with a coalition of peace and #HumanRights organisations on this joint ceremony.
With contributions from:
- #Belarusian peace #activist Olga Karach from Our House, who will send a message on the situation faced by COs in Belarus today.
- Semih Sapmaz from #War Resisters' International, speaking on the global #struggle of COs around the world.
- Historian Ali Ronan, speaking on the often overlooked role of #women COs.
- Hosted by actor and playwright Michael Mears.
Speeches will be followed by a reading of COs' names from around the world. Flowers will be laid on the memorial stone, followed by a minute's silence.
Attend in person - Tavistock Square, London - 1pm Monday 15 May 2023. Or watch online - visit www.CO-Day.org at the time to watch the live stream.
There will be other CO Day events around the UK and the world.
Events to mark CO Day this year will be happening around the UK, in Edinburgh, Brighton, Leicester, Leeds and elsewhere. Please visit our events page to find one near you.
If you have any stories or experiences of #ConscientiousObjection, or are planning anything for CO Day, please get in touch at mail@ppu.org.uk. You can find out more at www.CO-Day.org, including many educational resources on conscientious objection, campaigns, music and videos.
This makes me so sad. Sure he was old, but still, it's a big loss for the world to lose such an amazing man.
I admired him since I was very young. Reading about him in some of the few pieces on Iran who actually covered black activists like him.
His songs, became part of my first love to alternative music (from young teenage boy growing up in southern Iran point of interest) and waa delighted to find his albums at the Västerås StadsBibliotrk in Sweden.
His work to fight injustice didn't stop in US, and he fought with all his power against the apartheid regime of South Africa.
He was a great artist and a great man. R. I. P. Mr. Blafonte and thank you for opening my eyes and ears to a whole new wonderful world of music and widen my my narrow interes in my young days.
Singer, actor and human rights activist Harry Belafonte died Tuesday at age 96 of congestive heart failure. He broke racial barriers and balanced his activism with his artistry in ways that made people around the world listen. Belafonte, who was an EGOT holder for his Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards, died at his home in New York, his publicist announced.
Style, class and charisma: That was Harry Belafonte as a performer. In the 1950s, his recordings for RCA Victor, which included his iconic version of the Jamaican folk song "Day-O" (also known as "The Banana Boat Song") set off a craze for calypso music. With his good looks and his shirt unbuttoned to his chest, audiences — Black and white — adored Belafonte at a time when most of America was still segregated.
#Harry_Balafibte #Musician #Actor #HumanRight #Movie #BLM #Activist #RIPMrBelafonte #Politics #CivilRights
A fond fare thee well to Harry Belafonte...
#HarryBelafonte
#RIP
#Activist
#Singer
#Actor
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/apr/25/harry-belafonte-singer-dies-actor-singer-activist
