OscailtThe Sunday Papers "dark side of the moon" edition"& if the band you're in starts playing different tunes" "you got to keep the loonies on the path"
Breaking news: Italian MP, Sgarbi denounces the Statistical Fraud on COVID-19. The speech of the Member of Parliament Vittorio Sgarbi in the session of the Italian Camera, Meeting no. 331 of Friday 24, April, 2020. Vittorio Sgarbi, denounces the closure of 60% of the businesses for 25,000 COVID-19 Deaths, of which the National Institute of Health says 96.3% died NOT of COVID-19 but of other pathologies. That means only 925 have died of the virus. 24,075 have died of other things.2005-07-03T17:09:41+00:00Indymedia Irelandimc-ireland@lists.indymedia.iehttp://www.indymedia.ie/atomfullposts?story_id=70614http://www.indymedia.ie/graphics/feedlogo.gifKiswahili/Swahili Words and Phrases for the Internethttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/70614#comment1131302005-07-03T17:09:41+00:00redjadebrowser - kivinjari
browse - vinjari
chat - sogoa
chat group - kundi sogozi
...browser - kivinjari<br />
browse - vinjari<br />
chat - sogoa<br />
chat group - kundi sogozi<br />
download - pakua<br />
e-mail - barua e-<br />
emoticon - kikaragosi<br />
hacker - mdukizi<br />
internet - wavuti<br />
junk mail - barua taka<br />
keyword - neno msingi<br />
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more at<br />
<a href="http://ambiguousadventure.blogs.com/ambiguous_adventure/2005/05/kiswahili_words.html">http://ambiguousadventure.blogs.com/ambiguous_adventure/2005/05/kiswahili_words.html</a><br />
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Swahili language<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiswahili">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiswahili</a><br />
Swahili (also called Kiswahili; see below for a discussion of the nomenclature) is a Bantu language widely spoken in East Africa. Swahili is the mother tongue of the Swahili people who inhabit a 1500 km stretch of the East African coast from southern Somalia to northern Mozambique. There are approximately five million first-language speakers and fifty million second-language speakers. Swahili has become a lingua franca for East Africa and surrounding areas.from the Afro-Blogosphere... 'Tradition' and 'Modernity'http://www.indymedia.ie/article/70614#comment1131362005-07-03T17:54:57+00:00redjadeAfro-Blogosphere:
Diary of a Mad Kenyan Woman
June 27, 2005
• Trashin'...Afro-Blogosphere:<br />
Diary of a Mad Kenyan Woman<br />
June 27, 2005<br />
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• Trashin' Tradition<br />
Hello, 21st Century Kenyans. We are very proud to be Kenyans, aren’t we? We belong to cultures that go waaaaaaay back, yea unto the time of our ancestors’ ancestors. This is how we know ourselves, this is how we differentiate ourselves from others, this is what we eat, these are our rituals, these are our ways of courting and marrying, these are our ways of relating to older and younger generations: this is tradition.<br />
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Yup. Lose your tradition, lose your sense of self. Lose your African claim to identity. Lose the whole thing. Or just lose it and go mad. But definitely, lose it and become a mzungu wannabe. Yes? No. In fact, so much no, that this is just RUBBISH.<br />
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more at<br />
<a href="http://madkenyanwoman.blogspot.com/2005/06/trashin-tradition.html">http://madkenyanwoman.blogspot.com/2005/06/trashin-tradition.html</a><br />
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Dr. Wangari Maathai<br />
2005 Nobel Peace Prize for Environmental Activism from Kenya<br />
<a href="http://www.digitalnpq.org/archive/2005_spring/05_maathai.html">http://www.digitalnpq.org/archive/2005_spring/05_maathai.html</a><br />
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Since women are the primary caretakers in much of Africa, the burden of environmental degradation and conflict has fallen mainly on them. In Kenya, our response, starting in 1977, has been to engage women in planting trees-30 million so far-that provide fuel, food, shelter and income to support their children and their household needs. The planting also creates employment, replenishes the soil and improves the watersheds. Planting trees is simple, attainable and the results can be seen right away.<br />
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Getting from there to here was not easy. At the outset, this work was very hard because people were conditioned to believe that the solution to their problems must come from "outside." And they didn't understand the connection between their own needs and a healthy environment. They were unaware that a degraded environment leads to a scramble for scarce resources and may culminate in poverty and even war. <br />
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Afro-Blogosphere:<br />
Ambiguous Adventure<br />
Ideas, Culture and Politics in African Affairs<br />
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• The Missing "Cultural" Link<br />
'As a culturalist, I have to say I'm not sure about this relationship. [re: Dr. Wangari Maathai speech to the Nobel Committee] Perhaps, this "Christian" or "Western" approach laid the intellectual groundwork for environmental degradation. In Southern Africa, the growing pervasiveness of cash economies, reduction of resources available to the population due to settler colonies and the need to be competitive with those who do "exploit" the environment have been instrumental in changing husbandry and farming patterns.'<br />
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Video: Cosmic Africa explores Africa's astronomy<br />
<a href="http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2003/november/cosmic.htm">http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2003/november/cosmic.htm</a><br />
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'Cosmic Africa film poster In a journey that stretched from Namibia to the coastline and steamy jungles of Ghana, across crocodile infested lakes and deserts of Northern Kenya, the cliff-side dwellings of the Dogon in Mali and on to the mysterious archaeological sites of the Egyptian Sahara, the recently launched film Cosmic Africa explores Africa's ancient astronomy history.'<br />
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Quicktime Trailer: 6megs<br />
<a href="http://www.carlsagan.com/revamp/programs/cosmicafrica/flix/catrailer_small.mov">http://www.carlsagan.com/revamp/programs/cosmicafrica/flix/catrailer_small.mov</a>from the Afro-Blogosphere: The West's Idea of Africahttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/70614#comment1131382005-07-03T17:57:24+00:00redjade•• Africans in German Zoos...
Row over German zoo's Africa show
ht...•• Africans in German Zoos...<br />
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Row over German zoo's Africa show<br />
<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4070816.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4070816.stm</a><br />
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German anti-racism campaigners have condemned plans to stage an African cultural festival in a zoo.<br />
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The event is intended to give residents in the town of Augsburg in south Germany, a taste of Africa with craft sellers, drummers, story tellers, music groups and food from around Africa.<br />
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But campaigners, including representative of Germany's black community and academics, say setting it in the town's zoo is racist. <br />
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"People are upset by the idea of placing [the festival] in a zoo between the baboons and the zebras," said Noah So, who founded Der Braune Mob - an organisation that monitors race issues in the German media. <br />
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May 30, 2005<br />
STOP the exhibition of AFRICANS in the Augsburg ZOO <br />
By Norbert Finzsch <br />
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It is obvious that the conveners do not understand the historical implications of their project. Even in Germany the impact of colonialism and racism on African societies are nowadays debated in public. The way Africans and African Americans in Germany are perceived and discussed, the way they are present on billboards and in TV ads prove that the colonialist and racist gaze is still very much alive in Germany. This is the direct result of forty years of German colonialism and twelve years of National Socialism. People of color are still seen as exotic objects (of desire), as basically dehumanized entities within the realm of animals. <br />
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more at<br />
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Afro-Blogosphere:<br />
Diary of a Mad Kenyan Woman<br />
• In the Zoo <br />
June 11, 2005<br />
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We are leaping ahead to the past. Colonialism 101. The images of Africa that the West conjures up for itself have really very little to do with Africa, and everything to do with the West. Since Africans are the ultimate Other, the complete opposite, indeed the antithesis, all the things that Africans are said to be negatively confirms all the things that the Western world wishes to think of itself, which of course is the reason for the original image of Africa. Africa is the West's radical alterity, the "-not." Starting from white/black to culture/nature to civilised/savage and so forth (we can all fill in the blanks) the Africa that the West constructs for itself is often the expression of some deep insecurity.<br />
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Putting Africans in a zoo, as an exhibit, says nothing about Africans. On the other hand, it says a whole lot about the people of Augsburg.<br />
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more at<br />
<a href="http://madkenyanwoman.blogspot.com/2005/06/in-zoo.html">http://madkenyanwoman.blogspot.com/2005/06/in-zoo.html</a>don't think when people say they're giving Africa money, that means Africans are getting money.http://www.indymedia.ie/article/70614#comment1131662005-07-03T20:41:43+00:00iyou can compare the map of freedom of speech and internet with the indymedia lis...you can compare the map of freedom of speech and internet with the indymedia list of african based centres and the map of euro-cash in africa at the article "who owns africa?"<a href="http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=70578">http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=70578</a>Shroeder & Chirac joined Putin in Kalingrad yesterday.http://www.indymedia.ie/article/70614#comment1132402005-07-04T12:38:02+00:00iofor pre-G8 chit-chat and a cup of tea. They talked about climate change, and how...for pre-G8 chit-chat and a cup of tea. They talked about climate change, and how far the envelope can be pushed, as a NASA 400kg box of tricks called "deep impact" smashed into a comet called "Tempel 1".<br />
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It is the sixth time that that France, Germany and Russia have met, the last meeting of the trio saw newly elected Spanish Zapatero invited along as well.<br />
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Kalingrad is celebrating its 850th annivesary (for much of its history it was a prussian or "german" city) and Putin is there for the celebrations. Tellingly the first European to arrive was Shroeder who was greeted by Putin in german on the steps of the Svetlogorsk health-building center called Rus on the Baltic coast.<br />
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english coverage from the ruskies-<br />
<a href="http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=2195797&PageNum=0">http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=2195797&PageNum=0</a><br />
this is their second notice on the G8 the first was an interview with Captain Dan Blair "saviour of the universe" in which he outlined the attack plan on the Mekon.<br />
<a href="http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=2132131">http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=2132131</a><br />
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The Russians have also written a little (in english) about the comet smashing business, its hard to figure out if they approve.<br />
<a href="http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=2197937&PageNum=0">http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=2197937&PageNum=0</a>"Dark Side of the Moon" issue Entertainment supplement update-http://www.indymedia.ie/article/70614#comment1134572005-07-05T13:29:41+00:00iosafSales of Pink Floyd's music have increased by more than 1,000 per cent following...Sales of Pink Floyd's music have increased by more than 1,000 per cent following the re-formed group's spectacular performance at Live8.<br />
A snap survey by the music retailer HMV showed that sales of the Pink Floyd " Best of" album Echoes rose by 1,343 per cent on Sunday compared to the previous Sunday. Two of the band's albums, Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here, were among the top 10 best-selling albums on the Amazon website yesterday.<br />
<a href="http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/news/article296904.ece">http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/news/article296904.ece</a><br />
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Meanwhile, the one to watch is Ghadaffi.<br />
He's hosting the African union, and has told them all not to beg from the richman. Relative to Africa Libya is "rich". And boasts with Tunisia the best infrastructure (apart from urban south africa) and by far the best health care on the continent.<br />
Aye!<br />
But if you look at the map above you get the feeling that "muslim africa" is not on the G8 agenda.<br />
Nor is it. They are talking about slight reduction in debt with loads of strings attached for _sub-saharan_ africa. <br />
Maybe its all the porkpies which Chirac complained about, (yesterday he slagged off the mrs beaton cuisine he's expecting to whomever would listen, "the english have only done one thing for agriculture -the mad cow". Amazing how many people were listening.<br />
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Ghadaffi's summit will wind up later today, with a final declaration and is supported by the "richer muslim" nations and Mr Kofi Anan!<br />
Here are some links.<br />
<a href="http://www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=115213®ion=5">http://www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=115213®ion=5</a><br />
<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5118092,00.html">http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5118092,00.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.zaman.com/?bl=international&alt=&trh=20050705&hn=21362">http://www.zaman.com/?bl=international&alt=&trh=20050705&hn=21362</a><br />
<a href="http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=5920510&cKey=1120503918000">http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=5920510&cKey=1120503918000</a><br />
Meanwhile, if you're into pink floyd, you can <br />
download them free off the net, and give the money you save to charity.Bob Marley has left the building.http://www.indymedia.ie/article/70614#comment1136332005-07-06T13:52:03+00:00iosafOh, it's so exciting.
The 53 african states want cancellation of all their debt...Oh, it's so exciting.<br />
The 53 african states want cancellation of all their debt, and help building "re-entry camps" from Europe. "Re-entry camps" will be the places returned migrants live in, after they've got through the internment camps in Europe, and as of yesterday's G5 decision, bundled onto specially shared european-chartered deportation flights.<br />
the G5 (UK,France, Germany, Italy & Spain) think this will save money.<br />
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So the Europeans want to "save money".<br />
& the Africans want to stop oweing 450,000,000,000$<br />
and then they'd like 30,000,000,000 a year to buy essential things, like now if possible.<br />
How much have they got? the answer is less than 10% within 5 years. <br />
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the G8 are offering them (by 2010)-<br />
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UK<br />
"a lot of really good publicity" - Blair & Brown with a doubling of aid by 2010 to 50,000,000,000$<br />
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USA<br />
"George W Bush, US president, last week announced a $4.5 billion package which he says will double US aid for Africa by 2010, targeted at malaria, girls' education and protection for women. However, the package must be agreed by Congress, and critics have said that much of it is tied to African nations purchasing US services or goods and privatising public services. President Bush has said he is ready to scrap US farm subsidies, but only if the EU abolishes its own Common Agricultural Policy."<br />
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Germany<br />
"Schröder will not wish to be seen to be splashing out with taxpayers' money. Green issues are high on many German voters' personal agendas, and Mr Schröder can be expected to hold out for a tough statement on climate change.<br />
Der Spiegel also quoted an aide to Mr Schröder as dismissing the IFF as a means for City of London banks to earn fat fees from international aid."<br />
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Japan<br />
Junichiro Koizumi, prime minister, has already pledged $5 billion (£2.8 billion) in increased aid to Africa over the next five years, targeted at health, trade and development. He has set a goal of doubling Japanese aid to the continent by 2008.<br />
the Japanese sort of feel proud of Kyoto and want to see it honoured fully and improved. Sweeties.-<br />
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Italy<br />
Has no money and a very unpopular leadership, who are mostly seen as being stuck up the american ass, they've backed the UK proposals becuase the UK proposals make really good PR.<br />
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Canada<br />
Paul Martin has refused to commit Canada to the United Nations' target of 0.7 per cent of GDP for aid, arguing that it is not affordable. Canada has promised to double aid by 2008, but critics say this will only bring it to 0.37 per cent.<br />
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the EU<br />
Jose Manuel Barroso, European Commission president, comes to the summit with an EU pledge to double its development aid to Africa by $19 billion by 2010.<br />
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Which means in 5 years time, europe will be paying half of what Africa needs for development assistance now, this year. And every day of those next 5 years, 30,000 kids will die due to lack of essential services and medicine. <br />
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Those kids of the first world, who are mostly poor relative to the majority of their countrymen and countrywomen who are protesting today in Scotland, have every moral right to expose this G8 2005 farce for what it was. <br />
The most cynical, distorting, publicity relations exercise in Third world exploitation yet. So far the only people to have seen the lives materially improved, to have seen more money in the pensions funds, and more cash in the drugs kitty are those who work for or in some the most famous rock groups of all time."THE TERRORISTS HAVE ARRIVED"http://www.indymedia.ie/article/70614#comment1137182005-07-06T19:41:12+00:00iosafthe British Military have joined the protest. activists and protesters have said...the British Military have joined the protest. activists and protesters have said- they were "fucking scared". Imagine, how would you feel?<br />
Quite, it has been sometime since the British military were deployed in Scotland for crowd management.<br />
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"Those in authority fear the mask for their power partly resides in identifying, stamping and cataloguing: in knowing who you are...our masks are not to conceal our identity but to reveal it...Today we shall give this resistance a face; for by putting on our masks we reveal our unity; and by raising our voices in the street together, we speak our anger at the facelessness of power..."<br />
whether we cover our face or not our evolving revolution shall never have a face.<br />
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The young woman in the photograph hijacked a TWA plane in 1970 en route to Damascus.<br />
She didn't wear a mask. She wore a scarf.<br />
She carried a gun. She carried her beauty<br />
She carried her hope. She carried her innocence.<br />
She carried her guilt.<br />
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Then she had plastic surgery so she could do it all over again without being recognised.<br />
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Her cause became "a pin up of her beauty" her face masked the agony she had hoped to fight.<br />
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Or maybe she really wanted to lose her beauty?<br />
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The man in the picture was an italian policeman on protest duty in Genoa at the G8 2001. You see the G8 and "Terror" go hand in hand, just so that some people don't have to explain why they are so rich and so well off to their electorates.<br />
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So we have brought "terror" to the G8.<br />
that's our job, we're young & beautiful <br />
and ever so cynical.Unarmed urban violence is a fine arthttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/70614#comment1137482005-07-07T00:27:57+00:00fists are the only weapons i needYou're blurring lines in your head. The facts are Leila khalid was an armed righ...You're blurring lines in your head. The facts are Leila khalid was an armed right wing lunatic, there is no bravery or beauty fighting with a gun, similarly the stupid Italian right wing militia policeman arsehole, is just as ugly hiding behind his gun.<br />
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The G8 protestors are UNARMED non military protestors, fighting with their bare hands, bricks, stones and golf clubs against an ARMED MILITARY Force. There is no comparison between unarmed protesters and armed right wing lunatics.I said "the terrorists have arrived"http://www.indymedia.ie/article/70614#comment1137922005-07-07T13:36:24+00:00.:. iosaf ·.· ipsiphithat's all. no lines blurred.
may the victims of terror in London
7/7/05
re...that's all. no lines blurred. <br />
may the victims of terror in London <br />
7/7/05<br />
rest in peace.<br />
for no chinook was going to stop them.<br />
& it was painfully obvious it was going to happen.<br />
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This Sunday Papers has now ended.<br />
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"here endeth the lesson"