Showing posts with label Haiti. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Haiti. Show all posts

9.17.2024

I'm Livid - the Liar in Chief's Menial's Insult to Haitian Brothers and Sisters!

By Gloria DULAN-Wilson
Hello All!


I'm Livid - the Liar in Chief's Menial's Insult to Haitian Brothers and Sisters!


By now, most of us have heard the crap about our Haitian brothers and sisters spewed forth from the liar in chief. 
 I am even more livid because from 1968 to 1969 I lived in Haiti Cherie - with my then two year old daughter.
It was during the reign of Papa Doc Duvalier.  Katherine Dunham had expatriated from the US 
and had been living there for years.  I had the privilege and pleasure of meeting her there, as well as 
Papa Doc and his family.  Some called him a tyrant.  I call him a protector because he kept the caucasoids 
from invading Haiti and doing there what they had done in other Caribbean countries.  He was fully aware 
of the horors of slavery in the US, and honored the memories of Dessalinies and the other heroes who 
liberated Haiti from the French maurauders.  I literally fell in love with Haiti and still do til this day.  
Haitians are our heroes who are now being targeted by the Orange Faced Fool ("OFF" for  short) 
to rile his base of throwbacks.  Of course thanks to Haiti, who was self liberated in 1804 - 220 years ago - 
the French took a run out powder and sold the properties they had invaded to the US in what was called 
the "Louisiana Purchase"  - which included my home state of Oklahoma which was forbidden from 
caucasoid settlement for nearly 100 years.    We must never allow them to sully the memories and 
heroism of our Haitian brothers and sisters. Whether it's the predator in chief, or the meanstream 
mediocre media who will repeat the lies and accusations over and over again so that people begin 
to believe it, while pretending they are debunking it  - stand up for Haiti and the truth, just like we 
have to do so when it comes to our own history - 
Stay Blessed &
 ECLECTICALLY BLACK 
GDW

You know - I'm so glad I was raised when I was raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - because our teachers taught us well.  They made absolutely no mistake when they said that "Education is a non-negotiable item!"  Because of them, I and my peers were taught to see through the machinations of cretins like T-rump.  We learned about Machiavelli, Hitler, Musolini, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Woodrow Wilson and all the other racists and oppressors down through the ages.  Later in life, as we matured, and faced our own real life racists in real time, it was relatively easy to see that they played from the same racist handbook.

But now, here we are dealing with the deliberate racist remarks to shock and defy civility and rule of behavior to normalize the violation of people's rights on T-rump's part.  His "try and make me" approach is along the same lines of Hitler's when he came back after his original defeat, to deliberately intimidate and violate the rights of those who he is walking roughshod over.  This deliberate move is designed to continue to curry favor from his racist rightwingnut supporters - those of the back woods, trailer park trash mentality.  He is showing them that he does not respect the Constitution, or the rights - and neither should they.
 
 
 


 
The fact that he was losing badly in the Debate with Presidential Candidate Vice President Kamala Harris - so he desperately dumped the lie JD Vance was circulating about Haitian Brothers and Sisters eating pets, animals, demonizing them and casting them in the role of barbarism is part of his "try and stop me" attitude that is going well with them.  He can do no wrong in their eyes.  He is their bad ass ersatz hero.  He is a demented doofus who is being aided and abetted by dark money that has no limits - unlike the money that non-profits are embargoed from giving.   These pariahs dig deep into their pockets because they are determined to be part of the overthrow of the government.
 

 

When I was a freshman at Hampton Institute (now University) we were required to read a book entitled "THE AUTHORITARIAN PERSONALITY."   We studied the mentalities of Hitler, Musolini, and others of their ilk who, down through the ages, have deliberately and consistently abused, defiled, insulted those who were weaker or less intelligent, or more ethical than they are, and forced them to commit acts of oppression against those even weaker than they.
 
T-RUMP tried to paint a hostile, negative picture of Haitian refugees who are escaping oppression and coming to the US for asylum. 

 

There is a mentality - or a de-mentality that is part and parcel of who these men are.  The sick thing about reading and studying this book is that during that era were living in real time under the mentality of authoritarian personalities.  It was the beginning of the civil rights era.  It was the beginning of the demonstrations.  It was prior to the appointment of Thurgood Marshall as the first Black member of the Supreme Court. 

In the 1930s Hitler was building his base of Nazis - who were taught to use violence, intimidation, lies, aggressive destruction of homes, businesses, libraries, and all levels of civility by open and unmitigated assault on innocent people - using guns, fists and other beatdowns to the point that they were intimidated and afraid for taking stands against them.

This evile system is not new. The media is part and parcel complicit in this aggressive stance.  They not only are not exposing the perpetrators, they are spending more time focusing on them than they do condemning them, or calling for cease and desist.  They are part of the problem.  They are not objective - they are co-conspirators. And we, the American citizens are watching this madness in a state of shock - we are sitting at home laughing at what we're seeing instead of being outraged about what's happening to our own brothers and sisters.

J.D. Vance is trying to make Kamala Harris a target for assassination. He said that it is the Democrats fault that T-rump has been the target for assassination but Kamala Harris has not - he is blaming her for causing T-rump to be a target.  His dog whistle might also be to make her a target as well. 
 
THIS IS OUTRAGIOUS!
THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!  THIS IS RACIST AND DANGEROUS!

In case you don't get the parallel to what is happening in present day, and that this couldn't possibly happen to Black americans - please disabuse yourself of any such thought.  Because it most certainly could.  T-rump and his menials start with our Haitian brothers and sisters - Haitians who are legal refugees  seeking asylum here in the US, trying to provide for their families.  He starts with them because they are not too familiar with their rights.  They are the threshhold of the beginning of increasing condemnation of Black people.  As it becomes normalized there will be more and more insults and inuendos leveled against "people of color."  In fact, they will see how far they can go each time - pushing the envelope more and more until they reach a place where someone says, "Oh that's just T-rump - you know how he is."  And that's his and Vance's hate speech is no longer reacted to, just something he does.  Another, "Oh, that's just T-rump." And, of course with the minimizing of the T-rump transgressions, the media will make it even more normal, and most Americans will be hoodwinked into thinking it's not that serious.  SMH

In 2015 I wrote about this same situation - it was prior to the T-rump (s)election and ersatz presidency,  Since he was neither elected nor president, I can only assume there was some conspiratorial collusion between him and the subprime court already in place.  I can also only surmise that those who were in the repuglycon party at the time were well paid to go along with T-rump's agenda of evil, since some of the same ones had denounced him prior to the Russian Ai's manipulation of the votes, and the paying off those of the electoral college who were fully well aware of the fact that T-rump did not "win" the election.

Between the defeat of 2020, which thwarted T-rump's megalomaniacal march to dictatorship on January 6, 2021, and the ensuing years when he spent his time trying to figure out a way to divert President Joe Biden's administration from carrying forward the plans to undo the trauma most Americans experienced under the predator in chief.  Kudos to Americans who made sure T-rump lost the election of 2020, ushering in President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
 
However, most Americans naively thought T-rump would fade into the background.  They also naively thought the committee that investigated the January 6 attempt to overthrow the government would result in the perpetrators - including T-rump - would be brought to justice, incarcerated, and punished for their sins and transgressions.  Most did not realize that over the period of those year  T-rump and his menials were either greasing palms, or making threats of those who were either too greedy, or too intimidated to take principled stands against the ongoing plot to over throw the US government.  It was even more complicated by the snaillike pace the judiciary committee was taking in dealing with the criminality and continued assault on America.  As Dr. King said, Justice delayed is Justice Denied.  

Most were not aware of the complicity of the Subprime Court in this usurpation of our rights. However, when they knocked out a key part of our right to vote in 2013, during President Barack Obama's administration, it was clear to me that they were hostile to the President because they were then and are now pure D racists.  The fact that Mitch the "B-tch McConnell refused to consider President Obama's Supreme Court Nominee - Merrick Garland, because as a repuglycon senator who was in the majority, he didn't have to, it was clear that there was the beginning of an onslaught against the Dems and Black people.  Though Obama was re-elected to in 2012, naive and lazy Black voters did not do their job to get out the vote and return the majority he needed to provide and keep promises he had made in 2008. 

I do wonder whether our African American brothers and sisters know how serious and sinister these allegations against our Haitian brothers and sisters really are, and how they also are leveled against us as well.  In fact, while they are trying to assassinate the characters of Haitians - who are refugees from tyrants in their own countries and are seeking asylum to protect themselves and families - they are also saying under their breath, or by implication and insinuation, that African Americans and Black people are doing the same as well?  Do you not now realize that this attack on one person of Color = BLACK - is an attack on us all???

In like manner, the divide and conquer tactics they are trying to use to sever us from Kamala Harris is not new.  They are really good in trying to make it look as though what benefits one of us does not accrue to them.  We've been through the divide and conquer tactics before - and yet we still fall for the same okey doke. 
 
We not only have to stand up for our Haitian brothers and sisters and call out the racists for who and what they are, we have to strengthen our base, educate our children, stand with our leaders, and learn how to understand and recognize who and what these perpetrators are, and what kinds of lies, deceit and trickery they are using against us.  

To my brothers and sisters of Haiti Cherie - we've got your back!

And, guess what folks:  If the shoe is on the other foot, and we end up electing the jackass in chief back into the white house, there will be no place we can go as we try to escape the racist onslaught that he and his henchmen will unleash against us.  I am going to share with you a paragraph from history during the rise of the Nazis in Germany in 1938:

The violence of Kristallnacht served notice to Jews worldwide that Nazi anti-Semitism was not a temporary predicament and would only intensify. As a result, many Jews began to plan an escape from their native land.

Kristallnacht marked a turning point toward more violent and repressive treatment of Jews by the Nazis. By the end of 1938, Jews were prohibited from schools and most public places in Germany—and conditions only worsened from there.

During World War II, Hitler and the Nazis implemented their so-called “Final Solution” to what they referred to as the “Jewish problem,” and carried out the systematic murder of some 6 million European Jews (along with, by some estimates, 4 million to 6 million non-Jews) in what came to be known as thee Holocaust.

At each appropriate point, substitute  the words "Black", "DEI."  Also realize that the bookburnings and bannings, and the closing of libraries, closing down shops, banning of employment are not only being carried out by the T-rump machine, but Ron Insanity in Floriday, the ersatz governor of Arkansas Sarah Huckabee Saunders, Lousiana (also speaker of the house), and in so many subtle and not so subtle ways.  

It is the true indication why we cannot allow ourselves, our families, our associates, our friends,  our people to be neutral, or derelict in their responsibilities to vote DEMOCRAT = BLUE NO MATTER WHO.

America is in the grasp of leviathan.  The news media and T-rump are part of the same club - the media and T-rump are part of the same union. T-rump, like Ronald Reagan, were both lousy actors, but great deviants who were able and willing to use their "celebrity" to hoodwink a gullible society into believing that their fame somehow accrued to some sort of positivity.  It makes me want to puke every time I hear some one trying to sanitize the "gipper" - who increased interest rates, who discontinued service to those who are in mental hospitals; increased interest rates on mortages to 20%, who caused farmers to pour their milk into the soil, and who fired airline traffic controller personnel who were on strike for better wages. 

T-rump is playing from his handbook, as well as that of Hitler's!  WE MUST VOTE THIS CRETIN OUT!!  OVER THE WEEKEND T-RUMP CAME UP WITH ANOTHER ERSATZ ATTEMPT ON HIS LIFE - THIS TIME AT HIS GOLF COURSE AT MAR A L- THE PLOT SICKENS AND THICKENS AS IT IS NOW INCUMBENT ON PRESIDENT  BIDEN TO PROVIDE SECURITY FOR SOMEONE WHO WOULD NEVER DO THE SAME FOR HIM IF THE SHOE WAS ON THE OTHER FOOT! HIS MENIAL INCOMPETENT, VANCE, HAS SOMEHOW TRIED TO ASSERT THAT ERSATZ ATTEMPTS AGAINST T-RUMP ARE THE FAULT OF VP HARRIS - WHO "HAS NEVER HAD AN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AGAINST HER."  THE SUBTEXT IS THAT HE IS CALLING FOR HER TO BE A TARGET.  A dog whistle for his fanatical trailer park trash followers to do the unthinkable.

PRESIDENT BIDEN TAKE HEED!! - REMEMBER THE NATURE OF THIS CRETIN!  

President Biden: Now is the time to issue executive orders that make it a criminal act punishable by a fine of $25,000 and 10 years in prison for anyone who tries to stop fully registered voters from voting, either by closing down ballots, refusing to count or certify the votes, or by any act of intimidation.  President Biden now has the same privilege the subprime court gave ersatz president T-rump - immunity and protection for whatever he does as president.  He has to use it as well -he is doing us a disservice to say that he will not do so - we need him to make bold moves in our behalves  - if he does not, then he will see the repetition of history that took place in Nazi Germany, when the intimidation of Hitler caused them to step back and allow him to ride roughshod over an entire country.  That would be an extreme disservice to KAMALA HARRIS, TIM WALZ AND THE ENTIRE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.  

We are in it to win it! And that means the whole enchilada - NOT JUST THE PRESIDENT, BUT THE SENATE,  THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - IT  REQUIRES TAKING BOLD MOVES AND FIGHTING FIRE WITH FIRE!!  WRITE THAT EXECUTIVE ORDER AND PUT IT INTO ACTION!!  IF THE SUBPRIME COURT TRIES TO STOP IT, IT WILL BE A SIGNAL TO ALL AMERICANS OF HOW UTTERLY CORRUPT THEY ARE AND HOW THEY NO LONGER REPRESENT THE CONSTITUTION OR THE RIGHTS OF AMERICANS.  


NOW THAT YOU KNOW 

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?   

VOTE VOTE VOTE - VOTE BLUE - 

NO MATTER WHO!


NOTE:  Please take a break from Netflix, Hulu, Disney, BET and start watching YOUTUBE, MSNBC, CSPAN, & PBS - AT LEAST TWICE  A DAY TO KEEP UP WITH WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND YOU.  

WATCH NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK  (NAN) ON SATURDAY MORNINGS (9:00am Eastern/8:00am Central & 6:00am Pacific - so you will know what's happening in your world.  Don't be the last to know. 

The life you save may be your own!! 

STAY BLESSED & 

ECLECTICALLY BLACK

Gloria DULAN-Wilson






1.04.2022

Tune in to WPFW.FM 89.3 Wake Up & Stay Woke With Dr. Efaye Williams - Focus on Black History Every Day




By Gloria DULAN-Wilson
Hello All:

Well, if it's Wednesday, it's time for Dr. Efaye Williams iconic radio show: WAKE UP AND STAY WOKE on WPFW.FM 89.3 at 10:00AM East Coast Time
 
Dr. Williams interviews Black people from all over the world - known and lesser known - who have made great impacts on the world in their own right.  She collaborated a great deal with Dick Gregory, who worked together with her on many great projects and programs.
 
So tune in on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at 10:00AM when the topic will be dealing with and honoring Black History every day -
 
Honoring the memories of Dr. John Henrik Clarke - the Father of Pan African Studies and Dr. Yosef Ben Jochannan - great educator and leader of tours to Historic Egypt (originally also called Alkebulan). 



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Gloria DULAN-WILSON

1.03.2022

Tribute to Great Black Scholars Dr. John Henrik Clarke and Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan

By Gloria DULAN-Wilson
Hello All!!


Happy New Year All!!
 
It's January 3, 2022 and I'm looking at all we have before us to make this a year of continued winning - at the polls (you'd better vote and make sure all your cousins, brothers, sisters, friends, enemies vote - we will not allow the repuglycons (republicans) to have any more majorities in the House or Senate, regardless of what the meanstream media is trying to brainwash you into believing - there will be NO REPEAT OF THE TEABAGGER BACKLASH THAT STYMIED PRESIDENT OBAMA - GOT IT???!!! GOOD!

(So sorry, I digress - I have to make the points, though, when they come to mind!)

And what better way than to look back at some of the accomplishments of our ancestors who made it possible for us to be here today, or who contributed to the continued quest for self knowledge, mastery, and independence.  And that's exactly what BEPAA - Black Education for People of African Ancestry - by hosting a day long tribute to two great scholars:  Dr. John Henrik Clarke, born January 1, 1915; and Dr. Yosef Ben Jochannan - born December 31, 1918.  These two men were my personal heroes.  
 
 
Dr. John Henrik Clarke and Dr. Yosef Ben Jochannan - Great Black Men of Wisdom

 
I had the distinct pleasure and privilege of attending Dr. Clarke's classes "Free Your African Mind" in Harlem - wow what a treasure trove of wisdom and information.  I was also a UN Correspondent at the time they honored Dr. Clarke for his contribution to the wealth of information on African and African American History, Life, and Culture.  By that time, unfortunately, he had lost his eyesight completely - but his mind was as sharp as always.  
 


 
Though I was not able to participate in Dr. Ben Jochannan's Egyptian Excursions, I had the privilege of interviewing him and interacting with him on many occasions.  I used to see him at Sylvia's Queen of Soul Restaurant in Harlem, when musician, Onaje Alan Gumbs would pick him up from the nursing home he was residing in, so that he could continue to interact with his friends.  He was always lucid and prepared to discuss any aspect of African consciousness you dared to embark on.  These two wonderful Black men shaped the standards for research on African life and history - and deserved to be acknowledged, saluted an emulated.  




But even more significant in the minds of many Black Americans was the HAITIAN REVOLUTION OF JANUARY 1, 1804 when Haitians kicked the French, Napoleon, and all other intelopers out of Haiti and declared their own independence - which they have continued to maintain to this very day, despite the efforts on the part of the caucasoids from France and the US to deny and then punish them for it.

How dare these Black men and women kick their caucasoid butts so soundly that France retreated entirely from the area, sold all their lands to the US - better known as the Louisiana Purchase (Included the Territory of Oklahoma, among others), and relinquished all rights and possessions included in those areas.   It showed them to be the racist cowards they really were, and also showed that Black people, when we stick together, can defeat any predatory racist oppressor. 

January 1, 2022,  marks the 218th Anniversary of the HAITIAN REVOLUTION.  Of course, every level of racism and punitive action has been leveled against Haiti Cherie since the day they walked through the fire the french had set to try to burn them out.  However, to this day - despite earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and a few overthrow of governments (including Bush's kidnapping of President Aristede from his palace under the guise of "protecting him") Haiti still stands strong and valiant. 

Long Live the memory of 1804!


Long Live the memory of 1804! Carlito Rovira
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NOTE TO ALL BLACK PEOPLE AND PEOPLE OF COLOR:

We must never become so assimilated into a society or a situation that we deny or forget our heritage and those of the ancestors who suffered, struggled, sacrificed and died so that we could live.  We are more than the cell phones and modern technologies we enjoy; we cannot turn our back or a blind eye to the fact that even today, in 2022, there are still racist forces of evil moving against us - hell bent on denying us our rights - voting rights! economic rights! rigts to a decent education! rights to decent health care! rights to decent, affordable homes! rights equal protection under the law! rights to life, liberty, happiness (notice I omitted "pursuit") - we deserve to be happy - we've been pursuing it and at the same time we've been being pursued by those who are jealous, envious, and down right hateful to because because of our very innate resiliency and courage under levels of prejudice, racism, physical and mental abuse and hatred that would have wiped out people of lesser integrity and inner fortitude. 

Yet, here we are - STILL STANDING!  And now under the pressure to suppress our history because it shows up the duplicity and evil of caucasoids who, by contrast, can't even come near the level of evil we've endured and continue to survive!

If we don't tell our children, our family, our neighbors; if we allow them to dumb down, eliminate and edit ougt the truth about who we are and what we've accomplished, and continue to do so - because of and despite of - their evil and oppression, then we might as well go and get the shackles, chains, and other devices of slavery and put them back on.  For indeed, if we don't stand now and fight - legally, as well as morally, physically, spiritually and mentally for our right to be respected for all that we've done - take the dirt nap now - because GOD, THE LIVING SPIRIT ALMIGHTY will have no use for those people who do not love and stand up for themselves. 

Truth crushed to earth will rise again - and is rising now.  They may call it "critical race theory," but I say it's still they same issue it's always been His-Story vs The Truth!   When it comes to discovery and inventions, it's always been the case of "We Did It! They hid it (or tried to claim it as theirs)."

And when it came to the issue of attrocities against us - rape, lynchings, burnings, discrimination, etc., it was and is a case of "They did it, then hid it!" 

Now that modern technology is beginning to unearth the hundreds of years of atrocities committed by some of those who had been labled "heros" in the US's past, and they're not looking so heroic - in fact, they're beginning to look like the depraved, inhumane characters they really were, the caucasoid majority wants to suppress and deny and eliminate the studies and information altogether.  And we, AS BLACK PEOPLE, cannot and must not allow that to happen - even if it means starting our own African America Educational Centers, or Saturday Schools like our Japanese brothers and sisters did; or Yeshivas, like the Jews have done - we have to ensure the ongoing education of our children from this day forward and into the future.

And, believe it or not, there are so many individuals and organizations who are already doing so, individually and collectively - so much so that we really could start our own GLOBAL AFRICAN/AMERICAN EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS - ensuring they/we not only get our history but other educational advances that have been held away from our children. 

That said, we've so much to  be proud of - and it's our responsibility to express that pride and reverence to each other and those who are not so well educated.  Not in a snobbish, arrogant way - but a statement of fact and pride.  Teach our kids teach each other teach the world.

Kudos to Dr. James McIntosh, Sister Betty Dopson, and venerable loving elders Drs. Leonard and Rosalind Jeffries, Regent Adelaide Sanford, Baba Ron McCoy, Dr. Charles Blockson, Prof. James Smalls, The Honorable Jannie L. Blackwell, The Honorable Stanley Straughter, Bro. TaNaHisi Coates and so many others for keeping for their wisdom, knowledge, understanding, and love.

### - GDW (c) 01/03/2022

HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL

NOW THAT YOU KNOW

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?

Stay Blessed &

ECLECTICALLY BLACK




 

 

 

 

 

 

Gloria DULAN-Wilson



11.30.2021

ICYMI: Please Contribute to AFRICOM'S GIVING TUESDAY November 30, 2021

By Gloria DULAN-Wilson

Hello All:

Hope all is well with you all.  I am sharing this important message with you from AFRICOM-PHILLY.ORG in reference to our own form of GIVING TUESDAY!
Now more than ever, Black people here and on the continent have to band together.  
 
I heard with gread disdain and anger, the president's ban on People from SOUTH AFRICA to enter the United States - when most of the carriers of Covid are from European/caucasoid communities.  In the interim, I'm also cognizant of the boost in the favor to Afghanistan refugees, while Haitian and others who likewise deserve asylum and assistance are being ignored, or denied altogether.  This means that if anything is going to be done for us, it has to be done by us - joined together, and with a focus on our own self sufficiency - not waiting or depending on the approval or disapproval of others. 

So I am sharing this with you from brother Eric Edi of AFRICOM - It is essential that you pitch in and give what you can on GIVING TUESDAYS -
The details are below.

Stay Blessed &
ECLECTICALLY BLACK
Gloria DULAN-Wilson 


OFFICIAL 

Hello friends and Supporters 
Do you want to join us in supporting a good cause? This #GivingTuesday we are raising money for the Coalition of African Communities - Philadelphia and your contribution will make an impact, whether you donate $5 or $500. Every little bit helps. And on GivingTuesday Nov 30, Meta will match $8 million in qualifying donations. Thank you for your support. I've included information about Coalition of African Communities - Philadelphia below.
The Coalition of African and Caribbean Communities’ (AFRICOM) mission is to advocate and organize to promote immigrant and refugee empowerment, a sense of belonging, and self-sufficiency. AFRICOM hosts a variety of programs that center on leadership, culture, education, and civic engagement. 
                         You can share and donate using the links 


or 
Visit our Webpage www.africom-philly.org 

A generous Donor has offered to match what we raise 

Eric Edi, Ph.D.
Chief Operating Officer (C.O.O)
Visit us www.africom-philly.org or on Facebook: Africom-philly
6328 Paschal Avenue, Suite B, Philadelphia PA 19142
Tel (267) 787 1302 / (215) 729 0800 x 822


NOW THAT YOU KNOW
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?


Stay Blessed &
ECLECTICALLY BLACK
Gloria DULAN-Wilson



10.15.2021

GDW EVENT ALERT - NY DAY OF ACTION ON HAITAIAN & BLACK MIGRANT HUMANITARIAN CRISIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15


By Gloria DULAN-Wilson
Hello All:


ICYMI!!!!
Join us in solidarity with our Haitian brothers and sisters as they face the combination of natural and political crises. 


Link to Brooklyn For Peace's website
 
Fri. Oct. 15, 1-2pm: People's Press Conference
on Haitian & Black Migrant Humanitarian Crisis
 
Link to Facebook page

Please join Black Alliance for Just Immigration/NY (BAJI-NY) for a Community Day of Action to hold the Biden Administration accountable and call State Officials to put pressure on President Biden and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). We need to amplify the demands to Stop Deportation, End the Use of Trump-era Title 42, and Grant Humanitarian Parole. This is part of a National Week of Action in support of Haitian Migrants and Black Asylum-seekers, highlighting the ways in which Black migrants are impacted by immigration policies.
Where: Bed-Stuy Restoration Plaza, 1368 Fulton Street. (A/C Train to Nostrand Ave or Kingston-Throop; Parking available at Plaza Parking Garage.)
Check out the digital toolkit for more info; use your social media platforms to spread the word.

 
 
Save the Date! Thurs. Nov. 18, 7:00 pm
Wynton Marsalis Honored as PathMaker to Peace
 
Linl to web landing page
Tickets, Ads, & Sponsorships on Sale Now!
 

We are tremendously excited to be able to honor Wynton Marsalis as a PathMaker to Peace, for his release in January 2021 of “The Democracy! Suite” as well as his lifetime achievement in unifying people all over the world through the music of Jazz.

We hope that you will take advantage of this virtual event, a truly unique opportunity to hear remarks from Wynton Marsalis via an exclusive pre-recorded interview, as well as his special commentary on selections from “The Democracy! Suite” performed by his Septet, composed of members of the famed Jazz at Lincoln Center’s orchestra, which we will be privileged to hear.

Support the peace and justice work of Brooklyn For Peace by purchasing a ticket, an ad, or sponsorship!

 
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OTHER UPCOMING ACTIONS & EVENTS
 
Thurs. 10/14, 8:00 am & 10 pm:
Highlights from recent BFP Forum:
From 9/11 to Today: What Have We Learned?
From Afghanistan To Guantanamo

BFP's own monthly program “War No More” is cablecast on BRIC (Brooklyn Public Network Free Speech, Ch. 2). Airs every second Tuesday of the month, 8 am and 10 pm, and Thursday of that same week at 8 am and 10 pm. 

Featured this month: 
Danny Sjursen (in Highlights Part One) is a retired US Army Major, originally from Staten Island, who has served combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq and who has become a leading critic of the “forever wars.”
Tune in next month (Tues. Nov. 9 & Thurs. Nov 11):
Nancy Hollander is a distinguished criminal defense attorney, who has represented Guantanamo prisoner Mohamedou Ould Slahi and other politically persecuted individuals, including Chelsea Manning

You can view it several ways:
Brooklyn Residents: See it on Cable: Verizon FiOS Ch 43; Optimum Ch 68; Spectrum Ch 1996; RCN Ch 83
Anywhere: At the time of the broadcast, live stream on your computer: (BRIC: Free Speech Channel 2)
Also see it at your convenience on YouTube:
Full length program
Highlights Part One

 
Fri. Oct. 15--Sun. Oct. 17: World Peace Conference (In-Person & Virtual)

The Second World Peace Congress, sponsored by the International Peace Bureau (IPB), will bring together a wide variety of experts and advocates from all around the world. Founded in 1891, IPB is the world’s oldest and largest international peace federation. This event will bring together activists from all 5 continents, and strives for a diverse representation in terms of age, gender and sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, belief and spirituality, and personal and professional background. Young participants are particularly encouraged to join the event! We'll be represented by Emily Rubino, Executive Director of Peace Action New York State.
See the programme. Check it out, and take time this weekend to participate on Zoom.

REGISTER (FREE) 
 
Sun. Oct. 24, 1:00--4:00 pm: In-Person Event! 

STOP ANTI ASIAN HATE: Forum & Performance.

Covid Crime: A one act play by Lionelle Hamanaka
Featuring: Sachiko Parker, JR Carter, Dominique Xi, Beth Griffith, Dylan Omori McCombs
Directed by: Howard Pflanzer.
More Info: Crosswaystheatre.org

Speakers:
Shirley Ng from Asian American Legal Defense,
Jackie Wang from Welcome to Chinatown.
Q&A follows with Audience Participation.

Location: Richard Tucker Park, Columbus Ave &, W 66th St, Manhattan.

Please wear masks and observe social distance protocols.

 
Join the Movement to Close Guantanamo!

39 men (all Muslim) remain at Guantanamo. See recent program on Abu Zubaydah, the Guantánamo prisoner who was the first subject of the CIA’s torture program on Democracy Now.

Join the growing movement to close Guantanamo and to end the policies which have allowed our country to hold people without charges or trial for indefinite periods of time. Get more info from ACLU's website Close Guantanamo.

 
Become a Member of Brooklyn For Peace

Join us to build the movement for peace with justice! Basic membership is $30 and student/low income membership is $10 or whatever you can afford.

Already a 2021 member? Please make an additional donation to strengthen our programs. 

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Gloria DULAN-Wilson