10 October 2013 — Pambazuka News
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Pambazuka News (English edition): ISSN 1753-6839
CONTENTS: 1. Features, 2. Announcements, 3. Comment & analysis, 4. Advocacy
& campaigns, 5. Obituaries, 6. Books & arts, 7. Jobs
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1 Features
AU, KENYA AND THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: BEYOND IMPUNITY
Horace G. Campbell
The African Union should be working hard to ensure that there is no
impunity in Africa. If Kenyatta and Ruto are innocent they should not be
afraid to get their day in court. Any discussion at the AU about mass
withdrawal from the ICC could be tantamount to self-delegitimization
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/89173
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SAVING AFRICAN DICTATORS FROM THE ICC
Alemayehu G. Mariam
Africa’s anti-ICC crusaders who are threatening mass withdrawal from the
Rome Statute are in a desperate last-ditch effort to rescue their brethren
Kenyatta and Ruto from the ICC hook and simultaneously immunize themselves
against any future legal accountability for crimes against international law
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/89174
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CIVIL SOCIETY SUPPORTS ICC AHEAD OF SPECIAL AU SUMMIT
Open letter urges state parties to continue supporting the court
130 civil society organisations say the International Criminal Court,
though having weaknesses, remains the only permanent court with the
authority to act when a state with jurisdiction is unable or unwilling to
investigate or prosecute serious crimes
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/89175
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TUNISIA IN THE GRIP OF A POLITICAL CRISIS
Mounira Chaieb
In efforts to end a political stalemate, Tunisia’s governing Islamist
Ennahda party and the opposition have agreed on the appointment of a
caretaker government composed of independent figures to be in power until
fresh elections. But that is no guarantee that the crisis is over
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/89179
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THE BIG FIVE AS DANGEROUS AS EVER
German development cooperation, colonial-racist imagery and civil society’s
response
Daniel Bendix with glokal e. V.
Representation of Africa in the German public shows that a one-sided racist
image prevails, which is disseminated via family socialisation, mass media,
school books, films, advertising, and travel magazines/brochures. That is
the image that informs German-Africa development cooperation
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/89176
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BIKO AND THE QUEST FOR BLACK POWER TODAY
Veli
Thirty-six years after Biko’s death, the issues of land repossession,
ownership of the economy and wealth redistribution, which he in the 1970s
regarded as essential to the meaning of freedom and power for black people,
have now found their way back on our nation’s political discourse
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/89177
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CIVIL SOCIETY REJECTS COMESA APPROVAL OF NEW SEED RULES
They say COMESA approval of seed trade regulations is a disaster for small
farmers and food sovereignty in Africa and will open the door for GMO
merchants to flood the region
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/89178
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2 Announcements
PAMBAZUKA SPECIAL ISSUE ON RACE RELATIONS IN BRAZIL
A call for articles
Pambazuka News (http://www.pambazuka.org) is organizing a special issue for
November 2013 on the specific theme ‘Racial Relations in Brazil.’ Given the
role and status of Brazil in the current global world order, as an emerging
power from the South, some crucial issues in the social development of the
country must be discussed. That specific issue is the problem of racial
relations is an old one in Brazilian society. It is a country popularly
known as a ‘racial paradise.’ However, this foundational myth relies on the
cordial relations of the races (black, white and indigenous), but
fundamentally Brazil has so far made little efforts to solve this problem.
November is the month historically chosen to celebrate black consciousness
in the country. It is the month when Zumbi dos Palmares, who founded the
maroon (quilombo) society of freed African slaves during the 17th century
in northeastern Brazil, died on 20 November 1695.
We therefore invite people to write about the dynamics of racism in Brazil
in order to publish this issue in this special month for not only black
Brazilians but to remind our readers in Africa and globally that Brazil has
historical, political, social and cultural ties to the African continent.
We believe that Pambazuka can contribute to the debate on racism in a
country that is emerging. Yet Brazil’s development will be halted if it
fails to resolve the structural racism and its psychological impact that
continues to withold human development in that country.
Authors are invited to write on any of the following topics (however, the
list below is not exhaustive):
1.Racism and gender relations;
2.Race and class;
3.Racism and education;
4.Racism and psychology;
5.Racism and childhood;
6.Racism and the youth;
7.Environmental racism;
8.Institutional racism;
9.Case studies of racial problems;
10.Compared perspectives on racism;
Deadline for submission of articles in Portuguese, English and French
languages is 26 October 2013
Texts must be sent to editor@pambazuka.org
Word length: articles must be between 1000-3000 words and in Times size 12
font.
Biography: please, submit a two line bio at the end of the article.
Bibliographical Endnotes can be submitted at the end of the article.
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SPECIAL ISSUE ON KWAME TURE (FORMERLY STOKELY CARMICHAEL)
On 15 November 1998, Kwame Ture died of prostate cancer. He was also known
as Stokely Carmichael, one of the founding leaders of the Black Power
movement in the USA during the 1960s. He was a radical figure who connected
with downtrodden African Americans fighting for their civil rights in
America; he later married the South African singer Miriam Makeba and
relocated to Guinea-Conakry where he took up the name ‘Kwame’ after Ghana’s
illustrious Pan-Africanist leader , Kwame Ture and after Guinea’s first
leader, Sekou Toure.
Throughout his political career as a dedicated life-long activist, during
his time with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Council (SNCC); in the
Black Power Movement, as well as in the All African Peoples’ Revolutionary
Party (AAPRP) that he founded, Kwame Ture remained committed to
Pan-Africanism – that is the unity of all people of African descent in the
Diaspora with continental Africans. He was uncompromising in his belief
that the plight of people of African descent in the Diaspora was intimately
linked with the fate of the African continent for socio-economic and
political liberation from the forces of imperialism and neo-colonialism.
This special issue seeks to commemorate the many ideas, activism and
contribution of Kwame Ture. The issue seeks to remember his actions,
thoughts and their relevance for African people today around the globe.
We would like articles on any of the following aspects (however, the topics
below are not exhaustive):
* His contribution to SNCC; the fight for civil rights and Black Power
* Kwame Ture’s political thought
* His founding of the AAPRP and role as a leader and activist
* Kwame Ture’s contribution to internationalism
* His political activism in Africa
Articles are to be between 1000-3000 words in length
Please add a two line biography at the end of your article
Deadline for submission of articles is FRIDAY 1 NOV 2013
Please send articles to: editor@pambazuka.org
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3 Comment & analysis
DEATH AND SOMALIA
Margaret Kimberley
The American government bears responsibility for the loss of life at the
Kenyan Westgate mall, yet most Americans are totally unaware of America’s
role in keeping Somalia in a constant state of war as a consequence of huge
omissions in American reporting
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/89180
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INDISPENSABLE NATION OR EMPIRE IN PERIL?
Theogene Rudasingwa
America looks like a perfect nation, but upon deeper reflection, one gets a
very unflattering image. The nation is angry, grumpy, indulgent, violent,
fearful, divided, distracted, in debt, addicted to power and material
stuff, and in a self-inflicted siege
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/89181
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OF HEROES AND GYROS: WHICH DO SOUTH AFRICANS LOVE MORE?
Sam Schramski
Given the injustices of apartheid, heritage has become a surrogate for the
black majority in the country to attempt an earnest conversation with a
historically privileged minority (whites) and underprivileged minorities
(coloureds, Indians, and other Asians) that reaffirms the value and merit
of Africanness in South Africa
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/89170
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PERSISTENCE OF FGM IN BARINGO AND POKOT: MORE EFFORT NEEDED
Ruth Njeng’ere
Kenya has registered remarkable achievements in the fight against Female
Genital Mutilation. But as the world marks the International Day of the
Girl Child, evidence shows that the government and other stakeholders need
to step up efforts to fully eradicate the vice
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/89182
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SPENDING, DEBT AND THE SHUTDOWN
The bi-partisan ‘disappearance’ of race and class
Ajamu Baraka
American workers and the poor are not part of the conversation around
spending and the debt. When the US government resolves this phony drama of
the shutdown, racial and capitalist oppression will not have been altered
in any form
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/89172
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THE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE MAKES A LANDMARK DECISION
Norman Girvan
The landmark ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice gives Caricom
nationals the right of entry into Caricom member states for six months. It
is a victory for strengthening the legal basis for the operation of the
Caribbean Community
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/89171
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‘SHAME, SHAME ON YOU AND YOUR ILLEGAL AND FILTHY SANCTIONS!’
Thato Mmereki
Land reform in Zimbabwe was delayed by the 1979 Lancaster House Agreement
and Britain’s subsequent failure to honour this agreement. Many African
Heads of State applaud Mugabe for the stance he has taken to empower his
people through land redistribution
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/89169
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4 Advocacy & campaigns
KENYA: TORTURE REFORMS MUST TACKLE IMPLEMENTATION GAP AND END IMPUNITY
At the conclusion of a visit to Kenya by a delegation of anti-torture
experts, the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and its coalition of
partner organisations in Kenya call for the continuation of the reform path
and effective steps to end impunity
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/89146
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STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF SUDAN
Sudan Solidarity Network
The recent violent repression of peaceful protests following the removal of
fuel subsidy leading to a high coast of living showed a brutal government
that has little regard for the lives and rights of its own people. State
violence is still going on
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/89183
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5 Obituaries
HERMAN WALLACE: VETERAN BLACK PANTHER, POLITICAL PRISONER, FREEDOM FIGHTER
Angola 3 member was held in solitary confinement for 41 years before being
released from prison
Abayomi Azikiwe
The injustice of the Angola 3 is not an isolated situation. There are many
political prisoners being held in prisons inside the U.S, despite repeated
government denials
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/obituary/89184
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6 Books & arts
IN DEFENSE OF NATIONALIST HISTORIOGRAPHY OF COLONIALISM
Chambi Chachage
An examination of the nationalist struggles in India and those in Africa
reveals a historiography that is splashed with personalities. But these did
not simply emerge as elite phenomena
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/books/89185
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7 Jobs
REGIONAL CONTENT MANAGER
Salary: $64,951 Location: Nairobi Closing Date: 6th October 2013
Amnesty International Secretariat
( http://careers.amnesty.org ) Digital channels are key to connecting with
our supporters, publicizing our campaigning work and encouraging people to
take action. In this new post within our Digital Communications team,
you’ll oversee the way we use multimedia content to reach target audiences.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/jobs/89005
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REGIONAL CONTENT MANAGER
Salary: [euro]50,962 Location: Dakar Closing Date: 13th October 2013
Amnesty International Secretariat
( http://careers.amnesty.org ) Digital channels are key to connecting with
our supporters, publicizing our campaigning work and encouraging people to
take action. In this new post within our Digital Communications team,
you’ll oversee the way we use multimedia content to reach target audiences.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/jobs/89006
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