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We in Africa as Africans We remember the #Racism, #Discrimination and #Xenophobia, as well as the #Terrible_Massacres committed in Africa during colonial times, by you. European Countries. Our share has been prepared to serve as a background document for the purpose of the webinar on “Past Massacres in Africa”. Its objective is to recognize and list some of the tragic massacres that took place during colonial times in Africa. A second part for this share will be prepared in the coming months and will focus on massacres that took place in Africa in post-colonial times. The list is not meant to be an exhaustive, because research about such tragic events is still on-going. The reality is that many of these tragedies have fallen into world amnesia, and many of them have also actually been erased from history books. If you know of other similar events that took place during colonial times or as a result of decisions taken during colonial times, please do not hesitate to let us know, so that we can make sure they make it to this listing. We are hoping that this simple share will be an opportunity to remember these innocent victims who have paid the price of their life to satisfy dominating, authoritarian and colonialist aspirations by occupiers. As we are certainly sure that our share is a modest attempt to recognize and honour these fallen heroes. Since 1800, more than 37 million people worldwide have died while actively fighting in wars. The number would be much higher still if it also considered the civilians who died due to the fighting, the increased number of deaths from hunger and disease resulting from these conflicts, and the deaths in smaller conflicts that are not considered wars. Wars are also terrible in many other ways: they make people’s lives insecure, lower their living standards, destroy the environment, and, if fought between countries armed with nuclear weapons, can be an existential threat to humanity. Looking at the news alone, it can be difficult to understand whether more or less people are dying as a result of war than in the past. One has to rely on statistics that are carefully collected so that they can be compared over time. While every war is a tragedy, the data suggests that fewer people died in conflicts in recent decades than in most of the 20th century. Countries have also built more peaceful relations between and within them. How many wars are avoided, and whether the trend of fewer deaths in them continues, is up to our own actions. Conflict deaths recently increased in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, stressing that the future of these trends is uncertain. History cannot be changed, and the crimes of the British empire cannot be erased. But reparations can help address the legacy of deprivation and inequity that colonialism produced. It is a critical step towards justice and healing. The picture of your past colonialism conflicts dramatically with the historical record in Africa. SACECI Africa

~ 🕊️🤍🌷🌸💐💡🎁💖🕌🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🕌💖🎁💡💐🌸🌷🤍🕊️ ~ Alastair Crooke: The Two Israels. | Judge Andrew Napolitano ___ "More children have died in the Palestinian territories over the past five months of war than have been killed in all armed conflicts worldwide over the past four years" — a startling statistic that puts the casualties from Israel’s ongoing bombardment in perspective. Israeli general’s son turned activist for Palestine Miko Peled describes why this huge shift in support for Palestinians is a turning point and “the beginning of the end of Israel.” Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. The Collective Standoff of Humanity | Humankind against Oppression, Occupation, Colonization, Western Imperialism, and Collective Punishment ( Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing, War Crimes ) is the way forward into the Multi-Polar Age. https://lnkd.in/dTS5aVPt #BDS , #BDS_Movement , #Sanctions , #Divestment , #MilitaryEmbargo , #StopArmingIsrael , #StopFundingGenocide , #BRICS , #NewWorldOrder , #MultiPolarAge , #UNReform , #GenocideByVeto ... #InvokeArticle6 #FreePalestine , #EndZionism , #EndApartheid , #NOW , #OrElse , #FreePalestineNow , #EndZionismNow , #EndApartheidNow ~ 🕊️🤍🌷🌸💐💡🎁💖🕌🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🕌💖🎁💡💐🌸🌷🤍🕊️ ~

It is possible: where there is a will there is a way.

1. Palestine flags and Islamist slogans at a feminist demonstration in Zurich 2. Anti-Milei demonstrators in Hamburg shouting "Nazis raus!" ("fuck off Nazis") 3. What's the next level of stupidity? We need more reasonable people to stand up and defend our Western society. For my part, I'm done just watching how we give up on ourselves and let mad people shout down our most fundamental values. Why is this LinkedIn material? Because companies have to play a role here: Stop the virtue signalling—nobody needs to see your company logo on a rainbow flag. Start delivering products and services that make the world better and start standing up for values that make progress possible: personal freedom, rule of law, free flow of capital, etc. It's not enough anymore to play on the playing field. It's time to defend the playing field itself.

How representative is Neturei Karta’s view on Israel among British Jewry? A minuscule 2% of British Jews consider the fiercely anti-Zionist Neturei Karta sect to be representative of their views on Israel. This highlights the group’s fringe status within the wider Jewish community. Despite their marginal support, the Neturei Karta is often tokenised by anti-Israel protesters, who amplify the group’s extremist stance to try to lend credibility to broader anti-Zionist narratives. By presenting them as somehow emblematic of Jewish opposition to Israel, such protesters distort the reality of British Jewry’s overwhelmingly Zionist identity. See the full findings of our latest polling here: https://lnkd.in/drSVVMiW

By her own moral standard, Samantha Power is a bystander, at best. https://lnkd.in/e-etFaYd

🕯 80th Anniversary of the #Roma #Holocaust Today, we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Roma Holocaust, known as the #Porajmos or #Samudaripen. On this solemn day, we honor the memory of the 500,000 Roma and #Sinti people who were persecuted and murdered during the Holocaust by the Nazi regime. On August 2, 1944, nearly 4,300 Roma men, women, and children were exterminated in a single night at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. As we reflect on this dark chapter of history, let us commit to fostering tolerance, understanding, and respect for all cultures and communities. By educating ourselves and others about the past, we can work towards a future free from discrimination and injustice. Let us unite in remembrance and ensure that the voices of those who suffered are never forgotten. Together, we can create a world where diversity is celebrated, and every individual is valued.