Globalisation redux archives

Hastings holds State of Black Europe hearing in Congress from Marian @ Marian's Blog 24 Apr 2008 8:36 am

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In London in September or October 2004 this writer spoke on the panel, "Alliances We Need to Fight Racism" at the European Social Forum (Malmo, Sweden Sept. 2008). I participated as a member of the network Alliance of People of...

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Shop Green: Earth Day 365 days/year from Marian @ Marian's Blog 23 Apr 2008 7:14 pm

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If you're in the U.S. or nearby, when you need to shop start using this site - Co-op America's National Green Pages.

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Aime Cesaire, 1913-2008 - Negritude, gender, diaspora from Marian @ Marian's Blog 17 Apr 2008 10:57 am

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Aime Cesaire est mort aujourd'hui. Aime Cesaire has died today. We awoke to this news, 17 April 2008. He made it to age 94. The Martiniquan poet, novelist, playwright and former mayor of Fort de France and member of French...

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India-Africa Summit in Delhi: Hard questions? from Marian @ Marian's Blog 08 Apr 2008 7:38 am

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April 8-9 mark the first-ever India-Africa Forum Summit. Might the Summit include any component addressing human trafficking and undocumented (i.e., illegal) immigration coming from the Asian subcontinent into East and Southern Africa?? India and the African Union each has its...

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Africa: Kenyan truce, and Chinese and Indian colonialism from Marian @ Marian's Blog 16 Mar 2008 9:14 am

[politics] [ Racial pecking orders] [ Capitali$m] [ Globalisation redux] [ Richfolk poorfolk] [ Africa/americas/both] [ Peace/conflict] [ Elections anywhere] [ Political history] [ Anti-Black Racism] [ HR] [ MSM] [ EU] [ "Black Is a Country"] [ African diaspora] [ 1325 Women, peace, conflict] [ Migration/immigration]
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga and putatively re-elected second-term president Mwai Kibaki finally reached an accomodation for the country's political divide and the death and violence it wrought. I was excited to see BBC live coverage of the opening of...

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Joining Maxine Waters in backing Hillary Clinton from Marian Douglas @ Marian's Blog 30 Jan 2008 3:22 pm

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I'm gonna try to keep this short. Once again it's about the current infernal election cycle. As far back as fall 2004 at a local Democratic Party event in Rome, Italy, a white American - an Italian American called Peter...

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Major Owens unveils Black Caucus Members’ opinion survey from Marian Douglas @ Marian's Blog 28 Sep 2007 1:25 pm

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The Congressional Black Caucus annual legislative conference ends tomorrow, Saturday. Monday, Oct 1st, I plan to attend "A New Challenge to the Congressional Black Caucus", my former boss Major Owens' Library of Congress think-tank panel on the CBC and his...

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Black Women meet, and annual Congressional Black Caucus from Marian Douglas @ Marian's Blog 28 Sep 2007 7:19 am

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It feels like everyone meets in September. The annual CBC - Congressional Black Caucus - Legislative Conference is underway through Saturday. Looking at the conference dates apparently the traditional Sunday morning prayer breakfast may no longer be fully included, though...

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Don’t bother USA with facts? Dalits: India’s own “Black” population from Marian Douglas @ Marian's Blog 14 Jul 2007 8:39 am

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In Minneapolis in the late 80s or early 90s, along with two other persons of colour (Vincent who is Dalit and a U.S. Latina lady from St. Paul whose name I don't immediately recall), I initiated an "emergency" panel made...

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United States Social Forum debuts in Georgia, 27 Jun-1 Jul from Marian Douglas @ Marian's Blog 27 Jun 2007 9:09 am

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Hmmm... what's making headlines in the U.S. today? Paris Hilton out of jail and possibly giving an 'interview' to Playboy. Duh. In the UK Tony Blair steps out as prime minister as his Chancellor of the Exchequeur Gordon Brown steps...

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