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Ward Churchill on Developing a Strategy to Win
Ward Churchill in San Jose!
Ward will speak on Developing a Strategy to Win
Sunday March 19
6:30p
San Jose Unitarian Universalist Church
160 N. 3rd St.
Ward will speak on Developing a Strategy to Win
Sunday March 19
6:30p
San Jose Unitarian Universalist Church
160 N. 3rd St.
"The nature of the criminality in which the U.S. engages... translates into piles and piles and piles of rotting, stinking corpses all over the planet... and perpetually."
Labeled "controversial" by politicians and pundits alike, Ward Churchill's scholarship endures the test of time. Rational, angry, yet ultimately hopeful, his is a leading voice against the ongoing genocide perpetrated on Native American peoples and the international crimes of the US government. Intellectually cogent while remaining accessible to the general reader, Churchill will challenge you to think, and the act, in the fight for justice waged since Predator came in 1492.
Presented by: AK Press, Peninsula Anarchist Collective, South Bay MEChA, SERV, Bay Area MSA (Muslim Student Association), Muslim Student Movement, Watsonville Brown Berets, Justice for Palestinians, South Bay Comite in Solidarity with Cuba & Latin America, Estacion Libre, and San Jose First Unitarian Church
Food will be provided by SERV and other supporters and there will be tables from AK Press and half a dozen co-sponsoring organizations on a number of issues and campaigns, so stick around afterwards and talk to other activists and organizers.
Peace after revolution
Labeled "controversial" by politicians and pundits alike, Ward Churchill's scholarship endures the test of time. Rational, angry, yet ultimately hopeful, his is a leading voice against the ongoing genocide perpetrated on Native American peoples and the international crimes of the US government. Intellectually cogent while remaining accessible to the general reader, Churchill will challenge you to think, and the act, in the fight for justice waged since Predator came in 1492.
Presented by: AK Press, Peninsula Anarchist Collective, South Bay MEChA, SERV, Bay Area MSA (Muslim Student Association), Muslim Student Movement, Watsonville Brown Berets, Justice for Palestinians, South Bay Comite in Solidarity with Cuba & Latin America, Estacion Libre, and San Jose First Unitarian Church
Food will be provided by SERV and other supporters and there will be tables from AK Press and half a dozen co-sponsoring organizations on a number of issues and campaigns, so stick around afterwards and talk to other activists and organizers.
Peace after revolution
For more information:
http://www.peninsulaanarchist.org
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I keep asking these anarchists who constantly harp on winning: What do we win? When do we win it? What does winning look like? Kind of like freedom, winning is something beautiful that everyone wants. What a completely useless word--unless there is something concrete about it when you all are using it. Let the rest of us in on the secret. Pretty please.
Black activist defies criminal in-justice system
By Larry Hales
Denver
Published Mar 16, 2006 9:56 PM
After four hours of deliberation, the jury in the trial of Black community activist Shareef Aleem told Adams County District judge Katherine Delgado on March 2 that they could not reach a unanimous decision, resulting in a hung jury.
Shareef Aleem
Shareef Aleem was being tried for third-degree assault on a cop, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 16 years.
The charge comes from an incident that took place on Feb. 3, 2005, when Aleem went to a public meeting called by the Colorado University Board of Regents. The fate of Prof. Ward Churchill was being discussed, yet students were denied the right to speak and a few people in the crowd began demanding to be heard. Shareef was singled out and brutally attacked by cops. At one point, a dozen cops were on top of Aleem while cops in SWAT gear waited outside.
Aleem has been an outspoken anti-racist activist and has challenged officials in the Greater Denver Metropolitan Area over the rampant police attacks, especially against people of color.
His trial, which began on Feb. 27, was an attempt to silence and punish this important activist for challenging the repressive state in the form of cops, jails and prisons.
The prosecutor thought that the defense attorney’s main piece of evidence would be ignored by the all-white jury. There are num erous examples when video footage of police brutality, with other overwhelming evidence, has been ignored. The Rodney King case is one. That brutal beating and the acquittal of the racist cops involved led to a massive rebellion, mainly in the South Central area of Los Angeles in 1992. The jury in the Aleem case could not be swayed by the prosecutor’s weak case. A few jurors were noticeably shaken and at least one person was in tears.
The hung jury is not the end. Shareef Aleem has also been charged with contempt of court. There was almost no evidence, other than testimony from someone who had cut a deal with the D.A. Aleem wore a shirt with the picture of political prisoner, Stanley Tookie Williams with the caption, “Should have been saved.” Williams was legally lynched on Dec. 13 by lethal injection in California. Worldwide clamor demanded his freedom because of his work to steer youth from gangs, for which he received a Nobel Peace Prize nomination.
The prosecution wanted Shareef to take the shirt off. The judge ordered him to do so but Aleem refused, was handcuffed and placed in a cell. The judge then brought Aleem back to the courtroom, ordered him to take the shirt off again, to which Shareef replied, “My conscience won’t let me take this shirt off.”
The judge told Shareef that he could stay in the courtroom, but that he was still being detained, to which Shareef replied, “…Then you might as well take me back to jail. If I’m in the courtroom, I expect to walk free.” The judge then had the handcuffs removed.
Aleem’s contempt-of-court hearing is set for March 13. He vows to wear the same shirt. The retrial for the assault case is expected to take place in May. Already, activists are planning rallies to support him, including a community barbecue that will raise funds for his defense, as well as deepening the discussion on state repression and imperialism. Email denveriac@action-mail org for more information on the Aleem case.
The writer is a FIST organizer. E-mail FIST [at] workers.org for more information.
By Larry Hales
Denver
Published Mar 16, 2006 9:56 PM
After four hours of deliberation, the jury in the trial of Black community activist Shareef Aleem told Adams County District judge Katherine Delgado on March 2 that they could not reach a unanimous decision, resulting in a hung jury.
Shareef Aleem
Shareef Aleem was being tried for third-degree assault on a cop, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 16 years.
The charge comes from an incident that took place on Feb. 3, 2005, when Aleem went to a public meeting called by the Colorado University Board of Regents. The fate of Prof. Ward Churchill was being discussed, yet students were denied the right to speak and a few people in the crowd began demanding to be heard. Shareef was singled out and brutally attacked by cops. At one point, a dozen cops were on top of Aleem while cops in SWAT gear waited outside.
Aleem has been an outspoken anti-racist activist and has challenged officials in the Greater Denver Metropolitan Area over the rampant police attacks, especially against people of color.
His trial, which began on Feb. 27, was an attempt to silence and punish this important activist for challenging the repressive state in the form of cops, jails and prisons.
The prosecutor thought that the defense attorney’s main piece of evidence would be ignored by the all-white jury. There are num erous examples when video footage of police brutality, with other overwhelming evidence, has been ignored. The Rodney King case is one. That brutal beating and the acquittal of the racist cops involved led to a massive rebellion, mainly in the South Central area of Los Angeles in 1992. The jury in the Aleem case could not be swayed by the prosecutor’s weak case. A few jurors were noticeably shaken and at least one person was in tears.
The hung jury is not the end. Shareef Aleem has also been charged with contempt of court. There was almost no evidence, other than testimony from someone who had cut a deal with the D.A. Aleem wore a shirt with the picture of political prisoner, Stanley Tookie Williams with the caption, “Should have been saved.” Williams was legally lynched on Dec. 13 by lethal injection in California. Worldwide clamor demanded his freedom because of his work to steer youth from gangs, for which he received a Nobel Peace Prize nomination.
The prosecution wanted Shareef to take the shirt off. The judge ordered him to do so but Aleem refused, was handcuffed and placed in a cell. The judge then brought Aleem back to the courtroom, ordered him to take the shirt off again, to which Shareef replied, “My conscience won’t let me take this shirt off.”
The judge told Shareef that he could stay in the courtroom, but that he was still being detained, to which Shareef replied, “…Then you might as well take me back to jail. If I’m in the courtroom, I expect to walk free.” The judge then had the handcuffs removed.
Aleem’s contempt-of-court hearing is set for March 13. He vows to wear the same shirt. The retrial for the assault case is expected to take place in May. Already, activists are planning rallies to support him, including a community barbecue that will raise funds for his defense, as well as deepening the discussion on state repression and imperialism. Email denveriac@action-mail org for more information on the Aleem case.
The writer is a FIST organizer. E-mail FIST [at] workers.org for more information.
For more information:
http://www.workers.org
Won't somebody please, please, be responsive to Master Grumpy's needs and issues?
Why on Earth do these damn anarchists continue to insist on their own issues, priorities, and analyses, when they have such fine intellectual offerings (from a self-titled grump, no less!) to which to adhere?
Why on Earth do these damn anarchists continue to insist on their own issues, priorities, and analyses, when they have such fine intellectual offerings (from a self-titled grump, no less!) to which to adhere?
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/03/1806137_comment.php#1808454
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. . . moving forward at ever increasing speed . . .
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. . . moving forward at ever increasing speed . . .
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if you haven't noticed, our side is losing
there's a possibility of winning, but it will take a hell of a lot more people to do it than those that march against war or attend bookfairs. it'll take regular old middle of the road types who think Ward is crazy to get involved, and certainly this war won't be stopped by a handful of bay area anarchists or street demonstrators
there's a possibility of winning, but it will take a hell of a lot more people to do it than those that march against war or attend bookfairs. it'll take regular old middle of the road types who think Ward is crazy to get involved, and certainly this war won't be stopped by a handful of bay area anarchists or street demonstrators
There isn't much promotion of the bookfair this year in outside media sources.
Last year I believe the New York Times covered the bookfair, plus the Chronicle, and there was a set of loser bloggers who had quit their jobs in order to follow Churchill around bothering him... (although they still probably never bothered to read any of his books and respond to those points). Anyway, there are zero hits on free Republic and news.google talking about the bookfair. So it's not as though anyone is acting like this event is part of a big political campaign to reach everyone.
Last year I believe the New York Times covered the bookfair, plus the Chronicle, and there was a set of loser bloggers who had quit their jobs in order to follow Churchill around bothering him... (although they still probably never bothered to read any of his books and respond to those points). Anyway, there are zero hits on free Republic and news.google talking about the bookfair. So it's not as though anyone is acting like this event is part of a big political campaign to reach everyone.
This particular event is not trying to reach everyone. It's for a very specific group of people. As far as the mainstream media is concerned, to hell with them. Don't rely on them for anything. Be the media.
"This particular event is not trying to reach everyone. It's for a very specific group of people."
See, who says anarchos don't have vanguards...
See, who says anarchos don't have vanguards...
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