Fr. Joe Dizon’s name is now etched into the granite stone of the Filipino people’s gallery of heroes and martyrs, where it will inspire future generations to dedicate their lives to the struggle for national and social liberation and the struggle to end oppression and exploitation.
MEDIA RELEASECPP Information Bureau05 November 2013
Fr. Joe Dizon, revolutionary Catholic priest
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Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Nov. 7 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).
CPP calls on forces to collectively confront incoming storm Haiyan
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today called on all revolutionary forces, especially barrio revolutionary committees in areas within scope of the most likely path of the incoming super-typhoon, to immediately put into place plans to collectively confront the possibly disastrous impact of the strong winds, rains, floods, landslides and mudflows in order to minimize the loss of lives and immediately undertake rehabilitation efforts.
According to international weather monitoring agencies, tropical storm Haiyan (local name Yolanda) is set to impact any part of the Philippine archipelago from Bicol to Northern Mindanao on Friday afternoon with winds reaching more than 215 kph.
“All revolutionary government committees down to the Barrio Revolutionary Committees, local branches of the CPP, basic units of the New People’s Army and revolutionary mass organizations in Bicol, Eastern Visayas, Central Visayas, Negros Island, Southern Mindanao, North Eastern Mindanao, North Central Mindanao and adjacent regions should immediately undertake efforts to prepare for the impact of typhoon Haiyan,” said the CPP.
“BRCs in populated areas in geologically hazardous areas, including those at the foot of mining areas and logged over mountains, must prepare to mobilize for organized mass evacuation, putting into place measures to collectively monitor the exact path of the typhoon in the crucial hours before impact, as well as areas of likely floods and mudflows, in order to act with dispatch in the face of any contingency.”
“Every BRC should ensure the safety and welfare of the entire population in their areas of responsibility,” said the CPP. “They must give special attention to the elderly, the sick, the children, the widows and others who may not be able to sufficiently prepare for the storm.”
“The BRCs should be able to account for the entire barrio population during and immediately after the storm and promptly carry out emergency rescue operations when the need arises,” said the CPP.
“In the past, the organized mobilization and swift action of the local Party branches and the barrio committees have been the most crucial factor in ensuring the safety of the population, minimizing the impact of storms and assisting the masses in immediately resuming their lives,” pointed out the CPP.
To Justice KG Balakrishnan, Chairperson National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) New Delhi Dear Sir, Date: 31 October 2013, 6.30 a.m. Gujarat Government cracks down on right to freedom of expression. · Activist and villagers detained and house arrests in wee hours of the 31st morning. · Gujarat Government says tribals and activists do not speak […]
RIHAI MANCH (Forum for the Release of Innocent Muslims imprisoned in the name of Terrorism) ———————————————————————————- जाट महापंचायत के वीडियो में दिखेगी भगवाधारी नेताओं की हकीकत- रिहाई मंच 9 नवंबर को रिहाई मंच द्वारा आयोजित जनसुनवाई में पहुंचेगे सैकड़ों दंगा पीडि़त लखनऊ 7 नवंबर 2013। रिहाई मंच के अध्यक्ष मोहम्मद शुऐब ने कहा कि लखनऊ […]
RIHAI MANCH (Forum for the Release of Innocent Muslims imprisoned in the name of Terrorism) ———————————————————————————- जाट महापंचायत के वीडियो में दिखेगी भगवाधारी नेताओं की हकीकत- रिहाई मंच 9 नवंबर को रिहाई मंच द्वारा आयोजित जनसुनवाई में पहुंचेगे सैकड़ों दंगा पीडि़त लखनऊ 7 नवंबर 2013। रिहाई मंच के अध्यक्ष मोहम्मद शुऐब ने कहा कि लखनऊ […]
Jacksonville, FL – About 30 residents of Jacksonville rallied and spoke out at a Duval County School Board meeting on Nov. 5 in favor of changing the name of Nathan Bedford Forrest High. Nathan Bedford Forrest was the first Imperial Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and members of the Jacksonville Progressive Coalition (JPC) have been gathering community support to change the name of the local high school named after this monster for some time.
Before the meeting of the school board, members of JPC held signs and rallied outside the building despite poor weather. Signs read “Change the name,” and “No KKK High School.” Activists were spirited as they talked to local media and chanted “What do we want – name change! When do we want it – now!” There was only one lonely person counter-protesting the rally and standing in favor of keeping the name of Nathan Bedford Forrest for the school.
When it came time for the school board to meet, activists filtered into the room and signed up for public comment. The vast majority of the public commentary section was filled with activists speaking in favor of changing the name. The few racists who spoke in favor of keeping the name were often laughed at. One person was escorted out of the room by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office for referring to black people with a racial slur.
Members of JPC spoke passionately about the need to fight the long standing racist name of the school, including Teamster member and community activist Dave Schneider, who urged the school board to “be on the right side of history and change the name.” Lance Stoll of the Jacksonville Progressive Coalition handed the school board well over 1000 surveys indicating the desire of the community to change the name of Nathan Bedford Forest High School. Opponents to changing the name brought a gold letter opener with Nathan Bedford Forrest’s likeness and confederate Civil War medals from the 1800s as “supporting evidence” for their side of the story. Towards the end of the meeting, African American school board member Dr. Connie Hall read a request to “initiate the renaming of Nathan B. Forrest High School.”
The meeting ended with a resounding victory when the school board decided to call for a special meeting on Friday, Nov. 8, at 1:00 p.m. to move forward with a vote to change the name. Community organizers are optimistic about the outcome of that vote.
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from Students for a Democratic Society.
Students for a Democratic Society opposes the indictment of Rasmea Odeh. We recognize this attack as part of the US government’s attempts to silence and repress antiwar activists as well as the Arab community.
On October 22nd, 2013, 65 year-old Rasmea Odeh was arrested in her home and charged with immigration fraud. The Department of Homeland Security alleges Rasmea did not disclose her arrest by an Israeli military court, which happened over 45 years ago, on her application for US citizenship. She could face up to ten years in prison and the revocation of her citizenship.
The Israeli government is notorious for violating Palestinians’ human rights. Israelis often deny Palestinians any right to due process including, but not limited to, the right to know one’s charges, the freedom from arbitrary search and arrest, the right to representation in a trial, and the right to a trial by jury. Israeli military courts frequently detain and charge hundreds of Palestinian children per year. With this in mind, it is difficult to imagine that Rasmea received anything resembling a fair trial. After being in Israeli prisons for over 10 years, Rasmea went on to obtain both a law degree as well as a masters degree in criminal justice and continued to work toward a more just world. This year, she received an Outstanding Community Leader award from the Chicago Cultural Alliance for her work with the Arab American Action Network. This includes being a leader on the Arab Women’s Committee and leading the work in areas of civil liberties and immigrant rights. Her determination and dedication to justice should be applauded, not condemned.
However, the case of Rasmea Odeh is primarily about political repression against Palestinian solidarity activists and community organizers. Neither the Department of Homeland Security nor its predecessor, Immigration and Naturalization Services, filed any charges before. It is a fact that Barry Jonas, who prosecuted the Holy Land 5 and is leading the ongoing investigation against the Antiwar 23 (including an SDS member as well as faculty advisors to SDS chapters) who were subpoenaed to a grand jury in 2010, was consulting the US Attorney presenting the indictment against Rasmea Odeh. Clearly, the sudden interest in Odeh is directly related to attempts to target, harass, and imprison those fighting against the ongoing US wars in the Middle East and those showing solidarity with Palestine. The members of SDS will not stand for it.
Rasmea goes to court on Wednesday, November 13th. SDS unites with the international call for protests this day, and ask that students and youth join protests or hold one of your own on campus or in your communities. The fight to defend activists facing political repression is ultimately the fight to protect us all from political repression.
If you are able to be in Detroit on Nobember 13th, join the solidarity rally at:
U.S. District Court
231 W Lafayette Blvd
Detroit, MI 48226
To take further action, we are asking people to do the following:
1) Sign the petition to drop the charges against Rasmea! http://www.iacenter.org/rasmeaodehpetition/
2) Call Barbara McQuade (U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan) at 313-226-9501 or 313-226-9100 and demand she drop all charges.
3) Table, flyer, and plan events on campus in solidarity with Rasmea Odeh.
4) Send a picture of support for Rasmea. Take a picture of yourself or your group holding a paper or banner saying “I am/we are Students for a Democratic Society and I/we support Rasmea.” Send them to cppr@aaan.org. Just remember that the Arab American Action Network (AAAN) may use your image in future publications and informational pamphlets that get published online or distributed as hard copies.
5) Sign or write a solidarity statement and send it to stopfbi@gmail.com
6) Mobilize to support Rasmea at her next hearing in Detroit on November 13th. For more information, email the Coalition to Protect People’s Rights at cppr@aaan.org
We would like to meet you all, share our experience and discuss about the future strategy of our work in the Ganga and Yamuna Valley of Uttarakhand. Date: 8th November, 2013 Time: 4.30 pm – 6.30 pm Venue: Room No. 308, Indian Social Institute, 10, Institutional Area, Behind Sai Baba Mandir, Lodhi Road, New Delhi […]
हम भी दिल ही दिल जानते हैं कि कांग्रेस, भाजपा, सपा, बसपा, और आप जैसी चुनावबाज़ पार्टियों का लेना-देना सिर्फ मालिकों, ठेकेदारों और दल्लालों के साथ है! उनका काम ही है इन लुटेरों के मुनाफ़े को सुरक्षित करना और बढ़ाना! ऐसे में, कुछ जूठन की चाहत में, क्षेत्रवाद और जातिवाद के कारण या फिर धर्म आदि के आधार पर इस या उस चुनावी मेंढक को वोट डालने से क्या बदलेगा? क्या पिछले 62 वर्षों में कुछ बदला है? अब वक्त आ गया है कि इस देश के 80 करोड़ मज़दूर, ग़रीब किसान और खेतिहर मज़दूर अपने आपको संगठित करें, अपनी इंक़लाबी पार्टी खड़ी करें और पूँजीवादी चुनावों की ख़र्चीली नौटंकी के ज़रिये नहीं बल्कि इंक़लाबी रास्ते से देश में मेहनतकशों के लोकस्वराज्य की स्थापना करें। इसके लिए हमें आज से ही एक ओर अपने रोज़मर्रा के हक़ों जैसे कि हमारे श्रम अधिकारों, रिहायश, चिकित्सा, शिक्षा और भोजन के लिए अपने संगठन और यूनियन बनाकर लड़ना होगा, वहीं हमें दूरगामी लड़ाई यानी कि पूरे देश के उत्पादन, राजकाज और समाज के ढाँचे पर अपना हक़ कायम करने की लड़ाई की तैयारी भी आज से ही शुरू करनी होगी। वरना, वह समय दूर नहीं जब दुश्मन हमें अपनी संगीनों से लहूलुहान कर देगा और कहेगा कि ‘देखो! ये गुलामों की हड्डियाँ हैं!’
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JAMIA TEACHERS’ SOLIDARITY ASSOCIATION Invites you to the release of its report Guilt by Association: UAPA Cases from Madhya Pradesh Speakers: Binayak Sen, Activist Wajahat Habibullah, Chairperson National Commission for Minorities Ashok Agarwal, Advocate Rebecca M. John, Advocate To be followed by the screening of Fabricated: A film by K.P. Sasi The filmmaker will be […]