Andriy Volodymyrovych Parubiy
Andriy Volodymyrovych Parubiy (Ukrainian: Андрій Володимирович Парубій) is a Ukrainian politician[2] and the Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, appointed after playing leading role the recent putsch in the Ukraine.
In 1991 he founded the neo-Nazi[5] Social-National Party of Ukraine
This video is year old but its relevance is renewed by events in the Ukraine.
Tallahassee, FL- On Feb. 28, 35 courageous students gathered at the Florida State University (FSU) Integration Statues. At the very statue that symbolized the supposed diversity that Florida State claims, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and a broad array of organizations – including Advocates for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Dream Defenders and the Center for Participant Education – demanded tuition equity. This policy that would ensure undocumented students could afford the human right of obtaining an education and be granted in-state tuition like the rest of the Florida population.
The rally marked the end of Education for All Week, a series of events in support of tuition equity, which included teach-ins and classes to educate the student body on this important issue. In addition, the students petitioned to put a tuition equity referendum on the Student Government Association ballot, which passed with 72.2% of student voters.
At the start of the rally, student leaders gave several impassioned speeches. Speakers included SDS co-presidents Brianna Roman-Calderon and Andrew Arachikavitz, Advocates for Immigrant and Refugee Rights president Cassie Barragàn, Center for Participant Education public relations officer Andreina Granado and the Dream Defenders local strategist Michael Sampson.
The students marched from the Integration Statue to the university president’s office to bring their demands to the administration. The students sent a representative ahead to see if the president was available for a meeting, but the administration attempted to deceive students by claiming the president was not inside. The students saw through the administration’s lies and marched into the president’s office, chanting to demand tuition equity. “Education is a right! Fight, fight, fight, fight!”
Avinash Ramanathan, Campaign Coordinator of FSU SDS, said “The energized students stormed the ivory tower of President Barron’s office and demanded that he meet the people’s grievances of the discriminatory policy that is FSU’s – and the greater state of Florida’s – tuition rates.”
The students all crowded into the office and demanded that the president show himself. Barron finally succumbed to the students and agreed to meet their demands. He vowed to support tuition equity and allow for increased involvement for students in the process. He agreed to involve five students in the Student Affairs Committee.
Mili Chapado, Policy Chair of Advocates for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, said “Student groups at other colleges and universities are gaining momentum. We should strive to work with them to push for tuition equity state-wide.”
The campaign is in full swing and is gaining increased traction. Students for a Democratic Society plans on holding administration’s feet to the fire to ensure that they fulfill their promises with continued pressure through future student actions. In addition, the students will pressure those in power in the Florida legislature, through weekly call-ins as well as a statewide SDS action on March 20 at the Capitol.
Tucson, AZ – On the evening of Feb. 27, a group of activists gathered outside Tucson City Hall to protest U.S. interference in Venezuela and declare solidarity with the revolutionary Bolivarian government.
Protesters held signs reading, “U.S. hands off Venezuela,” “We stand with Maduro for peace,” “Let democracy decide,” and “Long live the Bolivarian revolution!” Friendly drivers honked their horns and passersby raised fists of solidarity during rush hour in Tucson’s downtown. People stopped to ask about the demands of the protest and were appalled to learn about U.S. government backing of right-wing movements, as well as the violence targeting popular people’s projects in Venezuela. Venezuela’s revolutionary government takes billions in oil profits and invests them in jobs, housing, food programs, health care and education, lifting millions out of poverty.
In recent weeks, a right-wing movement backed by the U.S. is attempting to overthrow the revolution and return Venezuela to the days of poverty and misery. The U.S. is funding non-governmental organizations and using other illegal methods to support anti-government protests and violent attacks by the right-wing opposition. Pro-U.S. and counter-revolutionary forces are once again turning to street violence in the wake of electoral failures. It is similar to the failed coup attempt against revolutionary President Hugo Chavez on April 11, 2002. At that time, the U.S. government under President Bush funded and provided intelligence to the coup makers at that time. Now, the government led by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is responding to more U.S.-backed provocations with calls for a peace conference. Venezuelan police also use force when necessary to suppress the guarimbas – roadblocks with burning tires and men carrying an assortment of weapons.
The recent violence represents an escalation by a section of the wealthy capitalists and their supporters against the socialist-oriented Chavista government. The right-wing opposition is taking advantage of difficulties with inflation. Also, the scarcity of some goods figured in initial protests, but soon turned into violence directed at supporters of the Bolivarian revolution. Some business people in Venezuela deliberately hoard certain goods, purposely sabotage the economy, and then engage in currency speculation to make big profits. The wealthy opposition parties keep losing election after election, including the recent municipal elections where they lost ground. So now some are turning to violence in an attempt to impose their will on the majority.
Tucson Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and the Alliance for Global Justice planned the rally, and were joined by representatives of Tucson Peace Vigil and Veterans for Peace. Protesters held signs and shouted, “Stop media lies!” in response to wide scale news manipulation by Venezuelan and American news corporations.
The Bolivarian government has the upper hand and the correct handling of the disturbances can bolster the progressive and patriotic movements in Venezuela, but the right-wing opposition is determined to reverse the Bolivarian revolution.
As for Tucson, SDSer Dayna Broder proclaimed: “We stand for solidarity with Venezuela, against war, and with President Maduro for peace.”
http://www.countercurrents.org/cooke030314.htm Obama’s Far Right Foreign Policy Shamus Cooke “Show me who your friends are, and I will tell you who you are” – ancient proverb. The conflicts in Ukraine, Venezuela, and Syria have one thing in common: the U.S. government is in favor of the groups who aspire to topple — or who have toppled […]
17 फरवरी को भारतीय पूंजीपतियों के राष्ट्रीय संगठन सी.आई.आई. की मीटिंग में केजरीवाल ने असल बात कह ही दी। उसने कहा कि उसकी पार्टी पूंजीपतियों को बिजनेस करने के लिए बेहतर माहौल बनाकर देगी। विभिन्न विभागों के इंस्पेक्टरों द्वारा चेकिंग करके मालिकों को तंग किया जा रहा है, यह इंस्पेक्टर राज खत्म कर दिया जाएगा। उसने तो यह भी कहा कि पूंजीपति तो 24-24 घंटे सख्त मेहनत करते हैं और ईमानदार हैं, लेकिन भ्रष्ट अधिकारी और नेता उन्हें तंग-परेशान करते हैं। पूंजीपतियों की ईमानदारी के बारे में तो सभी मजदूर जानते ही हैं कि वे कितनी ईमानदारी के साथ मजदूरों को तनख्वाहें और पीसरेट देते हैं और कितने श्रम कानून लागू करते हैं। बाकी रही बात श्रम विभाग, इनकम टैक्स, सेल्स टैक्स आदि विभागों द्वारा चेकिंग की, तो अगर कोई चोर नहीं है, तो उसे अपने हिसाब-किताब की जांच करवाने में क्या आपत्ति है। रोजाना अखबारों में खबरें छपती हैं कि पूंजीपति बिना बिल के सामान बेचते हैं और टैक्स चोरी करके सरकारी खजाने को चूना लगाते हैं। कारखानों द्वारा बिजली चोरी की खबरें भी अखबारों में पढ़ने को मिलती हैं। सोचा जा सकता है कि केजरीवाल के ”ईमानदार” पूंजीपति कितने पाक-साफ हैं। उसने यह भी कहा कि सरकार का काम सिर्फ व्यवस्था देखना है, बिजनेस करना तो पूंजीपतियों का काम होना चाहिए यानी रेलें, बसें, स्कूल, अस्पताल, बिजली, पानी आदि से संबंधित सारे सरकारी विभाग पूंजीपतियों के हाथों में होने चाहिए। जैसाकि अब हो भी रहा है, जिन विभागों में पूंजीपतियों ने हाथ डाला है, ठेके पर भर्ती करके मजदूरों की मेहनत को लूटा है और कीमतें बढ़ाकर आम जनता की जेबों पर डाके ही डाले हैं। तेल-गैस और बिजली के दाम बढ़ना इसी के उदाहरण हैं।
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