Thomas Sankara: Africa’s Unsung Inspiration
"Thomas Sankara, a man in his early thirties transformed the world’s poorest country at that time, Upper Volta, into a self-sufficient modern thinking nation in just four years."
"Thomas Sankara, a man in his early thirties transformed the world’s poorest country at that time, Upper Volta, into a self-sufficient modern thinking nation in just four years."
Sep 07
20170
The International Campaign to Destabilize Syria, Whiteness & Aversive Racism
CNN Getty Images Mahmoud Raslan Media Nour Al Din Al Zinki Propaganda White Helmets
"Abu Omar went on to paint a harrowing picture of life under terrorist occupation which differs wildly from their portrayal as “freedom fighters” and “moderate rebels” by NATO-aligned media and NGOs."
Sep 06
20170
Avaaz, Humanitarian Agencies, Imperialist Wars/Occupations, Purpose [Public Relations Arm of Avaaz], Social Engineering, The International Campaign to Destabilize Syria, Whiteness & Aversive Racism
"The White Helmets have achieved an almost cult-like status thanks to a diverse, well-oiled and multilaterally-funded support system....Such a publicity coup would not have been possible without some heavyweight organizations working behind the scenes to create a brand that would eclipse all others in Western public perception."
Sep 06
20170
Humanitarian Agencies, Imperialist Wars/Occupations, Purpose [Public Relations Arm of Avaaz], Social Engineering, The International Campaign to Destabilize Syria, Whiteness & Aversive Racism
Aleppo Media Centre Channel 4 Free Syrian Police Media Nusra Front Syria Charity White Helmets
"Finally those desecrated bodies became propaganda props in another White Helmet movie, destined to evoke sympathy among the misinformed in the west and to feed the “regime change” narratives of the NATO-aligned media and NGOs who rely almost exclusively upon Al Qaeda affiliated testimony to produce their bullish pro-“moderate”, no-fly-zone lobby reports."
Sep 06
20170
Adani Mining Pty Ltd Australia INDIGENOUS LAND RIGHTS Kyburra Native Title Act native title holders North Galilee Basin rail project The Juru People
"... they call her “Aunty” but they’ve never share any of what you just read. No spokesperson, journalist, activist, or blogger has ever published anything outside of the two largely ignored stories I just shared with you."
"Liberalism by definition is counterrevolutionary. In times of crisis it calls for the pacification of struggle and the return to normalcy. It posits that both right wing calls for ethnic cleansing and the resistance to that as equally menacing to the liberal order of society."
Aug 31
20171
biodiversity offsets Green Economy Indigenous Peoples infrastructure International Finance Corporation (IFC) mega-dams Mining monoculture plantations New Economy Patriarchy petroleum Racism World Bank
"Let us not forget that the dominant economic model, which is structurally racist and patriarchal, unloads almost all of its destruction, invasion and violence on indigenous peoples and peasant families, so as to keep exploiting, producing and accumulating profits."
Aug 30
20170
Africa Colonialism International Union for the Conservation of Nature Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) White Paternalism Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
"It has also created space for white “saviors” (and the “saviors” are always white), such as George Adamson, Jane Goodall, and Iain Douglas-Hamilton, to step in and be seen to make the decisive difference. There’s no place for Africans in the picture."
Aug 26
201744
Neo-Liberalism and the Defanging of Feminism
Ethics Feminism misogyny Patriarchy Porn Culture Rape Culture
"It has come to our attention that a respected leader of our small online enclave has betrayed the trust many people have instilled in him over the past years. We are stunned at these revelations like everyone else. It was with much internal debate and emotional pain that we decided as a group that we had to release the information to the community. "
"If we are to keep the enormity of the forces aligned against us from establishing a false hierarchy of oppression, we must school ourselves to recognize that any attack against Blacks, any attack against women, is an attack against all of us who recognize that our interests are not being served by the systems we support."