#colonial

#Capitalist #Colonial societies are built upon ever-growing mountains of death, blood & ash.

#Disabled #Indigenous #Latina family raising to survive death imposed by the very #colonization those with luxuries benefit from.

Prior to eviction, #SabiLewSounds, who's disabled, could take commissions, work on album, two #YT channels, #Twitch, radio streams, freelance, blogging, #advocacy for #Disability & #MentalHealth.

DEIR YASSIN MASSACRE
we will remember

#Colonial #Atrocity #DeirYassin #Massacre #Remember #EyeWitness #Account

Se me resaltan algunos aspectos de la frontera norte en el plano de Humboldt del 1803. El Bolson de Mapimi no está comprendido en ninguna provincia: “de Aquí salen los Yndios para hacer incurciones en la Nueva Vizcaya y Coahuila.” Más arriba los “Yndios Mogui” (Hopi) son “Rebeldes desde 1680.” Y hay “Llanos inmensos donde pacen los Civolos.”

Fuente: https://bibliotecadigital.rah.es/es/consulta/registro.do?id=12462

#documento #mapa #map #mexico #colonial

#HongKong: #Article23 law used to ‘normalize’ #repression one year since enactment

Just one year after its passage, Hong Kong’s Article 23 law has further squeezed people’s freedoms and enabled authorities to intensify their #crackdown on peaceful #activism in the city and beyond, #AmnestyInternational said.

" 'Over the past year, Article 23 has been used to entrench a ‘new normal’ of systematic repression of dissent, criminalizing peaceful acts in increasingly absurd ways,' said Amnesty International’s China Director Sarah Brooks.

" 'People have been targeted and harshly punished for the clothes they wear as well as the things they #say and #write, or for minor acts of #protest, intensifying the #ClimateIOfFear that already pervaded Hong Kong. #FreedomOfExpression has never been under greater attack.'

People convicted and jailed for peaceful expression

"The Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (known as Article 23) took effect on 23 March 2024. Amnesty International’s analysis shows that 16 people have since been arrested for sedition under Article 23. Five of them were officially charged under the law, and the other 11 were released without charge. None of those arrested is accused of engaging in violence, while the authorities have accused two of them of #inciting violence without yet disclosing any details.

"Three of the charged individuals – after facing around three months’ pre-trial detention – were convicted for, respectively, wearing a T-shirt and #mask printed with protest slogans; #criticizing the government #online; and writing protest #slogans on bus seats. They were sentenced to between 10 and 14 months in prison.

"The remaining two charged people have been held in detention awaiting trial since November 2024 and January 2025, respectively. They are accused of publishing '#seditious' posts on social media platforms.

Article 23 entrenches denial of bail

"The presumption against bail in national security cases, originally imposed by the #Beijing-enacted #NationalSecurityLaw (#NSL), has now been extended to offences under Article 23. Among the five individuals charged under Article 23, the two who applied for bail had their applications denied because the magistrate believed they may 'continue to commit acts endangering national security' – the same reasoning used to deny bail to others prosecuted under the NSL, including newspaper founder #JimmyLai and opposition politicians.

"The remaining 11 individuals arrested under Article 23 are variously accused of publishing 'seditious' posts, commemorating the 1989 #Tiananmen crackdown and spreading 'disinformation'. Despite having been released by the police without official charge, they remain at risk of prosecution at any time because Article 23 does not impose a time limit on bringing criminal charges.

" 'Article 23 has been wielded by the Hong Kong government as a tool to suppress critical voices with the ultimate aim of eradicating them. Alongside the #NSL, it has handed the authorities virtually unchecked power to arrest and jail anybody criticizing the government. The result is a Hong Kong where people are forced to second-guess what they say and write, and even what they wear,' Sarah Brooks said.

" 'The now default use of pre-trial #detention and refusal of bail are alarming examples of how Article 23 has been used to reinforce the repressive tools first introduced under the NSL.”
‘#NationalSecurity’ as a trump card overriding established laws

"Article 23 has also been weaponized to impose additional punitive measures against dissidents already serving sentences. Under the existing Prison Rules, last amended in 2014, prisoners with good conduct were eligible for early release after serving two-thirds of their sentences. However, according to new rules set by Article 23, the prison authorities can waive this practice if the release would be 'contrary to the interests of national security'.

"Notably, at least two jailed activists have been denied early release, despite the fact that they were not convicted under Article 23 and had already begun serving their sentences before its enactment.

"One of the activists – who was convicted of incitement to wound, a charge unrelated to any national security legislation – was barred from early release despite Article 23 expressly stating that the new rules apply only to prisoners convicted of offences endangering national security.

" '#Retroactively denying early release based on vague national security justifications undermines legal certainty and due process. The government’s failure to comply with the very text that it drafted further raises serious concerns about the arbitrary application of Article 23,' Sarah Brooks said.

Extraterritorial application against #overseas #activists

"The worrying impact of Article 23 on human rights is not restricted to Hong Kong. Authorities have invoked Article 23’s extraterritorial scope to penalize a total of 13 Hong Kong activists residing overseas, including in the #UK, the #US, #Canada and #Australia. These penalties have included the cancellation of passports, suspension of lawyer licenses, removal from company directorships and prohibition of financial transactions, restricting a range of #HumanRights such as their freedom of movement, right to privacy and right to work.

"These measures have been imposed alongside arrest warrants issued under the NSL, each carrying a HK$1 million (US$128,700) bounty, for these 13 individuals and six other overseas activists.

" 'By sanctioning activists overseas, the Hong Kong government is attempting to extend its #DraconianLaws beyond its borders to target potentially anyone, anywhere. The situation has resulted in a chilling effect on individuals who persist in exercising their freedom of expression, even after departing from the city. The international community cannot afford to ignore Article 23’s intended extraterritorial reach,' Sarah Brooks said.

" 'We urge the Hong Kong and Chinese governments to immediately repeal Article 23, the NSL and any other legislation which violates international human rights laws and standards. We also call on other governments to safeguard the fundamental rights and freedoms of #Hongkongers, in particular those actively defending human rights, within their jurisdictions.

" 'The rising risk of transnational repression, which Amnesty has documented and which is explicitly tied to Hong Kong’s national security legislation, demands a response by governments worldwide. As a start, that means denouncing incidents of transnational repression and pursuing accountability for criminal acts targeting activists and others in the country of residence.'

Background

"On 19 March 2024, Hong Kong’s Legislative Council unanimously voted to pass the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance based on Article 23 of the Basic Law, Hong Kong’s mini-constitution.

"The law, which took effect on 23 March 2024, introduced China’s definition of 'national security' and 'state secrets', together with other broadly defined offences which further restricted freedom of expression and the right to protest. It also replaced a widely used #colonial-era #sedition law with its own provisions on sedition which now expressly cover acts or speech which do not incite violence. The maximum prison sentence for sedition was increased from two to seven years, or up to 10 years if involving 'collusion with an external force'.

"Amnesty International submitted an analysis of its proposals to the government during the consultation period, concluding that the offences and changes to investigatory powers are contrary to Hong Kong’s human rights obligations. After the law was passed, Amnesty International issued a briefing paper providing an in-depth analysis of the effects of the law on both Chinese and non-Chinese individuals, in particular via its purported extraterritorial application."

Source:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/03/hong-kong-article-23-law-used-to-normalize-repression-one-year-since-enactment/

#AntiProtestLaws #AntiProtestLaws #CriminalizingDissent #CriminalizingProtest #HumanRightsViolations #BigBrother #NeverForgetTiananmen

Announcement! Saturday 12.04.2025

110 years after the Armenian genocide

Saturday, 12.04.2025 | 04:00 pm | Spore Initiative Hermannstraße 86, 12051 Berlin

Arrival: U8 Leinestraße

Call: https://asanb.noblogs.org/?p=11040 - @akebi_berlin

Registration: https://forms.office.com/e/YTyS4AaFuj

#b1204 #colonial history

SYMPOSIUM: 110 years after the Armenian genocide
Culture(s) of remembrance in the post-migrant society

Anlässlich On the 110th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, this symposium is dedicated to the traces of genocide and massive human rights violations and their significance from today's perspective.

In In a society that is increasingly characterised by post-migrant realities, the examination of cultures of remembrance is becoming particularly relevant.

What mechanisms of collective memory exist? How do they influence our current society and political discourse? What responsibility does Germany bear, both historically and in the current context?

The aim of the event is to anchor the examination of historical crimes as an integral part of post-migrant politics of remembrance and to contribute to an inclusive and intersectional culture of remembrance.

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1998 the #GoodFridayAgreement ended the thirty years of #TheTroubles. But devolved or not, a #colonial power still governs a large part of #Ireland, and an artificial #border still divides families.

#IrishUnity #SinnFéin #IRA #NorthernIreland #Brexit

#TECH #Music for those investing their life in #Technology #STEM and not really developing people, Wonder how that's going to turn out.

All in the #Musk tech boat perhaps...

Play the music !
Credits go to

1 Prodigy - Zeroes & Ones (The Prodigy Vs. Jesus Jones Mix)
and
2 You and #industrial #colonial style #STEM ?

Think that's the way?!

What do Germans know about Germany’s first #genocide? In the new #PRIFSpotlight, Markus Bayer uses new data to show that dealing with the #colonial past is not a priority and what a new government should do better. https://blog.prif.org/2025/03/26/dealing-with-germanys-first-genocide-why-bilateral-negotiations-with-namibia-failed-and-what-the-new-government-must-do/

Wednesday, March 12

Russia’s war against Ukraine

This photograph shows a fire following a strike on the outskirts of Odesa, Ukraine’s southern port city, on March 11, 2025. (Oleksandr Gimanov / AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefire if Russia abides by it. Kyiv is ready to accept Washington’s proposal to immediately implement a temporary, 30-day ceasefire which can be extended by mutual agreement, the Presidential Office announced on March 11 after the talks with the U.S. in Saudi Arabia.

Trump will talk to Putin soon as Russia flags possible contact with US in coming days. “If we can get Russia to do it, that’ll be great. If we can’t, we just keep going on, and people are going to get killed, lots of people,” Trump told reporters at the White House on March 11.

Over 50% of Ukrainians think West holds back military aid in fear of Russia losing war. According to a poll conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) at the request of the Kyiv Independent, 51.2% of Ukrainians believe that Western countries fear that Russia will lose the all-out war against Ukraine and hold off military aid to Kyiv as a result.

Putin unwilling to compromise on Ukraine, sets maximalist demands, Bloomberg reports. Russian President Vladimir Putin has deliberately set “maximalist” demands on land, peacekeepers, and Ukraine’s neutrality, knowing they will likely be unacceptable to Kyiv and European nations, undisclosed officials told Bloomberg.

‘Ball is in their court’ — Rubio on Russia’s move toward ceasefire with Ukraine. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced hope on March 11 that Russia would accept the proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Ukraine.

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‘If Russia refuses, we should sanction the hell out of them’ — Trump, Sen. Graham hope Putin agrees to ceasefire. U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that U.S. officials would meet with Russian representatives in the coming days to discuss the ceasefire.

Half of Ukrainians say territorial concessions, forfeiting NATO membership in exchange for ending war ‘completely unacceptable.’ According to a poll conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) at the request of the Kyiv Independent, 47.1% of Ukrainians consider it “completely unacceptable” to agree to territorial concessions and give up on NATO membership as a prerequisite to ending the war. Only 8.2% said they would “easily agree” to this scenario.

Ukraine targets Russian oil facilities in Moscow, Oryol oblasts in mass strike overnight, military claims. The operation “struck a number of Russian strategic objects, enabling armed aggression against Ukraine,” the military said.

Oil shipments via Druzhba pipeline halted due to Ukrainian drone attack in Russia, Hungary says. Ukrainian forces reportedly struck the Druzhba pipeline in Russia’s Oryol Oblast on March 11. Following the attack, Peter Szijjarto said that the oil supply was halted.

Russia claims to recapture 12 Kursk Oblast settlements amid new offensive.

Russian forces have recaptured 12 settlements and 100 square kilometers in Kursk Oblast previously held by Ukrainian troops, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed on March 11.

Read our exclusives

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine is ready for temporary ceasefire if Russia sticks to it; US to restore security, intelligence assistance to Ukraine

Ukraine is ready to take such a step only if Russia adheres to the terms of the ceasefire in the same way.

Photo: Salah Malkawi / Getty Images

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Human cost of Russia’s war

Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast kill 4, injure 5. Russian troops launched a series of attacks on March 11 against Donetsk Oblast, killing at least four civilians and injuring five, Governor Vadym Filashkin reported.

1 killed, 17 injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over past day. Ukraine’s Air Force intercepted 79 of the 126 Russian drones launched overnight, including Shahed-type attack drones, as well as one Iskander-M ballistic missile.

International response

White House lists Saudi talks with Ukraine, Russia in Trump’s first 50 days achievements. “President Trump has brought Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table through historic peace talks in Saudi Arabia in pursuit of peace,” the official statement reads.

US to ‘immediately’ resume security assistance, intelligence sharing to Ukraine. The statement follows the talks between Ukraine and the U.S. in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Von der Leyen welcomes US, Ukraine talks and reaffirms EU support. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed the results of Ukraine’s talks with the U.S. in Jeddah, on March 11, and reaffirmed the EU’s support.

Macron rallies Europe to back Ukraine following ceasefire talks, Le Monde reports. Speaking at a closed-door meeting in Paris on March 11, French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu said his country “will reject any form of demilitarisation of Ukraine.”

Poland ready to receive American aid for Ukraine. Minister of National Defense Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said Poland is ready to activate its Jasionka hub, maintaining full operational capabilities for American support.

Opinions and insights

5 steps for securing an eastward enlargement of the European Union

“Russia’s war against Ukraine is not only about Ukraine’s freedom and survival, but also about the future of Europe’s hard security,” writes Klara Lindström.

Photo: Maxym Marusenko / NurPhoto via Getty Images

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Do US-Russia talks on Ukraine mark a reappearance of colonial power play?

“The approaches of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle and the Trump administration to Ukraine do not signal a new multipolar world,” writes Andreas Umland.

Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

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In other news

Ukrainian serviceman saves stabbing victim in Venice. A Ukrainian soldier on leave provided first aid to a victim of a stabbing attack in Venice on March 10, saving his life, according to the soldier’s testimony and the Italian media.

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Guerre d'Algérie. Un historien dolois dénonce sur France 5 le recours aux armes chimiques Le 16 mars, #France 5 diffusera le résultat des recherches sur la guerre d'Algérie de l'historien Christophe #Lafaye dans un #documentaire qui pourrait faire du bruit.#News #Histoire #Colonial #Guerre #Chimique

Histoire Géo Nord (@histoirege...

Guerre d'Algérie. Un historien dolois dénonce sur France 5 le recours aux armes chimiques

Le 16 mars, #France 5 diffusera le résultat des recherches sur la guerre d'Algérie de l'historien Christophe #Lafaye dans un #documentaire qui pourrait faire du bruit.#News #Histoire #Colonial #Guerre #Chimique
Histoire Géo Nord (@histoiregeonord.bsky.social)

This is #SettlerSaturday

Please help this #disabled #Indigenous #brown family survive dangers imposed by our #fascist #colonial society

$444 needed just for hotel

$944 needed altogether

#MutualAid #SabiLewSounds #MentalHealth #Activism #Disability #SupportDisabledArtists #Poverty #MutualAidRequest #Mastodon #Fediverse #Boost #LightWithin #Alt4Me

#based #degrowth #west #colonial

In the Central Peruvian Sierra, one ritual has been performed since the 16th century. The "Dance of the Conquest" mixes together masses, processions, banquets, dances through the community, at the intersection of religion and politics.

Combining ethnography and history, Isabel Yaya McKenzie offers, in this layered article, a fascinating reflection on #longuedurée, #memory, and lived temporalities.

Isabel YAYA McKENZIE, Dimensions of Time in a Ritual Drama: A Historical Anthropology of a “Conquest Dance” in the Central Peruvian Sierra from the Sixteenth to the Twenty-first Century

https://doi.org/10.1017/ahsse.2024.16

@histodons #histodons #AnnalesinEnglish #andes #peru #anthropo #anthropology #anthropodons #colonial #conquest #incas

I feel it important to add, as more people talk of #boycotts

More & more resourced people are flaking on support for those in need

That helps #capitalist #colonial power seekers kill people off

Even if unintentional, it allows #yt supremacist ideology, #genocide, #eugenics & #fascist agenda

#DefenseOne

After Oval Office disaster, Europe emerges as Ukraine’s best hope

Friday’s fiery Trump-Zelenskyy meeting sets up hard choices across the Atlantic.

https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2025/02/after-oval-office-disaster-europe-emerges-ukraines-best-hope/403399/

#usa #trump #vance #musk #kleptofascist #billionaireSwamp
#ruSSia #putin #imperial #colonial #kleptoFascist #terrorMaffia #untrustable

#zelenskyy #zelensky #clash #ceasefire #securityGuarantees
#europe #rampUp

#Ukraine #UkraineWar #StandWithUkraine

But why stick with #Russia when it is the #colonial power, wanting its #USSR territories back? Invading #Ukraine because it used to be part of the USSR? What if the Netherlands in added Manhattan because they claimed to own it back when?

An excerpt from: The ‘#degrowth’ movement envisions global #ClimateJustice, but must adapt to #GlobalSouth realities

Published: February 6, 2025
by Claudius Gräbner-Radkowitsch and Birte Strunk

What about the global south?

"Today, many degrowth advocates assert that the richer countries of the global north, being largely responsible for environmental degradation, should be the ones to scale back economic activity to avert ecological catastrophe. But what about the poorer countries of the global south? Should they adopt degrowth strategies? Some argue this would impose a #neocolonial agenda, with wealthier countries once again dictating the terms of global development. Others note that many poorer countries need economic growth to combat poverty. And even if degrowth were limited to the north, it could still have significant effects on the south – both positive and negative.

"A review of academic literature on degrowth and the global south reveals two main perspectives: those who see degrowth as incompatible with the south’s development needs, and those who believe it could offer synergies with sustainable development goals.

"Supporters of degrowth often point out that many of its core ideas originate in the global south. Anthropologist Jason Hickel cites figures such as Sri Lankan philosopher #AnandaCoomaraswamy, Indian economist #JCKumarappa and Bengali poet #RabindranathTagore as inspirations. While these thinkers may not use the term 'degrowth', they promote ideas aligned with it, such as the Latin American #SumakKawsay (or “#BuenVivir”) or the South African #Ubuntu. These non-Western perspectives have been instrumental in shaping the degrowth discourse in the global north.

Degrowth as decolonisation

"Degrowth advocates argue that scaling back economic activity in the north could help dismantle the unequal global division of labour, in which raw materials are extracted from the south and processed into consumer goods in the north. This system disproportionately benefits wealthier nations while leaving poorer countries with the social and #environmental costs.

"#FedericoDemaria, a researcher in political ecology, argues that northern countries must 'pay for past and present #colonial #exploitation in the south' – a central theme in contemporary degrowth discourse.

"Some researchers suggest that dependence on economic growth is problematic for both the north and south. They argue that growth alone does not guarantee poverty reduction – wealth distribution and institutional reforms are just as crucial. Degrowth could help both regions avoid #unsustainable development models by focusing more on social well-being than perpetual economic expansion."

Read more:
https://theconversation.com/the-degrowth-movement-envisions-global-climate-justice-but-must-adapt-to-global-south-realities-238276
#SolarPunkSunday #PostColonialism

Starting in the late 1960's, all over Europe people were protesting #NATO because of American #Imperialism, for trying to drag Europe into its post war #colonial conflicts. European countries never really did more than make some optical changes to accomodate. And now they are in a hurry trying to escape that very Imperialist colonial intent aimed at them, that has always been totally in their face.
https://www.rawstory.com/european-union-trump-2671169459/